Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-01
Three Thousand Men Ready to In.
terfere if Impending Battle
Causes Shots over the
Boundary,
OPPOSING TROOPS APPROACHING
Villas Advance Guard Within
Twenty Miles of Line and Rein
foroements at Aqua Prieta
BATTLE EXPECTED ON MONDAY

troops invading sonora arrived To-
day within striking distance Of Aqua
Prieta. opposite here and the ex-
pected attack against the Carranza
garrison apparently was matter of
hours. Advance cavalry of the in
vaders halted late today three and
one-half miles east of Augua Prieta.
General Francisco villa. who ar
rived at,the international border sew
eral miles further east few hours
earlier, talked with Americans across
the boundary and announced that he
intended to attack the Mexican town,
regardless OF any action United
states troops might take.
DOUGLAS. Ariz,, Oct. 31-Three
thousand men of the Sixth United
States infantry brigade were placed
in trenches today within few feet
of the Mexican boundary, ready to
interfere IL an attack on the Car
rama garrison of Aqua Prieta, Son
ora. by the Villa army, expected Sun
day or Monday, should result In
shooting into American territory.
Brigadier General Thomas F.
Davis, brigade commander, said he
would take every precaution to pre-
vent any firing into Douglas.
IL do not propose to see an Ameri-
can town shot up" he said.
Anticipating a battle tomorrow oil
Monday, General Davis at the same
time issued instruction to residents
on the American side OF the boundary
to keep within doors, get behind
adobe walls and not to trust tC
wooden barriers TO keep out high
powered bullets.
Villas Guard Near border.
Villas advance guard. under command
of Colonel Thomas Franco. reached Sal
Bernardino. twenty miles east on tn
border. today. Colonel Franco gave tn
first definite information thst Genera
Francisco Villa himself was with tn
army. lie said villa would arrive at Sa
Bernardino tomorrow. indicating that
battle. II battle there Ia to be, will occu
Monday.
General Pelias Gales. commandin
Aqua Prieta, also received reinforcement
late today The first OF nine trains bear
ing troops and equipment from Laredo
Tex, arrived. II bore equipment con
sisting of field guns, ammunition an
vehicles OF all sorts. from taxicabs to a
| n NNal laaa "a
pected tonight and tomorrow.
Colonel Franco declared villa fe
! friendly toward Americans and desired
avoid all trouble.
ReinforcementH for Aqua PrietR.
Ell PAso. Tex, oct. 3i.-Two epuil
ment trains and two troop trains, eac
containing about one battalion of Cal
rama troops, passed through here toda
under the guard Of United states troop
for Douglas, AriE.. to reinforce Generi
Gales at Aqua Prieta. Two trains al
held here tonight for departure at da
break, because OF the possibility OF a
attack by villa cavalry west OF heT
during the night. Two more trains al
expected to pass through early tomorrow
Late today the last detachment of II
Seventh and Twentieth infantry left Fo
Bliss for Douglas to reinforce the Unite
States troops there.
The arrival and departure OF the Ca
rama troops was marked In Juarez /
a sudden dispatch OF Villa troops ives
ward along the border.
Reports were received late tonight thu
the second train of CarranEa troops
leave here was fired on and that n rui
ming fight was waged in the vicinity {
Columbus. n. NJ, about seventy mile
west Of here on the line OF the railroa'
General j. J. Pershing, commanding 4
Fort Bliss. said he was In telephon
communication with Columbus, but ha
heard nothing of any firing upon III
train.
Carrnnza Won't Deal Direct.
WASHINGTON. Oct. I.-General Ca
rama has made II clear through Il
foreign office of his government thu
he does not desire 20 deal with Eur
pean governments through the Unite
States and officials OF the State depar
Inent are I'm accord with his course.
Some OF the European powers whiC
have not yet recognized the defacto go
ernment have been transmitting repr
BentatiOns through American officials
Mexico. General Carranza now desir'
that foreign governments deal direct
with him in the future.
This policy ls expected TO hasten re
ognition OF the Carranza government
the powers of Europe.