The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-20
Gen. Villa, Utterly Routed,
Shoots His Ozvn Officers
Puts Gen. Angeles in PrisOn-ObrcgOn'S Men in Pursuit
Northern Generals Cause
Thought Lost.
VILLA GARRISONS NEAR BORDER ARE WATERING

Ell PAso, April 1o.---Forced to shoot
his own officers to stem the tide OF re-
treat Gen. villa is at Aguascalientes to-
night, 200 miles north Of Celaya where
he received the blow at the hands OF
Gen. Obregon that demoralized his hith-
erto invincible fighting force
Part Of his army is AT Aguascalientc
and part OF IL has fed further north.
Gen. villa has already reduced Gen. An
geles and has placed him In arrest ac-
cordng to one of the many reports
reaching El Paso.
Villas reports say that he saved Gil
| his implements. including his cannon.
! Carranzistas assert that ne lost thirty II
| his best cannon and many carloads or
provisions, hundreds of stacks OF arms
| and much ammunition.
villa himself wired to-day from
| Aguascaiientes to his officials In Juarez
| confirming the reports Of his retreat
| None Of his messages relative to the re-
! cent fighting or to the retreat were gwen
out during the day, but his licutenants
admitted that he has been forced to
further retire toward the north until a
reorganization OF the army can DE per
fected."
They still assert that lack OF amfnuni-
ton caused him to retire. but reports
from men who were In the vicinity of
Ceiaya during the fighting last week and
| who are now reaching the border are
that villa had ample ammunition. but
! was simply outfought and outgeneralled
by the Carranzistas.
Villa lost 5000 men, according to the
reports brought here, and the Obregon
loss was light. At the head of his 10000
men, flushed with victory. Oregon IL re-
ported as pressing the villa troops AS
they retreat.
George c. Carothers. representing the
American state Department AT Wash
ington. IL known to have confirmed the
!, Villa defeat in official dispatches &c
Washington.
Gen Jurado. ex-Federal commando
has been elevated to the position of chief
OF artillery, which Gen Angeles held
prior to the Celaya fighting. and sevcra
other ex-Federal commanders are saiC
to have been elevated by villa. Gen
Delgado has been made second In com
mand to villa and Gen. oCarranza mas
been placed in charge of all the Nilla
cavalry Gen. Roderiguez. one OF th'
original Nillista officials. has been PLACED
in charge OF the villa infantry.
the sending Of ammunition to Villa II /
, arrives from the east and the officials
there have confidence that their com
mander will rally his men.
, From various points along tho horde
: come reports of wavering garrisons
villa has held the admiration OF his met
2 because OF his ability as "A winner. /
I has been said until now that "fanch'
3 Villa never lost a battle" and this wa.
literally true. His reverses started three
weeks ago in the defeat of his command
at Queretaro by Gen. Ohregon and a
Guadalajara by Gen. Diegusz
Supremacy confident and furious a
the defeats of his commands, VIII
blindly threw his army into Celaya an
d his men were moved down by the Ar
8 tilery and machine guns OF Oregon
a troops.
= Villas army In Sonora is collapsinE
He has already withdrawn all his force
Z or the larger part OF them from TepiC
y Coahuila, Nuevo Leno and Tamaulip7
e to Join him In the supreme effort I
$ overthrow Obregon.