Show VILLAS VILLA'S ARMY IS SAID TO BE STRONG Explains Reported Intention Intention Intention tion of Federals to Abandon Abandon Aban Aban- i don Chihuahua OROZCO WANTS TO STAY AND FIGHT Declares He lie Will Not Leave City Unless Huerta Commands Commands Com Corn mands It r EL PASO TeL Tex Nov 1 Skirmish I.-Skirmish- Skirmish Skirmishing ing between federals and Q Gen n. n Francisco Villas Villa's rebel robel armies Is reported In the outskirts of ot Chihuahua During the day VW I west west sank flank ank occupied tho the suburb of Fresno and find tho the main force of ot Villas Villa's troops occupied the suburb of or Santa seven eaven miles from the city Another Another Another An An- other section of ot Villas Villa a troops are approaching approaching ap ap- pr the city from the cast east Military Governor Salvador Mercado in a a tele telegraphed messa to President Huerta asked Jo o evacuate the town stating that villas villa's illa s force numbers rs men and h hi his federals federals fed fed- are axe unable to hold out against them in ease ease case of a a. battle battlo in the city Generals General Francisco Franciaco Castro and Pascual Orozco also have sent word to Mexico City that they will not comply with Mercado Mercado's order for evacuation unless the president of the republic commends com com- mends mands it n Mercado commandeered four fourr trains belonging to the Mexican Northwestern Railroad company and aud had his troops load their stock and equipment so as asto asto asto to be read ready for the evacuation order The fodera federals s have fourteen trains under under under un un- der steam road ready to depart for Juarez |