The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01

that Col. perosy CAbsil Chisf Of stan 70
Gen. Pershing. had wired that villa was
present in person at the 6oAtle that
he escaped in . carriage, wounded. The
wound was not believed "a have been In
hicted in the Asht win the Americans,
however. Gen Pcrshing had previously
reported tho belief that villa VA
vuspded.
Garrison at . Dsnce.
Details Of the capture OF Guerrero
from the C~arranxistas by villa
prior to his defeat by the Americans
came through 4 Juaren to-day. The
dispatches said that villa had cut the
telegraph wires along the Mexico North.
western Railroad between MADEIRA and
Guerrero. and had burned some OF the
smaller bridges along me railroad which
his band did not hre when they de-
stroyed all the larger ones several
meaAhs ego.
Cen Csvazos. who commanded the
CafrAnya garrison at guerrero when
villa attacked that town. WAS attending
Q dance being held In honor OF his Of
fcers In the town hail Of the mountain
town. When Villa started his attack.
Gen. Cavasos 10 said 10 have Jumped out
Of q window and escaped with a number
Of his ofiscsrs and men, the remaining
troops Of the Carranza garrison having
been killed or made prisoners. Some OF
these men are believed to b. those who
fell into the hands Of Col. Dodd's men
on Wednesday morning.
As q refutation OF the recently clrcu-
iaaed report that Gen. Luis Herrera had
deserted the Carransistas and intended
20 fight with Villa against the Ameri-
cans, Andres Garcia. Mexican Consul
a. FL p..a en-Ia,. nvblhif pA "a letter
from Herrera in which that General
says he In preparing to take the field
WITH q view Of making villa IA prisoner.
He says he will execute him and send
Ma head 10 Consul Garcia 10 prove That
Il really was Villa who was captured
by the Carranza troops. Consul ''arcia
also received a telegram from Chihua-
hua to-day. saying that Gen. Herrera
and 1900 men had left Chihuahua ~
for Temesachio with the intention OF
capturing Villa He left Chihuahua II
on Wednesday. according to the mcs-
saga
Americans acquainted with tho condi-
ton Of the country surrounding 'iuer-
rNrD assert that villa cannot csraI"
through the mountains " he is too badly
voQnded to ride a horse. AS the country.
IL TOO rough to permit of any means OF
travel except horseback. and that AZ a
verv slow gait. They believe he VIII
head south across open country for
Fan Andreas, southeast OF Guerrero
where he has friends anon the natives
First news Of the battle came to-day
10 the C~arranza officials In Juarez. fo'-
lowed enortiy by confrmAtory advlces
from Gen. Pershing himself. who had !ett
mis- base ut Cpszs Grandes and to-day
ppunrted from San Geronimo Ranch.
NORTH Of Guerrero. He received the de-
tails from couriers despatched ny col.
Dodd. who continued In pursuit OF VIVA.
1hs couriers brought the news to Gen.
Pershing that Col. Dodd believed ne
would be able TO overtake Villa and his
command and annihilate them.
For ten miles the American troops fol-
lowed the fleeing Niilistas. bringing
down many Of them in the flight and
capturing most Of the supplies in the
battle. The Vill!stas fed AZ the frs'
volley from the Americans. although
portions Of the Villa command made
stands in the tow itself and fred al the
attacking Americans from the protec-
ton OF the low squat adobe houses.
villa fed In a carriage Il the first
attack, his men covering his retreat. ac-
cording to the report OF Col. podd 10
Gen. Pershing. Wills was suffering from
q hip wound. the American said. and
this taliies with the carranza report
mai he was wounded in the recent bat
tie with the Carranza forces on his re-
treat from N~amiquipa southwark