The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-22
MEN
BATTLE VILLA
At NAN|QU|PA
NEWS OF THE FIGHT is BEING
ANXIOUSLY AWAlTED--VIL-
LA TRIES TO BREAK LINES
OF DEFENSES.

Ell PASO, Texas. March 21-Fur-
ther news of the battle reported to
have been waged late yesterday near
Namiquipa between CarTanZa troops
and force Of bandits led by Francis
co Villa was being impatiently await
ed along the border today.
strong Carranza force has been
stationed at Nampiqua, forming
part Of the chain of defenses which
the de facto government has thrown
across southern Guerrero. If Villa
has beer able to break past this OBJ
stacle the way is open for "A flight
into northern Chihuahua, or the ban
dit leader can proceed eastward into
the Businesses of the high range cut
ting in the Namquipa district
News of the battle was received
first by Gen. Gavira, commander of
the Carranza troops stationed in
Juarez. Gen. Gaviras dispatches did
not state the number of Villa men
engaged by Col. Cano. commanding
the Carranza troops, who is said to
have had a force Of 900.
Interest was shown in wireless dis
patches from the front stating that
six bipanes of the first aero squad
ron commanded by Capt Benjamin
ID. Foulois, has joined the American
eXpeditionary forces. Henceforth
aeroplane scouting is expected here
to play an important part in the prog
ress of Gen. Pershing's columns.
At El Vale and Cruces, according
TO travellers In the Santa Maria Valley,
there are plenty Of locations suitable
for aeroplane bases. From these
points are army airmen are expected
to make frequent Reconnaissance
over the lofty reaches Of the Sierra
Madre range.
II villa is proceeding in consider
able force the airmen are likely to
locate him. II he has split up his
command into small units and is
keepig under the shelter OF the oak
and pine woods that close both sides
Of the mountains the task of the aer-
ial observers will become extremely
difficult
1t is not alone as spies after Villa
forces, however. that the first squad
ron will be employed; the flying men
are expected to pick out camping
places, watering spots and in some
cases pathways over the mountains
which the mule trains can follow.
No uneasness is felt here regard
ing Lieut.. w. G. Kilner, who left Co
Ia In,
TO the front and did not arrive with
tn others. The aero squadron un-
doubtedly followed the line of com
munication established by Gen.
Pershing in his southwark progress.
II Lieut.. Kilner suffered any mishap
almost certain to be picked up at
once by some outpost, it Is believed,
Dispatches arriving from Columbus,
N. NJ, say that although 1t is now
moro than ten days since the Villa
forces attacked Columbus, and it has
been established definitely that the
bandit is fleeing before the Ameri-
can eXpcditionary force some OF the
residents OF the towns are not with
out fear that The rail may be re-
peated. Practically all of the male
residents carry firearms and almost
every home now has its rifle rack.
When the little brick school house
on the mesa was opened for classes
for the first time since the raid,
number of The older boys came to
school with revolyers swinging from
ammunition belts. Only about twenty
per cent OF the 141 pupils enrolled
appeared.
It was asserted that the others had
been sent away from town.
The townspeople also have been
impressed with the necessity Of main
tanning mail censorship, the dis.
patches say. A woman who was
asked the number OF pupils attending
school said that military authorities
had warned her not to give informa-
ton to newspaper men.
No mascots or pets were taken by
the military organizations making up
the expeditionary force. AS a result
military sanitation authorities have
about forty dogs. cats, buros, horned
toads and other pets to contend with.
The dogs largely outnumber the other
mascots and, bewildered and distress
ed by the sudden departure of their
masters, they go nightly out along the
road by which the soldiers left and
express their sorrow.
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