Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-02
One Newspaper Man.

or searched by American caValrymen
with the hope of discovering him
there.
One Newspaper Man.
Donald McGregor, one Of Villas
victims at Minaca, was Il newspaper
man, who had worked in Denver, Chi.
cago, and in other eastern and wes-
tern cities. During the Colorado coal
miners strike, he took part in the
fight between them and the militia.
Nothing is known here of Ackln,
WoOs, or Lindesley.
DR.. Stell came from New Orleans,
and has lived for some years in
Mexico
~. Villa Lost Leg.
Villa has lost a leg, according to a
dispatch received by The war depart
ment from the municipal president Of
the town Of Temosachic, Chihuahua,
who reports that Villa was so badly
wounded in the surprise attack re-
Gently made on the constitutionalists
garrison at Guerrero, that amputa-
ton Of the limb was necessary. ,-..,
60 VilIistas Dead. -.
A report from, Gen, Pershing reach
ed the war~.departa,fent tonight say.
ing so OF Villas followers had been
killed. Previous reports have placed
the killed at about 80 The dispatch
made no mention of American casual
ties and said the number Of Villa
wounded were unknown.
General Pershing's dispatch for.
warded by Gen. Funston was dated
yesterday and said "the column was
breaking up into small detachments
which were spreading in various di-
rections. The officials thought the
reference was to the American troops
and took the announcement to mean
that they probably were convinced
that Villa still was in the neighbor-
hood of Guerrero and were taking
quick steps to throw a net about him.
Victim Had Wife. 4
Benjamin Smell, one. of Villas vic
Tins, came from Kansas. City, where
he is understood to have left a wife
and two children. a,.- ,-...'. 10 @....-'.
Loke's escape was due-to the fact
that he was absent from Minaca at
the time Villa arrived. He was re-
turning to the town when he heard
firing and hid in the brush. fSoon af-
forward, he saw some cavalrymen
leaving the town with Villa himself at
their head, Loke fled by night to
Cusihuiriachic, where a friendly Mex
lean hid him in a cellar for two days.
Villa arrived later and searched the
town for Americans. After he had
gone, Loke sent the Mexicans, who
had befriended him, to Minaca, and
the latter brought back the story of
the massacre. Loke then disguised
himself as peon and made his way
safely to Chihuahua City, where he
told his story. H.
Want American Released.
Frederick Sintich, United States
consul for northern Sonora, with head
quarters at Nogales, telegraphed Gen.
P. Elias Gales this morning, request
ing that orders be issued for the re-
lease of Ysidro Alex Aguayo, Of Los
Angeles, Cal, an American citizen, re-
ported to be he'd prisoner by Rosario
Garcia, bandit, at Guisamopa, SO
miles south of Sahuaripa, Sonora and
about $50 miles from the border,
WAIT FURTHER DETAILS A
Washington, April Although no
word came through today from Gen
eral Pershing's expeditionary force in
Mexico, there was growing conf.
dence here that the expedition was
already nearing, if it had not al
rady reached it's climax.
The hope for the capture of the
bandit chief was increased tonight
by reports reaching Commander Cav
ira at Juarez, that Dodd's flying col
umn had netted the fugitive. The
War department had no information
to confirm the report.
Special Night Watch.
A night watch was maintained to-
night at the War department in he
hope that further dispatches from
Pershing would be received. Secre-
tary Baker wired General Funston to
endeavor to get further details of
the Guerrero engagement and in
ffuired especially regarding condi-
tons of the four cavalrymen report
ed slightly wounded.
Col Dnod iS far from noint of