The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-27
N0GALES FEELS
M0RE SECURE
Following Brush With Shippers
U. S. Troops Are Rein
forced by 1900
VILLA RETIRES LEISURELY
This Is Explained by Fact That
He Does Not Expect Arrival
of Obregon Until Sunday
LLARETIRES LEISURELY

NOGALES, Nov y. With the eI-
pccted arrival here Saturday Of
an additional 100 United States In.
mntry men 10 reinforce the border
troops at this point, residents Of this
town experienced feeling of security
such as had not been enjoyed since
villa forces took possession Of No
gales sonora, following their defeat
at Aqua Prieta There was evidence
Of renewed confidence In every quar-.
ter and the belief which was generally
expressed that villa snipers had es.
caled across the border into United
States territory killing one soldier
and wOundlng others and that such aD
attack would be- met with prompt and
vigorous response.
The dead American soldier was
Stephen Littles, - Years old who also
was a member ~ Go. l.. Llttles was
shot through the head His home was
at Fulrmount, y e.
DOOting SummArily Punished
Evidence that any attempt at loot
Ing In NOgules, Sonora, during the
occupation " that town on the Mex.
lean side uf the border by Carranza
forces would be- summarlly dealt with
was conveyed 10 the American side
Friday night In reports that mem.
bcrs Of General AlvarO Obregon's y
forces, who entered the town follow.
ing the evacuation by villa forces had
executed eight alleged loOtera
Among the men executed was Car
ranza captain It Was said, aud three
CarranZa soldiers Four other whose
identity could not be learned, also
were executed.
The total dead on the Mexican side
was placed at more than forty.
Efforts to ascertain the exact loca
ton Of the Villa forces who evacuated
the Mexican town opposite here, thus
far have proved futile. II was gen.
orally believed, however that they dad
escaped toward Hermosillo where for
several days villa soldiers have been
endeavOring TO take the town from
the CarranzH troops
At conference Friday night with
n representative u General Obregon
Col. W. II. Sage. commanding United
States troops explained that the fir.
ing exchanged between the American
soldiers and the CarranZa cavalry.
men was due In measure to the lack
of information that General Obre.
CONS forces under Colonel Cardenas
were approaching 80 closely.
Consul In Ignorance
II had arranged with the CarranzH
consul TO notify me when the Car
ranZa troops arrived Colonel Sag,
said The wires were down last
night and the consul failed TO rcceiv,
he expected information
Colonel Sage commented on IN,
rather leisurriy rctrcnt last night OF
Villa forces, saying this was explained
10y the fact TINT they did not look fol
the arrival NJ the Obrcgon forces un
an Sunday.
Colonel Sage received mn affidavit
last night by Joshua Crhana, a fire
man who worked with Edgar Bean
the American locomotive engineer whc
was killed I'm Sonora early this week
which asserts that the Villa command
cr, Beltran, shot Bean with his owl
hand According to the affidavit IN,
shooting took place when the locomo
tive Bean was driving jumped IN,
track after leaving Cananea, wher,
the villa men hnd looted the banl
aud the properties of the Cananet
Consolidated Copper company.