Show Refugee Tells of 1200 Deaths By Associated Press EL 1 PASO RASO SO Texas Texa- March larch 19 Cele Cele Celebration bration of or what appeared to he be a n partial partial partial par par- victory over Francisco V Villas Villa's as a's forces at Rosario Rosarlo Durango o March 10 took a heavy toll ton in h government troops according to a refugee arriving here last night from Chihuahua City Villa in the preliminary engagement ement or ordered his men to fall back hack permitting the do facto forces under General uia to advance to the outskirts of Rosario Earl Early on tho the morning of or March I 11 I Villa forces Corces surrounded Murguia's troops troop and in the ensuing ensuing- battle the latter are said to have lost about l 1200 OO men mn I The refugee said he lie had talked lanced with witha a major of ot Infantry in Murguia's command command com corn mand who escaped after atter the battle and succeeded In reaching the state capital capital capi capt tal but without a a. single officer or soldier of or his command to keep him corn company pany The major wept as rs he told me mc the details of or the battle the thc refugee said He Ho said the tho Carn command was encamped in a narrow canyon After having defeated Nicolas Fernan Fernandez ez at nt RosarIo Rosarlo station the previous day the thede thedo thedo I do de facto troops were celebrating the victory far fat into the night with songs and dances danceR around the camp fires tho the I major said isaid i In n the meantime Fernandez had ev evidently e cv- I reported his defeat and the lo location location lo- lo cation of ot our troops to Villa who at attacked attacked attacked at- at tacked soon after daylight ht from both sides of the arroyo while white his men poured an enfilading fire through the canyon The Carranza troops were taken by surprise and there were few who es escaped escaped escaped es- es except the cavalry who mounted mount mount- ed their steeds and got out of or U the e canyon It was a bloody blood sight the ma ol said gald when he ho looked hooked back upon the tho scene of ot the tho nights night's camp Dead and dying lay hay everywhere while the Villa rebels were shooting the wounded on the ground and gathering gathering- up the tho rifles and anti cartridge belts from the dead lead soldiers The refugees said tho the government o troops were and stringing Ing barbed wire entanglements at Galle Gallego o station about half hatt wa way between Chihuahua Chihuahua Chi Chi- City and Juarez as if It a n stand stanc was to be made there in tho the event ent of an attack upon lIpon the capital |