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Show GENERAL FUNSTON WELL PLEASED San Antonio, Texas, March 31. "The result of their first brush with American troopB will chill the hearts of the Vllllstns," said General Funstou today in discussing the raucho Geronimo Gero-nimo battle "They may have suspected at Columbus Co-lumbus that they could not stand up In front of Amerlcnn troops. Now they have learned their lesson. "The dash from near Namlquipa to tho point Of contact covered nearly flftv-flve miles, and will rank with the" greatest cavalry dashes of history. "Villa mav not have participated In tho fighting" himself, but he undoubtedly undoubt-edly was In the neighborhood of tho engagement. The report that he Ib wounded means that he probably 1b traveling on a litter. Wo ought to get him very shortly. "The result of the fight Is a body blow to the Villa cause. It was not a big affnlr, and the killing was not tremendous, tre-mendous, although the percentage was very satisfactory. Thirty dead .Villls-tustofour .Villls-tustofour wounded Americans 13 all right. "Those soldier boys of our are sorao boya! ,'. |