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200 US. TROOPS
WHIP VILLISTAS
Tenth Cavalry Surprises Ban
dts and Kill Thirty.
OTHERS PUT TO FLIGHT
Americans Run Of Forty Of Outlaws
Horses During Fight and Suffer No
Casualties.

III paso, Tex. April 5.-Unitet
States troops have met Villistas il
the second battle of the Mexican cam
| paign and again defeated them. a.
cording to unofficial reports to Briga
dier General Pershing, in command o
the American punitive expedition.
At Asuas CaiienteS Tor at Bachin
aba), north of Guerrero, where the
first action took place, two hundre'
troopers OF the Tenth United State.
Cavalry (negro) last saturday surpris
ed about two hundred Villistas, killed
thirty of them. ran off some of the'l
horses and pursued the remnants OF
the outlaw band.
1t is said the American forces es
capped withou; suffering any casual
ties.
Colonel Brown, of the Tenth. com
manded the detachment OF that regi
ment which dropped, as from the
skies, upon the Eillistas while the
bandits were incoming" IL lancet Sc
curity. and opened lire upon them.
SO safe had the Niliistas felt thai
their horses were not pis ketcd out
but were grazing while their owner
slept. The Yankee caNalrymen Gu
out bunch oT about toIty nf IN 81
enemyS mounts setting their owner;
afoot during the engagement.
The report Of tie battle was carried
to General Pershins at San Gercnimo
Mexico, hy two Mexican ranchmen
who said the outlaws had lost IN rfy
men. Other reports fXei the number
of Villista dead at between thirt2 ol
forty.
Pershing sent the report from Ge
ronimo, near the extreme front Oi
the Ameri; all lines. by aeroplane {.
Colonia Budlan. whence it was wire
Iessed to Columbus. n. III.
The message from Pershing was re
layed by telegraph from Columbus tc
Major General Funston at San An
tonic, where it was said Colonel
Brown in his report to Pershing, die
not mention American losses.
What the result Of that chase was
is not known, and General Funston
is anxiously awaiting details OF it.
The MeXicans defeated formed ont
of the groups of Villas force driver
from Guerrero, and relentlessly pur
sued since then. They were wholly
unsuspecting of the presence Of the
enemy until a minute before they
were attacked. The squadron OF the
Tenth stole upon them quietly while
the bandits were lying about the camp
many of them asleep.
The encounter aroused deep inter
est at General Funston's headquarters
at San Antonio, where additional de
tails were awaited eagerly, but 1t was
realized by officials that the effect Of
Browns fight and OF other minor en-
gagements that NAV occur is only in
direct, so far as the greater problem
of catching Villa is concerned. En-
agements of that character, It was
said. may be expected now from time
to time and the running down Of the
marauding bands is essential to the
safety OF the American column. but il
was indicated that the only effects, sc
lar dS villa Is tOuCelHCNs "fii NC "
destroy the morale of his supporting
force.
There are known to be other band:
operating in that same part Of Mexico
and part OF the American forces
must remain to deal with them while
the other part pushes on in pursuit G
the fugitive chief.
Villas latest souihward shift wa:
credited in official quarters, since i
came from consular representatives il
which the outlaw was located we'll be
yond Chihuahua City, and evidentl!
trying to reach Parral, or, perhaps
even Torreon or Durango City. In tht
vicinity Of all those cities there are
known to be operating organized
forces of Villas men aggregating
strength of some thousands. Accord
ing to all late reports, Villa appears Il
be travelling fast now and already ha!
placed between himself and the pur
suing Americans a considerable dis
ance.