Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-03-09 | Page 1 | Villa Ammunition Cache is Found

VILLA AMMUNITION CACHE IS FOUND Chihuahua City, Mexico, March 9.- j 9 I A large quantity of hidden Villa am-. It munition was found by the defacto I troops lollowing the battle at Cusihuir-i ; iachic. Chihuahua. A prisoner. cap-It cap-It lured b the Carranza forces during the battle, revealed the hiding place Of the ammunition in return for a par I don Tin cache contained Beveral thousand rifle cartridge and artillery shells, according to an official report m recch ed here. Reports from the Guerr. ro district II ol Western Chihuahua say the Ilia forces have become badly disorganized disorganiz-ed because of the absence of Villa forces from the field and the lack of leadership in his absence. Ammunition has been received here III from Mexico City by General Margula W and 20,000 rounds were sent north to supply the derneto troops in the field near Cases tirandes. Two thousand government troops 0 I from Sonora, including a large number l of Yanui Indian-, have reached rasas ' i, rand. ha in - marched 01 erlanfl II from the interior of Sonora.