The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-11-05
Sergeant and Private In Second
Days Casualties and Corpora,
Is Man Dead, While Another
Is In a Critical Condition
NO REPLY TO MEXICAN FIRE:
TROOPS RETREAT INSTEsD
Town Amazed At Action In View
OF Reported Orders To Return
.Fusilades-ViIla Attack Slack
ems While He Provisions Men
tAsSOciAtsd Press BY Federal wireless,

tAsSOciated Press BY Federal wirsIsssJ
NOCGLAS, Mover ber 3-TwO sol1
IL diers in the American border
trenches were wounded yesterday
by "stray" bullets from the battle of
Aqua Prieta, one died from wound
be received the day before, and an
other Is in a critical condition. 20
Sergeant Walter Mays and Private
Mitchell were the soldiers wounded yes
terday. The soldier who died of his
wound was Corporal Jones. The victim
whose condition Is critical is L. F. Tay-
Tor, Douglas citizen, who Vas shot
through the back at the custom house.
Major General Funston, who has as
sumed command of the forces here, and
Brigadier General Thomas F. Davis.
who was commander until Funston
came, narrowly escaped becoming vie
Tins themselves yesterday. During a
trip to the danger zone many bullcts
whizzed around their heads.
Troops Arc Moved Back
In the face of the danger to the
troops, Major General Funston has re.
moved them from the border trenches.
While orders were reported TO have
been given Major General Funston by
| Secretary Of War Garrison, acting yum
der Instructions of the PreSidentS ID
return the Mexieans' FIRE, noE n shot
was fred by the Americans Yesterday
despite the volleys Of lead which came
over the hordei. 49, sng 5N,s4
In the face Of the alleged Washing.
| ton orders and previous instructions
from j. Funston TO tBrigadier General
| Davis to enforce the neutrality of the
United States at any cost, Douglas Is
amazed at the netion of Funston, in res
moving the troops from the boider
| trenches. y
Funston, however, has warned Gen
eral Gales, the Carranza commander.
against firing on this side. The soldier
victims yesterday both received their
wounds from Carfanza bullets and this
is what prompted the general to warn
against a repetition Of the offenss5jiii
Many Slain BY villa ...... ~.
General Villa bombarded Aqua Ptie-
ia vigorously all day yesterday and
many casualties are reported to have
occurred in the town Last night his
attack was disco tinued and u win not
be renewed, it is thought, until this
morning. 81. af.g. a5-Tgl
Meanwhile Villa is provisioning bis
troops. He has established source OF
water supply and -four is being passed
out among his soldiers in large GUAM.
titles. Where Villa is getting his food
has not been learned, but il Is believed
it is being struggled across the border
east of Douglas by his agents, for II
is known that his army was without
provisions on arriving before Aqua
Prieta, as many were reported to be
starving from hunger and thirst. :
1t is reported that reinfOrcements
are coming TO aid Villa in the attack,
and that additional ammunition sup.
plies are being brought up. B.
The IA 900 CarranZa reinforcements
for the Aqua ,Prieta garrison coming
here over American territory from Lar,
edo Texas are arriving slowly. Few
are on the ground, but II is thought
the majority will be here within forty
eight hours. A lack of trains is blame
for the delay. So, ~ a.