Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-04-28

uel. Inc MtkCaN ran ana the amer
leans fired three shots. Each shot
took effect, killing the soldier. who
proved TO be Captain silva, Il noted
Nillista. Back In town, meanwhile
Sllva'a personal effects had been dis
covered In his house While officers
were In the act OF reading an order
issued to him by Villa from Chihua-
hua city last June, SilVa's big silver
braided sombroro and news OF his
death were brought In,
ip One MIN Only Itemained.
The Americans found lust one man
left In La Joya when they arrived.
He was In charge or the church and
Was carefully remaining within tho
| edlfice.
Half an hour out Of La Joya The
American pack train was fired Into
by the smcn who had fled the place.
Two mules were Killed. The nssnil-
ants We're heard running through the
bushes TO get away when the Ameri-
Jeans opened firi4 s
AT G;20 y. M, entering a canyon
Thanked by two hills each the hcigbt
OF a twenty-story building. the column
ran into it's first serious fight Eleven
men, the advance guard. rode into
the canyon fcw seconds In advance
OF the mai nforee. Trees along
rocky stream at the canyons mouth
had been marked for range finders IN
advance by the Villistas. White rags
tied to the branches Indicated the cx-
act height of men on horseback as
they trotted in.
Villisias Had l,ructiecJ.
The Vlllstas had practiced IN ad-
vance shooting III imaginary Amerl-
cans, az bullet marks showed. OF the
gnen who rode into the canyon first.
five were hit bun only one seriously
He was priNete klfhy ul fhu Flst
enth. who resides near Chattanooga,
Tenn. His wound was peculiar, tho
bullet entering one ear and emerging
from the other, leaving no little trace
that the surgeon Mt first was puzzled
TO know why he was dead
OF the other men hit one was
in the forehead, one shot In
the leg, one with a slight flesh wound
and the fifth. whose nose WAS skinned
neatly at the tip by the rough edges
Of a riochct bullet. Another man re-
ceive1 bullet In the cnnteon at his
belt. the bullet remaining In the
aluminium water bottle.
ifuIiuits WHitn.
In less than n minute relnforce-
nenta dashed through the marked
range. their fire, assisted l1y rifles
rom the American guard which was
itill back on the hills before the cnn-
'on's mouth. putting tho VillistaE to
light. A detachment pursued the
bandits until darkness ended the
'huse
The Americans ,camped in the can
on feint. for soon after dark
hey took up 4 night ride, hoping
. surprise tho Villstas In the next
own, Santa Cruz Gu different place
rom the town of that name ocra-
lied by Major Tompkins after the
'arral fight8. During the blvouac
hey buried Kirbys body under
rec.
One Mexican Killed.
Santa Cruz was reached soon after
Midnight, where q running fight IN
he darkness occurred There the
core Of the afternoons fight was
vened one Villista was killed,
ephew OF General Betran. the VIII
stas leader, was captured. The
White horses, belonging TO his fa-
her. also a General Beltran ana
efe de armHs of the village. was
.illed. General Beltran'a sabre
long with some valuable arms were
Iken.
The trail IN this region was SO
recipitious, that the first cavalry
ran into santa Cruz went NJ the
Ide Of the ruvine afoot, cling1ns
18th one hand TO the tail OF MIS-
orse.
Another soldier, an orderly, be-
anne 50 absorbed IN the fighting
iat he rushed up 10 "A lieutenant
vclaiming. Here, lieutenant hold
IS horse So can shoot. The
eutenant. at chat moment kept sta
onary BY other duties. held the
orse until the orderly could take
w shots.
ordered Back b, Aviator.
The column proceeded after thid
ght 10 beyond Cnsita, until they
ere on a hill from which thcy could
ok into the state orf Durango.
rom this Hill the men saw an avia-
n circle southwark and land in Du-
ngo He was Lieutenant l. A. Ra-
n. the man who vent tarthest
nth in the pursuit
The aviator rose, returning To
lsita, where he delivered General
,rshings orders to Major Howe.
ter the Parral fight. The column
rned northwest 10 Join Tomkins.
Raiders aeroplane WIS left at Cas-
!, near the railroad emhankment.