El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-01
KEEPS
AFTER BANDITS
U. S. Cavalrymen Continue
Pursuit of the Scat
tered Villistas.

he rode off in a carriage, or that he
was hiding in a cave of a mountain
overlooking the battle between his men
and those of Col. Dcdd were character
lied at headquarters as guesses.
No report to Gen. Funston has stated
specifically Just where he was on that
day or where he is now. Even the
report that he is injured was not detin-
itely stated, although Gen. Pershings
reference to his injuries indicated that
he believed the report
villa May Not BE Wounded.
Unofficial reports early today indi-
Gated the possibility of an error as 10
his wounded condition. One of these
reports which was from a Mexican
source, was that he was quite sound
in wind and limb and that his own men
had spread the report Of his broken leg
in order TO distract the attention of
the Americans.
Gen. Funston's messages to Gen.
Pershing included copies Of the con-
gratulatOry messages received from the
war department and the white house.
DOdd Took Roundabout Route.
Unofficially it was reported that the
bullet which disabled Villa passed
through the bones of his hip.
It was said at headquarters that Just
before Col. Dodd began his 55-mile
dash to Guerrero. he was at Bachiniba,
not more than % miles away in di-
rect line. From Bachiniba a trail eX-
tends in a southerly direction to Nal
tends to Guerrero, northwest of NAL
pasO. 1t was over this roundabout
route that he led his cavalry, in the
opinion OF army officers here, in order
to attack Guerrero from the rear.
II L PAsO and the United States gem
orally awaited Saturday in ex-
~ pectancy further news from the
American forces in Mexico, winch on
Wednesday met and defeated Pancho
Villa and his bandit band near the
town Of Guerrero.
As three days have elapsed since the
fight and villa had but very slight
start ahead of the Americans, II was
generally expected that news Of the
actual capture or killing Of the bandit
or at least of another engagement with
his band, might be received at any
hour.
The wet weather is said to have put
the wireless out of commission part
of Saturday and no airplane reached
Columbus during the morning hours
= turday, it was said Gen. Pershing
the details Of the engagement
iQa to Columbus by airplane
aRinG, The correspondents
\ either had not been
lght or were not per-
Mounts Of it, for the
ght from the cor
name airplane told
country and the
Erams came from
hat Col. Dodd was
illistas.
ins on villa.
blumns are striking
'tion of the Guerrero
gaining rapidly on
lista forces. a radio
by the International
ON Damon Runyon Sat-
stated.
re also stated that the
f1rplanes and civilian scouts
Keeping the remnants OF the
-ssiffsIas on the move, giving them no
time to recuperate.
The message said that two newspap-
er correspondents in an automobile had
become stalled in a small town lar TO
the south and that they were requested
by the Carranza officers not to remain
in the town.
The Guerrero Attack.
Gen. Gabriel Gavira received a COM
municatiOn from Chihuahua Saturday
operator at Ocampo. Chin, had been
in communication with Guerrero and
had learned that Villa had made his at
tack upon the town of Guerrero on
Monday. The report was that there
had been many casualties on both sides
The Villistas looted the town and
only left on being attacked by the
American troops Wednesday morning
early.
Villa. it was stated, had been wound
ed in one Of his legs.
The operator informed the command
er at Chihuahua city that after gam
ing these few details. the wires became
defective and he could get no further
information.