Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1915 — KILL 700 IN MEXICAN FIGHT [ARTICLE]

KILL 700 IN MEXICAN FIGHT

Villa and Carranza Troops Clash Near Icamole —Battle Lasted Two Days—Villa Defeated. San Antonio, Tex., July 30, —Reports o fighting without quarter between troops of the Carranza and Villa factions near Icamole, Mexico, were received here. The battle lasted two days, the casualties being heavy, and was ended by the retreat northward of the Villa troops, pursued by the Carranza forces with orders to accept no surrender. It is estimated that 700 dead were left on the field. Two thousand Carranza troops were opopsed by a Villa force of 2,200.