Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-04

troops. He has wired that he will ar.
rive Tuesday.
American Sigh. seeing" when the
battle "Opens has been forbidden.
DOUGLAS, Nov. 1.-UATER)
The battle at Aqua Prieta began this
noon.
The main Villiha army, estimated
at between ten and fifteen thousand
men hurried itself tgainst the Carran-
"a trenches.
Mexican refugees from the town II
once began streaming into Douglas
/ Trey were allowed to enter the United
SJates but were escorted by troops to
an interment camp.
The battle began with clash OF
outposts about a mile from the city.
Shortly after soldiers advanced from
The trenches on both sides in skirn-
sh formation.
The fighting is now general over q
large territory southeast of the city.
The American trenches are in plan
view Of both the Mexican earth
works.
Villa thcatrically uncovered 40 field
pieces and machine guns this morn
ing but did not lire shot
General Urballejo is reported to
De ON the way with three thousand
rcinforcements for Villa.
General Funston is coming to Doug
las to take charge Of the American
DOUGLAS, Nov. 2.-rhe defeated
yillista army has retired to the east
ward, leaving foun hundred dead and
wounded.
Villas army is seemingly disin-
.egrating' many Of the soldiers de-
serting and seeking food and water
he repeated assaults last night on
he Carranza positions failed. The
Iarranza entanglements proved in
penetratable.
The Carranzista losses were 45
killed and rs wounded.
Nine Americans, including four
soldiers were wounded during the rain
Of lead that fell in every street in
Douglas during Villas assaults.
The American commanders did not
Ittempt to execute their threat to
lire on either side that attempted to
inter Douglas.
General Funston has arrived and
| .glr aha ,T Ea gif
only the time OF day and the alb
5ence OF pedestrians on the streets
prevented American causalties from
being much greater than they We're.
The hotels were crowded with peo-
pie hiding from The bullets and the
school and factories were closed.
The Villa artillery badly damag-
ed Aqua Prieta.
Captured Villistas said they had
not had food for two days. Villa told
MS men they could easily capture
The city.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-Three wo-
men, four children and six men, in
Guiding whole family of six, were
5uffocated to death in an incendiary
fire which wiped out two tenements
in Brooklyn.
Thirty families in panic were
driven into the streets.
The bodies were laid out on the
idewalks and the surgeons worked
desperately but vainly to revive the
, victims.
The panic stricken relatives Of the
victims greatly interfered with the
work of the surgeons.
/ DOUGLAS, Ariz., Nov. 3.-Villa
has abandoned Aqua Prieta. The ar
tillery has retired toward Naco and
his infantry and cavalry has scatter.
ed.
| DOUGLAS, Ariz. Nov. 3.-Th'
Carranza artillery opened terrif
ic bombardment Of the Villista linei
this morning. The action threw
Douglas into a fever of excitement
but Villa did not reply to the Of
: fense.
1t is reported that Carranza rec
onoitering party was wiped out whei
caught by machine gun fire.
Villa has obtained food and waite
and is apparently beseiging Agu'
1 Prieta. When ne will again attacl
is uncertain.
The night passed with comparativ
quiet.
The removal Of Americans from tn
danger zone removes the possibilit
of General Funston ordering am arm
ed clash unless deliberate attacks ar
'msde on Douglas.