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Show DOUBT IS CAST ON THE RESULT OF FIGHT AT JIMENEZ EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 6. An official offi-cial report of the battle of Jimenez was received here today by Carranza Consul Bravo from General Francisco MuTgiiia, commander of the northeastern northeast-ern military zone. The dispatch was dated ' ' Military Headquarters, Jimenez, Jime-nez, Chihuahua, Jan. 5," and reads in translation as follows: " Mv advance guard came in contact with those of the enemy and a general engagement followed, covering "a field of more than eight kilometers. Tlie enemy en-emy divided into three columns and started the attack with its left flank, consisting pf about 1000 men. Because of the rapidity of this movement and my opposing "column, in command of Colonel Salinas, being greatly reduced in numbers, I sent my staff "to attack the enemy 's right flank. 1 ' This movement enabled us to establish es-tablish a firing base and also served to check the enemy long enough to permit per-mit Colonel Salinas's cavalry to be reinforced re-inforced by the Fourth brigade, under the command of General Fablo Gonzales, Gon-zales, the cavalry forces of General Carlos Ozuna and Colonel Elpidio Rodriguez. Ro-driguez. We compelled the enemy, after aft-er a severe encounter, to retire to its base on the mesa, where the' Villa forces were driven off hy the Eighth corps. The pursuit of the enemy was then taken up by the cavalrv. "While this phase of the battle was in progress the enemy, with more than of0 men, charged with great force against the infantry lines located along the railroad. This movement was directed di-rected in person bv Francisco Villa. We repulsed the Vifla column and the attacks of their cavalry were overcome and the cavalry driven back." Villa partisans hero claim the battle at Jimenez resulted in a Villa, and not a Carranza, victory. Government agents also claim to have the same information. |