Show Half Villa r Force Slain in Hour 24 H 24 Ur Engage Engagement ent t I J I PASO Texas May 3 SC- SC Col J Jl Et E c G Escobar I In command of or t th the Juarez garrison late to today t gave out OUta a n telegram from Gen Jl J JA A. A Castro Castro Castro Cas Cas- tro at Chihuahua City an announcing the tho defeat of a a. Villa force forca Santa Andres forty five miles to to southwest The battle batlle according to the message began bee Tuesday morn morning lug ing and lasted twenty four hours the Villa mil troops troop commanded b by Martin Lopez losing hosing half of their forces 4 Thc federals The rc tinder tin tin- n- n lIer der c command of Gen Hernandez The message Jan o 1 no o details of or tho the number of or men m me en n n- n Military he headquarters at Juarez cJ lIned to give gie 1 e an any Information conc con conditions at hua CIt City near which point a l large rge force torce of or Villa troops is reported concentrated T Consul General Andres Andrea 0 G. G G A today Issued a statement den denying ln- ln T reports that Chihuahua a Cit City n was i m I dan danger cJ of or attack He said a large arge I l force torce estimated at close men was en rou route rout from tom Mec- Mec fc Ico City to crush rebellions ln northern Mexico The vanguard van oC or C. C I this arm army the tho consul en rol i J I had hall already reached Santa ja and would proceed to Chihuahua hu City as soon as thc could o d lJ be repaired No o trains arrived ed or departed tram from Juar Juarez 7 today 1 |