Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-22
VILLA ABANDONS
A THOUSAND Men
TO PURSUING FOE
Forces Of Rebel Chief Fleeing from
Hermosillo, Leaving Dead,
Wounded and Captured
Behind.
SOME TROOPS REACH IMURIS
0bregon Diverts Soldiers Attacking
Cananea in Attempt to Cut
Off Enemy.
BEGINS HIS MARCH ON NoGALES

DOUGLAS. Ariz.. Nov. 21.-The
forces OF General Francisco Villa are
retreating from Hermosillo, leaving
1000 dead, wounded and captured,
according to official CarranEa re-
ports.
villa forces of General Jose
Rodriguez have broken through the
Gordon placed around Cananea by
General Obregon and are rushing TO
the assistance OF villa.
The refreshing villa forces are bcins
hotly pursued by General Dieguez. Car
rama defender OF the capital. Some OF
the retreating troops had reached as far
north as Imur's. by railroad and General
obregon has diverted his troops attack
ing Cananea, TO the west to cut Off the
escape Of Villas men to Nogales,
ViIIIstas Driven North.
General DiegueE, reporting to General
obregon tonight. stated that sortie
! from Hermosillo after fighting the com.
bined forces OF Villa and Urbalejo A'
Atlantic. twenty-three miles north oi
! Hermosillo, drove the Villa troops north
ward. leaving COO on tho field. the Car
rama loss being fourteen officers killed
and wounded. and $50 men killed and
/ wounded.
| General obregon reported from Del Rio
that General Rodriguez with all his force
{ at Cananea. penetrated with 1900 cavalr,
OF Colonel Cardenas' at Puertocitos, eighi
miles southwest OF Cananea today and
/ took the road for Imuris. on the MAR
line OF the Southern Pacific TO Her
moslllo. up which villa is being driver
! to Nogales.
; General obregon advised that he hat
collected all OF his forces and wa,
already marching on Nogales. leaving g
strong garrison in Cananea, and hat
ordered Dieguez to pursue Villas troops
closely General obregon said that hi
/ own cavalry should reach Nogales b,
Monday morning, and block the way o.
j'the Villa army TO the, borderT-s--7.s4
Closing In ON Town.
! NoGALES, Ariz.. Nov. a1.-Approxi,
mately l5o wounded villa soldiers. in
cludlng General Trujillo. a Yaqui leader
who was shot through the jaw. arrived
at Nogales. Sonora. late today. Although
Villa officials declare that General Obre-
gon. the CaTranza commander, was re-
pulsed in the fightirg near Cananea, other
ndvices say that he Is slowly closing in
on the town, while awaiting reinforce
ments from Laredo
No word was received here today from
General Villa, who Is leading an assault
on the garrison OF General Deguez al
Herosillo. capital OF Sonora
second Detachment Arrives.
EAGLE PASS. Tex. Nov. 0.-The
second detachment of CarranEa soldiers,
whose government has been given per-
mission by the United States for troops
to pass through Texas and Arizona TO
Aqua Prieta. Sonora. arrived today at
Piedras Negras, the Mexican town OPP
posite here. One troop train carrying
about fifteen hundred troops. was the
days complement. These soldiers as the
five thousand sent previously. will be
used by Generals Obregon and Gales to
combat villa troops In Sonora. Two
other train loads of soldiers were ex-
psoted tonight.
1t was rumored that total OF ten
thousand troops would be sent to re-
inforce obregon, but Carrauza military
authorities across the river would not
confirm nor deny the report.