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Show CARRANZA FORCE OCCUPIES PARRAL El Paso. Texas. Jan. 8. Parral, Chihuahua, Chi-huahua, was occupied by Carranza forces under General Francisco Mur-guia Mur-guia at 7 o'clock yesterday, a message mes-sage received by Carranza Consul Bravo here today stated. The 'Villa forces who occupied Parral fled to the mountains, the message added, and nine locomotives and 100 cars were recaptured, according to this message. This message to the Carranza consul con-sul also stated that General Faila. a Carranza commander, met and defeated de-feated a column of Villa followers yesterday yes-terday on the wagon road between Jiminez and Parral, killing 35 Villa 1 iroops and capturing many prisoners i after the command was scattered, the message added. |