The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-02
U. S. TROOPS NOW
A TO TAKE
DRASTIC ACTION
Continued from Page onc)

morning at 6 o'clock. At 3 o'clock.
when villa launched hts fiercest at
tack and the combined fire OF rifles.
machine guns and cannon II probably
surpassed In violence the din OF any
previous Mexican battle.
villa opened on the western trench
90 OF Aqua Prieta with every gun
available IN support OF a final rush
by his Yaqui indians about 3 O'Clock.
Gales replied with every weapon in
his garrison.
Douglas trembied under the vibra-
tions Of the continuous crashes and
conclusions.
ralncd upon the American town, from
the United States army trenches at
the border "a points a mile or more
from the line.
Scores of women and children. most
OF them hysterical and weeping. COW
cred behind brick or adobe walls.
The United States custom house
was again pcppered by Mexican bull
lets.
The American trenches were pienti.
fully sprinkied with bullets also. Pri.
waite James Tank. Company -, Elev.
i NNAAM AAANNAANH MAN AAMhh ~ wv NtNF
by a bullet that fcll into q section oi
the trench a few feet from the cus
toms house.
No move was made by any OF ths
United states army detachments e
return the fire.
Observers on the American side re-.
ported Villas troops had drawn off
not In retreat. but 10 procure water
/ NHlNN. I'm tas.wN. a.. s.NH. A.. n.F
eta. they declared. Some OF Their
were served with water yesterday h,
civilians but were stopped when Cal
les made a protest.
Mines exploded by Gales west o.
Aqua Prisja killed 800 Yaquis. &C.
cordins to cport from the Mexican
town. INrNI
T~wenty-thrce hundred ~refugeeI
were concentrated at a camp q
P~ir;lcville. a suburb OF Douglas
General villa sent about "a thou
sand cavalry eastward 10 the pas
near Niger Head mountain early thil
morning 10 bring up supplies OF am
munition for his big guns under cscor
Of four thousand reinforcement
which villa leaders his morning sal,
should arrive by noon.
Another attempt will be made I,
storm Aqua Prieta during the after
noon. This time" said they. W,
are going to win. We will be m Agu,
Prieta by nightfall."
Firing practically ceased shortly be
fore 3 o'clock and for some time afto
that only occasional shots came from
the Gales trenches, villa soldiers no
replying
4 MI. U...u ~. FaNU-.--.
cavalry. received reports that q
women and children were killed Il
Aqua Pricta. aud IS women and ch.l
dren wounded.
\ Mexican bullet struck Scrgcun
Henry Wardeli of Company \. Elev
cnth nfaatry. breaking q pipe In hi
breas: pocket last night. wardel
afterwards found the bullet in nj
pocket.
Two warnings were sent today q
General Gales shortly after tw
American soldiers were wounded In
trench west ~ the customs house.
sharp machine gun airing which Dee
gan az noon ceased In q few minute
and "a dcsultory artillery cXchang
which followed practically had sop
ped by I o'clock, the hour supposed
fixed for Villas general attack toda.
30 begin.
General Davis sent American troop
back from the boundary 500 yards q
keep spectators ont of he Mexico.
zone Of fire. An attack los villa !
apparently expected shortly af;c:
o'clock.
Up 10 2:20 q. M there was NO sig.
Of renewal of attack hy villa. ~.
ammunition ana reinforcement hn.