EVENING LEDGBRPHIfcADEIPHIA', MONDAY, MABOH 20, 1916.
n
VILLA AND REYES
HASTEN JUNCTION
FOR BLOW AT U.S.
Mexican Outlaws Reported
Ready to Join for
the Attack
Warships held ready
WASHINGTON, March 20. Vnlss the
American punitive expedition corners
Francisco Villa within the next AS hourx
the tank of capturing tho bandit chief will
to grentlr compttcntcii.
Confidential ndvlcea reaching here to
day say that General Cnnuto Ilcyes, tho
Vllllsta commander In tho Torreon dis
trict. Is moving northward with between
3000 and 6000 men planning to effect n
jUhctlon with tho Vllllstn. forces. Should
h bo successful, Villa will bo In position
to give battle to the American forces, as
tho Iteyes troops are veterans and nro well
armed and equipped,
U Is assumed hero that Generat Per
shing known of tho lleyes movement nnd
that he will talto every necessary pre
caution to checkmato It. But to do so
will necessitate active co-oporatlon by tho
CarramlMa soldiers who are operating
1 from Chihuahua and who up to tho prcs
t ent have failed to show any deslro to
assist tho Americans In any way.
Although on tho surfaco tho general
situation in Mexico scorned unchanged to
day, odlclals plainly were moro appro
hensive. Every day that the American
forces remain In Mexico adds to tho un
certainty. From many points along tho
border appeals nro being received by tho
W r Department to strengthen the troops
on guard because of the reported planned
raids by Vllllsta sympathizers. Itcproscnt
atlve Smith of Texas told Acting Secre
tary of "War Scott that Vlltlstas have com
hletoil iilnns to raid Presidio, Tex., and
that nsslstanco was urgently needed. Gen
eral Funston was Immediately ordered
to tako every precaution to prevent any
raids.
Reports of discontent among tho Car
ranzlsta forces contlnuo to reach this city.
Many of tho men are declared to bo
threatening to desert if the American ex
pedition Is not opposed and the pressure
on the "First Chief constantly Is In
creasing. However, tho State nnd War
Departments continue hopeful that thero
will bo no open outbreak und that Car
ranza and Obrcgon can retain control of
their forces.
Plans have been completed for Increas
ing tho American naval forces on the
Mexican cast coast. This will not bo done
unless an emergency arises, but tho COO
marines sent to Tensocola will bo held In
readiness for Immediate transfer there,
whllo tho old battleship Kcnrsargo will bo
held ready for orders to Join the Kentucky
at Vera Cruz. It Is not tho present Inten
tion of the Ntvvy Department today to
send any of the Atlantic licet vessels to
Mexico from Quantanamo If that can bo
avoided.
Tho Kearsarge and Kentucky, however,
have been In Mexican wntcrs for months,
and tho Kentucky already Is on her way
back to Vera Cruz from New Orlenns.
Sending tho Kearsarge to Join her would
not cause any Irritation among tho Mexi
cans, nnd It will bo possible In that event
to send with tho battleship an augmented
marine guard that would bo available for
any emergency that might arise.
It Is expected that nt tomorrow's
Cabinet meeting tho President will take
up with his advisers the question of what
action shall bo taken should It develop
that Vila has managed to escape Into his
mountain rofugc. So far, olllclals say.
no such contingency has been discussed.
The question" of whether Carranza will
be permitted to contlnuo to Inlpcrt un
ited, quantities or ammunition from
the United States and how tho supplies
are to be sent forward to Pershing must
also bo decided within tho next fow daya.
V. S. TROOPS IN CLASH
WITH VILLA, IS REPORT
Contlnnnl from Tare On
yet elude his .pursuers nnd gnln tho
mountains.
Official announcement was made by
General Funston, at San Antonio,
that, in a wireless from General
Pershing, at Cnsns Grandcs, it was
learned the American troops had
been divided into small bands and
wero proceeding south nnd southeast
from Cnsns Grandcs, It -was as
sumed that Villn nlso had split his
bands.
Nearest calculations placo the
American iorces in uio region or
Galcnna, the most advanced column,
135 miles south of the border, with
others still at the supply base, Casas
Grandes. Tho vanguard is believed
50 miles from tho Villlstns.
Reports indicate that Villa has
divided his band, leaving n rearguard,
in order to facilitate his escape into
the Sierra Mndros. Officials beliovo
that if any fighting occurs soon it will
be, not with tho main body, but with
the rearguard of the outlaws.
Aeroplanes with the American
troops are circling about today In an
effort to disclose tho whereabouts of
the bandits.
No reply has yet been received to
the request of the American Govern
ment that Carranza grant tho use of
Mexican railways to transport sup
plies to tho expedition. It is said the
President, after a conference with
Acting Secretary Polk today, intim
ated ho would do nothing to embar
rass tho Carranza Government.
Troop movement continues along
tho border, strengthening the patrols
and preparing for additional forces
to march into Mexico.
It was said that" Villa and General
Reyes, his lieutenant, were hastening
to join forces to oppose the American
advance. No confirmation was had on
this report.
3
Pershing March World's
Record, Says Funston
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March
20. "Black Jnck" Pershing and
his American cavalry forces set a
world's record on their march Into
Mexico In pursuit of Frnncisco
Villn, Major General Frederick
Funston made this statement to
day when asked to comment on
Washington dispatches stattrig
thnt the Government had demand
ed more haste In chasing Villa.
"I don't see," said General
Funston, "how I can speed up any
more. The main column mado a
world's record march. I do not
see how it could have hurried
more."
General Funston believes that
an engagement will soon take
place between the American troops
and Villa's bandits or sympathiz
ers. Tho United States column Is
now in the heart of the district
where Villn has long been tho
chief arbiter.
It is understood that General
Pershing's troops are getting sup
plies nt Casas Grandes.
tlrcleis ponies, was making forced marches
to get at grips with tho Vlltlstas.
VILLA BELIEVED SURROUNDED
AMONG THE GUERRERO HILLS
LAREDO. Tex., March 20. Re
ports of a fight between American
troop3 nnd General Villa's patrols
were received by Carranza officers at
Nucvo Laredo, just across the border,
early today. No details were given.
EL PASO, Tex., March 20. Francisco
Villa, reported hemmed In nmong the can
yons of tho Guerrero Mountains, today was
believed to he surrounded by several col
umns of Carranza troops and tho Ameri
can expedition closing down on him from
the north. However, thero wero miles of
mountainous desert In tho net the pur
suers wero drawing nround tho outlaw
and escape was considered likely.
Aeroplanes aro being used today In
spying out Villa's hiding place. Soaring
nmong peaks severnl thousand feet high
they could pick out Villa's men on tho
mountain trails and signal their where
abouts to General Pershing's; scouts.
Villa was reported to havo left a small
detachment at tho Hernandez ranch to
hold oft tho American cavalry until he
was safely hidden in tho fastnesses of
the Sierra Madrcs.
Tho American column, matching Its
corn-fed cavalry horses against Villa's
VIMiA DIVIDES FC-nCES.
Villn, harried by tho rapid progress of
General Pershing's American cavalry, haa
split his retreating force Into two bands
that are fleeing along the mountain trails,
according to Information that reached Car
ranza headquarters In Juarez early today.
General Gavlra, the Carranza command
er nt Juarez, believes that the dividing
of Villa's forces Indicates that the bandit
lender will not offer any resistance.
Scouts with tho American forces havo
nevertheless warned General Pershing to
be on tho lookout for ono of Villa's sur
prise attacks. Kvery precaution Is being
taken by tho American Boldlrrs as they
press forward. Villa Is In n country ho
knows thoroughly. In the mountains ho
was nblo to defy tho soldiers of the Mex
ican Government for IS years.
As Villa scurries southward llko a.
hunted rat. the time for the real test of
Carranza's troops Is Hearing. It Is believed
that Villa will attempt to get through tho
mountain passes nnd Join Emlllnno
Zapata or Iteyes In tho district where
those bandit leaders li.ne long held sway.
If this Is his Intention only tho Carrnn
zlstas can stop him.
TEST FOH CAItRANZA.
General Carranza has ordered his army
to co-operate with the Americans, but It
Is feared on tho border that tho troops of
tho First Chief, HI desert In largo numbers
ns tho Americans march further south and
permit Villa to pass through their lines,
some oven Joining his retreating columns.
Villa's bandits, though traveling swift
ly, still tako time for murder and looting.
Reports come over the border that tho
American troopers have come upon burned
ranch houses and mutilated bodies. These
nro the usual marks of a Villa trail.
This trail Is being followed with all
the endurance of the American troopers.
They left the border vowing not to return
without the bandit chieftain dead or alive,
nnd they nre eager to close In on him
before ho reaches a territory where ho can
prolong the campaign Indefinitely. Ile
ports have reached the border that In
chbo tho pursuit now In progress falls to
trap the bandit leader orders from Wash
ington may recall tho troops.
NEED OF SUPPLIES.
Tho rapid advance of tho troops has
added to tho difficulty of keeping open a
lino of communication and supply. To
assure effective operation It Is deemed
necessary hero that tho United States will
havo to get permission to uso tho Mex
ican railways for tho transportation of
provisions and ammunition. This may be
granted nnd It may not.
A large part of the Mexican people
would not take kindly to tho American
troops using tho Mexican lines to tako
ammunition Into Mexico to kill Mexicans.
Popular feeling wouta tindoubtedtr away
the Carranza. Government.
' Tho American troops nro said In tho
messages to General Gavlra to have lo
cated Villa himself and to be BO miles be
hind the fleeing bandit leader. Villa Is
eald to have had a narrow escape from
capture In the Casas Grandes" district. Ho
delayed his flight, thinking th Americans
would be unable to make rapid progress.
TIGHTENING THE NET,
Villa has been driven Into n trap by
the rapid advance of tho American troops,
according to the Information received In
wireless dispatches from the front
Evervthlnc seems now to depend on
the ability of tho Carranza garrisons to
hold their end of the net. On threo sides
of tho bandit chief he Is hemmed In by
strong Carranza columns, whlls on tho
fourth the Americans nre driving for
ward with amazing speed.
A report to General Gavlra said that
Villa was In tho Babrlcora Lake region.
Dabrlcora Is about 65 miles south of
Galeana, where one section of the Ameri
can expeditionary force has arrived and
Is pushing forward.
A few miles to the west of the bandits'
position Is Namtqulpa, which Is held by
a powerful Carranza garrison, On the
east nro the frowning barriers' of the
Sierra Madro Mountnlns, barring tho way
to Sonora. General Luis Gulterrcz, a
Carranza field chief, declares ho holds
all tho passes to Sonora. To the south
Villa's way Is blocked by tho Carranza
garrison nt Madera,
If the Carranza forces remain loyal to
tho First Chief, Villa appears trapped.
It Is, of course, realized that ho Is on
ground of his own choosing and In a coun
try admirably suited for guerrilla war
fare. Where Colonel Dodd Is with his ad
vance squadron of mounted troops was
not known north of tho line. In fact,
his exact location has not been known
since Friday night, when ho reached Casas
Grnndos, going southeast over the Galeana
trail toward Galeana City and Namtqulpa.
that with his assistance and co-operation
the do facto Government wilt be able to
control tho situation and the American
expedition permitted to pursue Its course
without embarrassment from Carranzlstas.
Dispatches to the War Department re
ported all quiet along the border. There
was nothing, nccordlng to General Scott,
to tell how far General Pershing has gono
Into Mexican territory. There was no
mention of Any antl-Amcrlcan feeling In
towns across tho border.
General Scott today forwarded to Gen
eral Funston tho request of Ilepresenta
tlve Smith, of Texas, for additional troops
nt Presidio, Tex,
VILLA CUT OFF FROM WEST
BY GUARDS FROM SONORA
DOUGLAS, Art, March 20. General
P. Kllas Callcs, Carranza Goyornor of So
nora nnd commander of tho Mexican
troops south of tho Arizona border, today
Increased his guards at tho four passes
leading from Chihuahua Into Sonora. Ho
has Taqul Indian scouts operating In tho
mountains about theso passes to give
notice If any attempt Is made by Fran
cisco Villa to movo westward.
General Callcs declared there was no
possibility of Villa's escapement Into
Sonora.
"The west aldo of the trap set for Villa
is complete," he nsserted, "Ho must go
south or cast. His only alternative Is to
face the American troops and light them."
U. S. WONT SEIZE RAILWAYS;
AWAIT CARRANZA IlEPLY
WASHINGTON, March 20. President
Wilson wilt do nothing In Mexico to em
barrass General Carranza. Tho wishes
of tho do facto Government Chief will
bo adhered to In every possible wny, while
tho American expedition Is pursuing
Villa. This was mado clear after a con
ference early today between the President
and Solicitor Polk, of tho Stnto Depart
ment.
In this connection It became known that
If Carranza deemed It advisable not to
permit tho use of Mexican railroads by
tho American Government In transporting
troops or supplies, tho United States would
not demand that tho roads be turned
over or take them by force.
Tho United States army will simply de
vise other means of transportation.
That Carranza Is In a troublcsomo
position was admitted In official circles.
Tho President appreciates this. It was
said, and will do everything In his power
to assist the First Chief,
Advices to the Whlto House, from Con
sul Rogers at Qucretaro, say tho do facto
Government Is entirely satisfied with tho
manner In which tho United States 13
carrying on Its expedition In Mexico.
The State Department. In nsklng tho
use of Mexican railways, Is merely mnk
lng a reciprocal request in a way. It is
pointed out, becauso American railroads
during recent months havo been used by
Carranza In transporting troops, supplies
and prisoners along tho border. Whllo no
reply has been received from Carranza, no
concern la felt over tho delay and a
favorable answer Is expected within 24
hours.
Tho President was Informed today that
Carranza had formally requested that no
troops bo allowed to occupy Casas Grandes
or any other Mexican town during Villa's
pursuit. Orders, however, already had
been sent to army headquarters, making
It'clcar that the troops are not to occupy
those cities.
Tho President, It was eald, 'is convinced
U. S. FORCES SPLIT TO COMB
HILLS FPU VILLA'S OUTLAWS
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 50 Like
spokes In a great wheel a half dozen
American detachments today wero oper
ating south and southeast of Casas
Grandes, combing tho cntlro district of
Villa bands.
The fact that General Pershing Is di
recting his grcntest effort In a southeast
erly direction, as nnnounced by General
Funston today, apparently Indicates that
Villa has swung to the south and cast
since passing through Colonla Gracla and
Is now near Namtqulpa. This Is Vllln's
most familiar territory and evidently con
firms the report that he was In tho vicinity
of Habrlcora ranch.
At nrmy headquarters It was announced
today that tho principal column of tho
American expeditionary forces, under
Pershing's personal command, was well
to the south and cast of the Cnsns
Grandes, broken up Into small bodies, but
all operating from tho new Mexican base.
In dispatches from General 1'crshlng, nt
Casas Grandes, General Funston stated,
no mention Is made of new Villa outrages
commlted on American colonists In tho
Casas Grandes district, nor nan any light
ing been reported. Coded parts of Per
shing's message, however, wero so badly
garbled In transmission that the meaning
of wholo messages was lost.
The report stated that all was "well"
with tho expedition; that the Carranza gar
rison nt Casas Grandcs was friendly, but
passive, nnd the United States cavalry
forces were being broken up Into small
groups.
This was tnken to Indicate that Fran
cisco Villa hnd divided his bandit fol
lowers into small bands.
The Mormon colony at Casas Grandes,
received tho American soldiers enthus
iastically. They regarded the expedition
as ono sent for their bcnellt alone.
BOYS IN KHAKI 'CUSS'
A BIT, HUM TOE 'TROTS'
AND CHAFE AT DELAYS
Columbus, M., All A-Bustle
With Soldiers Who Look for
Long Hunt to Capture
Francisco Villa
HOSPITAL CORPS READY
COLUMBUS. N: Jr., March 20. Neary
twoscore American nmbulances aro con
centrated hero nnd n military field hos
pltat Is being rushed to completion In
preparation for expected bloody fighting
between American and Vllllsta forces In
tho mountainous wastes to tho southward.
Army men expect a long campaign nnd
nro making comprehensive preparations.
"We expect to bo chasing Villa nround
these mountain peaks next Christmas,"
said a colonel, pointing to tho rocky spires
looming through tho purple mist south of
tho border.
"Itegardless of tho views of statesmen,
most of tho officers believe we'ro In for a
long trip, nnd won't stop much this side
of Panama, And nil say they're glad,
too."
Tho dress-parndo nspect of wnr Is nb
sent from Columbus, until tho raid only
a Inzy border cattlo town, but now the
centro of nn nrmy. Gold laces nnd flash
ing swords wero missing nmong the khn-ki-clad
officers. Throughout tho town sol
diers rushed preparations for fighting
Villa.
Tho llttlo telegraph ofllco hns been
yanked out of Its corner In tho railroad
station. Expert koymen now crowd tho
limited space, transmitting nrmy messages
and sending nuch newspaper copy as tho
censor and wlro limitations will permit.
Tho censor, a young lieutenant, Bits In
a corner, his blue pencil poised menacing
ly over tho work of a harried correspond
ent. A bulky cavalryman stops up nnd
hands him a messago addressed to hl-j
mother In Rochester, N. Y. "Wo cross
tho border tonight. Lovo to all. Don't
worry.
"Can't send that." BayB tho censor, run
ning his pencil through tho word "to
night." "Substltuto 'Boon,' nnd will go."
Across tho Btroct nt tho postofTlcc, tho
overworked postmaster Is swamped In tho
accumulation of mall. Washington may
send him nn nsslstnnt after Congress hns
had tlmo to mult tho matter over, ho said,
but for tho present ho'a going It nlono nnd
slowly.
Tho old army In blue would havo been
a. sorry sight In Columbun, bat Jt:
rays of U,o horderBun7oU
still humming tho strains th.'fel
nrmy post fox trots, sweat JKI
Bwear a little, dig dust from t?,?iw,'.l
... , ,,, iiKiit. "1
All are eager for tho front anA 1
tho preparations here ns an rk,Jrl
necessary duty. An nrmy aeroDl.T J"
nmiri its n, -I...... '. "Pine rlt..
southward nd wings after the a.!.'
Ing lino In tho desert. Th .LS'Wfctiv
Hon. whern thn n,ri,..i I. '""road tit. It
salesman onco was a town eM 5 i
been abandoned by tho troops Si
nrmy Mores, arriving on errv ...Va
in every nrmy wagon, aro stored liV"4
piles on tho village outskirts? n h,1
Slnco Villa shot up the town th. .
ISO Mexican residents hav7 dlM2BW
v.oiumoinnH guaranteo a hot Mm. "
Mexican visitor. Whllo Columbus l,.."7
forgotten Its dead nnd the villi. M ..V
ns Its sands, the graps juice nnd sort. ?P"
nets cannot supply tho demand n ?""
caked throats. Framo huts, with J0"
over tho windows, shot out by ih J3'1
havo blossomed forth as restaurant "
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