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Show REFUGEES REACH CITYOFJUAREZ Many Mexicans Plan to Cross Into United States in Search of Work. El Paso, Texas, Sept. 19. More tnan one hundred Mexican refugees 3 , fled Chihuahua City, following Ma s attaok laBt Saturday, arrived in V"a.roz, toda'. bringing with them inelr families and their household goods. Most of the arrivals expressed their intention of crossing into the United States in search for work. Early losses placing the Villa losses at between 200 and 250 were borne out by the arrivals, who also estimated the Carranza casualties variouslv from 200 to 600. An American mining operator who passed through Chihuahua Chihua-hua City on his way from Zacatecas, said he had been told that the government gov-ernment troops lost about 400 men. American military reports here today indicated that during the attack a number of the members of the garrison garri-son joined Villa and that he since has been Joined by several independent leaders. An air of subdued excitement was manifest in Juarez today. Cavalry patroled the railroad south of the town and artillery and field pieces were mounted on the hills to the south. General Francisco Gonzales, however, denied any fears that Villa may attack the town are entertained. He added that no reports had been received in Juarez from the force under un-der General Matias Ramos, which is pursuing the bandit chieftain into the Santa Clara canyon district. A story current in Chihuahua City, according to arrivals, is that on his retreat re-treat Villa captured a peon and ordered or-dered him to say to General Jacinto Trevino on his return: "Villa says next time he comes after you he'll drop out of the sky, but first he is going to Juarez and drive the garrison there into the Rio Grande." |