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Show VILLA GENERAL COMPELLED TO CROSS BORDER DEL RIO, Tex., Sept. 11. General Silva, in command of the Villa garrison gar-rison at Las Vacas, across the river from here, fled from his own men last night and today was interned. Thursday night 200 of Silva's men deserted, ieaving his command reduced to400. Yesterday Colonel Carlos Filis is said to have mutinied and declared for Carranza. Silva's court-martial is said to have sentenced Filis to death, but the majority of the troops supported support-ed Filis and Silya became a refugee. Filis is now in command at Las Vacas. Small bands of deserters from the Villa flag are skirting the frontier and have called out a stricter patrol of United States troops. |