Arizona republican., 1919-04-26
VILLA MAKING
 EPARAT|ONs
 FUR COMEb BACK
Parral Battle Part Of Cam
 paign To Wrest Cllihua- hua From Carranza And Start Big United Rebellion

FL PASO, April z5.-Francisco Villa is attempting to stage a 'come back in Mexico and is concentrating all of the troops under his control in the state of Chihuahua in an effort to wrest control of the state from the CarranZa government, re-establlsh a provisional government similar to the Villa government of 1915, and try to rally the various rebel bands through out Mexico to his banner. This be- came known tonight with the arrival ot refugees from Parral on the Mexican train.
 To finance his movement, Villa plans to force the foreign mining, milling and shelter companies in northern Mexico especially American corpora tions, to pay heavy tribute to his treas ury in return for protection which he promises to give them permitting them to work under what he characterizes as normal conditions" This, it be- came known here tonight, was the req son he permitted the three represen- tatives of foreign mining companies in Parral to come to the border yesterday through his lines. After taking Par ral, Villa insisted that they must pay him tribute, citing the fact that they had been paying the federal com manders for protection and must pay him. His demands were identical with those made at Stant Eulalia early in the year and again at Moctezuma and Will Ahumada- His alternative is the destruction of foreign plants, Villa threatening to dynamite one of the biggest plants in the Parral district Monday unless tribute totaling one million pesos was paid. The mining company representatives are known to be negotiating for the payment of a smaller sum in return for protection from Villas men, it was learned to- night.
 Villa Strength a Surprise Villas military strength at Parral surprised Mexican and American of ficials on the border here He w1e l thought to have but 300 men under his 1 command. When he entered Parral h' commanded 1,500 men and 900 more joined him later, according to the American refugees. These included 1000 troops under General Felix Diaz who is no relation to the southern rebel leader; General Garcia, a Du- rango commander; General Felipe An. 1 geles and General Martin Lopez whc | the Carranza officials claimed was killed at the battle of Marquesote, bui ! who led his 800 men into Parral iron 1 the northwest Sunday afternoon. Az military factor, Villas strength was | thought to be negative after his de 1 feat at Celaya and Agua Prieta. Bu ! even Carranza officials here admit thai | he is a formidable force and is causin- 1 much worry. The fact that Villa l. 1 refraining from killing foreigners an( ] is protecting American property is alst | taken as an indication of his ambition 1 to become a military leader in Mexic; once more.
 Villa is cacheing all his loot, mili 1 tary stores and supplies near Satevo l 50 miles south of Chihuahua City. ant is reported to be making plans to at tack the state capital soon as a par
 of his campaign for the conquest O l Chihuahua state.
 MORE BATTLE DETAILS ] JCAREZ, Mexico, April 25.-Addi- tional details of the battle of "El Dia ! de Gloria (Easter Sunday) at Parral were brought to the border late today by arrivals On the train from the mountain mining camp captured by Francisco Villa and his troops Sunday
 Nothing further was known of tht reported fighting in progress yesterday l between Villa troops and federals a. Villa was still in possession of tht town when the refugees left. The tel egraph line between Parral and lime. neg is cut and there is no communica tion between Parral and the border Troops were being rushed from Chi huahua City, however, including 600 in fantry mounted on the American horses purchased recently from tn, United States government
 Reinforced by 1000 troops iron southern Durango under Generals Dia. and Garcia, Villa attacked the towI from the east at daybreak on Saturday while the people were at Holy Satur day prayer in the old church. The figh continued throughout the day and ia into the night and was resumed agai1 Easter Sunday morning, when Fran cisco Chavez Holguin, commander O the home guards, was Killed. Thi: caused many of the home guards t, surrender and the federals under Col onel Gomez fled to the hills, accompan jed many civilians. After marching in to the town and occupying the plaza Villa called the 2450 defensa sociale
 before him, gave them a lecture on re fraining from interfering in politica affairs, and told them to return to thei homes and families, saying he had n enmity toward the home guards.
 Left But One Herrara
 . A fa ts-1 l,<& C., fly of three were the only ones off cially executed. In the execution o former Mayor Jose de la Luz Herrer; of Parral, his son, Melchor Herrera former mayor of Juarez, and Zeferin Herrera, Villa almost made good hi threat of 1916 to kill the entire Her rera family. Because they aided tn American troops to pursue him durini the Pershing expedition. he swore al oath to kill all of the Herreras. Gen eral Maclovio Herrera was kille
 through treachery, General Luz Her rera was executed at Torreon by Villa men and his body horribly mutilate6
 Baltazar was killed later and onl
 Jesus, the youngest, has escaped Villa
 wrath.
 \ Villa conducted a systematic lootin
 campaign in Parral, his men searchin
 every store and house for portabl
 goods. American and other foreig
 stores were footed and the supplie
 hauled away in motor trucks comman
 deered from the mining companies Th value of the loot taken was roughly es
 timated at 100000 pesos, while he ob tained 100000 pesos in forced loan.
 The homes of Villa sympathizers wer , marked with the letter ''V' and wer