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Show VILLA, IN RAGE, ORDERS DEATH OF AMERICANS Doctors Thigpen and Miller and Two Chauffeurs Reach Naco and Relate Experiences. Ex-periences. MEXICAN OFFICER SAVES REFUGEES Intercedes With Bandit Chief When Shooting Is Commanded; Douglas I Escapes Shelling. NACO, Ariz., Nov. 6. Four Americans Amer-icans released at Villa Verde yesterday by Goneral Villa, after three times having been condemned to die, arrived on American soil here today and narrated nar-rated their experiences as voluntary Red Cross workers among Villa's wounded on the battlefield of Agua Prieta. The party consisted of Dr. R. H. Thigpen, Dr. Charles H. Miller and two chauffeurs, Al Wilson and B. D. Pylant. The two physicians took to their beds upon their arrival, as a result re-sult of their experiences and an all-night all-night tramp through the mountains. . General Villa flew into a rage, Dr. Thigpen said, when he learned that the Americans could not guarantee the passage pas-sage of his wouuded over American territory to Juarez. "Treat the Americans as they treat us' he is quoted as having 6aid to his aide. "Do as you please. Turn the artillery on Douglas and put these men in front of the infantry." Feared Retaliation. Intercession by General Rafael Naive, coupled with fear of retaliation upon families of Villa and his subordinates subordi-nates in. the United States, was responsible respon-sible for the safety of the Americans, Dr. Thigpen said. ' When a subordinate reported to Villa that Carranza troops had been permitted permit-ted to cross American territory to aid General Calles in defending Agua ; Prieta, Villa again sought' vengeance i upon the Americans. In a rage he heaped excoriations upon their heads, and finally ordered them killed. Believing in the efficacy of prayer, the four Americans knelt among the wounded on the battlefield while the riflemen waited. "The Mexicans about us were impressed," said Dr. Thigpen, "and the intercession once more of General Naive, who suggested the execution exe-cution not be carried out until families of Villa and his officers could be recalled re-called from the United States, spared us once more." Not Allowed to Talk. "I asked Villa if I might talk to him," said Thigpen. "If you say a word to me I'll shoot you myself," he replied. The four Americans were marched to Villa Verde, where for the third time they were condemned to be shot. General Gen-eral ,Naive, who followed them, again interceded, this time with General Rodriguez, Rod-riguez, who had arrived from Naco. Shortly afterward they were releasedj to make their way as best- they could. "General Naive told us good-bye," concluded Dr. Thigpen. " 'I am a pcior man he said, 'and if you care to give me any money you may, but if not, all right.' " Thigpen 's home is in Sandcrsville, Ga., and Miller lives at Hereford, Tex. They left Naco Tuesday to render what aid they could to Villa wounded. En route they met the command of Antonio An-tonio Orozco, who was wounded. They were then directed to Villa's headquarters headquar-ters on the field of battle. FUNSTON MAKES INFORMAL CALL UPON OBREGON DOUGLAS. Ariz., Nov. 6. Major General Gen-eral Frederick Funston. commander of the southern department of the United States army, today made an informal call upon General Alvaro Obregon, chief of staff of the Carranza force9 of Mexico, at a local hotel. Means of protection for the twenty or more Americans remaining in Sonora, territory under control of General Villa, were discussed during the half -hour visit of the two generals. What decision. if any. was reached. General Funtson declined to say. General Obregon during the day conferred con-ferred with Carranza officials from Agua Prieta and Dougla-s. Rodolfo Gardur.o, Carranza consul at Douglas, stated Obre-gon's Obre-gon's mission westward was only to confer con-fer with General Calles. defending Agua (Continued on Page Four.) VILLA ORDERS FOUR 1ER1B KILLED (Continued from Page One.) Pnta, reltiv to his unHs and the So-nora. So-nora. ianipain. Obreon. he s-t, intended in-tended to return immediately to Trron to direct the Carranza forces in the , north and wst. ManaK-rp of K! Ticre Copper r-nmpanv dflmd any forninj detnnnd from 'ila for tSo.Oo'J had been made. Front spv priil utiotficinl Fnnn'Ps it was lenrof I on ig lit lIcrmoMllo bud boen occupied hy Villa forces uacier Gennral T'lPBur?:. Villa '? main armv i imdrrfood to he nm ing toward .Na- o. Gi'noral O'nrrgon, "ho is in Ag;ia, Prirta, B'-ro ihe border, bor-der, tonight, is in constant connninii-ration connninii-ration with C'arrana on'icials at Nai o, whro it i1 paid proparations are undrr way for the t arraiiza forre to ru!;p thf field. Ohr.-jon refused tn stat whet tier ti-er h would a "-n nie cnnimaud Of tho torees janit Villa or .return to Tor renn. ''That a niilita-v etn;." h-f-ai'i. Tii- t'annza ciiicf Vonfided that he had of ficial informal ion that lender? lend-er? of former iovemor M.iv ti.rona V pa rty in Honora havo ni ot-st c to Villa Vil-la npaintt his continu"l pretcin-e in nora and of ronditinns in nth.-r por tif-ng of fArio. |