The state herald., 1916-04-07
JUAREz HEARS
VILLA CAPTURED
OFFICIAL RECEIVES DISPATCH
INDICATING BANDIT TAKEN
IN MlNACA, MEX.
SIXTY OUTLAWS SLAIN
BANDIT DEAD DOUBLED BY GEN.
PERSHlNG'S REPORT OF THE
FIGHT AT GUERRERO.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
FL Paso, Texas. April "A. Chi
huahua dispatch received by Mexi-
can official in Juarez Saturday after
noon stated that there is u report in
Chihuahua that villa has been cap
tured in Minaca.
The story of the murder of three
Americans, German and an English
man at Minaca was brought by an
American arriving from Chihuahua City
and was accepted as authentic by fed
eral officials. The bandits victims
were Benjamin Smell. DR.. A. T. Stell,
Lee Lindsey, Americans; Herman
Blankenburg, German; Donald Nc
Gregor, also known as Bruce, Brit
ish subject. McGregor formerly was
a Denver newspaper man. Two other
Americans. Henry Acklin and Frank
Woods, were in Minaca at the time,
but their fate Is unknown.
The news was brought to Chihua.
hua City by ]. II. Locke, the only
American who is known to have es.
capped the massacre. According to the
story. Villa captured Minaca, Guer-
rero and San lsidro, March u. Every.
where he went he announced his in.
tentlon of putting to death every
"Gringo" that fell into his hands, and
he carried out his intention. AS far
as the MeXicans were concerned, the
bandit promised safety to all those
who did not take up arms against him.
No quarter was shown to the Carran.
zista troops who attempted to resist
him.
Villas loss in dead at the battle with
American troops at Guerrero was
placed at sixty by Gen. Pershing In a
report sent to Gen. Funston in San
Antonio The bodies were found in
houses in Guerrero and scattered in
the underbrush for miles along the
route taken by the fleeing Mexicans.
FL Paso. Tex. April -Four hun.
dred American cavalrymen, under the
command OF Col. George A. Dodd,
whirling down from the granite slopes
fallen like n thunderbolt on the main
body OF Pancho Villas bandits at &he
San Geronimo ranch. scattering them
Ike chaff In the wind and driving the
bandit chief. wounded and crippled for
life, to seek hiding place In the
mountains over which he has ruled
for SO many years villa was hurried
from danger in n carriage.
Tho battle opened at 6 O'Clock In
the morning Of March 20. The news
OF the brilliant exploit OF the Ameri'
can troopers was flashed over the
Mexican wires into Juarez Friday and
sent an electric thrill down the bor'
der. For seventeen hours the veteran
Col. Dodd and his picked riders OF the
Seventh and Tenth cavalry drove
down the valley of the Santa Maria
river At the end of n fifty-iiye'mile
ride they burst upon the unsuspecting
villIsta camp where 500 bandits were
celebrating the massacre OF l72 Car
ranzlstas. n couple OF days previous
at Guerrero.
villa. shot through the leg and with
one hip hopelessly shattered, was hur
ried from the scene barely In time to
escape the onslaught OF the soldiers
OF the north. The bandits made o
brief but hopeless stand before the
fierce charge OF Col. Dodd and his
troopers.
Then they broke and fed. leaving
thirty dead on the field. Including
their commander. Con. Eliseo Hern
andoz Two machine guns. u number
OF horses. rifles. ammunition and
equipment fell into the hands OF the
victors. Among the known wounded
is Pablo Lopez. Villas lieutenant Ii
the Columbus raid, The American
| logN wnA four prIyntcs wounded.