New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
NO CHECK YET TO
MEXICAN BULLETS
American Troops Estab-
lish Flank Camps East
and West of NaCO.

Naeo. Ariz., Dec. 1s.-Five bullets
from, the Mexicans fighting around Naco
Sonora. to-day struck near the shelters
built bv the United States troops on
the border. Many other shots from
the Mexican side fell on United States
territory.
Ar;1 we're established to-day by the
American troops. The 9th Brigade In
tontrv and three batteries of artillery
on route are expected here tomorrow.
Ammunition arrived to-day and further
shipments are on the way.
Intermittent firing on the Mexican
aide continued all day. Hills Car
rsnza troops, defending Naco, seemed
N he doing most of the shooting. They
recently received 100000 rounds of
rife ammunition.
George c. Carothers. special agent of
the American State Department, ar
rived to-day at the camp Of the be-
sievers. He went at once into confer
ence with Maytorens.
[By Telegraph 10 The Tribunsl
Fl Paso, Tex, Dec. 18.-Three Of the
nine troop trains, carrying nearly 1000
American reinforcements to Naco,
passed through FL Paso to-day. and the
others are due TO pass through early
tomorrow. Major General Hugh l..
Scott, Chief Of staff. will reach Naco
tomorrow afternoon, when it is eX-
peeted definite action will be taken by
the United States forces TO put stop
fol
American side.
Sergeant Wyatt (. Patterson, Of
Company A, 18th United States Infan-
try. preferred death TO service on the
Mexican border and ended his life as
the troop train which was carrying his
regiment 10 Naco. Ariz., was entering
Fl Paso to-day The shot which Pat
terson sent into his own head passed
through to the berth above and seri-
ously wounded Private Robert X. NAL
10y. Patterson's BODY and Malloy were
taken from the troop train here and
sent 10 Fort Bliss. Patterson had been
twelve years in the army. He enlisted
az Murray, Ky.
All other efforts are being made sub
servient TO the fall of Torreon by
General Carranza. To accomplish the
cap ure of General Villas stronghold
I'M the north CarranZa is concentrating
MS entire force before Torreon, and
already he has more than twenty 'hou-
sand men driving in the Villa outposts
and throwing a Gordon around the city.
General Antonio |. Villareal has been
placed in command Of the attacking
army AZ Torreon by General Carranza.
lie arrived to-day before the city with
eight thousand troops from Monterey.
Villa is rushing troops to the defence
Of his stronghold from all portions of
the north and sent twelve of his larg-
est calibre cannon there to-day. They
will be mounted on the hills which pro-
tect TorreOn on three sides.
Douglas. Ariz., Dec. 16.-Fifty- three
men returned to Aqua Prieta to-day
from the battle ground ten miles south
Of here All the rest Of Major Camou's
$50 Carranza troops were killed by the
Villa force moving upon Aqua Prieta.
In addition 20 almost decimatinr
Csmou's command, the Villa force
seized six automobiles which had beer
sent from here 10 Camou with smmu-
milton. The autos were American
owned and driven by Americans. Two
Of the drivers, c. Lockhart and II. H..
Sutton, were seized by the Villa CON-
mander with threats Of immediate exc
cution. The American Consul, Mr..
Bowman, of NoRales, went TO the VILE
troop camp to-day to demand the re-
lease Of the two Americans. 1t is
feared here they already have been put
70 death. Other Americans with
famous command succeeded in escap-
ing TO the border. Americans say the
Two Americans who are held had only