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Breach of Relations Expected
If Sussex and Englishman
Were Torpedoed.
AMERICANS SAY
SUSSEX TORPEDOED
No Warning Given, Claim;
American Survivors Tell
Of Experiences.
A.NIJINGTON. D. C, March 27
American officials view the
mbmarliie situation as taking
itpects of much gravity. The pos
nty of breaking off diplomatic re- i
us with Germany is again being:
r th- eventualities I
or uie- eventualities
isst rl as one
ii is expected to follow if it '
mm tlut tht utt.imers Sussex and
lishman ntit, v lctims of subma.
! I mite information was anxiously
tea lo president Wilson and sec
i of btate Lansing today
Ml A cents Gathering Information.
it l established that either of the
Is was torpedoed by a German
nine, the Lnited States would
l the act as a most flagrant vio
of tho rights of humanity, the
j pics of International law and of
tnes ien by Germany regard
iliu conduct of submarine warfare.
! partment officials said today
i -y had no information that other
i fubfjiarines were operating in
Imty in winch the Sussex was
k d All agents in the vicinity
being urged today to gather uon-
etidence from aH possible
le
I rolie Tubnntln and Pntria Canes.
statu deparient also H await-
uith some anxiety information
ining the sinking of the Dutch
Tubantla, As far as is known
dlers are still Investigating the
k. in an effort to determine the
of the disaster Affidavits re-
1 1 lc an alleged torpedo boat at-
upor the Frctirh liner Patria still
U-lng convideitd liv secretary
i .. It is miiMtlered unlikely
i it action will lie taken In this
until after additional details re-
iiik the Sussex and Englishman
LceiteiL
Skull Fractured by Mast.
ndon. Kng March 27 Of the
American surMtors of the Sussex
me in a hospital at Dover only
O. u Crocker of Kltchburg, Mass,
i -i serious condition. His skull
fractured by a falling mast. He
nnrd consciousness this morning
Ins phjsicians bclieie he will re
r
liua I Armltage, of New York, and
lei I't nfieid, of Hudson, Wisconsin.
Hufirnife- from shock and brulaei
ire not seriously injured.
Three Say They Saw Torpedoes.
i. hn Hurley. Albany, N. Y, a press
lation correspondent, makes the
1 wlntr statement.
i m Friday about 3 oclock In the
moun while a dozen Americans
i w .it chin ir from the ' ridge, a great
losion occurred In the fore part of
.sel without warning and three
i en ns at least saw the .passage
t he torpedo
!o Wnrulnc Klirn.
J. CulbertRon bas he saw Miss
in in wounded in the head. Samuel
i of Harvard university, said the
i loHion occurred without the sllght-
u lrning and that many persons
t thrown into the sra. that some
r killed and some wounded, that
iw bodies on the bridge of the
t x and while being rescued ha
two persons drown
I hese depositions aie confirmed by
merican men and American worn-
u ho took pas.iK aboard the Sus
and whoe names follow:
lolin Hinley Ml ra, V Y. Mrs.
him Hirde, New Uirk Mrs Clarence
niKside, New Virk, Miss Gertrude
-ren, St. Loui-- .Mirs Gertrude
nes New York Mr and Miss Beer,
Dorothv Hilton and daughte-
i. New Yoi 1- Mniuel E Bemls,
Iford Tingle ' ullitrteon, Iewts-
n c I Daniels Arsiiit, Wellesley,
-- Chirles snd fjeoine IL Crocker,
1 it hburg. Mass . ilber G. Pen-
I, Hudson. is. and Miss Alloa
ir, Lon, Colo.
i lie last five were working in the
teres of the American Hed Cross,
certain number of the injured have
n taken to Dover "
Prnl-es Captnln of Ship.
I iris trance, March 27 "The calm
irak,e and presence of mind of cap-
i Mouffet filled us with admiration,"
I mid inie VI itei Verllndem, sur-
n( th iatabtrophe on the channel
n i r ti'-bex, whose husband is at
fi nit
Mthouh badlv hurt himself this
1-ieiioii officer worked without
ing for the safety of the passen-
W hih giving orders he answered
1 their juetions, adding a reassur-
- word, declaring that the ship
(Continued on pace 5, Col. Z)
Mr. Cox Is Right
San Augubtme Ranch, Van f, Maul! .
Alitor 1.1 l'aso Herald:
Lnclosed please find check for whifl
vou have TIIK ONLY paper
Villa Will
PERSHING ESTABLISHES NEW BASE
nil nuns id ti fight u. s.;
BAITS STARK, FLEE SITU
American Officers Hope Villa Will Get Enough Men to
Stand and Fight; Indications Are That He Charged
Weakest Places in Carranza Lines and Has Broken
Without Much Eesistance Being Offered.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS. American
Expeditionary Foices. Colouia
Dnblan, Chihuahua. Marin 26 B
Airplane to Columbus. X M, March 27.1
Kvidence that Pane ho Villa is pre
paring to resist the American pursuing
columns, but that the Mexican people
are noi aa yei ranting to him lias
been collected by the officers and the
..-not. of the Ame.ieon two... Tk.
officers who have ridden mer the va
rious fronts now maintained in the ilis-
tm t of Guerrero, where
V.HRAiVeii
, . . th. w5., nil- expeamoi.
,mc,t. S?rnt ifTOTT
numerous ilpilicant indications that :
VilU miscalculated completely w hen
i. m..! th.t hi. ri,h -,
b drawing an American army into
Mevico, would cause a general upris
ing against Americans, and especially
one in his favor The status of the
chae today is that ilia is retiring
continually southward, trjing hard to
forte recruits into his ranks, his men
..- .. . . ... ...,uun .uau,
feellnB th pinch of hunger occasion
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all and hoping for an early arrival
of summer to shield th. m against Hie '
cold of the mountains where the h io
retnated somewheie south of Na'ii
qui a, in Central Western Ciuliualiuo.
probablv in the Guerrero district.
Will Villa Make n Flchtf
The one question of overshadowing
Imnnrtnpp nnur Iwntiir n.lrori kv tko
iiffinrh in the field is. Will Villa , that they wer; honored above the oth
coniinue to prepare for risivtanccT" ers because they would become 'Mllas
It is franklv hoped that he 111. men." r
for that is considered the best eh me. .
: en met,
reai h ry
ring the ,
barling a luckv capture or t
of Ilia's own men of bringing
American expediti n to an early
cesMul conc'hfe on
t'llimate suee . '- nowhere -doubted,
but if Villa refnb s to make an re
bit nice at all, tl m n who hoc ben
EKTENTECHIER
EH PLANS
Pant, France, Man h i't Tin con
ference of the entente allie- the most
important since the outbreak of the
war begin this morning in the treat
salon ot the ministr of roreicn ati.ur.s
where many other historic meeting of
diplomatists have taken place No pi
vious meeting here. hoevr li is In en
of nuch grave impoit or hi been at
tended by such a repres' illation of
world figures in war and diplomat v
The subject of the first muui!? Ii the
military situation. That is all whiB
may be said definitely, but Gen Joffrt,
earl Kitchener. Gen. Sir Douglas 11. ug,
Lieut Gen. count Cadorna, Gen. Cistel
nau and Gen. Roques. the new Fr. ueh
war minister, addressed the conference.
Tne entire company took lunch at tb,e
miniatrv at noon The afternoon ses
sion will be devoted to consideration of
economic resources of the allies.
DARDANELLES BATTERIES
REPEL ENEMY DESTROYERS
Constantinople, Turkey. March 27.
The following official statement was
given out at military headquarters to
dav Irak front: Conditions unchanged.
' Caucasian front: On March 25, an
advance reconnaissance by a small
body of enemy cavalry ana lniantry
forces was repulsed with losses to
them.
"Dardanelles- Our coast batteries
drove off some enemy destroyers which
were cruising before the Dardanelles.
Three hostile aeroplanes flew over Gal
lipoll, but retreated toward the Island
of Imbros wnen our battle plane ap
peared on the scene "
TEUTONS SEEMPREPAIRNG
ATTACK UPON SALONIKI
Athens. Greece, March 27. Dispatches
from Salonlkl say that the frontier ac
tions which had hitherto been consid
ered merely as trying out operations
on the part of the Bulgarians and
Germans, are now assuming the char
acter of a general attack againt the
advanced line of the allies. In entente
circles here there is a general convic
tion that they do not seriously intend
to attempt to capture Saloniki
BRITISH TROOPS BLOW UP
GERMAN TRENCH, ADMITTED
Berlin. Germany, March 27. More
than 100 yards of German trenches near
St- Eloi have been blown up by the
Krltish, Get m in army headquarters an
nounced tod
West Prussian regiments were suc
tessful In reraptunng the artillery oh
serxatlon positions lost by the Germans
on March 20 at Mokrzyce, near Narocz
lake on the Russian front, today s an
nouncement also stated.
i en v mv
iibtoription. T think
Hal li. (o
Keep, Pershing Will Stay, But Will Washington's Feet
over the ground here believe It may
require months at the least to crush
liim.
KnlU in Influence People.
n officer who has been through vil-
lagis where Villa passed within a
week, places too small to count as
towns, exactly the sort of settlements
i w"e l,"?"pfi '"-'";"'"I fZ"Z
"mem sa"' Mltnam .". uiui
t all
appearances the bandit had
failed
'ThadA 1 nannltt aa Ijf tho ettt
i cer "ire ln complete Ignorance of any
reliable facts about the nature of the
American expedition. They have been
aij , T a ,.(. an in
I'lf, bS V",, rtfJir ,? th2t
wading anrn, a dangerous enemy; that
hpv muni fiffht for their uvea. Bnt
i ilthough those whom I saw seemed
to be a very credulous people, they
ippeared to be waiting with some sus
pn ion, it Is true but nevertheless
u. ii tine before making up their minds.
, Villa Seize. Men.
For two weeks the reports along
ilia's trail show-, he has seized, among
,ne young men and the boys of small
towns, the hardiest as forced recruits
in his band. His custom has been,
cither himself or through one of his
lieutenants, to line up most of the
male population for Inspection. Ths
hest physical specimens have been
ranked out of line and told reughly
,.-.. ., ..r ........,..
In the Cabas Grandea region, at Ga- t
leana and at Kl Valle, Villa secured
Mokrn lj l'or Wonndeil.
fully half a hundred men b this
j method, more than enough to make.
j vrp -for the woirnded carried from the
L'olmnbua figbtb, which he dropped in
(Continueo on pace S, Col. 2.)
iLEflDERS DEMAND
San Fram lit , Calif.. March "1 An
ultimatum demanding the resignation
and exile of Yuan Shi Kai and the
trial and execution of 12 of bis advisers
has been handed to the Chinese gov
ernment b the military governors of
six revolting provinces, according to
cable advices today from revolutionary
leaders ln liina to the Chinese Repub
lic association here.
Tho ultimatum contained five de
mands, according to the advices:
(1) That Yuan Shi Kai resign at a
fixed date and leave China.
(2) That 12 "traitors . (named) be
tried, and if found guilty of conspir
ing against the republic executed.
(2) That Yuan Shi Kai's property
and the pioperty of the 12 "traitors"
be confiscated to indemnify the revo
lution. (4J That Yuan Shi Kai's descendants
for three generations forfeit their
rights of citizenship
(5) That the separate provinces be
given control of army units and ar
senals. INSOLVENCY OF INSURANCE
COMPANY CONTRACT BREACH
Austin. Texas, March 27. The at
torney general's department held to
day that the insolvency of an Insur
ance compan is a breach of its con
tract to each existing policy holder,
upon the occurrence of which the pol
icy holder is entitled to recover a por
tion of the premium paid, which Is
unearned at the time of the insolvency.
It also is held that upon such a com
pany going into the hands of a re
ceiver, the proper course for the claim
ant of a premium Is to file his claim
In the receivership proceedings and
have it allowed ln due course, and or
dered paid by the court.
$500,000 FIRE LOSS IS
SUSTAINED AT HOUSTON
Houston, Texas, March 27. Fire
starting in the cotton sheds of the
Missouri, K msas and Texas railwav
here yesttrdny spread to nearly a
dozen other buildings and 4" freight
cars, causing a loss estimated at nearly
1500.000.
Till IIVV IN CONGItl.s
Senate.
Republicans conferred on Mex
ican situation.
Debate on Indian appropria
tion bill was resumed
Senate aimv bill was reported
as a substitute for the house bill
Finam' rout mttee continue 1
conildt i.itinn it the fne ug..i
repeal
Ifttu-e.
Milital nil navdl affaiis
committee in d hearings on na
tional defence
Debatt on immigrations bill
was continued mil a motion to
strike tiut Hit literacy tet w.i
defeatetl
Represt nt mc Coplev intro
duced i ri solution for ii mtf.
titcatioii "f Hie nt w pi n i p. i
.situ ttion
LI I
IIPEMTIIISTD'
CATCH VILLA
Supply Base For Troops In
The Field Is Established
In The Mountains.
TROOPS STAND
CAMPAIGN WELL
Commanding General Praises
Wor of Men; Campaign
May Be Long.
A'
MfcRICAX Expeditionary Force,
Colonla Dublan, March 26. (By
airplane to Columbus. N. M.,
March 27 ) Gen. J. J. Pershing last
night announced the establishment of
a new base ln the pursuit of viua.
The second base is much nearer the lo
cation where the bandit is reported in
precipitate retreat than tho old base
at field headquarters. The headquart
ers, it is presumed, will be maintained
as an imrortsnt link ln the supply sta
tion svstem, the chain of bases form
ing a strong military line, readily de
fensible reaching a distance Into the
interior of Mexico which is considered
iemarkable, considering the fact that
lne army nas nau ie man tw ..
to orijKe deserts, mountains and many
mnes of barren lands, without the
benefit
of any taliroau coramuuic-a-
tlon- - j - vtt , J
I Horses, .ntlfaa& uitotnotllles hve I
j done the yfSmmM cceftt thus far
1 is been attorned uy tne aoiuiy oi mc
imerlcan tavalr to travel fast and
far, on light rations, accustoming
themselves as they travel, not only to
I a semi native diet, but also to difficult
climatic conditions.
Several cavalry organizations ha e
b en out for considerably more than a
week after a start made on a little
brrt, salt, coffee and rice or bean
Not a word of complaint has come back
fiom these troopers Not a sign In
, been received at headquarters that they
I have anywhere faltered.
Superior to Speedy VIHlstas.
Reports here give irood cause for be
lief that thus far the American
troopers hav e pro ed themselves the
superiors in speed and endurance over
the famous Villa bandits There is
moreover confidence here that the cav
alrj will continue Its good work for at
least two or three weeks, by which
time It is possible that new organiza
tions can be thrown Into the chase
The headquarters officers ore all the
more proud of the cavalry's record
because they began the most recent
phase of the chase after one of the
longest, hardest rides an American
cavalry command has ever made. The
men still ln camp here express grow
ing impatience to mpunt and start
southward into the altitudes where
Sffey know the cold Is bitter and the
shelter on campaign duty Is anything
but comfortable.
Perahlnj- Pralnen Troopiu
Gen. J. J. Pershing complimented
the stamina and the spirit of the troops
comprising the expeditionary force
No similar body of any army would
haTe arrived In better condition under
the circumstances, he said. The ser
vice encountered by the command in
cluded some exceedingly long marches
by the cavalry and wide etretches of
desert covered by the Infantry and
artillery.
The march of concentration at the
first base is not belloved here to havo
been equalled by any command of this
size in recent vears, and through it all
the morale of the troops has been ex
cellent. The men seemed to feel, the
general eald, that It was all a part of
a da)'s work.
liny lie Tlrnvvn Out.
Speedv termination of the campaign
is not looked for by Gen. Pershing.
Following a staff conference. Gen.
Pershing announced that the people of
the United States should not place too
much confidence in reports that Villa
lias been Dottled up, either by the
American forces or by Carranclsta
troops The nature of the country in
the vicinity of Namtqulpa, where Villa
is supposed to be, It was pointed out
by the general, renders it difficult for
any force to surround effectually a
small band, numerous mountain passes
and almost unperceptible trails offei
ing means of escape
while It was understood that Gen
Pershing does not attempt to predict
the length of time American troops
maj- be occuylng Mexican territory, it
was Intimated that the period may ex
tend into months.
Only the Weather and How
They Feel May Be Written
Out Now By U. S. Soldiers
Effective from last Saturdaj, officers
ind soldiers with the army ln Mexico
are prohibited from mentioning In their
letters to friends or relatives in the
United States anything relating to th
army. Onlv the weather and puiely
pt i -onal matters may be written out by
ttn era or men at the front it was
li 1 1 ned todaj
Hereafter, when an officer writes to
ft i nd wife or sweetheart, he probablj
v ill express himwelf m this fashion:
li! ir 'Wif! The weather is cold it
t Lht hot m tin dtv tune ind I tm
ciuht and thirstv.
PRESSED
iAIRICAN
SIAVElTIETiET
VILLA
i
Villa Believed Not to Be Heading for Guerrero, hut
More to the East; American Army in Fine Shape,
Pershing Proud of Men; New Base for Army Sup
plies Established; Aeroplanes Patrol Road.
By GEORGE
HtAUQUAKTEltb Punitive Expedi
tion U. S. Army, Near O-saa
Orandea, Mexico. March 26, by
Aeroplane to Columbus, .. M., -March 27.
ilia was reported Sunday nearly 100
mil i -outaeast oi tins point, mdicatuix
that lie is retreating before the advance
ot his pursuers.
It is not believed that the Amencna
forces have as yet been in contact with
There is an intimation that instead
of seeking asylum in the Guerrero
district, where lie is supposed to have
friends tl at Villa has turned eastward
with no indications as to lita ultimate
object. ,
A new advance base for the Amer
icna army was established today 100
miles below Catsas Grandes and motor
truck companies left this morning for
the new base, loaded with supplies of
all kinds for tho troops stationed there.
The parrison now at the "front" is com
posed of organizations representing all
branches of the military service.
Carrancistas Cooperate.
The farther south the Americans pene
trate more persistent and consistent
becomes the cooperative assistance in
pursuit of Villa on the part of the
forces commanded by officers of the
Carranza government, a circumstance
very favorably commented upon by offi
cers of the American expedition.
Never in the history of tlie army ot
the United Stated baa cverv-branch of
the serviie !aalr. infanhv and ar-
Report Reaches Casas Gran
des Mexicans Threatened
Army Motor Trucks.
On receiv ing word that a dozen Mexi
cans had threatened an army motor
truck loaded with army supplies, as it
passed through Colonla Diaz, 72 U. S.
Infantrymen were cent ln other trucks
from Casas Grandes to strengthen a
weak position in the line of communi
cation. This information was brought
to the border by a man coming out of
the Casas Grandes country. The truck
that had beep threatened was saved by
the driver putting on speed and es
caping with it
It is reported by men returning that
the trail to Casas Grandes is marked
by the bodies of American and Mexican
horses, and tnat the Infantrymen have
Buffered greatly with their feet
The east bound Golden State limited
brought ln nine soldiers who hare been
taken to the hospital at Fort Bliss. AH
of the nine are returned to the border
because of trouble and Illness growing
out of their forced march south.
Twelve Injured in AvrecV.
A motor driver on one of the army
trucks arriv ing at Columbua early Sun
day morning, brought the news that
when two coaches bearing American
troopers down into the Pearson and
Madera country, toppled from the
tracks below Casas Grandes on March
20, 12 men had been hurt in the acci
dent The 12 men. It was stated, were
cared for at Casas Grandes and will be
sent to El Paso by way of Columbus as
soon as trucks return to the border.
Are 711 Mlle tn the South.
The truck driver also brought word
that the outposts of the American
troops are now 76 miles below Casas
Grandes and that other groups of sol
diers have penetrated even further
along the line of the North Western.
It Is understood that tho 21th Infan
try (negro) which arrived Friday and
Saturday at Columbus, have marching
orders to co into Mexico to strengthen
the line of communication.
MOCTEZUMA COPPER COMPANY
MEN RETURN TO MINES
Douglas, Ariz , March 27 A score
of foremen and other American em
ployes of the Moctezuma Copper com
panv returned to Nacozan, Son . 75
miles south of the border, from here
todaj to resume work at the mines of
the company near NacozarL
J. S Williams, Jr, general superin
tendent and a number of departmental
heads of the concern went to Nacozarl
several days ago to investigate con
ditions The other employes were sent
south today on their recommendation.
The families of the men will remain
here for a time.
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF
CONSULATES RESIGNS
Rafael Muzquiz, former Carranza con
sul in Kl Paso and director ueneral of
consulates for the Carranza govern
ment, has resigned his position, accord
ing to a telegram received in El Paso.
Mr. Muzquiz Is a relative of Gen. Car
ranza and owns large ranch Interests
ln the stato of Coahulla. He will return
to these ranch properties as soon as his
resignation becomes effective. '
HOPS RUSHED !
im AUTO TRUCKS
BATTLE II HIS FLIGHT
H. CLEMENTS.
tillen ui en better evidence of its mo-
bihtv, -tannna and preparedness ih&ulVppJ r fjnrrp; nnfJ Millet
on tin- expedition, femce leaving Co- reed r OT flOTSCS ana mULCS
liimltti- on March 15 the army as repre
sented l all branches has reached a
mile ot which was traveled overland
point titi 200 miles southward, every
through borne of the roughest country
in the republic of Mexico.
Pershing Proad of Men.
"I am proud of the Tecord made b
the forces under my command on this
occasion," said en. J. J. Pershing, leader
of the expedition, when discussing the
matter tonight. i
"The men and animals are in splendid
condition and so far as the men are
concerned, the farther they get into
the interior of the country the more
enthusiastic they seem to become, which
is another encouraging sign.
"We have had no sick and every day
shows the men in better physical con
dition than on the preceding day."
Aeroplanes Patrol Road.
Garn-ons are being maintained at
mam iioints along the line of com
munications between the liorder at Co
lumbus and the advance base, and the
entire wav is patroled by aeroplanes,
tie patrols of which act as seouts and
reports movements of men for many
miles cither side of the main traveled
road.
These aeroplanes also carry messages
and first t lass mad to the army from
the. .advauW bases of the American
forces and In- main base rn the border.
DECIDE ENOUGH
THOOPS DN LINE
Republicans Take No Fur
ther Action; Carranza
Would Broaden Protocol.
Washington, D. C March 27 Threat
ened complications ln the Mexican sit
uation disappeared today when the sen
ate Republicans decided to accept the
administration's assurances that suffi
cient troops were on the border for
protection of American interests and
determined not to carry the agitation
for more troops further at this time.
Ma. Gen. Funston's dispatches re
vealed no new developments in tho pur
suit of Villa and reports from naval
vessels on both coasts of Mexico dis
closed tnothlng disquieting.
Would Broaden Protocol.
Eliseo Arredondo, Gen. Carranza'a
ambassador, at the direction of bis
chief, presented to secretary Lansing
some proposals to broaden the protocol
covering the joint pursuit of Villa ban
dits. The proopsals will be studied by sec
retary Lansing before he again confers
with the ambassador The only effect
of the proposals, Mexican officials here
believe, will be to delay the formal
ratification.
The protocol suggested by Gen. Car
ranza was designed to cover use of
Mexican rallwavs by American troops
in pursuit of Villa. Details of the new
proposals will not be made public until
secretary Lansing has reviewed them.
Mny Grant Permission.
Apparently it is the purpose of Gen
Carranza to grant the request under
'he terms of the protocol when it shall
Imo been completed and signed, rather
tliaU !U !3JC!.!-1I!. II, UCI.ll tU f 71 tlltHBIUtt j
now and provide for it in the general 1
igreement. 1
"Dress-Up Week"
New Goods All Here
THIS i-! "dress up week'' in EI Paso and throughout th eountn. Mir
chants evert, vhi-ie are putting otlt tlieir new stocks and showing tin n
best this week The pik of the stock is now on the shelves and in the
showcases. Those bujing this week well get first choice at the newest gui
meets.
The movement is nut confined to El Paso, but extend throughout the
country. Merchants arc cooperating from Maine to California from 'lcii
to Illinois, in the campaign. Everywhere, people are hearing tht sennoni oi
correct dress.
The clothes may not make the man, bat everywhere and anvwhere it 13
recognized that clothing has much to do w ith the standing of man or woman.
A well dressed business man conimamis more respect than one not properly
attired It is undeniably true that a well dressed woman commands more
attention and adoration than one not no well attired, regardless of her
beantv Beauty is enhanced by correct, tastetul attire and those not so
beaiitilul are made more attractive by the correct mode in clothing.
All the correct things are on display this week in tht tore of El Pa-e,
and it n 'tire--, up wetk ' the week to buv and don th. new thtnjs.
Don t let onietnt ele get the pit k The spring open tins have all been
held, all t lie new stocks are on tliiplav, mul tor lou t nuk troni.
i
Is Scarce; Trucks Cant
Pass Over Trails.
VILLA ISFAST
RACING SOUTH
U. S. Columns Are In Pur
suit; Chase Extends Into
Guerrero District.
THU American army forces have
been nllorred the prlrllese of
using the Mexican telegraph,
wire, between Madera and Juarez
it itn- announced here today by
Gen. Gnbrlel Gavira the Carranza
commander at Juarez. All comxmi-
ntcatlons, however, are censored by
c.cu. Bertanl. the Carranza com
mauder at Madera.
litn. Gavlra said that Gen. Ber
lunl reported no news from the
front, but that he vnta working la
perfect accord with Gen- Pershiaic
This statement was taken to
mean here that American tnroxu
tuat bv using; tbe lines oX the
Jlexico North. Yveslern railroad to
Madera. Persons who JcnoTr the
country well say there la no pos
nlblc means other than the railway
Ity which cavalry could reach Ma
dera from the Casaa Grandea base
without a long deroar-
SAV ANTONIO, Texas, March 27
Unless permission is granted soon
for the shipment of supplies over
one of the Mexican railroads to the.
American troops in Mexico, the pursuit.
of Pancho VilU may be seriously re
tarded. It was explained at department
headquarters today that the lengthen
ing lines of communication along heavy
trails had made it practically impossi
ble to deliver supplies by auto trucks
and that already a serious shortage of
grain for horses and mules had been
experienced.
With Villa known to be fleenig t -ward
hla stronghold in tho uueircro
district, closely pursued by troops cf
Gen. Pershing's command, the problen
of supplying field forces without the
use of a railroad south of the border is
becoming increasingly difficult This
question is causing Gen. Funston nior
anxietv than any feature of the expedi
tion. "The advanced force has pen -trated
more than 260 miles Into the in
terior of Chihuahua.
Viinston Wants Mexican Central.
Gen. Funston desires the use of tha
Mexican Central from El Paso to Ch -buahua
eity, but he has delayed asking
for it, pending Carranza'a answer to
Washington's request for permission to
transport supplies over the Mexico
North Western. No intimation of any
change in the railroad situation was
given? at headquarters early today
Many office rs are convinced that tha
success ot the operations depends on
the use of railroads in the territory.
They declare the matter ifl one of im
perative mtlitar necessity.
Mlln Cxenpra From Nnmlqnlpa.
Villa has tsttped from the Mcxi-an
troops that had checked him m ar
Namiqulpa and three columns of Am i -lean
cavalry troops are pursuinc This
information was contained in a detailed
report by Gen Pershing that readied
Gen. Funston here Sundav
Gen Funston forwarded the report to
Washington without making public .my
but the essential features
Col. Ilmld Commands Pursuers.
CoL Dotld is commanding the advanced
columns that are riding hard after Villa
and his men and Gen. Pershing has di-
ided his force so as to rurnish aup
((entlnued on pace i, CeL i.)
Get Cold?