The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-04
VILLAS ARMY
In FLIGHT; 400
DEAD ON FIELD
Northern Leaders Army Is
Without Food, Water
or Ammunition.
Aqua PRIETA FORCES
=. NOW DOWN ENEMY

DOUGLAS. Ariz.. Nov. 3.-Cnabie to
get food, water or ammunition because
OF the embargo against him BY the
United States. Gen. villa retreated south
early to-day from Aqua Prieta. He
left more than 400 dead on the battle
field. The Aqua Prieta yarrison's loss
was twenty-five lead and seventy
wounded.
1t was reported here mig that
Cen. Villa had reached Naco. Sonora.
Some OF his troops are known to have
arrived there. Gen. Funston and Gen.
Gales are prepared for a surprise at
tack. Additional American troops have
reached Naco. Arlz.
whether Villa was forced To order the
retreat or his men took 1t upon them
selves TO quit and return south to water
and food Is not known. but considerable
ammunition left In one OF the trenches
where a Villa battery OF artillery had
oeen IN operation for two days showed
the haste In departing.
a held piece could not he moved be-
cAuse the horses were killed by an ex-
ploding shell. The villa troopers man
ming It remained with the gun.
The Carranzistas learned this much
this afternoon when COO Of them, sent
out as scouts. hurried back to the gar
rison followed by a steady fire from
the gun. which opened upon them as
they approached. II In not known
whether the men were told by Gen. villa
to stay with the piece 10 check Ca ran
FORCES or whether they were cut on
from retreat and had TO remain.
Retreat n %surpirsr.
American army officers were puzzled
py the sudden action of villa. Every
message from either villa or his men
20 American soldiers had been that
ne Intended to take Aqua Prieta or sac
rihce his entire army. Just a short
time before retreating this morning he
ounde the Carranza defence and town
with n vigorous artillery fire.
One Of the villa deserters told army
officers to-day that villa was forced
to quit the border 10 prevent his men
deserting in a body and either Joining
the Carranza forces or urrendering "a
the United States.
He said that the morale of the villa
FORCES was broker and that they are
all waiting for a chance to quit or join
Carranza and were only STAYING with
villa because they had nothing els.
to do. He declared that villa would
never be -ble TO take Aqua Prieta.
"The minute that villa undertakes "a
invade the United states or the United
States starts to invade Mexico every
man of Villas men will quit and go &c
the hills and brush he declared,
The fact that the United States stood
such vigorous action late yesterday after.
noon Is believed to have had It's enec,
upon Villas decision to withdraw. Dur.
Ing the night Gen. Funston REINFORCED
MS 5000 American troops in Douglas
by calling in three troops of cavalry
from Naco. thirty miles away. and or.
dering In three more troops from Column.
bus. Nav Mexico. The Columbus troop,
arrived this morning about the time tn,
villa troops We're leaving.
1000 4. =. Troops.
Gen. Funston was Joined to-day b,
bris.-Gen. James Parker. who com,
'nands the Second Cavalry Brigade al
san Antonio. and Gen. Thomas +. Davis
VINO has been in command at Dough-.
FOR some time. Thus. the United State,
force now consists Of over 1000 mer
and three general officers, with Gen
John J. Pershing and 1000 men With,
call at III Paso.
zen Funston teiegraphed the War De
partment at Washington the possibilit,
OF having TO go into Mexico with Amer
can troops to stop further shooting int
Douglas and asked for instructions
meantime he had cleared all the lowe,
section of Douglas. next TO the Nexic,
boundary line. and repaired his men fol
the field.
This afternoon Gen. Gales, the Car
rahza commander. asserted that h,
would send 1000 cavalry and infantr,
men out after the Nillistas tonight. ac
companied by ten machine guns. II,
said he did not intend that tn. beate,
enemy should have any time to res
He believes that Villa has given IN tn,
assault upon Aqua prieta and IL head
Ing south into the Sonora Valley will
the ultimate intention Of reaching Her
mosillo.
Some believe that villa, after feed
Ing and provisioning his men. will max,
Cananea his temporary headquarters
and from there transfer his headauar
ters to Naco on the International line
thirty miles west OF Aqua Prieta, which
10 now held by Chief Urbalejo OF IN,
Yaquls in his name. Others look 10
villa to return to the attack on Agu,
Prieta as soon as he can feed his me,
and arrange for water supply and re
more ammunition.
A number of deserters from the WI;
forces reaching the American side OF tn
line to-day declared they had beel
living on corn for several days. Will
oficers were seen yesterday eatinj
"Jerked beef uncooked. Some OF III
men who surrendered to-day were un
able to talk. Their tongues were swollel
from lack of water.
One American soldier died as a re
suit OF wounds, eight are wounded, tw
American civilians and n Mexican bo,
and Mexican woman were wounded a
"A result of the fire across the line dur
ing the two day assault.