Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-11
AZ VILLA BANDITS
SLAIN IN BATTLE
WITH AMERICANS
Troop of 23O CavaIrymen of
Eleventh Regiment Engage
and Rout Larger Viii
Iista Force.
NO YANKEE CASUALTIES
Number of Outlaws Wounded
In Clash at Ojo Asules-
Final Agreement With
Carranza Near,
NO YANKEE CASUALTIES

Field Headquarters near N~amiQuipa,
(by wireless to Columbus. N NJ, May
S.-A full squadron of $50 nen of the
18th cavalry surprised and routed a
much larger force of Villistas at Ojo-
Asules, il miles south of Cusihuiriach-
ic, early yesterday.
BY actual u az Mexicans were
killed and a number wounded, but
there We're no American casualties.
The American commander under
Maj. Robert l.. Howse, had been pur-
suing the Niliistas under Generals Cruz
~Tominguez and Julio Acosta for sew
eral days, when they encountered them
today encamped in the huddled adobe
jackals of Ojo Azules. The Mexicans
We're utterly surprised and sprang
from their pallets half clothed. After
flight, each man shifting for himself.
Some of them were able to seize their
horses already jaded from a hard ride
previously, but others made their way
into he hills afoot.
In Major Howe's report, he said the
roGe had been absolute and that he was
still pursuing the scattered remanent
OF the band. The band engaged is the
largest remaining under the Villa
standard, n today's decisive victory
gave much satisfaction to military men
here.
y i'S tiiC uAoEolSiiCS do III Sol1lS,
military men on the border believe
that the band is the same as that de-
feated at Temochic, April ~, by
Colonel Dodds command.
Ell Paso, Tex, May photographic
exchanges tween General Obregon
and General Carranza over the tenta-
tive agreement for American and Mex
lean cooperation in the scattering of
Villista bandits have been completed.
1t is expected General Obregon will
hold his mex conference with General
Scott today on the American side Of
the Rio Grande and that a protocol
covering the agreement will then be
drawn up.
1t has been the expectation Of Cen
erals Scott and Funston that final
meeting with Genera Obregon would
take place yesterday. Vt the last mo-
ment, however, it was learned that
C%arranza still held to the opinion that
the American troops should set a def
mite and early date for withdrawal. 1t
was said hat a large part of yesterday
was spent by the Mexican officials
here in convincing the first chief tina
the tentative agreement should be adj
hered to in the main.
1t is said that there are a few de-
tails Yet to be assented to by General
Carranza and that these will nave to
be thresfled out at the next meeting
wv 'tliCidiS OColl ana oDTSROIl.a
Persons in a position to know say that
the matters in dispute are SO %inconse-
quential that they are bound to be adj
justed.
El Pas" Tex, May General
l'ershing,s official report of the defeat
OF a band of Villas men at Ojo Azules
by Major Howse, described the action
as a cavalry charge with pistols. the
first to occur since operations were
begun. The men a ridden 80 miles
from Santo Ojo Azules, rs miles west
Ct Cusihuiriachic.
cans was continued for two hours. In
formation that the band was near Ojo
AZules had been secured by General
Pershing two days before. 1t was said
to have attacked and defeated a Car
rama force a few days before that.
guez, Antonio Angeles and Julio
Acosta.
General Pershing reported that the
counted dead was AZ. Sev%enty-five
horses and mules We're taken from the
Mexicans n six CarranZa prisoners
they had been holding for execution.
Many wounded were reported, but the
m was not given,
Washington, May 6.-Offcials of the
war and state departments nave no in
formation on the reported opposition
of General CarranZa to features of the
tentative agreement made by Generals
Scott and Obregon. If General Car
rama insists upon fixing a definite time
for withdraway of the American forces
army officials said the border confer
ences probably would go over int next
week.
The friendly attitude of the Carran-
"a government was reflected in official
dispatches today and it was announced
that more supplies to General Pershing
We're moving over the Mexican rail-
roads. Consul Letcher at Chihuahua
reported that General Herrera, Car
rama commander at Parral, had pub
lished a proclamation exhorting the
citizens to avoid any anti-American
demonstrations.