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Show VILLA Il TO MEET M! CHIEFS Captain Accompanies on Three Thousand-mile Trip Through Mexico btates. PRESIDIO, Tex., Nov. 1G. Francisco Francis-co Villa's mysterious disappearance following the battle of Parral last August Au-gust was explained today by First Captain Cap-tain Jose Jaureta, who declared ho had accompanled'Villa on a three thousand thou-sand mile trip from Parral through Du-rango, Du-rango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosl and other Mexico states to confer with chiefs regarding a new revolutionary movement. Jaurrota, accompanied by Colonel Miguel Trillo, Villa's private secretary, came down to the Ojlnaga ford to meet the Associated Press correspondent as no ono yet has been permitted to enter en-ter the plaza at Ojinaga, A physician who brought to Villa wounded to the temporary hospital at Presidio estimated the total loss in the fighting during the battle of Ojinaga I at two hundred, a great majority of whom wero federals. Villa's losses were not more than fifteen, he said. Villa's forces occupied Mulato, 25 miles down the Rio Grande from Ojinaga Ojin-aga yesterday with a small force. They met no opposition. The main Villa camp has been established at San Juan, nine miles up the Conchos river from Ojinaga. Francisco Villa was wounded in the right leg at the battle of Escaton October Oc-tober 13. last, when tho federal troops wero defeated in that town, according to Colonel Trillo. Tho wound was not as serious as received in the same limb a year ago at Guerrero, Chihuahua, Chihua-hua, and Villa has recovered completely. complete-ly. Infantry Leaves for Marfa. T7IT. Tl lPn rp. XT.- 1 ? It- mini on. nounced today by American military headquarters that two companies of Infantry In-fantry left here last night for Marfa. Tex., probably to go to Presidio to guard Mexican federal soldiers in detention de-tention after their evacuation of Ojinaga. Ojin-aga. The Mexicans in detention number num-ber more than 500. American cavalry lis expected to be relieved of care of the Mexicans so as to devote full attention at-tention to border patrol. A roport was In circulation today that two American soldiers had fallen into the hands of armed Mexicans near Ysleta Wednesday night and that an American army captain, leading lead-ing a detachment of troops, crossed tho river and rescued them. The officer was said to, have been ordered to Fort Bliss under arrest upon his return. At military headquarters today officers declined to mako any statement. |