Show VILLA 16 IN FIRST SKIRMISH MEXICAN BANDIT SURPRISED DY BY AMERICAN TROOPERS AND PUT TO FLIGHT founded bandit escapes in light wagon but trusted lieutenant and a number of his followers are killed in battle el paso baso texas surprised by amerlean american soldiers Boll lers the main body of 0 francisco villas bandits was put to flight on march 29 after sixty Alexi mexicans cans had been killed and four american soldiers wounded the attack of the villa forces was made possible by an aeroplane scout who had located the bandits four hundred cavalrymen from the seventh and tenth regiments led by colonel george A dodd at the end of 0 a fifty rollo milo ride which they made in surprising short time burst upon the unsuspecting VIl villitta lIsta camp where were celebrating the massacre of Carran two d days ays previously at guerrero villa shot through the log leg and with one hip shattered was hurried from the scene barely in time to escape the onslaught of the soldiers ot of the north the bandits made a brief but hopeless stand before e the charge of colonel dodd and his bis troopers then they broke and fled leaving sixty dead on the including their commander general eleseo ehernandez two machine guns a number ot of horses rifles ammunition and equipment fell into the ho handa bands of the victors among the known wounded Is pablo lopez villas lieutenant in the columbus raid mid the american casualties were four privates wounded the american soldiers did not linger on the field ot of victory for five hours they drove the enemy beford them into the wilderness of mountain peak desert and canyon where roads or even trails are unknown and where a misstep means death to horse and rider they halted baited only after the chase had led them ten miles from the battlefield and the fugitives we were re scattered far and wide in little bands of halt half a dozen men each the acene a ene of colonel dodds victory Is a broad valley lying at the head bead of t the he po alo santa marla maria on the west rise tho the barren foot foothills bills of the continental lit divide and to tho the east Is a trail made famous by villa which leads through the laguna do castilla Cast llla district to tho the ill famed santa deabel it was at the latter place that villa killed eighteen american mining men a crime which sent a thrill of horror throughout the united states and marked the beginning of what many believe to 40 ibe tho the end of his blood stained career it woe was toward santa ysobel that he ha was believed to bo be heading when the troopers of the united states slates swept down from the north upon hi his camp scamp from tho the meager details which have reached here from mexican and american military sources colonel dodds men mado made their way unnoticed through the arroyos arro or deep split the foothills in adl 11 directions and were almost in tho pamp camp before tho the alarm was given villa la Is reported to have bave been in ia a small email tent nursing hla his injuries when tho the crash of the american volleys awoke the bandits to vanic panic stricken action the extraordinary hold the bandit chief has over his followers Is shown byi by the tact fact that their first thought was to save him unable to walk or ride ho he was waa hurriedly placed in a light wagon and driven over the rough mountain trails to somo some secret lair after tho the battle on the san mo ranch the american soldiers released P a largo number of general car ramas men whom the bandit chief was holding it Is probable that it was at the guerrero massacre that villa was wounded mounded staff officers hero here believe there Is no doubt that colonel dodds army strengthened before now by men sent forward by general pershing has begun a driving hunt tor for the wounded bandit and for the scattered remnant of his force it will be no surprise I 1 now to general funston and hit staff to receive a report at any time lulng of villas capture news of abher ano her battle Is not expected however the smart blow administered iby by colonel dodd it was believed here woula serve to deter villas men from speedy colonel dodd who led the troopers that put villas fol follow lowerts era to 10 night flight Is described as a typical remington cavalry officer ile he Is 61 years old but show it by twenty years lie ile rides hla his horse as though it were a part of him and is known throughout the army for his activity in developing ve cavalry horsemanship ile iia is the man who made tho the monkey drill a cavalry feature |