| Show BANDITS DEFEA 0 PRISON ERS SHOT VILLA MAKES GOOD THREAT TO INVADE CHIHUAHUA ON EVE OF independence DAY leads six hundred bandits into city but meets defeat at the hands of regulars captured bandits I 1 being exec executed buted juarez A dispatch rece received ivea here from reports an attack on chihuahua city by francisco villa at the head of six hundred nien men it is said that the attacking bandits penetrated the city but was driven out with heavy losses by the constitutionalist army the captured villa followers were immediately put to death general trevino was wounded in an arm the attack of the villa forces was made on september 16 10 it Is said villa had told a rancher that he intended to celebrate the eve of independence day in chihuahua and nad had carried out his threat by attacking the city at the head of of his chosen band general trevino said last week that scouts who had interviewed ranchers on villas line of march learned of a boast by villa that he would celebrate the eve of independence day in chihuahua the hour that the attack was made is not known here as the dispatch to the mexican officials in juarez lacked details it told of the repulse of villas men the capture of those who penetrated the city and their death and the wounding of general trevino |
