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Show SECOND FIGHT WITH MEXICANS Cavalry Under Col. W. C. Brown Surprise the Villa Bandits. San Geronimo, Chihuahua, April 4, via aeroplane to Golonia Dublan and by wireless to Columbus N. M., April 4. Two hundred 'American cavalrymen, cavalry-men, under Colonel W. C. Brown, Tenth cavalry, defeated an equal force of VlllistaB in the second engagement of the campaign at AguaB Calientes, 30 miles north of Guerrero on April 1. ThiB report waB made to General PerBhlng today by two Mexican ranch men, who said that the Mexican forces lost 30 men and 40 horses while the Americans suffered no casualties. cas-ualties. Villa was not with the band. The American troops believed at first they had encountered the bandit chieftain. An investigation showed that he had not been with the detachment. de-tachment. For hours tho American cavalrymen cavalry-men followed Manuel Lopez, one of Villa's lieutenants and his bandits,, through torturous winding canyens and almost Impassable trails of the mountains. Believing that they had eluded their pursuers the bandits relaxed re-laxed their vigilance and before they realized it they were confronted by the troops of the Tenth cavalry of General Pershing's old regiment which had been stationed near the town to intercept stray bandB attempting to make their escape. Only the most meager details of the ensuing engage ment were brought here by the Mexican Mexi-can ranch men, but in many respects it resembled that of a week ago at Guerrero. Immediately the bandits realized the presence of the American troops they began a hurried dlsorgan-lzed dlsorgan-lzed flight from their camp Borne seizing seiz-ing their ponies and others trying to make their escape afoot They went singly and in small parties all firing at the American troopB aB they fled. None took time to aim, the ranch men said and, as a result none of the bullets bul-lets found a khaki-clad mark. Officers here are Inclined to believe be-lieve that if 30 bandits were killed in the running fight that at least as many more were wounded It was as sorted also that because of the nature na-ture of the engagement It is probable that some equipment, supplies and prisoners may have been captured. The ranch men told General Pershing Persh-ing that the Vlllistas were fleeing In scattered bands of three to five men before the negro cavalrymen. Reports reaching here Indicated that the force encountered by the American cavalrymen was the largest detachment of the force defeated and scattered at Guerrero a week ago today to-day by Colonel Dodd's command. These troops were said to have been in the vicinity of Bachiniba Pass for several days. Two American scouts reported to General Pershing that they had been fired upon by Villa outposts last Friday Fri-day within the environs of Bachiniba and that they had returned the fire, but without result so far as they knew. Two troops of cavalry sent to the town to intercept tho Vlllistas reached there after the command had fled. |