The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-06
U. S. TROOPS WIN
SECOND BATTLE
WITH V|LLIsTAS
Tenth Cavalry Routs Outlaws
Near Aqua CaIientas.
THIRTY MEMCANS KILLED
Number Of Prisoners Taken by Ameri.
can Foree-eeneral Pershina
Tells Of Surprise Attack in .
Report to Funston.

San Antonio, Tex, April .5.-Col. w
G. Brown, commanding a detachment
OF the tenth cavalry, swooped down
upon band of Villistas near Bachi
niba on April i, killed thirty or forty
and took a number OF prisoners
The official report of the second en-
gagement between American troops
and Nillistas indicates there were no
asualties whatever among the Ameri.
ans. ....
The fight was a repetition of the
brilliant engagement led by Colonel
Dodd near Guerrero on Monday of last
week when the main body of villas
forces we're routed after sixty had
been killed. .... Il
Colonel Brown, however, success
fully negotiated surprise attack at
noon. instead of at dawn, as was the
case. with Colonel Dodd.a .a...-..r.. z.
Just how many prisoners we're
taken is not made known in the re-
port given out by General Funston,
but II is said considerable quantity
of ammunition and equipment, includ-
ing horses. was taken. Ill., T..
Bachiniba is IS miles northeast Of
Guerrero. s. sr 80, s..,., .....i
The Villistas are said TO have been
en- route eastward from Chihuahua
City II is believed they were endeav!
oring to reach the Mexican Northwest
ern and destroy such parts of the line
as was being used to send supplies to
the extreme advanced guard
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San Antonio Tex, April 5.--Thirty
Villistas we're killed in the second
general engagement between the ban
dit chiefs followers and the cavalry
OF General Pershing's punitive expedi-
ton, A number OF prisoners were
also taken, News OF the battle was
received by 4 General Funston from
General Pershing. .a.4. aq 80.
A squadron of the Tenth cavalry,
under the command of Col. w. c..
Brown, surprised a 1Villista band
April 1 near Aqua Calientas, twenty
miles southeast OF Bachiniba pass,
one Of the goals Villa himself has been
reported making for
The Villistas were completely rout-
ed. Not one American was even
wounded, as far as reports received
here say . The bandits we're pursued
through San Antonio, Chihuahua.
Colonel Browns men came upon the
Villistas while they were eating their
MONDAY meal. The Mexieans were
dismounted and -unorganized. They
fled at thesirst volley fired into them,
Those able to. reach their horses threw
themselves in the saddle and galloped
of, hardly pausing to return the fire
of the Americans. Others took to
the brush on foot. Forty of the out
laws paid with their lives for their
part in the Villa raids and massacres.
Horses and Arms Captured.
A large number of borses, saddles
and side arms was captured by
Browns troopers, who are part of the ,
Fighting Tenth" famous negro cav.
airy regiment
Some reports of the engagement
state that Brown first encountered
the .iVillistas at Rugio and pursued I
them through San Antonio Different
statements are made as to where the
tight started, but all reports agree
that the Villistas we're chased through
the town of San Antonio. The en-
gagement occurred somewhere in the
of Aqua Calientas, which is o.
20 miles southeast of the noted Bachi-
niba pass. E-.r g.. e ...e f
General Pershing's report of the
fight was forwarded to General Fun.
ston by Major Evans by courier from
Rubio. Stories of the battle had al
ready reached San Antonio through
Mexican sources, but had been rather
until Pershing's official
g. g.. ...u... E
General Funston also announced
that il was Colonel Brown who COM
handed the detachment of Dodd's cav
airy at the Guerrero fight, in which
more than 100 Villistas were killed.
Brown had with him ten troops of the
Seventh cavalry, all picked men.
General Trevino, Carranzista com
nander at Torreon, announced the
'eceipt OF letter from Gen. Canuto
Reyes, famous outlaw and leader. OF
he yillista forces which have been
operating in the vicinity OF Torreon,
offering to surrender, with all his
orces, II guaranteed amnesty.
Destroy 2. Capture 4.
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