The Arkansas Farmer

VILLA DEFEATED IN CHIHUAHUA BATTLE

FOUR ASSAULTS REPULSED AND BANDITS PUT TO FLIGHT—MANY DEAD ON FIELD.

El Paso, Tex.—Francisco Villa withdrew his surviving forces in defeat from Chihuahua City, after a battle of seven hours, during which he made fruitless attempts to carry Gen. Trevino's protecting works by assault, according to reports from Juarez.

The de facto troops are now pursuing the bandits toward the south, the same report from Chihuahua City stated.

Juarez, Mexico.—Four times Francisco Villa attacked the first line trenches which defend Chihuahua City, and each time he was repulsed, leaving his dead and wounded on the plains outside the city to the south, reports to military headquarters received by Gen. Gonzales here from the besieged city said.

At 11 o'clock (mountain time) the high-crowned hats of the bandits were seen to the south along the Mexican Central main line, according to these messages. The battle was opened a few minutes later with a salvo from cannon on Santa Rosa Hill, the key to the state capital.

The first and second line trenches, protected by barbed wire entanglements, took up the fighting, and by noon a general engagement was in progress along the entire southern line, which continued through the early afternoon.

At that time the booming of large calibre guns on Santa Rosa Hill and other artillery stationed along the first line trenches was so deafening that it was almost impossible to hear the click of the telegraph instruments, the military operator in Chihuahua City told the operator in Juarez.

The field was covered with dead and dying men, one message stated.

A sortie by Carranza cavalry, supported by artillery, resulted in the capture of many Villa prisoners who were without ammunition and had gone since morning without food or water, another message declared.

Villa in person was leading his forces against the Carranza troops, according to the reports received at the Juarez military headquarters from Chihuahua City, given out by Carranza officers.

The bandit leader was said to be riding horseback with his crutch strapped to his saddle. He was said by the de facto authorities to have approximately 3,500 men. As he is reported to have more than 6,000 troops under his command, the remainder of the bandits are believed to be advancing to re-enforce him.