Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
observation-disclosures Wolf,
Villa Hides From His Hunters
American Troops, on Errand of Grim Justice
Chasing Peon Brigand Amid Wild Scenes
of His First Lust for Blood

fects of night of feasting, the first
satisfying food they had enjoyed for
many days, but one vigilant outpost
was awake. The eth was a mile away
when he sighted them. Squirting his
horse. he dashed into the sleeping town.
gringos. They are coming, Fly, Fly
for your lives He kept right on GO
ing and was the first to leave the town.
Squirting up their tired horses. the
troopers entered the town almost at the
heels of the terrified outpost. The ban
dts We're rushing from the doors of
every house on the little main street.
Some of them fired rifles or revoivers
as they ran. Others dropped every
thing and. throwing saddles over their
horses backs. sought safety in flight.
Hernandez Among First Killed.
A lieutenant who was in the fight and
brought the only eyewitness report to
Gen. Pershing said there was no
ganized resistance. Eliseo Hernandez,
who had been left in command by Villa.
was of the first killed. AS the
fire of the salloping troopers swept
the town the shots of the bandits
ceased and those who had succeeded in
reaching horses We're all that remained
of the band. These We're pursued for
five hours until they had scattered in
the mountains
The four Americans who were wound
ed fell before shots from the adobe
houses after they had entered the
town. The most desperate of the ban
dts who did not escape in the first
rush stood and fought firing through
the windows until they were killed.
In one adobe hut four of them We're
found. The nearest count of the total
number killed was sixty.
Vi11o H.,
From some of the wounded further
information was CLEANED of the where
abouts of Villa. They corroborated the
story of the two dcserte~s that he was
seriously wounded.
Other cavalry columns were rushed
to surround his supposed hiding place
The others in the vicinity are:
Detachment composed of two COM
panies OF the 18th and two of the 10th
under Mai. Frank Tompkins of the 13th.
Squadron of the 18th under Mai FL
mer Lindsyey of the cavalry hcadqnar-
tiers of the western department at San
francisco
Squadron of twenty picked men end
horses from each company of the 18th,
under Maj. Robert l.. Howe of the
army War College at Washington, d. C.
Abandon Everything in Flight.
In their flight the Villa bandits aban-
doned everything except what they had
on. Many did not have time to throw
on their coats. Blanket rolls. sonbreros,
saddlebags. all the pack mules and even
rifles and revolvers, some of which had
been taken from American victims were
left behind Women and even couple
of children, who had been carried along
by the bandits. were the only prisoners
to fall into the troopers hands.
The exploit adds new laurels to the
history of the 18th Cavalry. 1t was this
massacre OF the Little Big Horn. 1t
also was in close quarters at the battle
of Wounded Knee when the buffalo SOL
diers. as the Indians called the colored
troopers of the 9th Cavalry on account
of their kinky hair. came up and turned
the tide against Sitting Bull. A victory
of the regiment was at Wasatch Indian
Territory, in the '70s against the Black
Feet Indians
Hardships are being endured by the
American troops without complaining.
Some of the columns have campaigned in
two feet of snow. The days. in sharp
contrast. are of tropical intensity. On all
sides. except in the narrow valley. are
the mountains crowned the year around
with snow. For two days a blizzard has
been sweeping down from their frosty
peaks.
Aeroplane messengers were sent north
with reports of the engagement as soon
as weary courier from Col. Dodd could
reach the outmost base. They also had
their adventures. On account Of the late
ness of the hour and a sudden storm
darkness fell before they could reach
camp. They were forced to descend near
an adobe hut.
The two avia tors who were in the ma
chine approa ched and asked a nights
lodging. The goatherder was friendly
and took them in. The same room fur
nished shelter and its door was a bed for
the two Americans ard the herier, two
women. three children and an aSsort-
ment of dogs, pigs aud chickens. The
visitors. however, We're given a mattress.
They arrived in camp the next day behind
"A Mexican burro team none the worse for
the experience.