Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-04
American Officers Think At
tack on Aqua Prieta Merely
RuSe 10 Cover Larger 0p-
GRAFTON Contemplated,
FUNSTON HAS POINTED
TALK WITH CHIEFTAIN
Gales Makes Every Prepara-
ton for Possible Renewal of
Assault on Border by Con-
vention Troops,

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WiRHl
Douglas, Arlz., Nov 3.-Whether
General Francisco villa intends to
press home his attack on Aqua Prieta
or pass up the border town and play
for the bigger game of the western
coast cities Of Guaymas and Mazat-
Ian, which would give him ports for
the securing Of much needed supplies.
is q problem that is pu2zling tonight
both the American army officers and
the Carranza forces in Aqua Prieta.
The villa army commenced, early
this morning, moving away from
Aqua Prieta toward Naco. and to-
night that little border town reported
that $500 villa troops already had
reached tnat point. Others We're re-
ported by train passengers as having
been seen along the road leading to-
ward Naco.
II is known too, that villa agents
have been endeavoring to purchase
much needed supplies Of flour and
corn, and preparations have been
made at Naco to take care of those
wounded in Mondays fight around
Aqua Prieta
still Near Aqua Prleta.
on the other hand, General GALES
scouts report that the main body of
Villas army reinforced during the
day by an unknown number of men
from the east, is still within a few
miles Of Aqua Prieta, while the
forces OF General Crbalejo, the Yaqui
chieftain, numbering about 1900, are
still further in. villa has succeeded
in getting near to water supply at
Calladones and Anayacachi pass, and
limited food supplies have also reach
ed him, All day long, too, wagon
trains, loaded with supplies of am
munition, have been passing in from
the east
Prepared for Attack.
Every preparation was made in
Aqua Prieta today for another at
tack General Funston, commanding
American forces. also made prepara-
tons late today by posting troops at
vantage points in Douglas. and mov-
Ing them away from immediate con-
tact with the border. Strict orders
had been issued to keep residents Of
Douglas far away from the interna-
uonal line TWO or three companies
uf infantry were sent to Naco during
the day This was merely a precau-
tionary measure. The general opin-
ion among American army officers is
That Villa has fooled the Carranza
forces. That he merely "nibbled' at
Aqua prieta and finding it much
tougher than he expected, viii now
ignore it with its much coveted sup
plies of provisions and ammunition.
and after his army is thoroughly
rested and provisioned will strike
down through Hermosillo and Mag
dalena TO the west coast for cam
paign of much greater Importance.
Funston and villa Talk.
brief interview between General
Funston and General Villa took place
Yesterday over the barbed wire fence
marking the international line, a
short distance east Of Aqua Prieta.
At that time General villa assured
General Funston that he wished to
avoid bringing American troops into
the conflict What else was said Is
not known. General Funston would
not talk.
One report was that the interview
though brief and formal was very
much to the point, That General
villa was told very plainly by the
American general that another con-
dition like that Of Monday night
when hundreds of bullets struck on
the American side and one American
soldier was fatally wounded and seV-
eral others hurt, would result in SER
lous trouble for villa and his army.
Scouting Party in Trouble.
What little firing there was today
was done mostly by the forces IN
aqua Prieta A Gales scouting par
y bumped into a villa machine gun
this morning with disastrous effect
To Gales forces The three-inch guns
oi Aqua Prieta threw several dozen
smells at the villa forces moving
westward Sir hundred cavalry was
sent eastward before noon to capture
Two villa cannon which were left in
posIuon because the horses had been
auled but they we're repulsed by q
iua guard estimated at 500. Major
LUIS Block of General Gales staff,
SAID SIX Gales soldiers had been kill
sa but did not say whether they were
'Sl by the scouting party or in the
attack on the villa guns. A villa
smell from one Of the guns also kill
"a seventeen cattle in Aqua Prieta to-
day
Niila lost thirteen cannon on the
"aS from Casas Grandes. according
statements attributed TO prisoners
.aAen by the Carranza garrison. For
eFeh Villa soldiers are said 70