The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-14
HUNT FOR VILLA BY THE U.s..
AS TOLD IN OFFICIAL RECORD
Pershing's Troops Crossed Border atNoon on March Is
Hopes of Speedy Ending Soon Shattered as Fugi.
tive Nears Mountain Businesses.

ported TO have eluded their pvr.ucrs ~
made their a to San Tic ron,mo '
On March 20 The American wc,.
ported 70 be two days behind VIVA. VIM
on that day destroyed twu p, ,rn'S
bridges n other property m, A,,.,
'cahs were having difficulty VIII tL,
supply trains n Carranzd refused :.
givo permission for tn. use of ,b. v,
can railways. IVA"
villa and his bandits at,acNol IA,
town or Guerrero on March 30 ail.tUL.d
20 men OF the garrison thcr. JLa
bandit leader himself was rcpoii,I "a
nave been shot In tn, leg III tha, non,
AT the same time his camp was "a, u,r,.i
10 be north Of that town, about iiu wIo.
from the border. According to- Gen Fun
stons advices villa was tlou botoca,
6ch. PershinY and Col. Dvdds ty,ny
squadron. "s
First Clash win VITA.
The first clash with the Villis,as ,,,..
the columbus raid and h. pur~ui, ,b.,
IOiIowed Tor u few hours, occurred 90
March 70. but word Of II did mo-, rc,ch
Ocn. Funston until two days later I.,ri.
reports of the battle ON the edy. ~ ,b'.
town OF Guerrero. capital of In. d.
trict once dominated by the outlaw chic,
stated that thirty Of his band had h,.n
Killed but this number was doubled In
'ater dispatches. The Americans were
commanded by Col Dodd \IIl, L,J
500 men. -Four United States ,ro.ons,'
were wounded. but none scriorsiv 'r,o
machine guns. horses. saddles and arm.
were captured.
villa was than said 10 have hecu ,bo,
on his horse, but he escaped in sp,,, .,
all. The report OF his injury has n,vc,
been made clear. Tho bandit, had ~
ready overpowercd the Carranys gar.
son there. a few days later. On Ap,n
10. the United States cavalry engs e,d
In u second battle with the yilI,sfas
sssin routed them and killed NOR. ,h,,
forty Of Villas men. col. ". o p,on"
and a detachment of the Tenth Ca,aIry
participated IN the battle, which wa,
near Aguascalientes.
villa. after that clash. was repor,sd
south OF Chihuahus. But his where.
abouts were admittedly uncertain. -,
April :, he was reported 10 have ,h-r.
raiding bands operating near Minac.
These dispatches also discrcdi'ed ,hs
reports of his having been wounded
The flight Of villa from the American
expeditionary force on April . va. ,c.
ported to be toward Torreon with a good
lead on his pursuers. Carran8a officers
also were said ~ have sent three force,
south to intercept him.. Meanwhile the
opposition to the Americans OF The par,
OF the Mexicans had been growing apa,c
Last Thursday Gen. Obreron stated Tia.
he believed the Americans should with.
draw. h United States troops We.
then approaching Parral. where yes,cr.
days conflict occurred.
On the heels OF Obregon's statom.a'
Get. carranza asked q time limit =
thirty TO sixty days on the departure o.;
the punitive expedition. From Wash.
ington, however, came the report '.a'
the pursuit would 90 until Villa wa.
captured. dead or alive.
Reports from Mexico In the l,s, few
days indicated the rising hostility Il
the Mexlcans, even in the Carraula -.
ncial circle, and the demand that the
American forces be Withdrawn az oac-
had created an impending crisis for n.
United states troops In Mexico.