Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-03
Aqua PRIETA REMAINS YET
IN THE HANDS Of CARRANZA
Villa, With the Main Part of His
Army, Reported to Be on the
Way to CabuIlOna Where He
Can Resuppy 1t With Water.
VILLA ATTACK WAS
LIGHT DURING NIGHT
Residents Of Douglas Moved
Back From the Danger Zone
Along the International Bound
ary: Interest Maintained.

Verihcation Of the weakened
condition of Villas forces. and the
seeming assurance that a decisive
battle with Gales will not take
place for twentyfour or forty
eight hours at the earliest. were
had at a late hour last night when
Villa started a retiring movement
Of his army toward Cabullona,
fifteen miles south of Aqua Prieta.
This was undertaken it was said
on good authority. i'm order that
Villas trayelworn and ill-proyis-
ioned soldiers could secure water
and provisions before launching
their crucial assault on the Car
rama troops entrenched at Aqua
prieta
Prior to the withdrawal of vii
las army. Douglas was i'm the
throes Of a mild panic in which
1900 or so residents took part.
This was occasioned by orders
from the United States authori-
ties for all householders living
south of Sixth street to abandon
their homes Immediately A new
military zone was created, en-
bracing those sections of Doug
las included from Fifth street to
the international boundary line.
AS a result of the exodus, scores
Of Douglas families came to Bis
bee last night Others turned to
Tucson and nearby towns within
easy travelling distance of the
smelter City.
Latest official adyices place the
casualties suffered by Americans
from STRAY Mexican bullets at
nine. Henry j. Jones, a private
in Company C.. 1lth Infantry, died
of his injuries i'm the regimental
hospital yesterday Jones had
been assigned to a crowded trench
on the American side near the
custom house at Aqua Prieta. He
climbed to the top of the trench
early Tuesday morning. wrapped
his blanket around him and went
to sleep. A stray bullet struck
him I'm the stomach and he rolled
down among his companions, NOR
tally wounded. His body was tax
en- last night to Ferguson's under
..r-t-,, oats hills H4l1 ant
Other soldiers who We're wound
ed Yesterday by stray bullets are,
Sergeant Mays and Private Mitch
eli of Company !, 7th Infantry
Private Tank. Company X, llth
Infantry. flesh wound i'm the leg;
Private o. y. Widdan, Company
A. 7th Infantry, flesh wound in
the neck, and H. K. Jones civil
ian. shot I'm the left shoulder.
Early yesterday villa sharp
shooters gained the roofs of sew.
eral houses deserted near the
boundary line and took pot shots
al the soldiers i'm the foremost
trenches out of Aqua Prieta
Gales men returned their rdre to
dislodge them. AS a result, bul
let's whistled into the southern
outskirts Of Douglas. One enter
ed a window In the home of Fire
Chief Nemeck but none Of the
family was injured. A bulle
crashed into the office of G.. Leli
vier. a printer and was DETECTED
against a tin plate A. w. Col
toms family was sitting in The
dining room Of their home at No
1900 Seventh street when a lead
en- missile entered but did NJ
harm. A bullet pierced q bedroom
of the home of j. A. Vestry, loca
ticket agent for the FL Paso d
southwestern
because Of these very tangibl
instances of actual peril to res
dents living near the firing zon'
orders to clear it were issued.
is certain that when the decisiy
battle between villa and Gale
is staged, the situation i'm Dougia
will be menacing i'm spite of hol
est efforts on the part of comba
ants to respect American live
and property.
Major General Frederick Fun
ton arrived in Douglas early ye
terday and at once took supren
command of the American stu
ton. Accompanied by Brigade
General Thomas r Davis and CO
Herbert j. Clocum. a tour Of u
American trenches was mad
While it was in progress, hriI
was under way and when the pa
ty was in the vicinity OF the ct