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Show 1'iLLil is huiiIii Oil WAR-PATH: BANDIT FORCES ATTACK CAR-RANZA CAR-RANZA TROOPS SOUTH OF CHIHUAHUA CITY. Pebols Are Now Moving Upon Cap. ital, Villa Evidently Being Engaged In Feeling Out the Defenses Prepared by Murguia. Chihuahua City, Mexico. Sklr-jnl.ilK'H Sklr-jnl.ilK'H between I'ancho 'i:ia's forces ,iuid tho Carranza troops, by -which Villa tried to feel out tho defenses prepared by General Francisco -M Ursula Ur-sula took place on February 27, In tho neighborhood of Chihuahua City, where the greatest vigilance is now exercised nsainst an attack In force by the rebels. Tho fighting between Villa and Car-rana Car-rana forces was general Bouth and Houtlivvest of tho city, and a general assault upon tho capital is expected from the south, southwest ana west. Fighting is also reported between Villa and Carranza forces in the vicinity vicin-ity of Salevo, seventy-live miles nouthwest of Chihuahua City. It Is also said that a number of trains were on tho road to Juarez, carrying men, women and children from tho state capital. Mrs. Fran-cIhco Fran-cIhco Murguia, wife of the de facta commander, was reported to have arrived ar-rived here from the south. |