The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-04-07
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TWO HUNDRED OF iMEN
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G"M 1na< GUERRERO. l.-7;t
'Hoi AMERICAN CASUALTIES
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Ban Gefohitno.s Chihuahua X WI" ASr
oplane to Calonis nublan and b" Wire
lesssto oColambusa N,t4M.9tTwo, hun
dred American c~avalrymen, under Col
W B~fowr,"Tsnth' t5atySaHH adefeated
Az fqpalt4 fsoreeya VIVA ffaiewSsss' laa be
}Sec9M eeRgagementt of utha, lGamna}gr
ut Aguas' GalienhessdaO miles tnarth eoi
Guerrero. on April a1.1g o5 .aels-sbiYd
u THIS sreport was brought TO- Gen
l,PershiHgg BY two Mexicah f~anchhian
whp said that the NeSieSh' fSafcess ibost
80 men and 40 horses. while. tie Ameri
cans suffered no casualties.
s'aVilIa' was not withnthed bandI &C
leofdfng' Is the %ranrhriens, Who, assert
"a, that the +AtnertcaH. troops, belieyhd
At Nst1they, bad eAeountered THE ban
|Sdit chiefta4nd ~tasaisYorn hnp0ryysiu
IL Eor nursrthelAmerican 1eayairymen
follbwsdeM one of Villas
'lieutenAT4ts, and HIS bandits, through
winding canyons and almost impassa-
Bile trails of the mountains Believing
they had elpded their p~ursuers, the
bandits, relaxed their vigilance and be-
fore they realized It they were, con.
fronted by the troops OF the Tenth
cavalry OF Gen. "Pershing's old regi-
ment. which had beeni stationed near,
the town TO- intercept, stray bands at.
tempting,to make. their escape, ST.
]GsOnlys the most nleagers details of the
ensuing engagement were brought by
the ranchmen, but in Hsny-fespects It
resembled that,oi a,iweek ago at Guer.
zero. Immediately the bandits realized
the .fresent5e 81 ,fhe American ttoops
they began "a hurried, dissorIggssnniizaeed
flight from. their camp some seizinyt
their ponies and. others. trying to make
their Escape afoot: "fffey Went singiy
and IN otfaH pArties,aH p hMngaa0 the.
:Aneucapa troomsf as fhey Hea. esN6ne.
tS9R tihie toEAffm,' tE'e A4aaRcA#s19 laid,
and as a result none Of the bullets,
found a khaki,elad mark. !
Officers here are Inclined to believes
that II 80 bandits We're skiliffiead III the
running saShtDtha at least go many
more we're wounded. 1t was asserted
also that because. Of the nature of the ]
engagement II is probable that some
equipment. supplies and prisoners may
have been, captured. me q ranchmfen
told Gen. Pershing that the Villa fol- I
lowers fed in scattering bands Of
three to five, men before the negro cav
dirymen. sos7'5S'h HIe"St 177eS !
Reports ,tt ri r'eaaasAinugs here 'i iniSaiaaatsda that
band encountered by. the American
cavalrymen was the largest detach-
ment Of the force defeated and scat
tered at Guerrero "a week ago by Col
podd's command. These troops were
said to have been in the vicinity of
Bachiniba Pass for several days.
Two American scouts trephrted to
Zen, 7Pegshipg they had been fired on by
villa, outposts March 8 within the enyi-
IONS Of Bachiniba and that theyshad
returned the fire. Two troops of cav
llry, semitic the town 10 ~intereept the
bandits, reached there after the, en- I
Eagements h a led .lilorq 'ooIS n 1