The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-07
Howze's Troopers Strike Wiz
listas Staggering Blow After
All-Night March
BANDITS GIVEN A
SPECTACULAR DRUBBINC
Forty-two Killed and Many
Wounded-Border Advicea
Point to Rejection by Carran-
"a of Scott-Obreeon Protocol

-
Oregon stated to the Interna.
tional News Service at $3.50 p. NJ
tonig mt, that he believed Oar.
rama would approve tho original
Scott Obregon agreement II tho
United States would make -
few more concessions"
Exactly what these CONCESSIONS
are the Mexican oflic1al would
not state. 1t is believed, though,
that the First Chief Il seeking to
force Washington to name . den.
mite time limit for the retention
of troops in Mexico.
General Obrcgon said ut $40
p. M. that he had not yet re-
ceived General Cnrrnnza's Ap-
prevail of the agreement
BY EDMOND BEHR.
FL Paso. May 0.-Carr.nzA
forces will attack General Per.
shing's men In . few days umces
the Americans announce Gboef
intention to withdraw from Man.
leo at once. This b the opinion
OF Colonel r. e. Trovino, brother
OF General Jacinbo B. Tfev1not
second In command 70 General
Obregon.
General Trevino left JuArcz for
the south at GAS p. NJ. No en-.
PLANTATION for his sudden depart
urg WIS Forthcoming from Mend
can officials. He left soon after
General Obregon had received .
code message from Mexico. Tho
Mexican war minister refused to
diyulge Its contents. He has not
yet notified General Scott that
General Carranza has approved
the suggestions made Jointly by
the two generals.
Continued delay by General Oh
RECON In signing the protocol with
Ma or- General Hugh l. Scott gave
color to the following statement
made today in Juarez by General Ire
vino:
mo power on earth can prevent the
troops in chihuahua
from attacking the Americans soon.
General Obregon has been spar.
ring for time to move his army north
ward, and when the time Is ripe he
will strike. He was not authorized
when he came here to enter an agree
ment that was not based on the Inn
m ediate withdrawal OF the punitive
This startling statement shared a
leading position in the days Mexican
news with a report OF the killing Of
forty-two Villa bandits yesterday by
troopers of Major r. C. Howze's pick
ed squadron of the Eleventh Cavalry,
The fight occurred at Ojo-Azule, eigh.
teen miles south of Cusihuiriachic
General Funston received an officiAl
report of the battle this morning
from General Pershing at the ad-
vanced base near San Antonio. The
suffered no losses in either
killed or wounded. The battle show
ed once again that the hard -ridin1
American cavalry can beat the Mexi.
can bandits at their own game OF
guerilla warfare. Major Howe and
his squadron rode thirty-six miles
night and struck the Mexi-
can encampment Just before day.
break a.
The attack was a complete sur.
prise. and many OF the bandits were
slain before they could reach their
rifles. The $40 troopers had almost
surrounded the sleeping Mexicans
when the, alarm was given by a sem
try guarding the horses.
Enemy on the Run.
instantly the order to charge was
given and the Americans dashed into
the camp. firing as they rode. While
the real fighting lasted only A few
moments. the struggle was hot. ana
the combatants fired at one another
at point-blank range. Rifles were
not used until the Mexican. had he.
gun to scatter in the hills. It was :
piston battle--the most specta eula
OF the campaign In Mexico.
Many of the bandits were sho& -
death before they could disen.an n
themselves from the blankets IN whict
they were sleeping when the risht -.
gan. There was little thought al
organized resistsnce-onIy a mad
rush to escape. i,
The band originally numbered ahos,l
40 men, led by Cruz Dominrue1
Antonio Angeles and Julio Acosta,
Angeles was among the slain. reiipe
Angeles. formerly artillery Commands
for Villa. denied today that the mar
was any relative Of his. Tho Amarf-
cans captured seventy Ave horses ma
mules and number OF rides bAfor0
the light was over s
As daylight came. the floe4nn
bandits. soma mounted and ! 81 haiqI
afoot disappeared m tj5a hflfx a17
with Major How84o 49, r.
pursuit The fugitivso wero sho4 -
A. they ran. The purouat 1nG8o& r.
hours. Forty-two deaa No11oasa ~
counted 1Ae nsanAeR r. -
Ell XII sSssg