The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-31
VILLA FORCES APPEAR
 IN BORDER TOWN
FARCE THE cARRANZA GARRI SON TO FLEE ACROSS THE
 BORDER BACK TO TOWN.

presidio. Texas. May 30 Francisco z villa tonight holds a border port op. 8 ,osite an American town and gain IBited sJate'7 troops are patrolling inc border. while cavalrymen are sil. sopetted against the night sky on the
 ,ogtbern bank of the Rio Grande. 3 Al o'clock this morning approx- mate 200 Villa followers dashed into inc little border town of Ojinaga, op. -. rsi;e here, shouting. Viva Villa ?" and shooting right and left as they ,ode Only a handful of Mexican gov rnment forces occupied the town, general C. FiguToa. General Garcia and Colonel Riojas having gone out sruday night to engage the Via com mand then encamped in La Mula ms. g. miles south of the barder These forces were expected to return onlght and make an effort Co drive Villa troops from the town Fifty of the government force of 75
 men left in Oj.naga escaped across he river to Preside Women and Aldren followed. carrying babies and gndes Of the 25 government sol Hers remaining, l6 were kil ed during } he fighting were taken prisoner aud the other three were wounded The fight lasted two hour. after which the shops and homes of the s0naga residents were footed. Whether Villa was with his troops 8hs not been confirmed No one Was ermitted 10 cross 70 the Mexican glide mlght MeXicans coming to the lmerica neide say they heard report Nj Villas presence in the town bat 2 bone Of tho refugees had seen him I Chico Cano led the Villa forces into Sae plaza Martin Lopez, Jose Nncz 8alazar and Car 7s NCntoya were re. sYred 10 have been with him in .he sat8ck Villa wac reported to have zen on a htll near Ojinaga early To 8sy
 Reports of a fight yesterday be. seen the government troops in com I band of Generals Garcia and Figucroa Eve miles south of Ia Mula pass and NJ miles below the border were avught here today by refugee Next sas They sad he government tpes were divided into two com Hands and both were rald Go have offered heavy losses and were forced II retire 10 the tooth ls
 Seven hundred Villa troops were s ah to have been engaged in this isht sai were opposed by ab.at 6o0 eov
 Fpmeut troops
 The Villa force was said to have san Villa main command and he | u reported to have been presen, in Fson
 About 300 refugees have crossed zNm .OHuoga and are camped tonight aar be river. According Co these sepe the Villa forces began the at- s sAsk by hurling hand grenades into zat houses
 ! ' 4t. MeiSSlnger, deputy cOuetlO- z cutome crossed t0 the Mexican ie this afternoon and interviewed &bririo Orne as. who appeared to be ! command of the Vilia forces The 4Aector said he saw but few troops Sa no officer save Ornelas Ornelas 4d that neither Villa nor Salazar sas with him. but that Chico Cano #ls near.
 few women and children accord Sg To the collector remained in their { 5me- and were unmo ested They 1 ssre warned. however. by Ornelas 10 1 sne 10 the American side. as he l aald not guarantee heir safety after 1 endorsements arrived
 Mexican civilians who crossed from 1 8naga late today and who were wit l ssses of the fighting say that 25 &yernment soldirs were killed in the | 8h. Two soldiers who were taken ssonrs were executed, they said.