The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
General Villa Comes to the Border Line to Express
 His Regrets
SHOT DOWN WHILE
 HELPING WOUNDED
Villa Reports Men Under Red Cross Flag Were Killed by Soldiers of General Gales Near
 Agua Prieta

| fs= J Naco. Ariz. November Francisco Villa, with S0oo of his troops. defeated Monday at Agua Prieta by the forces of Gen. P. Elias Gales, Carranza comman- der there reached Naeo, Sonora. across the border from here, today and told American army officers that four Amer jeans were shot down by Gales troops while succoring wounded under Red
 Cross flag, in front of the breastworks at Agua Prieta
 The Americans killed were according
 to Villa: Dr. R. T. Tighen. chief surgeon of the Cananea Consolidated Copper com pany: his assistant Dr. Miller, and two American chauffeurs,J. J. D. Pylant and A, L. Wilson. Villa, while formally express ing his regret at their death declined to- night to say where they are buried. He sad he could not permit any bodies to be disinterred, even to clear doubt that they actually had been killed.
 This doubt was caused by the state ment of Dr. Frederick IT, Wickman of St. Louis, who dashed across the line this afternoon shouting that he was about to be shot, and afterward declared that he had seen Drs Tighen and Miller last might Wickman, however appeared to be somewhat dazed from fatigue and from shock sustained while undera death watch awaiting execution for some un- known offense.
 Four thousand Of Villas men are at vilaverde watering station, ? miles | la Nc. sa
 Stores LO0ted Another detachment was reported to- night to be footing stores and residences at Cananea, Mrs Tighen, wife of the missing doctor, and her daughter, arrived here today from Cananea. Villa began receiving supplies $ soon as he reached Naco. He stated that he personally intended to leave tonight. It was believed he may go lo Nogales, where the army here would follow him, while
 the force at Villaverde possibly would be left to oppose any pursuit by the Carranza forces.
 l Shortly after he appeared at Naco, Villa icame up to the boundary to make re- DOT, of the death of the four Americans T regrel that they were killed, he said. but they are dead and buried. Villa stated that the four men were killed yesterday morning when a detach- rent of Gales cavalry from Agua Prleta encountered a detachment of Villa troops and retreated after a brief ensagenent Through agents here Villa sought per mission to have his wounded men removed from Naco to Juarez over American ter r.toiy His request was forwarded to Gen. Fre1crsok Funston, commanding the American troops at Dqpslas. The sup
 posed shooting of the American doctors and chauffeurs also was reported to Gen. eral Funston.
 Reports that Cananea was being footed were not entirely credited, in the ab- sence of reports from Charles Montague, American consular agent at Cananea. In the opinion of many there was little left there to loot
 Villa Statement
 General Villa tonight gave out per sonal statement as follows; T have 13.o90 men with me and l have given my word that no property will be destroyed at Cananea, and my word is good.
 From officials of the company it was learned today that the Cananea ConsoIi- dated Copper company had paid s25,ooo for immunity. Other concerns were also lev ieG on.
 Rcearding reparation for the lives of the Americans reported killed, General Fun ston, when told of their death is said to have informed inquirers that all he ! could do was to obtain permission from General Gales to search the battlefield for the bodies. ! f the bodies are found d protest would be filed with Gales asainst the Killing by his troops of nom
 ccmbatants and against the firing on the
 Red Cross flag. Funston said.
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