The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
200 U.S.. TROOPS
WHIP vILLISTAS'
Tenth Cavalry Surprises Ban
dts and XII Thirty.
OTHERS PUT TO FLIGHT
Americans Run Off Forty of Outlaws
Horses During Fight and Suffer No
Casualties.

Horses During Fight and Suffer No
Casualties.
United States troops met Villistas In
the second battle of the Mexican cam.
paign and again defeated them, &C
cording to unofficial reports to Briga.
der General Pershing, in command OF
the American punitive expedition.
At Aguas Calientes Cor at Bachin.
aba), north of Guerrero, where the
first action took place, two hundred
troopers of the Tenth United States
Cavalry (negro) last saturday surpris.
ed about two hundred Villistas, killed
thirty of them, ran off some of their
horses and pursued the remnants of
the outlaw band.
1t is said the American forces es-
capped without suffering any casual
ties.
Colonel Brown, of the Tenth, COM
manded the detachment of that regi-
ment which dropped, as from the
skies, upon the Villistas while the
bandits were incoming" in fancied Sc
curity, and opened fire upon them.
So safe had the Villistas felt that
their horses were not picketed out,
but were grazing while their owners
slept. The Yankee cavalrymen 'cut
out" a bunch of about forty OF these
enemy's mounts, setting their owners
afoot during the engagement.
The report of the battle was carried
to General Pershing al San Geronimo,
Mexico, by two Mexican ranchmen,
who said the outlaws had lost thirty
men. Other reports fixed the number
of Villista dead at between thirty or
forty.
Pershing sent the report from &c.
ronimo, neal the extreme front Of
the American lines, by aeroplane to
Colonia Budlan, whence it vas wire
lessed to Columbus, N. M.
The message from Pershing was re.
layed by telegraph from Columbus to
Major General Funston at San An
tonic, where it was said Colonel
Brown in his report to Pershing, did
not mention American losses.
What the result of that chase was
40 hOI hAONhB Wv l. oAIoNOA
is anxiously awaiting details of it.
The Mexicans defeated formed one
of the groups of Villas force driven
from Guerrero, and relentlessly pur-
sued since then. They were wholly
unsuspecting of the presence of the
enemy until a minute before they
were attacked. The squadron of the
Tonfb efO1o UNION fhaD1 nTiot1u Uhi1p
the bandits were lying about the camp
many of them asleep.
The encounter aroused deep inter.
est at General Funston's headquarters
at San Antonio, where additional de.
tails were awaited eagerly, but it was
realized by officials that the effect Of
Browns fight and of other minor en-.
gagements that may occur is only in
direct, so far as the greater problem
of catching Villa is concerned. En-.
agements of that character, it was
said, may be expected now from time
to time and the running down of the
marauding bands is essential to the
safety of the American column, but it
was indicated that the only effects, SO
I'LL DIS VITA Is COICCInSQ, Will OS "
destroy the morale of his supporting
force.
There are known to be other bands
operating in that same part of Mexico,
and a part of the American forces
must remain to deal with them while
the other part pushes on in pursuit OF
the fugitive chief.
Villas latest southwark shift was
credited in official quarters, since it
came from consular representatives in
which the outlaw was located well be.
yond Chihuahua City, and evidently
trying to reach Parral, or, perhaps,
even Torreon or Durango City. In the
vicinity of all those cities there are
known to be operating organized
forces of Villas men a%ggregating a
strength of some thousands. Accord
ing to all late reports, Villa appears to
be travelling fast now and already has
placed between himself and the pur
suing Americans a considerable dis