Show i I i I lEADERS OF VILLA lift i GANG MEET D DEATH FOUR BANDIT CHIEFTAINS ARE SHOT DOWN IN BATTLE WITH FEDERAL TROOPS Lopez's Band Lopez's Band Credited With Numer Numer- 1 ours ours Att Attacks on Peaceful Citizens and With Dynamiting Trains is Badly Defeated Juarez Mexico Colonel Colonel Augustin Mora commander of the Juarez district district district dis dis- announced Friday he ho had received received received re re- what he considered additional confirmation of reports received from General I Fortunate Fortunato Zuazua that Martin Lopez Epifanio Ramon Vega and Felix Martinez Villa generals were killed during the battle of Bou- Bou quilla del Marquezote Chihuahua seventy five e miles south of the bor bor- border der er lie said this confirmation came tin in military T messages messages from General Zuazua sent by runner No additional details were given ghen In these messages he said except that the federal cavalry was pursuing closel closely the remainder of Lopez band and hoped to overtake and capture them The losses sustained by the bandits was heavy Martin Lopez Is the most famous revolutionary leader in northern MexIco Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico next to Francisco Villa his chief Born In San Ysidro Chihuahua the scene of battles battles- mun ninny many revolutionary Lopez joined Villas Villa's command as a aboy aboy alJo boy when Villa was operating independently Independently Independently Inde Inde- In the time Sierra Madre mountain mountain moun moun- tain range of ot western Yet a young oung man Lopez had gained fame through Mexico for his daring deeds of banditry lie was vas credited with having origInated originated originated the plan of dynamiting passenger passenger ger gel trains executing the twe federal escorts escorts escorts es es- corts isolating the time passengers and andt t then en forcing men women and children children to remove all their clothing which bo he carried carded off to his women followers In Inthe inthe the mou mountain caches He was recognized as Villas Villa's best pupil in fearless fighting and often led attacks when Villa was sick or wounded He was a brother of Pablo Lopez who was captured by troops after the Columbus raid mill and executed at nt Chihuahua City |