Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-12-03
40 MEX|CANS SLAIN
BY U. S. SOLDIERS
Villas Troops Fire on Americans
at Nogales, Ariz.
THREE YANKEES ARE SHOT
CarranZistas Shoot at Funston's Men
by Mistake-One Killed and Sew
eral Are Wounded-First
Chief Captures Town.

! Nogales, Ariz. Nov. 29.-Three
American miners were killed. TWO
American soldiers were probably
fatally shot and one slightly wounded
and forty Villistas were killed by
American troops when the Villa gar
rison of 1900 withdrew from the Mex
lean town of Nogales on Friday before
an advancing force of 5000 Carran-
zistas.
Stephen Little of Fairmont, N. c..
one of three United States soldiers
wounded in a battle with Villa troop
ers in Nogales, Sonora, died here. He
was shot through the head.
Seven Carranzista soldiers were shot
by American troops who mistook
them for Villistas as they were adj
vancing on the town. Three Ameri-
cans were wounded.
The Carranzistas under Gen. Alvaro
Obregon occupy Nogales, while the
ViIlista garrison is scattered east and
west along the border line. Many or
the Villa force under Governor Ran
dali sought refuge on the American
side. Governor Randall himself was
the first to cross the line.
The evacuation of the town began
at night. 1t was preceded by whole
sale footing. About 300 of the gar
rison got away on the first trains.
The last two trains on which about
900 soldiers were crowded could not
be moved for lack of fuel.
Trouble with American troops start
ed about II a. m when these soldiers
after sacking the town began to ire
across the line. Colonel Sage. COM
handing the American troops. ordered
the fire returned. OF band of forty
seen firing across the border only one
escaped.
Early in the afternoon the van
guard of the Carranzista force ap-
line west of Nogales. Mistaking them
for Villistas again about to fire on
them. the American border guard
opened with a volley. The Carran-
Zistas replied and a sharp exchange
of shots ensued. The appearance or
a Carranza soldiers with white flag
was followed by explanations and mu-
tual apologies.
AS the CarranZistas drew near the
last of the Villa garrison fled south
ward. or these thirty-two were
killed by pursuing cavalrymen from
Obregons force.
1t was by others who fled in the
fhof
can miners, Adolfo Menger, Lloyd
Forrest and James S. Walton were re-
ported killed twenty miles south OF
the town. News of their murder was
brought here by Mexican rancher
who says he witnessed the shooting
He adds that he could not learn of
any reason for the triple killing.
Washington, Nov. 29.-Three Amer
lean soldiers were wounded, two OF
them seriously. in battle with Car
rama troops on the boundary line at
Nogales, Ariz., at noon, according to
dispatches to the war department
Gen. Frederick Funston is now on his
way to Nogales from Fort Sam Hous-
ton. Tex. to take personal charge OF
the situation.
The reports to the war department
stated that the CarranZa soldiers who
entered Nogales, Mexico, shortly after
Villa troops had fled into the interior.
opened fire by mistake on the Ameri-
can forces. The Americans imme-
diately returned the fire and several
Carranza soldiers and officers were
wounded. The wounded Americans
are Private Herbert L. Gates, Ste
phen Little and Arthur L. Saute. all
of Company l., Twelfth infantry