El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-03
VILLA BEATEN;
ARMY RETREATS
Goes Back IL Miles to Get
Water and Food, So it
is Claimed.
other immediate attack from villa
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American Guard ReIeased.

NNontiAue1 rum A1='1 -
other immediate attack from Villa is
removed
American Guard Released
This was shown this morning when
orders issued yesterday by Gen uns-
ton to keep the spectators back nearly
half a mile from the international line
were modified.
American officers do not believe that
Villa can take the well fortified posi-
lions from the Gales defenders
Reinforcements from the east
reached Gen. Villas army early TINS
morning. according 10 reports from
watchers east of Douglas Dawn. now
ever, showed that Villas main forces
had Withdrawn to the southwest. ieaV-
ing only rear guards with rev QUICK
firers and three-inch guns to worry
the Gales garrison at Aqua Prleta-
These later withdrew
Four VilIistas Desert.
-Four Villa soldiers, part Of . skirmi sh
line that laid all day yesterday IN the
chapparal within three quarters OF a
mile of the wire entanElements guard
ing Aqua Prieta, started FOR the car
rama lines at dawn, waving Wnlle
flags. one Of them jumped the wire
fence guarding the boundary and was
promptly arrested by American soldiers
and taken to headquarters The other
three crawled into the CarranZa
trenches When the intention Of the
deserters was made evident villa
machine guns opened a vigorous fire on
Z
standing on the edges of the trenches
There was hurried duckinE for cover
and the bOmbardment ceased IN ABOUT
five minutes
The Aqua Prieta guns then took up
the firing and sent two or three dozen
shrapnel 10 the southwest where heavy
bodies of Villa soldiers were still en-
camped.
5-17 o'clock yesterday afternoon Nllla
apparently began preparing Tor a Iiil'il
assault on the CarranZa stronghold
Three hours before this Cen Funston,
who arrived Tuesday and assumed
command at Douglas, ordered all civil
ians to be kept out OF zone Wllnlh
range of the boundary Infantry oal-
taliOus were shifted TO strengthen the
United States army position facing the
Mexican battle field Also four troops
Of cavalry were ordered from Naco-
They arrived last evening Three 9th
err troops were ordered from Colun nus,
y. n, TO further reinforce the Ameri-
can mounted troops on duty These
troops arrived this morning
Douglas Gets Excited.
These moves, coupled with reports
that Villa intended Smelling Douglas
and that Gen. Funston was preparing
to interfere in Mexico caused vide
spread apprehension Many women
whose homes were spattered with oul-
lets during the terrific firing around
Aqua Prieta Monday night left the
city.
1t was stated. however. that no move
was contemplated aSaInst the IghtinB
Mexican factions unless either were
guilty of an overt attempt TO endanger
American lives or property
Gen Funston IN a ride along the
United States army border line. was
himself endangered during the day by
STRAY" Mexican bullets falling about
the customs house
Bullets from the Carranza and VITA
lines kicked up dust close to him ana
to Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Davis, as they
stroiled through the danger zone. in
which seven American soldiers. includ-
ing two wounded Tuesday. were shot
Possibilities OF Intervention
With reference TO possible lnterVen-
tion in the Aqua Prieta battle, II was
further pointed out that an attack on
either Mexican faction probably would
mean fighting both. with large
chance that the combined artillery
across the border would seriously dam
age Douglas. Nevertheless. houses on
the exposed mesa facing the boundary
line were cleared Of occupants villa
kept up his artillery fire for brief
period. before dark. and then ceased
The damage to Aqua Prieta seemed
to observers on the American side to
ba confined to two half shattered
wind mills. a few Obhterated adobe
huts I'm which number Of women and
children camp followers were killed,
and torn places in the wire entangle-
ments where Villas Iaquis attempted
to storm the town Monday night
American Trooper Killed.
Harry Jones. a private in company G,
18th infantry. died late yesterday OF
the wound inflicted Monday night by
a bullet from the Aqua Prieta battle
lines Jones was shot in the stomach
as he stood guard over an army supply
wagon several hundred yards from the
boundary
Louis T. Taylor, the civilian wounded
during the machine gun fusillade on
the United States customs house Mon
day. is reported in critical condition
TayiOr's spinal column was hit para