Show VILLAS VILLA'S COUP EfFECTED TO BY DARING RUSE Garrison in Chihuahua hua City Surprised and Routed by hy Bandits Who Returned After Starting Starting to Retreat NEXT MOVE TOVE EXPECTED TO LEAD SOUTHWARD ARD Few FC T Chinese Reported by hy General Trevino to Have Been Only Foreign Victims of Cruelty of Brigands BORDER IN NO DANGER I Er E r L PASO Tex D Dec e. e Reports 4 Reports telegraphed b by government agents to Washington today that a number of foreigners had been killed in ill Chihuahua i City Cit when Villa VilJa bandits bandits ban- ban occupied the town were met with witha a s by l h Gen Jacinto B. B I vine vino commanding Carranza Carlan a forces who lio reoccupied the thc capital that only a n few Chinese were killed durin during dur- dur jing in ing the time Villa occupied the J city General Trevino's statement telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- graphed In response to toan lom an Inquiry by Andres Garcia Inspector general of ot Carranza consulate was taken b by Garcia t to mean that no other foreigners for for- or- or eigners elgner were killed The Information telegraphed el d Wash ash Washington ington ton was said laid to have have- been obtained I In Juarez It stated that Carlos Ketelsen Ketel- Ketel sen German vice consul at Chihuahua City Charles Elmendorf and another I American whose name was not given had been killed b by llla Villa and that young youn daughter had been carried awa away b by the bandits The story story was current among officials In Juarez but no confirmation has been received from rom Chihuahua City brother brether Frank is a busIness business bus bus- iness mess man or ofEl 1 Paso Another brother Henr Henry was once mayor of or San Antonio I Texas the family home City Taken by ROlle Rne Villas Villa's bandits were retreating north north toward the tho border the night before Chihuahua CIl City was evacuated by Carranza Carranza Carranza Car- Car ranza troops It became known here today from freni a reliable source For four lays days the forces of or General Trevino had defeated the Villa troops and at 11 Sunday night November Novem Novem- oember o em ber bar 26 26 6 tho the bandits were retiring toward to the tho north with the reported d Intention of ot attacking Juarez Upon learning of ot tho the bandits bandits' bandits bandits' move toward the border General Trevino Is said to lo have havo sent a message to General Fraucisco Francisco Francisco Fran Frau cisco Gonzales warning him to mass massall massall massan all an of ot his forces Corces from rom western Chihuahua Chihua hurt hun at ot Juarez In order to prevent pre an attack upon the border town and complications com corn with the tho United Slates States This c caused G General Gonzales to lo order the tho mobilization of ot his brigade as a buffer buHer against the bandit ban lt force which was wase e expected to move mo north on Monday November 27 i Instead Villa s swung uns around to the northwest and slipped sUpped into the suburbs Continued on Pare Page 2 VILLA SUCCEEDS IBY II I I BY DARING RUSE I Garrison il in Cli Chihuahua iii Cit City Surprised by Bandits Who F Feigned Retreat Continued From Page 1 1 of o Chihuahua City during the earl early i morning of November ember 27 7 and started a I general attack which resulted In a rout I of the Hie Carranza forces and the resulting resulting result result- resul- resul i In ing panic according to this tIns source Santa Rosa kill hill hi t the e l key ey to the tho city t was vas not taken until truth after ater this rout was well wel under undera a way The two batteries of ot four cannon each which were wore captured captured cap cap- ap- ap on Santa Rosa Hosa hill by Villa Vila were not taken b by his troops until after a large largo part o of Tle command had hac left lef the tIre city for the south It was said It I was charged by 1 this same source that some Bome one In authority lost his Iris head and was as responsible for the tire rout which he said was not warranted b by bythe bythe the military situation to tu Move Southward aril It was stated unofficially toda today that Villa ihla Yla was ns expected to go 0 south from San Sait Sai Andres or some other point on err the Mexico o Northwestern railroad which runs west wel from Chihuahua City After placing his Iris loot In a cache In tire the mountains of or western Chihuahua Villa Viila Via and his hia command It was stated expected to go 10 In the direction of oC Sa- Sa te o and possibly as far tar south as Tor- Tor reon General forces at Dublan and General reinforced reinforced reinforced rein rein- forced column In Chihuahua City would prevent Villas Villa's s 's movement north or cast east said aid a Carranza staff officer here and there thoro was no danger of ot Villa at attacking attacking at- at tacking any bord border r town he added The Tho receipt of ot a a. message age from theAs the tho As Associated Press correspondent at Chihuahua City over the tire Mexican C Central Cn- Cn n- n trl railroad telegraph line lne confirmed tho tire reoccupation of ot Chihuahua Cit City by General Trevino and General I This wn was s the first unofficial message to reach the border since Villa entered en en- I toYed lored the city last Sunda Sunday night night It I gave ga e no Information regarding regarding the toe foreigners in Chihuahua City o about whom many marry Inquiries have been re received received received re- re b by Carranza officials here But these fears tears were quieted tonight by a message from General Trevino stating that only Chinese suffered from Crom bandit C cruel cruelty ru e I ty Tho Tine press message from Chihuahua City said the tire et city was as gradually re resumIng resuming resuming re- re suming its normal activities Is although th the government offices were closed b IH Sent Scat to tn J Thirteen motor trucks loaded with wih Inch throe shel shells a total of oC approximately mate 1 3 rounds l O miles mies of oi ground wire for field telephones a number of machine guns and other military supplies left lef for tor tIre the American American Ameri Amen can arm army field headquarters In Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico leo late yesterday arm army officers I ar arriving an- an 01 riving here irene from om Columbus N. N M. M 1 the thc field base baseS reported today toay CrO Cross H Harder Border ann ane Loire Joe Arnia Arnis Arst Dou Douglas las Ariz Arts Dec Six Six newly recruited members of oC I L troop First United States cavalry are facing court- court martial martal In the tire guard guard house here on the charge of or crossing crossing the tine Mexican border where it is said the they were disarmed by br Mexican customs guards The recruits were sero said to have been I taking snapshots Sunday and told their officers that they crossed the tIre border when the guards guards asked them to to come and take their pictures The Mexicans Mex Mex- arc are then said to have disarmed them after atter which the they were taken to tho border horder and released The They were arrested on their return to camp Ives G G. G Lelevier Mexican consul here sa said il the weapons pons probably would ouId woul bo be returned through h the proper channels |