Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-02
Severe Fighting at Augua
Prieta Without De-
cisive Results.
FIVE AMERICANS
REPORTED WOUNDED
Bullets Fly Across Border Into Doug
ias and People Of Town Pass Night
in Tsrror-viIIa Withdraws Forces
to RspIsnish Water and Food Sup
plies and TO Bring Up Reinforce
mensAksua Prista Damaged.

msmJllsua Prista Damaged.
Douglas. Ariz., Nov. 2.-After four
desperate attacks on Aqua Prieta.
which kept tho varranza defenses blaz-
ing almost all night, Gen. Francisco
Villa drew of shortly after daylight to-
day.
Z Cen. p. Elias Gales, commanding
the Carranza garrison. reported the
Villa forces in retreat, but at 7:40 his
big Schneider-Ganet guns reopened q
bombardment, which soon died down.
Losses of the Carranza garrison were
reported by General Gales as forty five
killed and seventy-five wounded, altho
unofficial reports stated his casualties
were $50. Villa dead strew the desert
the town.
Battle Lasts All Night.
The battle lasted practically without
intermission from 1:45 yesterday after
noon until 6 this morning. At 3 o'clock.
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probable surpassed the violence in din
Of any previous Mexican battle.
American army officers declared 1t
was the worst they had ever heard.
Villa opened on the western trenches OF
with support in a final rush Of his
Yaqui Indians. Gales replied with every
weapon in his garrison.
8ullstss Wound Americans.
Douglas trembled under the vibra-
tions Of the continuous crashes and
.concussions. Bullets from the Mexican
side ratned on the American town.
Scores Of women ana children, most Of
them hysterica1 and weeping, covered
behind brick or adobe walls
The United States customs house,
which was fired on by Villa machine
gun platoon yesterday, when Louis F.
Taylor was shot in the back, was again
peppered by Mexican bullets. It's roof
and porches were perforated in many
places
The American trenches were plenti-
fully sprink3ed with bullets, also Pri-
vate Harry Jones, Company c, Elev-
enth infantry, was hit while near the
field hospitals. Jones was hit in the
stomach and probably fatally wounded.
Private James Tank, Company d, Elev-
enth infantry, was struck in the leg by
bullet that fell in the section Of a
trench near the customs house.
No move was made by any Of the
United States army detachments to
return the fire.
Only luII.
Observers on the American side re-
ported that Villas troops had drawn
off. not in retreat but to secure water.
Their canteens were empty and many
had not tasted food for twenty-four
hours. Villa still intends to take Aqua
Prieta, his men declare. Some Of the
soldiers were served with water by
civilians at the Douglas slaughter
house west Of the city. but this was
stopped when Gales made a protest.
Mines exploded by Gales west Of
the city killed 800 Yaquis according to
reports. One Mexican woman refugee
among the throng at thu customs
house during the machine gun fusilade
lost finger by bullet.
Refugees on U. S. Side.
Twenty-three hundred refugees were
concentrated at camp at Tirtleville,
q suburb Of Douglas. They were prac-
tically without water last night DR..
J. ]. T. Armstrong, Gales chief sur
geon, declared this was due, to dila-
toriness Of American officials. The
refugees were without lights last night
and food supplies were scant until to-
day.
Daybreak showed that little damage
to the defenses Of Aqua Prieta had
been done In last nights battle. The
wire entanglements, with the excep-
tion Of one gap Of twenty feet, an.
peared intact. while the earth works
showed little effect OF the Smelling.
oz Town Badly Damaged.
The town, however. showed many
damaged buildings. and the list Of
dead and wounded was a heavy one
After the last heavy bombardment
the Villa forces, which at some points
had approached to the wire entan9le-
ments. fell back a mile and began en-.
trenching.
The right flank Of Villas force rested
on the boundary fence, 800 yards from
the Slaughter house.
Villas soldiers apparently were still
without food or water but expressed
determination to force their way into
the town no matter at what cost. Tn
less In the serious attempt made last
night to break thru the wire entanxle-
ments. Villas loss on the east was
small.
viHa Rsinforesd.
Intermittent firing commenced again
al, daybreak from Aqua Prieta but
with the exception Of few scattered
shots the Villa artillery made no re-
My. During the night the fire from
the villa force was confined to the
big guns.
General Villa sent about 1000 caval-
~ eastward to the pass - lslggerhead
early thte mor1linR TO bring
up the supply Of ammunition for his
biz gums, under escort Of 5000 rein. !