Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-02

DOUGLAS. ARIZ. November l.-Gen-
eral Villa delivered hts long-expected
attack on the Carranza garrison OF
AEuaprieta late to-day, and within two
hours after the first gun was fred ma
chinc-sun bullets and shell fragments
showered over American territory. Sc
riously wounding Louis +. Taylor. a
restaurant waiter. and cndamgering
scores Of American soldiers In trenches
two miles south Of Douglas.
Taylor was shot down In front Of
the United States custom house. wher.
more than seventy rnachinc-gun bullets
sped among the throng OF soldiers and
Mexican women and children who were
coming across the line
General Thomas r. Davis. command
ing the 5000 American troops on duty
at the border, promptly warned the
commander Of both Mexican factions to
change the direction OF their fire. and
citizens on the American side were not
endangered thereafter.
VILLA FORCES OPEN
HEAVY FIRE on TOWN
What appeared to be "a general ad :
vance. began at 6:30 o'clock tonight.
when the Villa forces opened Il heavy
fire from all sides of the town.
The firing. however. ceased when the
Villa troops had reached the wire en-
tanglements on the east side of Aqua
prieta and began TO dig themselves iu
Meanwhile. the Carranza garrison
was sweeping all approaches with rifle
and machine gun vollcys guided by
searchlights. Although II is believed
the volleys went over the heads of the
villa forces. cheers rang out In tn.
CarranZa trenches as every volley was
fired
On the Mexican side losses could not
be definitely aSccrtained up to night
fall. which brought a lull in the COM
bat. but Villa artillery. firing success
sivc salvos, played on the defenses of
the Mexican town. with the apparent
intention OF shattering the harbed- wire
entanslements and destroying the
trenches preparatory to rush on the
garrison OF General Gales
Three houses west of Aguanrieta
were blown up by shells and. according
to Carranza reports. one man was
killed and eight other persons wounded,
including one woman
One of Villas wounded was brought
to Douglas for treatment Two others
were seen 20 fall when a shrapnel she'll
burst over them. A shell burst on one
OF his field pieces, putting the gun out
Of action.
The Villa line was late to-day a mile
from the Aguaprieta trenches. II is
believed tonight il was moving I'm
with cannon and infantry for n rush
on the town at dayhrcak tomorrow.
General Gales began exploding mines
to the eastward at s o'clock tonight
American border guards reported that
n party of Villa troops caught on the
American side had been disarmed. This
quarters a post, however. was closely
watching n number of Mexicans on the
american side. hundreds OF women
and children refugees from Aguaprieta
are suffering here from hunger and
cold tonight for provisions promised
BY Gales have not yet arrived.
Gales reported his losses to-day as
eight killed and twcnty-four wounded
He claimed the dash of the Villa troops
to the Aguaprieta barbed wire en-
tanglemcnts had been repulsed with n
loss OF at least 200 to the Villa troops
With four shells and brief dis
. charge Of rapid firers. Villa forces drew
new fusillade from the Carranza
trenches at 10 o'clock tonight.
ORDERS TO RETURN FIRE
CONTINUE EFFECTIVE