Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1916 — VILLA LOSSES FIGHT WITH CARRANZISTAS [ARTICLE]

VILLA LOSSES FIGHT WITH CARRANZISTAS

Makes Four Unsuccessful Attacks on Chihuahua City. BANDIT SUFFERS BIG LOSSES Gen. Trevino’s Artillery Pours Shells Into Ranks of Outlaws and Causes Them to Retreat After SevenHour Battle. El Paso, Tex., Nov. 24. —Francisco Villa withdrew his surviving forces in defeat from Chihuahua City at 0:15 o’clock at night, after a battle of seven hours, during which he made fruitless attempts to carry General Trevino’s protecting works by assault. General Trevino repulsed a fuorth mass attack by Villa forces, the bandits being driven from their temporary intrenchinents with heavy losses, it was announced in Juarez. The de facto troops now are pursuing the bandits toward the south, the same report from Chihuahua City stated. Artillery Aids Trevino. General Trevino’s artillery, which carried the brunt of the attack, did heavy execution on the ranks of the bandits, according to a message General Gonzales said he had received from the state capital. Many Villa prisoners were taken by the Carranza forces when a detachment of infantry and cavalry made a sally from the city, he said. Sounds Like Roll of Drum, In addition to the heavy artillery bombardment, the rain of small arms fire was said to be constant, and sounded like the long roll of an army drum, the military operator at the Chihuahua City end of the federal telegraph wire told the operator in the military headquarters at Juarez. At 1:30 p?m., two hours and a half after Villa began his attack, the noise of bursting shells and discharging field pieces was said to deafen. General Trevino had 20 field pieces stationed on the Santa Rosa and other hills in the suburbs of Chihuahua City, military men in Juarez say. and there were several French 75s included in this' number. Villa in person was leading his forces against the Carranza troops, according to the reports received at the Juarez military headquarters from Chihuahua City. The bandit leader is said to be riding horseback with his crutch strapped to his saddle.