The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04

villa force was not worth 10000 fresh
spirited fighting men and he declared
emphatically that villa would never
be able to take Aqua Prieta.
He said there was 20 possibility OF
Villas men attempting to resist any
efforts of the United States to force
them to stop fighting.
More Y. $. Troops Orr scene.
The fact that the United States took
such vigorous action ia;e yesterday sf
ternoon is believed to have haG "a
effect upon Villas decision to with
drawing. During the night Genera
Funston reinforced his $500 Amer
lean troops in Douglas by calling IN
three troops Of cavalry from .Naco,
thirty miles away. and ordering in
three more troops from Columbus,
N. NJ.
The Columbus troops arrived this
morning about the time the villa
troops were leaving.
General Funston was Joined today
by Brigadier-generai James Parker,
VINO commands the Second Cavalry
Jsrigade at San Antonio, and General
7. F. Davis. who has been in command
ut Douglas for some time. Thus the
United States forces nov consists II
oyer 1000 raen and three general
efficers. with General J. J. perabfp4.
AID e@o men within ean Of RI Fu-o
Ready IL eet Into Same
Il is knovn that last night General
Funston autographed f}te tSg. popnyt-
'Gant me possibility of having to sc
Hsto Mckee Nith American troops 10
stop 1Hethed shooting into Douglas
and ashsd for Instructions. Meau-
tune ne MID cleared eli the lower
section q bonglaS ana prepared h.s
men far the field The preoaratioos
and fNowieag, Of The posi- bnity af
.h@ t'3lnston furcss being thrown over
tAe ilHe as4in~t aim is thought 10
have bad it, fleet upon villa, as
Wei q he fact that tire Cara sza fnr-
TIN atoms proved fmproEra''a under
forty ~ heh. rn0ti9uot4s assault
Reinforcement ard some food are
knoea 10 t,ase= reached Villa over
that st last SEQ reinFortemcrt~
ne o,ha- fo@ees his morning Al
0ay hfoke Americans learned that q
5dt nj thu t.ila force lad vanished.
shorty thereafter. several hur f,ed in
family were seen marching away. Tier
followed a fusiIlade from the Wills
art'lIer. in reply to the C.trran2a guns
1d the. the villa artillery began 70
ieave A force OF Carran2a rtoops
folio Yea, hut soon reiterated nnaer fir'
INTO tns t&T liiCN tttt2N+ iAlN ~ VIZ
band were caught by 9 ' lila rachin'
gun and oaiv five lived to ge- back
To ScIid Army.
Ia afternoon General Gales the
Carranza comma nder. asserted tnas ne
would serd 1000 cavalry and iufan-
try OFT in pursuit. or the Nilf@.as to
night, accompa nied by ten machine
guns He said he did not intend thai
the heater enemy should have anA
lime to rest He believes that villa
has given u pthe assault uron Agua
Priota and is heading souti, into the
Sonora Valleys with the ultimate in
tertion of reaching Hermosil!o. Some
believe that Villa. after fed.ng and
provisioning his men, Will make Ca
nanea his temporary headquarters
and from there transfer his headauar-
ters to Naco on TIE international line
thirty miles west of +Agns Prieta
which is now held by Chief Urbaieto,
OF the Yaquis. Others look for Villa
to return to the attack on Aqua
Prieta as soon as he can feed his mer
and arrange for water supply and get
more ammunition. Some supplies
came up last night with the rein
forcement. but they were not sufficient
TO feed all his men.