The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-19
HUNT FOR VILLA
STOPS WHILE MEN
HUNT HORSE FEED
General pershing Furnishes List Of
Those Who Fell at Parral--Ceur-
Ser. Reported Missing, Be
lieyed Dead.
ny JOSEPH TTMMoNs.

Starving mounts have forced Colo
mel Brown and Majors Tompkfns
and Howxe and their commands to
fall back from Santa Cruz, near
Pnrral, towards Satevo, General
Funston believes.
II that In correct the pursuit of
Wills has practically been aban-
doned temporarily. A hunt for hay
has taken place.
"some of the advance squadrons
fhat have been working below
snfevS.r said General Funston this
evening. shave returned to satevo
with their horses I'm terrible condi-
ton for lack of food. There ts not
q spear of grass in that country
between Sateyo and ParraI. No
truck has been able to go beyond
satevo. SO that all the forage has
had to he carried In ON mules. and
all the rations for the men ~ well.
since the. fight at Parral the men
who retired to Santa Cruz. eight miles
away, have not been able to buy sup
plies at Parrsl and though | have not
had a report, / have no doubt that
they have found 1t necessary to fail
back towards Satevo.. 1t may be that
some trail to southwest from Satevo,
In the direction of San BORA, will be
found that can be followed by the
motor trucks. II so. oats and little
hay for the horses can be taken In to
some new advanced base and the. hunt
for villa taken up with renewed yfgor.
Doubtless General Pershing will act
with his usual energy on Major Howze's
report that Villa lis In the mountains
southwest of San BorJa.
He Is From Kansas.
II have no way yet of judging what
that Villas body Is being brought in.
next to Missouri Until we know Villa
is dead we will go right on with the
hunt"
General Funston wired TO General
Bell at FL Paso that DR.. +. II.
Wtchmann, who Is now in Ell Paso
would be the best man TO decide wheth-
err body produced by the Mexicans
was really that of the bandit chief.
wichmsnn was with villa about two
years. but sprinted across the line at
Naco when villa began to have brain
storms regarding Americans after hts
Aqua Prieta defeat.
Foul Trenchery Planned.
wire from General pershfng
today brought this additional fact
regarding the treachery of the
CarranKistas garrison at Parrai.
PershtnR stated that a captain of
the xarrisen came eus TO TomP-
ktn's camp. ten miles from Parrat.
Tuesday. and spent the niKht there.
He extended mn Invitation for the
Americans to come into the city
and have "a suitable camp site az
sfGned 10 them.
After this guest had departed we'd
nesday morning, Tompkins sent a
courier TO announce the Americans
were coming in The courier never ar
rived; wh2,her he was killed or lie held
prisoner liz not known.
Charles Eichenberger. private NJ
Troop M. Thirteenth Cavalry. Is report
ed as missing and General Funston
infsrs thai ne Was the unfortunate
courier.
General Pershing Included In today's
report this list OF the casualties OF the
Wednesday light al Parral:
Killed: Sergeant Joseph Redgeley
and Private Herbert Ledford, both of
Troop NJ. Thirteenth Cavalry.
Wounded Major Frank Tompkins
slight left breast
Lieutenant James 3, Ord. Sixth In
fsntry supposedly on detached dstyl.
slight left ear.
Corporal Benjamin McGhel, NJ. Troop,
severely. mouth.
Corporal f. Wiliingham, f. Troop.
slight. left calf.
Corporal Richard Taunaus. *. Troop,
severely. left elbow and forearm.
Private 1, NJ Schenberser. X. Troop.
slight, left hip.