Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-01
Will Attack AgIsprieta Re-
gardIess of Any Action
Taken by Troops.
NECESSARY, HE SAYS,
WILL FIGHT u. S. ARMY
Expected Battle With Carranza
Apparently Is Matter
of Hours.
WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE
rroop Trains. With Reinforce
ments, Bring Strength OF De-
tenders to 5000 Men.

DOUGLAS. ARIZ, October 3l.--Villa
,ps invading Sonora arrived to-day
>.ithin striking distance Of Aqua
a, opposite here, and the expected
elk a~ainst the Carranza garrison
,paren ~ is n matter OF hours. hd-
'ancc cavalry OF the invaders halted
rc to-day three and a nalf miles east
I Apunprieta.
\ General Francisco Villa, who arrived
M the International border s-vcr1l
8iles further east few hours earlier,
talked with Americans across the
boundary and announced that he in
ended to attack the Mexican town. re-
roops might take.
i "If necessary / Will fight the United
4stntes Army assembled along the boz
der" ne said.
- General villa learned for the erst
lie to-day that permission haG been
Eren by the United states government
for Carranza to move troops through
American territory TO re-cuforcc the
Aguaprietn garrison.
Four Carranza troop trains journey
we'd to-nirh, bringing the hgh,inE
rnnrth OF the Cnrranza garrison TO
GOO men. villa. according TO rclia bile
climates, has 10000 soldiers
WILL. OPEN ENGAGEMENT
AS QUICKLY As pOSSINI.i:
! u WAS expected here that Villa would
= 4ncn The engagement quickly .. pos
Atie. because OF the condition OF his
ben. thousands OF whom were thirsty
8,-niaht in positions far from water
nj with scant upplies Of food 1t
believed Villa colntcmplates moving
'r main body into position some time
.ng tho night, following one Of his
.vorite plans
The main body OF Villa soldiers
8rmed junctur, with their advance
8oops at the Galiardo ranch, about
fghteen miles southeast OF Aguaprieta
ne attacking armf then started for
ard Tor the rA:tl advance on the Car
,nza defenSes.
~ Colonel Florencid Diaz with 15OO
'Nalry' preceded the Invaders, and
'ited his forces Dust beyond range
the guns OF Central T. Elias Gales
Carranza comm3ndcr at .AEuaprieta
. rieadier-General Thomas r. Davis,
'mmand!nE the United States troops
trcnched just north of the Mexican
Pc. Inspected his men and their posi-
Pus. He also kept Il close watch OF
Mexican military movements plain
to be seen from the American sid.
IA the border.
housahds OF spectators witnessed
day the frs, nj ng incident to the
64pected attack A. horseman. believed,
have hecn n Carfanza spy. suddenly
PIKE away from tLe Villa column aud
:ed for his life a BID shower of hui
ma soldiers went in pursuit, firing
thcY rode, but the man ~"a,i,,.,
Euaprieta apparently uninjured.
LLA'S CAMP FIRES
VISIBLE FRpM DOUGLAS
hree thousand Villa soldiers. on
rses and afoot, with wagons carry
fhachine guns. We're tonight about
lr miles from Douglas, and about tho
ne oistahce from the international
8Findary. Camp fires were visible
rom Douglas.
villa himself was with his coyalr,.
&f PASSED along the border TODAY
A 2&&ition just outside the garri-
Ss0luring this march that
- Carranza re-enforre-
49, transported through
To- be mine" he as
or no Americans"
l 1r toward the town.
d rest for our men.
III the whole Ameri-
~ 49, ary, but, no matter,
1 80 asked.
he repl,- n