New Britain herald., 1915-11-02
EIGHT ON AMERICAN BORDER WOUNDED During Four Desperate Attacks on
 Aqua Prieta BY GENERAL VILLAS FORCES

Bullets Rain Upon Douglas, Texas
 United States Troopers Among In- jured-Losses Of Both Mexican Fac tions Heavy.
 Douglas, Ariz., Nov. 2.-After foul desperate attacks on Agua Prieta, which kept the Carranza defenses blazing practically all night with flash ing guns and bursting shells, General Francisco Villa drew off shortly af- ter daylight today. At that time eight persons on the American side of the boundary had been wounded.
 Losses of the Carranza garrison were reported by General Gales as fcrty-five killed and seventy-fve wounded, although unofficial reports stated his casualties were 25O Villa dead and wounded in large numbers were scattered over the desert outside the barbed wire entanglements which surround the Mexican town.
 Most Violent Firing.
 The battle continued practically without intermission from yesterday
  morning. At o'clock Villa launched his fiercest attack with the com Joined fire of rifles, machine guns and can non. American army officers who with their men were in the trenches facing the border all night pronounced the firing the most violent they had ever heard.
 Villa opened on the western trenches of Agua Prieta with every gun available in support of final rush by his Yaqui Indians about 3 o'clock. Gales replied with every weapon in his garrison.
 Make Douglas Tremble.
 Douglas trembled under the vibera- tions of the continuous crashes and Concussions. Bullets from the Mexi- can side rained upon the American town. from the United States army trenches at the border to points a mile or more from the line. Scores of women and children covered be- hind brick or adobe walls. "
 The United States custom house, which was fired on by Villa machine gun platoon yesterday when Louis F. Taylor was shot in the back, was again peppered by Mexican bullets. It's roof and porches were perforated in many places.
 Sprinkled With Bullets.
 The American trenches were plen- tifully sprinkled with bullets also. Private Harry Jones, Company c, Eleventh Infantry, was hit in the stomach and probably fatally wound ed while guarding a company wagon near the army field hospital.
 Private James Tank, Company D, Eleventh Infantry, was struck in the legs by a bullet that fell into a sec tion of the trench few feet from the custom house. No move was made by any of the United States army de- tachments to return the fire.
 Have No Food.
 When the Villa forces drew off after daylight their canteents were empty and many had not tasted food for twenty-four hours or more, ac- cording to Mexican officers who ap- preached the border. Villa still in tends to take Agua Prieta, these off, cers declared.
 Mines exploded by Gales west of Agua Prieta killed 300 Yaquis ac- cording to reports from the Mexican town.
 TWenty-three hundred refugees were concentrated last night at camp at Pirtleville, suburb of Douglas. without water or lights, and food sup plies were scant until today
 Little Damage to Defenses.
 Daybreak showed that little damage to the defenses of Agua Prieta had been done in last nights battle.
 After the last heavy bombardment the Villa forces, which at some points had approached to within a few hun dred yards of the wire entanglements. fell back mile and began entrench- ing. The right flank of the Villa. for ces rested squarely on the boundary fence.
 Mostly Scattered Shots.
 There was intermittent firing from both sides after daybreak, but it ap- parently was mostly scattered shots to correct ranges.
 General Villa sent about a thousand cavalry eastward to the pass near Niggerhead Mountain early this morn ing to bring up ammunition for his big guns.
 Another attempt will be made to storm Agua Prieta during the after noon, according to Villa officers "This time," they said, i've are going to win: we will be in Agua Prieta by nightfall."
 Firing practically ceased shortly before o'clock and for some time after that only occasional shots came from the Gales trenches, Villas sol diers not replying.
 Harry Jones, Private company c. Eleventh Infantry, struck in stomach, probably fatally wounded.
 James Tank, private Company D, Eleventh Infantry, wounded in leg. 1 Mexican woman lost finger.
 Bullets reaching the Amnrinan sida |