The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
L. 5. Soldiers COmbing the
District on a - Mile
SIN AMERICAN COLUMNS
ON TRAIL OF ID
Word Comes From Field
Headquarters of Wig
OlOmS Chase.
~ GEORG ~ 10. CLEMENTS


Special Correspondent o. THr SrN.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS OF THE AMERICAN
ARMY At NAMiouiPA. Mexico. by wireless
to Columbus, y. NJ, April IA close
search of the field after Col. Dodd's light
with Nillistas at San Geronimo on
Wednesday found sixty dead. No report
a. TO wounded. Col Dodd had -four men
wounded
The American soldiers are now operat-
ing over a front of seventy-tive miles
and there is not a foot of that distance
uncovered. They are now operating with
six columns commanded by Col. Dodd.
who has under him a squadron Of the
Tenth Cavalrv. Col. Brown has another
squadron of the Tenth. Major Evans and
COL. Erwin nave each a squadron of the
seventh Cavalry.
1t was Erwin's squadron which en-
gagged villa al san Geronimo and routed
him. Other commands are Major Tomp-
kinS with two troops each from the
Tenth and Thirteenth. Major Lindsley's
squadron. Thirteenth. and Major Howe
With a picked squadron Of the Seventh.
"A total OF $500 men.
Villas remnants are beng pursued
with vigor. No report has been sent
on; as to his actual Whereabouts. ,ten-
Sored by NJ. e. 50
Now that IL is established that Pancho
villa was wounded Sunday in his bat
tie with the CarranZistas preceding his
capture of Guerrero. American army
officers believe that IL will tie but "A few
days before his hiding place IL ferreted
out and he Is either ca ptured or killed.
Aeroplanes are Keeping the army so
ceaselessly informed AS to the where
abouts Of the flying remnants of Villa
beaten band that they are gwen no
opportunity TO rest themselves or the.f
badly fed mounts. The Nillistas. broken
INTO small bands. have been unable Il
hide or to make sOrtles because OF the
activities OF the American aeroplanes.
Officers and men are being given 2
taste of what European soldiers in tbs
trenches have to suffer from the weather
For the past forty-eight hours rain and
sleet. blown by y strong. old Wlnd
have made life IN camp anything hut d
Joke. II was a relief from the dust o'
the Lar; ten days. but uncomiortaol'
nevertheless. The surrounding noun
weather is giving the aviators who arr
u,trolling the lines of communicable
added hardships.
Crossing Of the famous Chocolate I.,>t
!, a particularly arduous. The army CON
= .iders Col. Uodi's exploit in s~utroundin,
and battling with the villa bdhultS o'
, W, dn.sday near Guerrero q r. markabl
4 bit of work that adds greatly - IN
iaur,ls Of the cavalry.
Y The entire command, resardless of ~
1 branch of the service to which attac!ed
rne.rcd the receipt OF news to-day tina
the President had ordered that congratu
p ltiors b.. sent to col. bodd aud his nei
- col podd and his cavdlrymen made
forced march tifty-iivc miles over rouG
n country In seventeen hours and then tough
i've hours befor. the bandits began I
I retreat into the mountains, Ih"y vol
lowed until the Nillistas brok" ur mt
small bands and scattered in All direc
lions. Pursuit is stu being kept M. &C
rordiug To Information received from ~
r mont by radtoGran to-day.
, Tive exploit OF the Cavalry ~ defeat
.uE villa has had "a cheering effect upo
q the men and officers OF this camp. pa!
i ,i,ularlv upun N" older cdnlpaigner'
who al. telling tales of the SeNeut
= Cayalry's Urowess with especial ,eie'
d eucc TO the heroic action Of the suuadro
which fpY;hi 10 death with custer a
Little Zig Horn. THE seventh agar
n PLAYED a conspicuous Uar, in the India
wars of the est ana IT participated
Nothing has been received hcle :
: icontirm reports on IN" border 'o-niSl
of the capture Of villa AZ Minaca, sou,
OF Guerrero. The report tnat thr'
Americans were killed by Nil'i.tte \
Minaca. sent from III raso, i not COZ
f,rmcd here.