Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-12-03 | Page 2 | [Illegible] of Americans in Chihuahua Still in Doubt; [Illegible] Least 80 Chinese Clubbed to Death by Villa

iE E OF S Ira W STILL STALL IN DOUBT II 80 CHINESE CHESE CLUBBED 10 DElt fa BY VILLA I By Bj United Liens t to The Telegram ASO Tex Dec 2 Mexican Mexican War Obre Obregon on has ordered an Immediate assault upon Chihuahua City In a determined attempt to wrest I possession of the city from Francisco Villa and the massed forces of Generals Gen Trevino Murgia and are arenow arenow arenow now within striking ing distance of the northern capital according to an announcement announcement announcement an an- made today by General Gonzales commander at Juarez Indicating an early renewal of the struggle for possession of the city a detachment of ordered south by the bandit leader to Intercept and halt the advance northward of Murgia's Murgia's Mur Mur- gias gia's column was badly defeated yesterday yes In a six-hour six engagement with government troops It was announced at the Mexican consulate here After six hours hours' fighting with heavy losses I reported on both sides the bandit detachment de de- was forced to retreat abandoning aban aban- several machine guns The government forces lost several officers officers cers Garcia Admitted admitted Telegraphic appeal to o the e Chinese nese ambassador Edor at t Washington was made today by V a 3 representative Chinese ref re re- f fugee fr from Chihuahua City for aid or orM Intercession E i to stop the slaughter of M his countrymen by tic Information ma was obtained here today toi to to- Haw day that at least eighty eOMy Chinese had h been clubbed i to death deatha a after ep c capture 01 of f Chihuahua City by Villa Is s said to have ordered his men to use the butts of their guns In order to save ammunition Late Lae today no news of the fate of the six Americans known to have been in the northern capital when it was evacuated by the garrison garri son had been obtained J