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Show oo VILLA WOUNDED BY STRAYjHJLLET EI Paso, Texas, Jan. 31 Details of the shooting affray In which General Francisco Villa, chief of the army of the north, was wounded, reveal the fact that the bullet inflicting the single sin-gle wound he recehed was a stray missile fired during a duel between two of Villa's staff officers The bullet struck General Villa near the heart, inflicting a slight flesh wound The Injury Is not serious. The affair occurred three days ago at Aguas Calientes. Two staff of fi cers became involved In a quarrel In Villa's private car while Villa was sitting at his desk. The argument became wanner and they bean shooting. shoot-ing. The wounding of Villa brought the duel to a sudden climax and the officers were Immediately placed under un-der arrest by General Rodolfo Fierro. known as "the killer" and Villa's personal bodyguard and chief of staf. A court martial was convened Immediately, Imme-diately, the officers found guilty and summarily executed. Their names have not been made public by the convention authorities. It is defln ltely stated that General Fierro had no part in the fight. Villa has continued his duties, despite de-spite his wound. Over the wire today, during a telegraphic tele-graphic conference with the border officials, who told him of the reports circulated in the United States that he had been murdered. Villa said of his wound: "Me pico no mas no es nada." (It was just a scrap, nothing at all.) b Wound is Sliaht. EI Paso, Texas, Jan. 31. General Francisco Villa, reported shot and seriously wounded, was seen yester day by passengers arriving here today to-day from Aguas Calientes, where Villa Vil-la recently established headquarters Apparently he was not suffering from a serious wound Preliminary fighting was reported StZ k ,Queretar. Important p Mexico CU60 rApuaVaentes and & General Lucto BIanco IS said to have attacked the Villa garrison gar-rison under General Manuel Chao The result of the fighting is no, known here B 8 not An aeroplane was shipped south to ay from Juarez for use by Vllllstaa n the 'campaign against Carranii troops 5JeeOarranaa forces also haveS- |
