The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-08
~ GEORGE ". CLEMENTS.
Speciai cor,esposSens Of TVS scS.

CVVrt1t SOTYtS ROV1SNS y n CSFs
TEMPORARY BASE. Rancho san Gero-
nimo. Mexico. April 4 (by motor train
to Columbus. N. NJ. April O.-The VIC
tory Of Col. Browns squadron Of the
Tenth Cavalry over a fairly large body
of viilistas commanded by Col. Manuel
Baca nj Jojo Calientc In San Antonio
canyon at noon on April I wal 50 CON-
plete hat there IL no hope that that
particular band will ever again be "A
menace TO Americans. villa IL rtiil In
hiding. nursing his wounds, said TO have
been inflicted In the night at Guerrero
u week ago.
Baca's command was surprised while
taking "A rest after the hard chase given
them by Col. Browns squadron. The
viliistas evidently believed they had
given tho slip to tho troopers OF the
Tenth and had gono Into camp In n
secluded spot nea the ranch house and
corral. Some Of tho bandits were cook
ing. while others were bathing In a hot
spring and still others were sleeping
away the fatigue born Of their long ride.
II Is said that Col. Brown was almost
as much surprised when he topped tho
| hill. and found the quarry in camp. Hc
knew they had taken that direction. but
he didn't believe they o have TEN
Gritty TO make a long halt The Ntllistat
believed SO implicitly that they had given
| the enemy the slip that they posted nc
sentinels and Col. Brown WA not chaI'
ienged when he rode 10 n point where
| he could survey the whole camp. The
| advance guard was wary n without
giving an alarm rode back and made
the commander aware OF the situation
| Flankers we're thrown out to prevent
their escape and the main body OF The
1 squadron charged the u~nsuspecting camp
The viliistas were taken by surprise
and were unable to put up much re
e~istancs. Practically none was armed
as the rifles were left with the saddles
and their pistols were with h clothint
Of the swimmers on the bank OF I
little creek flowing from the spring.
Tho swimmers rushed from the water
and took to their heels without WAITING
to get shoes or clothing. Those who were
taking 4 siesta, the last on earth fol
many. made some show Of trying to checl
the o%nrushing American cavalrymen. ou'
the latter would not be denied. Theii
barking rifles and automatics and the!i
big horses made IL a steal lmpossi
bility for the leaders OF h III fatet
bandits TO rally even the men who ha
not fled naked from the pool
When the night was over and a u
vey OF the field could I've mado II VA
found that forty men and AZ nan horses
had been killed. II was reported un
officially thai the body Of Manuel Baca
one OF Villas chief lieutenants and tn
man who is credited with having uset
tho wanton massacre of nvc Mexican
employees OF the Corralitos ranch he
cause they would not tell him where tn
horse Of the ranch had heen hidden. va!
. found.
This was one OF the most wanton art
~ cruelty perpctrated In Mexico sine
revolutions hogan h,e wears ago an'
cost Villa the support of thousands u
compair!ots in his night against .hTneri
can pursuers.
Many Of the men killed were four'
naked as they came from the bathinI
pool and tried TO rescue their clothini
and get to their horses grazing near hy
Some were evidently asleep when tn
battle began. as their bodies were di
vested of outer clothing.
Those h got away were followed 70
miles till they broke to such ma band
that further pursuit was impossible. II
booty captured by the Americans wa
much ammunition and nearly 100 rifles
forty OF the latter being new guns.
Americans operating along the south
ern front are now spread over from tn
cr.s; OF the Sierra Madre Mountains q,
the west to a point almost within sigh
of the Mexican Central Railroad or tn
eas. and to within a few miles OF III
city of Chihuahua,