Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-05
j. S. TROOPS WIN
SECOND BATTLE
WITH v|LL|STAs
Tenth Cavalry Routs Outlaws
Near Aqua Calientas.
THIRTY MExlcANs KILLED
Number Of Prisoners Taken by Ameri.
& can Force-Generai Pershing
Tells Of Surprise Attack in
Report to Funston.

San Antonio, Tex, April 5.C0l. w
@. Brown, commanding a detachmen
Of the Tenth cavalry, swooped dow
upon a band Of ViIistas near Bachi
niba on April I, killed thirty or fort!
and took a number of~prisoners.
The official report Of the second en-
gagement between American troop!
and Vilnstas indicates there were NJ
casualties whatever among the Ameri
cans.
The fight was repetition Of thu
brilliant engagement led by Colone
Dodd near Guerrero on Monday of last
week when the main body of. Villas
forces were routed after sixty had
been killed.
Colonel Brown. however. success
fully negotiated a surprise attack a,
noon. instead of at dawn, as was the
case with Colonel Dodd.
Just how many prisoners were
taken is not made known in the re
port given out by General Funston
but it is said considerable quantity
OF ammunition and equipment, includ
ing horses, was taken.
Bachiniba is IS miles northeast Of
Guerrero.
The Villistas are said to have been
en- route eastward from Chihuahua
City. It is believed they were endeav
oring to reach the Mexican Northwest
ern and destroy such parts OF the line
as was being used to send supplies ia
the extreme advanced guard
San Antonio, Tex, April 5.Thirty
Villistas were killed In the second
general engagement between the ban
dit chiefs followers and the cavalry
of General Pershing's punitive expedi
ton. A Aumber. of prisoners were
also taken. News Of the battle was
received by General Funston from
General Pershing.
A squadron OF the Tenth cavalry
under the command of Col. w. C
Brown, surprised a villista hand
April near Aqua Calientas, twenty
miles southeast of Bachiniha pass
one Of the goals Villa himself has been
reported making for.
The Villistas were completely rout
ed Not one American was even
wounded. as far as reports received
here say. The bandits were pursued
through San Antonio. Chihuahua.
Colonel Browns men came upon the
Villistas while they we're eating theil
MONDAY meal. The Mexicans were
dismounted and unorganized. They
fed at the first volley fired into them
Those able to reach their horses threw
themselves in the saddle and galloped
OF, hardly pausing to return the fire
of the Americans. Others took tG
the brush on foot. Forty OF the out
laws paid with their lives for theil
part in the Villa raids and massacres
Horses and Arms Captured.
| A large number Of horses. saddles
and side arms was captured By
Browns troopers. who are part OF the
Fighting Tenth" famous negro cav
airy regiment.
Some reports OF the engagement,
state that Brown first encountered
the Villistas at Rugio and pursued
them through San Antonio Different
statements are made as to where the
fight started, but all reports agree
that the Villistas we're chased through
the town of San Antonio. The en-
gagement occurred somewhere in. the
vicinity OF Aqua Calientas. which II
20 miles southeast of the noted Bachi
niba pass.
General Pershing's report of the
fight was forwarded to General Fun
ston by Major Evans by courier from
Rubio. Stories Of the battle had al
ready reached San Antonio through
Mexican sources. but had been rather
discredited until Pershing's ofiicia
confirmation.
General Funston also announced
that 1t was Colonel Brown who com
manded the detachment Of Dodd's cav
airy at the Guerrero fight. In which
more than 100 villistas were killed
Brown had with him ten troops Of the
Seventh cavalry, all picked men.
General Trevino, Carranzista com
mander at ToFreon, announced the
receipt Of letter, from Gen. Canutt
Reyes famous outlay and leader o.