The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
BAKER MAY SEND
MORE TROOPS IN
1000 1nfantrymen Crossed
the Border on Saturday,
Others Will Follow.
10 APACHE SCOUTS ALONG

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE War De-
cartucnt receivcd from Cen. Funston
,o.rlish, Gen. Fcrshing's report on the
scond NSht with tho Viilistas, in which
forty Mcxicans were killed.
Secretary Baker expressed the belief
tonight that there WAS no question but
Cha, the encounter had resulted in heavy
h,sses among the Villistas.
villa himself docs not appear to have
been present at the fight.
Dispatches to tho state Department
today from Consul Letcher at Chihua-
hua declare that Villa himself, with u
small ~hudyguard. il south Of that city
and heading for Torreon. As the terri
tory wner. II bandit chicftain Is sup
posed 20 lie is zoo miles from San &C.
rcnlmo ranch, officials here are more
scpiic.d thin ever OF tile report that
Villa is badly injured.
With tho American advance columns
Sl,sdy more than 400 miles from the
border tho WA Department IL believed
g. Ia seriously considering the sending OF
additional troops into Mexico
Secretary Baker announced to-day
tha, on Saturday Gen. Funston des-
patched from columbus, n. NJ, the
twentieth and Twenty-fourth Infantry,
aGgrc-ating sone 1000 men, to be used
guarding the steadily frightening lines
If communication. He also announced
that nineteen Apache Indian scouts mad
been sent to Zen. r%ershing's hcadquar-
iers TO be used in trailing the bandits.
Although Tie Wal department is
known To- have given more than casua!
CONSIDERATION t. a suggestion OF offer
Ing a rev ard tor information leading IA
the capture OF Villa there IL no present
inicr'ion. 1t IL said. of adopting such an
~eNq-dient. The department has no con-
frmation Of reports from the border that
villa adhcrents have offered to betray
thor chiettain Cor a consideration.
The despatch from Gen. Pershing, for
warded TO tho Department tonight BY
Gen. Funston is supplemented by a
statement from the latter reasseratin that
Col. George 4. Dodd was in command
o. tho American forces which defeated
the Nilis'as in the first encounter be-
tween tho American forces and the
bandits The rershing report follows:
HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD. April
<-Ddiiy report for April 3. Report
Just received from Major Evans Of the
Tenth Cavalry by courier from vicinity
81 Itubio states that Col. Brow with
= squadron OF the Tenth Cavalry en-
cour'ered "A band Of Nillistas on April
! and was pursuing them through San
Antonio (Mexico). No further details.
No report from Brown, but natives
from Chihuahua state that Browns
A.r,,,.,N - s.at.S tisyt,nttsaA and n
part mounted. surprised Nillistas at
noon meal with i,uIo,s grazing near
AcuaScalicntes. about twenty miles
southeast of Bachineba.
Natives say from thirty 20 forty
Vlllstas killed and same number OF
horses captured. All this lacks verif-
cation from official sources Have not
heard from Grown in some days. but
Expect details tomorrow.
zen. Fuu>tou's statement regarding
n" command in the engagement at san
Geronimo Was inspired 10y newspaper
.yyorts 10 the effect that Col. Irwin and
not tol. podd was in OF the
American forces. Funston says:
Troops In Guerrero engagement were
commanded in person by Col. Dodd. The
tu,ps engaged were the Seventh a
a'-y. Col. levin with detachment from
tcn troops from that command was pres.
eut
A. Col. podd Ia in command OF the
BRIGADE Of which the Seventh Cavalry Is
a part army officers here say that Col
Twin was acting as Junior officer In
command.