Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-05-01 | Page 2 | Villa Bandits Are Defeated by Carranza Troops

VILLA BANDITS ARE DEFEATED BY CARRANZA TROOPS EJTj PASO, April 30. Further disposal of Villlstas and other bandit forces was reported to General Jacinto Trevino from points In the states of Tamanlipas. Neuvo Ueon. Coahulla and Chihuahua. Genera! Trevino is In Juarez, participating with General Obregon in the conference with Generals Scott and Funston. His reports Included the following: Carranza troops defeated thirty bandits ban-dits near the station of General Zepeda, between Parras and Paltillo, after a running run-ning fight. The leader, Flias Perez, and one man escaped. The remainder were either killed or captured and executed. A mong the executed were Col on 1 Jose Reyes, Colonel Josus Hernandez and Captain Cap-tain Lorenzo Orteca, Six armed Vllltstas surrendered to General Gen-eral Marrero at Jefatanra and were granted grant-ed amnesty. An ex-Vill!sta colonel, a major and twenty men surrendered to Colonel Gonzales at Farrat?.