El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-25
HOlgNin Band
ACtiUe; Burn
Freight Train
Rebels Attack Villa Ahu.
mazda; Woman Saves
Train Out of Juarez.


Epfanio Holguin's scouting detach-
ment Of about so rebels attacked Villa
Ahumada, a town on the Mexican Cen
trail railway about so miles south of
Juarez, Sunday morning at o'clock
and burned. after torpedoing. a freight
train from the north. reports in Juarez
said. Later the bandits were re-
pulsed. The Villa Ahumada garrison
Of federal troops numbers about 100
men. Although official reports have
not been received, It is known that a
number Of men on both sides were
killed and wounded.
Woman Flags Train.
A troop train carrying the 5Ith
Mexican infantry to Juarez had
time before the town was attacked
and arrived safely in Juarez Sunday.
The southbound train from Juarez
Sunday was tagged. it is said by a
woman who knew about the torpedOed
freight train and who went back up
the track five miles for that purpose
and returned unframed to Juarez Sun
day afternoon The northbound pass
enger from chihuahua to Juarez had
not been heard from and Monday was
supposed to have returned to Chihua-
hua city. It is reported that the
passenger train was carrying SUI
ficient escorts to protect them
Communication Interrupted.
Railroad and telegraph communica-
ton between Juarez and Chihuahua
IS thus interrupted for the first time
in several months. The last train
passing through Villa Ahumada car
ried the 57th infantry to Juarez to
relieve the SD battalion which has
been in Juarez for a long time. The
57th is under command Of Col Angus
tin Mora. who will be the ranking Of
ficer in the Juarez garrison as soon as
the SD, commanded by Col del
Arco, Is relieved and leaves for the
south
Col. Mora Well Known
Col. Mora. the new commander Of
the Juarez garrison, Is well known to
MAI ]. G. Tagle. chief OF staff. at
Juarez, and one OF his good friends.
Col. del Arco has made a large num-
Der Of friends in FL Paso as well as in
his city OF Juarez while he has been
in command OF the Mexican frontie
garrison.
No Trains From Junrez-
No trains had left Juarez for the
south Monday at > o'clock. The au-
thorities had received no information
as to the number Of killed and wound
ed IN the battle Of Villa Ahumada be-
tween HOlguin's band and the local
garrison. nor any confirmation that
dynamite was used in blowing up the
freight train. II was reported that a
number OF freight cars containing coal
and coke for the mining companies
further south had been destroyed. and
that several bridges along the Next
can Central had been burned
course he would take in the Mooney
The governor issued this brief
statement:
There Is absolutely no foundation
for the published statement that 1
had indicated the course I would take
in the Mooney case"
Governor Stephens issued the state
ment after he had read published re-
ports that he had made a remark that
he INTENDED to let Mooney hang"
which was attributed to an unnamed
man reputed to be IN the confidence
Of the executive.
Machinists' unions OF san Francisco
and Oakland. and Oakland boiler
makers and iron ship builders voted
Sunday to strike Dec. g as a protest
against Moneys execution Union
boilermakers at Portland, Ore. voted
TO go on strike until a new trial or
pardon shall be granted Mooney.
Bremerton, Wash, labor unions. COM
prising nearly all Puget Sound navy
yard employees, announced they would
protest Moneys fate By striking Dec
3. Officers OF 80 unions affiliated with
the United Hebrew trades OF Boston.
will meet Thursday to discuss the ad-
visibility OF a general strike for the
same purpose. At St. Louis. officers Of
the Central Trades and Labor union
rejected a request from Milwaukee Ia
Dor leaders that a general strike be
called II Moneys sentence is not
committed.