Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-04
VILLAS ARMY Is
LEAVING BORDER
Rebel Chieftain Has Apparently
Abandoned Plan to Renew As
sault on Aqua Prieta.
HIS ARMY RETREATS HASTILY
HUI,I.IaTIN.

BULLETIN.
Ell PASO, Nov. S.--The garrison
OF oiinaga, chihuahua, on the
border, near Presidio, Tex, has
turned over to Carranza, according
to advices received today by the
CarranEa consulate here. Details
were lacking.
DOUGLAS, Arlz., Nov. s.--General
villa, forced by hunger, thirst and a
saanty supply of ammunition, to
abandon his plan for an i'm
mediate assault on the strongly en-
trenched village of Aqua Prietar
commenced withdrawing his army
today. and shortly after 8 O'Clock
most of his force is moving toward
Anavacachi Pass. twelve miles south.
west.
1t is his apparent intention to So
cure water. which is plentiful fur
ther southwest, and provision his
hungry men.
General Mendez, with forces OF about
! 800 men. has been holding the pass fol
/ several days, and will remain there
guarding the entrance to the valley fol
the return OF villa. Meantime heavy sup
plies OF ammunition will reach villa from
| the east
Villas retirement was hurried by ar
occasional shell from the big guns ot
| hYN Axr OtQ haf
ceased.
Withdrawal is Hasty.
That Villas determination temporaril!
to withdraw his forces from the vlclnit!
of Aqua Prieta was sudden was showl
by the fact his gun iieutenants in com
mand OF rapid firers on the right wini
took nothing but their guns with them
Large quantities OF ammunition in case
was left In emplaoements when the with
drawal began.
A body OF villa infantry. estimated 4
be between 1000 and 1900 men, marche,
through Gallardo pass and swung to tn
southwest to Join the retiring main army
American army officers are somewha
mystified at Villas movement. Some be
leve II is his intention to withdraw fron
the Aqua Prieta field altogether an
march southwest to attack a large bod
of carranza troops reported to be comm
from that direction.
Three Hundred Dead ON Field.
villa dead left on the field are 1896 Tw,
hundred were counted lying west OF Agu
Prieta, and 1886 TO the east. Gales daai
woro twenty-five soldiers and his wsunde
seventy. ,. ....... .,.... 4.
Gales sent out cavalry force to kee
In touch with the villa. rear guard. Tn
battle Of Aqua Prieta In one respect re
calls the famous fight at Matanxas, Cube
In 1898
Among the casualties on the Americas
side, It became known today, was on
perfectly good gray mule, He got to
close to the firing line and piece o
shrapnel came over on the American sid
and gave him his Quietus.,
-Four villa sOIdseAs Desert.
Four Villa soldiers, part OF a nkirmist
ing line that lay all day yesterday In III
brush within three-quarters OF a mile {
the wire entanglements. guarding Agu
Prieta. started for Carranza lines Q
dawn waving white flags. One Of theI
jumped the wire fence guarding the bouI
dary line and was promptly arrested b
American soldiers and taken to headqual
ters. The other three crawled into II
CarranKa trenches. When the intentio
of the deBerterB was made evident, Vii
machine guns opened a vigorous fire @
them and hundreds OF CarranSa soldier
standing on the trenches. There was
hurried ducklng for cover and the bon
bardment ceased in about five minute
Aqua Prieta guns then took up firir
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