Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 12 | Villa's Bandits Occupy Torreon

VILLAS VILLA'S BADIS BANDITS OCCUpy Carranza Garrison Eithe Eith Evacuated City or Was Driven Out wai El Bi 1 Pa Paso o Tex Tox Dec Dee 23 The 3 The garrison garison at either the city on the approach of or Villa or were wre driven out b by them 1 to a report leport received from reliable Mexican sources agents ent stated here hen tonight This is believed to have come from the gar nison after It moved to the south said as 85 Torreon is known to bo isolated because of ot the sever severe ing InE of ot telegraphic communications Another unconfirmed report said t large number of Villa YIa troops un und under command of Xi Nicola cola Fernandez bad lef lefI for tor the north to Join Jose Ynez in a new assault on Chihuahua Cf- Cf City This was all al government agents sai al they knew regarding Torreon A for foreign property owner in Sant Rosalia Rosala received the first news tod toda I of the capture of ot Santa Rosala Rosalia by th 1 Villa Via forces Corces December I 12 He was n no that Carranza soldiers wh iii had entrained for Chihuahua City wee we captured and practically all al of thorn them e ea em the message stated Thoa Tho I killed Included tho the Carranza colonel 1 J it t command it was as added No Xo t was destroyed i. i Carranza Consul Eduardo Bravo received a message toda today fro a Gen Francisco ula military co con com ir mander at Chihuahua City w that Torreon has been captured b Francisco Villas Villa's Vilas Vila's forces 0 or that JOB Joa 1 Ynez Salazar had attacked L' L City from the time south t tI I f