New Britain herald., 1915-11-27
ADDITIONAL TROOPS
 AT MORALES, ARIz.
1,700 US. Infantrymen Reinforce
 Garrison on Border

NOgaleS ArlZ., NOV. 27.-With the evacuation of Nogales, Sonora, by Gen. Villas forces and the arrival here to- day of an additional 1,7OO United States infantrymen to reinforce the | border troops at this point, residents of this town experienced a feeling of security such as had not been enjoyed ] since Villa forces took possession at Nogales. Sonora, following their de- feat at Agua Prieta.
 The belief was generally expressed that should there be a recurrence of the exciting events of yesterday when Villa snipers fired into American ter ritory from the Mexican side, killing one United States soldier and wound = ing two others, such an attack would meet with prompt and vigorous re- sponse.
 The troops scheduled to arrive to- day compose provisional brigade made up from the Seventh and Twen- tieth Regiments of United States In fantry stationed at Douglas, Ariz.
 Gates Seriously Hurt.
 Herbert L. Gates, private in Com pany l., Twelfth Infantry. was the most seriously hurt of the two wound ed American soldiers. He was shot HI SAAS e1OUOAiSIl. IL IS UelGV0Q that he has an even chance to recover. Arthur L. Saupe, private in the same company was shot in the right foot.
 The dead American soldier was Stephen Littles, who also was a mem- Der of Company L. His home was at Fairmont N. c.
 Evidence that any attempt at loot ing in Nogales, Sonora, during the oc- cupation of that town on the Mexican side of the border, by Carranza forces would be summarily dealt with was conveyed to the American side last night in reports that members of Gen. eral Alvaro Obregons forces, who en- tered the town following the evacua- tion by Villa forces, had executed eight alleged looters.
 Carranza Men Executed.
 Among the men executed were a Carranda captain and three Carranza soldiers.
 Latest reports of the casualties among the Villa snipers whose firing into American territory precipitated the battle of yesterday, placed the total dead at more than forty.
 Efforts to ascertain the exact loca- tion of the Villa forces who evacuated Ihc MSAlCdH IOWl OppOSltG neTe, CHuS far have proved futile.
 At 8 conference last night with a representative of Gen. Obregon, Col. w. H. Sage, commanding the United States troops explained that the firing g exchanged between the American sol diers and the Carranza cavaIrymen was due in a measure to the lack of information by him that Gen. Obre- gon's forces under Col. Cardenas were approaching so closely.
 "I had arranged with the Carranza consul to notify mo when the Car ranza troops arrived" Col. Sage said. '"The wires were down last night and the consul failed to receive the expect cd information"
 Bcltran Shot Bean.
 Col. Sage received an affidavit last night by Joshua Urbana, fireman who worked with Edgar Bean, the American locomotive engineer for merly of Bridgeport, Conn, who was killed in Sonora early this week, which asserts that the Villa commander Beltran, shot Bean with his own hand According to the affidavit, the shoot ing took place when the locomotive Bean was driving jumped the track afer leaving Cananea, where the Villa men had footed a bank and the prop critics of the Cananea Consolidated Copper company