The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
GEN. VILLA HURLED BACK
ON Ell OSO AFTER DEFEAT
Carranzistas Pursuing Him Closely, Says Gen. Gavira-
Nothing Heard From P%ershing's Forces-Her-
rera Denies He Has Deserted.

FL PAso, Tex. March ?3.--Villa was
attacked and defeated tonight al
Santa Gertrudes by Carranza troops.
according to a despatch received by
Gen. Gavira in Juarez.
Gen. Gavlra said he had received
authentic information that following
tho skirmish at Santa Cara earlier in
the day. where Col. Cano's command
had defeated Villa. the chieftain was
pursued and again attacked late to-.
night at Santa Gertrudes and again
Vas defeated.
villa left several dead and wounded
bandits on the field and Gen. Gavira
says 100 horses were captured from
him by the C%arranzistas.
From Santa Gertrudes Villa fed 10
FL Oso. where he IA reported tonight
~reorganixing his force. Santa Ger
trudes Is a ranch settlement in the
Guerrero district not far from Nami.
quipa.
Ell PAso. Tex, March * rranza
forces are closely pursuing Villas band
in the vicinity Of Namiquipa. a. the
south end OF the Galeana Valley.
Late this afternoon Consul Garcia ,e-
ceived the following message from Gen.
Pablo Bertanl. at Casas Grandcs:
CAsAs GRANpEs. March 23.-I have
lust rACpiyAl naUS fhAY n,tr fn,..s
have had another n cement with
Nillistas at Santa Clara. which makes
me believe that our forces are pursu-
ing them very closely.
PABLO BERrANI.
This message followed reports re-
ceiyed by the Consul thai villa had been
driven south following fighting near
Namiqulpa and was occupyin- that
place. Santa Clara Is twenty miles eAst
Of Eamiquipa and twenty-five miles
south Of FL Vale. where Col. Dodd and
ported this week.
A report here to-day was that Villa
had personally succeeded in escaping
from the Mexican and American troops
and that he appeared to-day near
Moctezuma, midway betwcen Juarez and
Chihuahua on the Mexican Central Rail
road. This Vas discred!ted here, how
ever.
Developments relative TO the use of
the Mexico Northwestern Railroad gu, OF
jusrex for supplying Gen. %Pershins's
force with food and ammunition are ex-
pccted in the next twenty-fou, hours.
favorable TO the Americans. Il IL stated.
, Withou, anything definite TO bear gu,
the reports OF last night Of the defec-
, ,ion Of Gen. LUIS Herrera and his dec
laration Of war on C%arran1a and the
United states. denia.s poured in to-day
from Carrdnza sources. Including y, mes
sage purporting to be from Gen. Herrera
himself.
1 No further Information came from
Gen. Perrhing. commanding the Amer
can forces, regarding the supposed Her
rera detection.
In denial OF the rcpor. last night tina,
Col. Cano had Joined villa. instead o!
fighting him AZ Namiau.pa. the Carran-
z!stas offered messages to-day from tina,
region showing that Cano had fouEh,
with and r~pulsed villa. but that villa
had succeeded In getting south of him
and IL now holding the town Of Nami-
Quipa. pressed on all sides by he Car
ranzista'.
Mayor Manuel Prieto also denied re-
ports that he had attempted to cauS.
a revolt in the Juarez garrison and had
been locked up by Gen Navira. the
military commander. by coming 20 T.
Paso to-day on business.
There were no outward indications o.
a detection in the Juarez garrison dur