Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-04-08

! plCG TOT ire.
May Unite Band.
Ii is regarded as likely that he will
gather about him a number OF the war
like YaQu Indians tc the south of san
| Geronimo. who have always been
| friendly with him and seek to join
them with what he can reassemb!e OF
! his soldiery at a secret headquarters
| fixed 10 view Of possible disaster
such as has just fallen upon him
The battle began al about six clock
| Wednesday evening The official gov
eminent reports fix the time as six
o clock but do not state whether
morning or evening 1t is now def
nitely learned that it was just before
sundown. as the Mexicans were be
ginning their evening feast
Three Foreigners Slain.
A new outrage has been placed to
the account Of Villa 1t occurred at
Minaca. a town about ten miles south
east OF Guerrero on the Mexico & orr
ent railroad
Here the Villistas are reported to
have murdered Herman Blankenberg,
a mine foreman. and two other for
eigners. It is feared that the two un-
known victims are Americans Four
Americans--Ackl Hemple, Locke
and Doctor Stell-are known recently
TO have been in or near Minaca
1t is not certain that Villa himself
took part in these murders, as it Is
hardly possible that he could have
made his way from Minaca to the San
Geronimo ranch. thirty miles to the
northeast. In the time elapsing be
tween the murder Of the three roreien-
ers and the battle on the ranch
Expect Villas Capture.
Excitement in FL Paso and along
the border is at fever heat in expec-
tatlon that at any moment the wires
may fash the news OF Villas death or
capture TWO days already have
elapsed since the battle OF San Ger0n-
imo and it is not believed the bandit
chief can escape in his crippled con,
dition
The one great factor that is relied
upon to bring about his end is the
practical certainty that his prestige Is
shattered. The ignorance Of the poems
who chung to villa as their leader and
hero, was the strongest card he pos
sessed
The most absurd lies were fed to
them concerning Villas exploits and
we're implicitly believed 1t is certain
that the majority OF them were salts
fed that their hero had won a tremen-
dous victory over the hated Ameri-
cans at Columbus that he had the
United States in a state of terror and
that he was inyincible
That action is exploded now in a
way that the most deluded peon can
not ignore Villa has been defeated in
open battle with the despised grin
goes, He has ceased to be invinci-
BILE
Official Report OF Fight.
Washington. April General Fun
ston has forwarded "A dispatch from
General Pershing. which is as follows.
San Geronimo Ranch. March 30
Colonel Dodd struck Villas command.
consisting Of 500 men. at six O'Clock
March % at Guerrero villa. who is
suffering from "A broken leg and lame
hip, was not present
Number Villas dead known 10 be
thirty probably others carried away
dead Dodd captured two machine
guns, a large number OF horses. sad
dies and arms
y. S. Casualties Four.
our casualties. four enlisted men
wounded none seriously The attack
was "A surprise. the Villa troops being
driven in ten mile running fight and
retreated TO the mountains northeast
OF the railroad, where they separated
into small bands
A large number of Carranzista pris-
oners who were being held for execu-
lion by the Villa troops were liberated
during the fight
Makes Forced March.
In order to reach Guerrero Colonel
pOdd marched fifty i've miles in seven.
teen hours and carried on the hsht for
five hours
"Ehseo hernandez, who commanded
villa troops was Killed in the fight
With villa permanently disabled, l.o-
pea wounded and Hernandez dead. the
blow administered is a serious one to
Villas band PERSHlNG
DEFECTIVE SIGNALS TO BLAME