The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
VILLA DEFEATS
CARRANzA MEN
At HAMIQU|PA
Outlaw Escapes After Fight to
Mountains.
u. S. CAVALRY IN PURSUIT
Colonel Dodd Is In Command of Ameri-
cans in Chase After Bandit
Eighteen Wounded Villistas
Abandoned by Leader.


Expedition, Casas Grandes. March q
(by wireless to Columbus, n. NJ
Gen. John J. Pershing returning here,
reports that Francisco Villa is retiring.
The bandit left Is wounded, but swells
his command by kidnapping boys.
General Pershing has learned au-
thoritatiVely that Villa defeated the
Carranza garrison at Namiquipa. He
announces the establishment of an adj
vance base 12O miles south of here.
Americans in Pursuit.
There is every reason to believe that
American cavalry is progressing to-
ward Villa. although the locations can
not be mentioned.
Aeroplanes are patrolling the line of
communication from Columbus.
Half of the constitutionalist garrf-
son at Namiquipa has disappeared and
1t Is suspected that some of them, at
least, have Joined Villa.
1t is known that Villa is practically
without supplies and ammunition.
Dead and dying horses discarded In
his flight are found almost daily by
American troops, eight being discov-
cred on Sunday.
Pershing Wires Funston.
San Antonio, Tex, March 81
Villa has escaped from the Mexican
troops that had checked him near
Namiquipa. and three columns Of
American cavalry are pursuing him.
Already they are almost $50 miles
| south of the border, and unless Next
can forces bring the elusive bandit to
a stand this distance will be greatly
increased by the close of the week.
Villas success In extricating himself
from the dangerous position into
which he had been driven by the
American punitive force was related
in detailed report by General Perish
ing that reached General Funston on
Sunday
General Funston forwarded the re-
port to Washington without making
public any but the essential features.
Dodd Leads U. S. Men.
Colonel Dodd is commanding the adj
vanced columns that are riding hard
after Villa and his men and General
Pershing has divided his forces so as
to provide supporting columns along
the thinly stretched lines of communi-
cation from his most advanced base at
Ell Vale.
/ Details of the operations about
Namiquipa that concluded with the es-
cape OF Villa were not revealed, but
| &c 10 IN ha1 hot No
was badly whipped or even weakened
by the fighting directed against him
by the de facto government troops.
Reports last week from Mexican
sources indicated that he had been
severely defeated by the loyal forces
and a few reports stated that Amer
lean troops had participated in the
action
1t now appears that no Americans
were actually engaged, and the fact
that Villa made his way through what
was described as an encircling line of
Mexican troops was taken to indicate
that he was the victor.
Unless fresh Mexican forces are sent
to meet Villa there appears no reason
why he should not make his way un-
interrupted into the mountains of the
Guerrero district, toward which he ap-
pears to be moving.
U. s. Aviators Are Safe.
Columbus, N. NJ, March 24.-Lieut
Edgar S. Gorrell of the United States
aero corps, who has been missing
since last Sunday. was found three
miles south OF Ascension by a motor
truck train under Lieut.. j. L. Parkin-
son, Twentieth infantry, according TO
reports made to military headquarters
here.
Lieutenant Sorrell was uninjured,
but was out or gasoline and hao lost
his way.
Major Sample said that Aviator
Willis was also safe.
Lieutenant Gor-ell had been alone
for forty-eight ho~rs In the middle OF
sand-swept, uninhabited plateau on
the borders of Lake FREDERICK. former.
ly used for a watering place for stock
He suffered only slightly from ex.
posure to the sun. His plane was In.
tact
All of the eight army aviators, who
left here last Sunday TO fly to Casas
Grandes, have been accounted for.