The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-11-05
MIA DEFEATED
IN 2-DAY FIGHT
kAea Forced TO Cease Attacks
on Aqua PTieta.
Ells HIT II ON U. S. SIDE
t2ea. Gales, carranxa Commander, In
&ssR Heavy Losses on Yaqui In
x1ns. Who Bear Brunt OF Battle
Cay ennbzrded Shows Little Signs
- zsttier-SeveraI Women Killed.


Cay ennbzrded Shows Little Sign,
- aAftie-Several Women Killed.
lA1sgtas, Ariz., Nov. S.-Repulset
ixNss repeated. terrific assaults upor
aac E.srraSza garrison at Aqua Prieta
Iy1sa.- throughout Monday afternoon
LES Hfght, the army of General Wills
Essaday withdrew and professed tc
Id xRiting for more ammunition ant
ssrSn1emeuts.
EErGwing themselves against the
3wrasz.a Notifications protecting Aqua
AzIsz& With terrific fury at o'clocl
TsGa&ag morning as a climax to a
sEaEziss n-hour attack the Villistas
1Ens3 aite supreme attempt of the
isRs:sr tx carry the breastworks by
4sszcsy- Enc Carranzista defenders ex
s-ssEEu mines and ploughed into their
nnxlSs with machine guns and shrap'
NaR nrsn the entire Villa army was
1xypn back. The Villa-Yaqui Indian
.Iszzyfrgant is said to have borne the
3azzTa ne the charge, General Gales,
sEE 2urranza commander asserts, and
sfaG n least 300 of the Villa troops
7sexH- Killed in that one charge alone.
Renewed at Daybreak.
AZ daybreak the Villa gunners re
rENfr2 their cannonading while a
1arm force of Villa cavalry headed
.f.yel x,,r,fbooct f0r q N, ,,oupitio,, ~ u,o q
xxtxxIted later Ammunition food and
rrf1sSrc ements were all expected, the
&sNKas asserted. They also claimed
dftGz aftsy would attack again Monday
MsaSwoun and capture the town. The
z4szx4 was resumed at noon but only
S.FFSy end soon degenerated into an
uzfewxuan of sniping with an occas.
1ssxrsd exchange of artillery shots and
xzzfffue gun broadsides.
eleven Shot on American Side.
EsSHsn persons had been shot on
SIR american side of the line up to
'rsas-a1&y evening, two American SOL
sIrEg &rvfng been added to the list in
,tser xirrning shortly before noon when
issxzrs from Villa machine guns hit
SzEsxs Walter Mayo and Private
. ks1gg Mitchell, who were in a trench
zKsx rfIe United States custom house.
Erxnrar Funston, who reached
iTETas Tuesday morning at 7:45 to
txsax command of the American
Ssrws. fust as the battle sounds were
SsFrM; away from the all night contest
@:szxesn Villa and Gales, sent sharp
xxrmcgs to both Villa and Gales that
Sxn guTmding of Americans must stop.
RSxsyer, a similar warning went forth
Ktudsy afternoon and ten of the
sss-~<r persons wounded on United
'-StsRs soil were shot since that time.
Ixszr7s FELL like hail on residences in
Assssssg early on Tuesday morning
itsxH&g tie' sharpest of the Villa at.
:Asxx upon the Gales garrison and
,sar Ut those wounded was H. X. Jones,
a aksttsr carrier
Spectators Forced Back.
Sz@ruy after sending his second
Exrriug to the Mexican commanders,
;;sFner7l Funston ordered the Ameri.
snu Snuops back from the line and had
siftsng force, hack all spectators. The
'sansm were ordered to pack their sup.
Eafcs aud prepare for actual field
iSxsy~ and reinforcements were sent
ShTzn EfiaHcamps into all the American
aasznE1es. Later Mr.. Funston made a
sENscai inspection of his soldiers. He
zrsscei the American custom house
'zsrzaaned and closed.
D. S. Victims.
Vie list Of those struck by bullets
.sv1 Ste American side of the border
sxzs ~ follows:
z2sns F. Taylor, restaurant employee,
sr-EtI fI spine; Corporal E. NJ. Jones,
ar Infantry, shot through both
sss5es; Ollie Y. Whidden, private,
szaEnny A, 18th infantry, hit in neck;
xtE- Jones, letter carrier, wounded in
l5fweGer; Harry Jones, private, 18th
rstszT.ry, struck in stomach, probably
ahtsoTy; James Tank, private, 18th In
xxzy. hit in legs; Sergeant Walter
Ess2. and Private Mitchell, 18th in
ssexry, Mayo in the right hand, Mitch
~ GT The left leg; Sergeant Henry
iREy!sfi. company A, 18th infantry,
NJ ac0ken in pocket by bullet; Mexi-
S,ssz Soy, shot on American side of
ahec Hame unknown; Mexican woman.
lses1 1gger, shot off while near custom
txuEas
Town Little Damaged.
-U7zgh pounded all night by Villa
Escsi6xy, Aqua Prieta does not appear
xgsrpe been damaged and practically
lSarrkred to be in good shape. A Villa
szd7 had exploded and blown out
ssAsE twenty feet of the wire but that
.KxaKs 20 be the only damage.
kIR 35 Women and Children.
HESor James A. Ryan, 18th cavalry
uEayEii a report that thirty-five wom-
IN gSz children were killed in Aqua
sxsns and thirty-flve women and chill
sesz sppnded.
1rroval e. NJ. Jones, company G.,
slA sdmtry, was shot through both
s6sSbp by Carranza soldier late at
cxspfE The Carranzas leaped from the
1sssr.sss and fired six shots at Jones,
yGA1wzx ON patrol near the boundary.
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