MEXICO.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 September 1916, Page 5

MEXICO.

VILLA'S RAID OX CHIHUAHUA.

GRAVE DEVELOPMENTS. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Received Sgpt. 22, 11.40 p.m. >. Washington, Sept. 22. General Bell's official report of Genera Villa's raid on Chihuahua shews thai Villa, on the l.ith, sent a letter to Gen e eral Trevino, stating that he wouli . shake hands with him at Chihuahua oi . the 10th. and asked him to prepare i suitable reception, as he was hungry , Villa, disguised, made a dramatic appear ranee at the Coventor'* palace on tin t Kith, lie ran to the balcony and shout 3 ed to the crowd: "Viva Mexico! I a.t your brother and will give you liberty!' He then disappeared, and subsequent!) secured possession oi the penitentiary the Governor's residence, and the federal buildings with a force of a few hundred and held the building? for several hours despite the Carranzista garrison of si) ; thousand. Villa liberated two hundred prisoners ' nnd carried away sixteen automobih loads of arms and ammunition, under tin escort of deserting Carranzistas. He left the city with an additional thousand re cruits, and retired leisurely, being prac . t'ically unmolested. Trevino and his officers were -banquet ling when they were attacked. Trevinc started for the Coventor's palace, bul the staff deserted. Oflieiiils in Washington consider tin Mexican-American conference, now sit | ting, cannot ignore the grave develop- -