Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-03
VILLA LOSES LEG
AS A RESULT OF
SERIOUS WOUND
Bandit Leader So Badly Hurt In
Guerrero Attack that Amputa.
tion Of Limb Becomes
Necessary.
BORDER HEARS or HIS CAPTURE
2umor from Chihuahua City Says
Outlaw Chief Has Been Taken
in Minaca.
THIS STORY NOT CONFIRMED

THIS STORY NOT CONFIRMED
QuERETAHo. Mexico. April g..
villa buH lost log, according 10
dihpntch received by the War depart
ment from the municipal president
OF tho town Of Tomoaaehc. chlhuas
hna, who reports that villa was no
bndly wounded IN tho surprise attack
recently mado on the constitutional
M garrinon At Guerrero that amputa-
ton Of the limb was necessary,
Tho War department also has re-.
celyod report Of the engagement
between The United States cavalry
and the villa bandits nt San Geron-
lmo, Tho official report eonflrms
previous adyleca that tho bandits lost
thirty killed and that tho American
losses we're negligible.
General Pablo Iurlga, military com.
mander Of the state of Jallaso, rcpofta
battle between bandits ana cnnatltalionai-
III forces und6r Colonel Salvador ortiz
~ ~ dfillo and Las canons The bandits
wefe defeated, leaving seventeen dead on
The field, among them being their leader,
a notorious outlaw known under tho niab.
nnma of '1Iolas Neal"
villa Loses sixiy Men.
BAN ANTONIO. Tex, Apnl q Villas
loss IN dend IN the battle nj Guerrero
"wednesday was placed At sixty by Gen
ernl Pafahing today IN report 10 Cen
eral Funston Tho bodies were found In
houses at Guerrero and scattered in tho
underbruSh for miles along tho routes
taken BY the fleeing Moxlcana Vlln
himself was believed 10 be- northsaat Of
Guerrero, but General Perahihg e1preHaed
the opinion that there waA little chance
~ his eaeape. for dctachmenfs from four
regiments Of cavalry had benn dlapoaed
IN such manner That tho district whore
he had been reported wna practically
surrounded and every point of eacnpo
carefully guarded.
General Ferahng's report was dated
March ai-Aprll l." causing army Officers
here 70 believe II was written yesterday,
but not filed until today
Moge IL sn0wsform.
Additional details OF The fighting about
Guerrero wors not given by denerni
Pernhlng hut he said yesterday that A
pnowatonn awoepng over tho san aeron.
lmo rnneh, region of high alevAtlon,
had made the operations Of the troopa
more dlffiehlt and exceedingly uncom-
Portable for the troops, who were NOV
ms with light equipment.
From Customs Collector Cobb NJ III
Pnso, General Funston received a com.
mnnienlion aaying that an American
from MeNleo had reported 10 him that
Villas men had killed 1orman named
hlnnkenahp and two Americana. whose
names ha did not know. on Mbreh q, a
few miles from Guerrero.
PershtnR's Report Received.
WASHINGTON. April "A report from
General perHhing reaching tho War de-
partmont late tonight said sixty OF Villas
followers had been killed In the fight
Wednesday with Colonel Dodd'a cavalry
Previous reports had placed the killed al
about thirty The dispatch made no
mention Of American cnaunltiea. and sald
the number OF villa wounded waa un.
known.
General perahinR's dispatch. forwarded
by General Funston. wna dated yoater-
day aud said Tho column was break
ing up into small detRchmenta. which
were nprending IN various directions Dee
partment officials thought the reference
WAS 70 the American troops and took The
announcement 70 mean that they prob-
ably were convinced that Villa sull was
In the neighhnfhood of Guerrero aud were
taking quick steps TO throw net about
him.
Press dispatches telling of report
from Chihuahua that villa had been cap
Wfrd "a MlnaeR only q few mites south
~ Guerrero, we're nnconffmed by ofn-
rlHl teputlA. but there was no dlapnAl-
lion To belittlo n noth General leuns.
ton and hia starr officers said thoy would
not be surprised n II were trua They
were convinced of tho truth of the ~.
pou thar villa Was badly wounded prior
lo the fiEht AZ Guerrero. and il was boz
hoFed that his escape was now hlRhly
impfphahlt
Are ntdias nespnratety,
COLI Mh1H ~ A. Apnl Hiding
mvfeilesalft 80 American troopers under
Colonel onofae A. ilodd are masking des.
perais sflaFla 90 capture er wpa Sac
the survivors ~ tfaneAeo Nulas ars
90 command whlah lhey defeated al
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