Arizona republican., 1919-06-18
VILLAS KILLED
 MORE THAN 10O
 NOW BELIEVED

FL PASO, Texas, June 17.-Scouting patrols which were sent out along the American bank of the Rio Grande this afternoon in an effort to locate band of twenty-five Villa rebels, reported east of San Lorenzo church. returned and reported to military headquarters that the rumor was without foundation It was announced tonight that no Villa men, except the wounded, were now in the Juarez district.
 Official reports submitted to General Erwin late today established the fact that more of Villas men were killed by American troops than at first es- tinated. Between fifty and sixty bodies were taken from the trenches near the race track, following the as- sault of these trenches by the 24th (colored) infantry, and S6 bodies were counted in front of the race track Monday morning, having been killed by artillery fire from American guns on the river bank. Many more bodies were reported in the weeds and wheat fields in the east side of town. Burial parties were busy all day burying the dead from the two days battle and the expeditionary assault. Many Villa wounded were also in the Agricultural college.
 Artillery is Praised
 The work of the artillery battalion of the sand field artillery, under Lieut.. Col Henry L. Newbold, was warmly praised in the official report of the operations of the cavalry brigade, to which the battalion was attached. Di- rect hits on the fleeing Villa column were made and 25 horses and four Villa rebels were seen to fall after the shrapnel shelsl from the artillery struck in the dust cloud directly over the rebels The difficulties encoun- tered by the artillery were the worst possible. Irrigation ditches and soft ground had to be crossed and the ar- tillery pieces had to keep up with the cavalry operations. This was said to have been the first time American ar tillery has been used in Mexico since the war of 1S4S, as none was used dur ing the Pershing punitive expedition. ] One American soldier killed, another died from wounds and ten were wound ed during the battle of Juarez and the | expedition to Mexico by the United States, subsequent to this battle, ac- cording to official reports made to mili- | tary headquarters. Private Sam Tucso S2nd artillery was shot and killed. Pri- vate Anthony Cunningham, 24th (col- ored) infantry, died from wounds re- | ceived while patroling the bridge. The wounded included in the casualty report were: Sergeant Peter Chigas, troop L seventh cavalry; Private Burchard F Casey, headquarters company S2nd fielG artillery; Private Arthur A. Lindberg troop E.: Private Alfonso Fibre, trooI M. and Corporal Lewis l.. Armstrong machine gun troop of the seventh cav. airy; Corporal Alfred Friedman, com. pany D, nineteenth infantry; Corpora
 Edward c. Reilly, motor transport com,
 pany 401; Sergeant Roscie W. Buckles
 company A. ninth engineers mounted
 Private Calvin Love. company G, ant
 Corporal Earl O. Smith, company A O
 the 18th infantry
 Major General de Rosey Cabell, com
 mander of the southern department left here late today for his headquar ters in San Antonio. Before his de l parture he announced that no nor troops would be ordered here unde ] DraSpnt conditions