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HOME EDITION TODAY'S PRICES M xir in p-o 4 actonlp" 1 HI n una cum in. - Har H Mi a 11 trmoti iu it illon) GOV. r $ k uo i "v 0-i,riiiF hurlvr 1 t j. 1 Mrt k; i'-iPFUljr WfeVTIIf R IORW 1 H Pawl nnd west Texns, fair, wuriDM New VIrxIro anil rirna, generally flr SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. EL PASO. TEXAS. TLCSDM EVENING, MARCH 26. 1916 ti Lirr.rD wrwiii t r ents . month LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. siNOLi. copy five c.rs. ERSHING PICKS run VILLA - &mm ? 1 e u lfeJ V Pimv nil n I dh r, Germany May Issue Dis avowal of Act as Violation Of Previous Promise. NO PROTEST OR DEMAND MADE r U.S. Simply Asks If German U-Boal Torpedoed Trans Channel Ship Sussex. rASHINOTOX. 1 C, March 28 The United Slates has inquired of German, through arobaa- ior Gerard, whether an of Its sub lines torpedoed the British channel uncr Sussex - cretary Lansing announced after iu c iblnet meeting todav that it had in decided to make such an inquire, i i later it was learned that the ln- nrj had been made and, in fact Preb le is alread in Berlin Tin pr sent st it us of the eommunl 101 is that "f -in iiiciuirv, it has n it li tnrnl to the btage of a protect or '1 mand. HhiU cabinet numbers declared the illation Kriii the v took the position il it a break with German was not In j nmeiaic prospei i it w is said, now- i that if Orrman admitted torpe- loiiit the usspx a situation would be -i ujrlit about which would be most i in Derision Depend on Gerrasui, ' lit members igrced that the de n would depend much upon Ger- I s r ilj to the merioan inquir I mil' rmani dmj that one of her ilinirius attacked the Sussex, the man povwnmnit would reach its I I (Finn from the idenoe now be l i illected b its diplomatic reprej intitWes abroad i ibini t members said the decision to iki an Inquire of Germany was in hi with the polio of collecting all t ir formation before a decision was i hed Hard la Distinguish Vessels. -I uld GiTaum admit the attack but i n thi submarine commander ex- li d his orders officials believed t t would be regarded as evidence i i it as Impracticable for subma- i c mmanders to attempt to dts- i .ui'-h between armed and unarmed i i-sf 1j Tl i posslbilitv that the attack on il Sussex might lead to a general I- ninp up of the submarine issue nai lis ussed at the cabinet meeting; Ilelleve -Iiip Torprdurd. M mber of the cabinet said that ici me in possession of the United -litis -wis not coiKliisue enough to iirint dicisne cction at Ibis time i this reason it was decided to niaki i juir of Germanv. A majority of tht Mnit numbers however, believed nllniimrv reports clearly Indicated ili. uss. was torpedoed dcrmanr Slay Disavow. Tt w is stated authorltativel in einwn circles that if a German sub mit made the attack the imperial crnmcnt ould disavow the act, ii sh the s ibmarine cornmandei I fir reparation aid satisfy the Inited Mit s that the art was in violation i f instructions Thus it seemed that Hie issue might narrow down to the mestion of whether the Inited btates m c uld he willing to accept such a dee armon from the Berlin goernment 1 icsident Wilson is awaiting with i concern the receipt of conclusive li nci not onl in regard to the Sus sex aboard which seetal Americans i arrow 1 escaped death, but as to the sinking of the British steamship Eng is m in One American life is said Hi latest official reports to have irMI lost wlfoi the Englishman went il jw n " May .i Before Congresx. It if known the picsident is serious! onsldeitur; going before congress and n the whole question of submarine infire before that bud ii.talnH he will lommunlcate the i i ition lull 'o congress befoie tik t u definite steps which mtght l .il i i the eecrance of diplomatic 1 tlions. Tolnl Casualties Mioui .Ml. Txii ilon VDg. March .8 The But.sh i-cnis of the eompan which operated i he steamship Sussex said toda th total casualties was not expected to i xceed 60 ( litlclsrs I. He Hells. s.oi ie Fe, re e ilicisin of the life belts i thi Mis-sex ami of the conduct of i r the crew of the vessel was I I i T Crocker, an Americin i it the inquest our the bodies in men and a w oni in who lost their I i result of ;He explosion which i med the steimer M cimker said that after the X s i n there seen ed to be a panic but t t soon quieted down He naw i ie people tnuis to put on life belts i the tapes were broken the tipes I re ring to be rotten he said He pu Its oi two women and the same thing I in t ed fter t time the cr w iclu nit new lit I elts which wei-e ir The roiu i uni s were hanging iN rills of the ho it Persian I'rlnee 1 nconselous, I i e Hihram i f the ri itmng f iiinlv f I jsii who i is i iMnhenx.er on I tin b i.se i si ill m i oi s ious at il ii His f i s,n n s.,iitan. v s it pusc i Ni ia- tu ict irenflniied fin nffe u. (aI. 4 DODD'S ME The War At a Glance THF infantr continues Inact ive before "erdun snd e en the notable artiller fire re ported for some das in the A nu Douamont region east of the Meuse has slackened The German guns ha e resumed a heary file to the west of the river, however, shelling the Frenih lines south of Melancourt in the sector where the recent .German drive took the crown princes troops south to the edge of the Avocorfrt woods, from which a new attempt to debouch ma now lie preparing German Trench Blown I p. A surprise attack b the 1 leneh In the forest of Parrov in l.or raine is reportei b Paris a Ger man trench being blown up, after which the attacking forces with drew with some prisoners Bip gnn fighting is taking place again along the Austro-ltaliau front The Austrians launched an attack" against al Piccolo, tak ing a trench but In counter at tscks the Italian forces not onl succeeded in reconquering the posi tion but took Austrian trem hes elsewhere on the front, according to the current Rome headquarters report. Hussion lire Slackens. Vienna declares Russian actiwti In Galicia has slackened, the Rus sians having attempted no attack against the main arm of Gen Pflanger during the past week. British aviators made a success ful raid on the Turkish advance base at Blr-el-Hassanah, 10ft miles east of the Suez canal according to reports from Buex, the aviatois dropping 40 bombs and doing ex tensive damage Slany Ships Snnk. London figures on damage done to shipping since GermanVs new submarine campaign was begun shows that in less than a fort night beginning March 15 ves sels w ith in aggregate tonnage of ?n 000 have been sunk, one-third of this tonnage belonging to neutrals Toda the sinking of the British steamer Empress of Midland, of 2.2Z4 tons, is reported The crew was smved ISO Perish With .sn.n. Casualties from the explosion which damaged the cross chtnnel steamer Sussex are not expected to exceed "0 the te-ime- s i-nt m nounocs. Berlin dispatches gle the total nubscrlptionc to the fourth Ger man war loin aa 3" flbT tiOu 000 marks 91.1 CHEF Three British Warships At tacked German Cruiser; Explosion Ended Fight. London r n(, , Man h rs The British eonverteu cruisei Vndes gets the credit for sinking the German raider Grelf, in the North sea, iebra ary 2" After the British -rmed merehnnt man Alcantara h id engaged the Grelf and had been rendered helpless bv a shell which shattered hei rudder, one of her consorts the Andes, appeared and made it impossible for the Grelf to escape Shells swept the deck of the German raider, driving the men from some of her gun The raider fired several torpedoes, which the Andet es caped through sKinrui handling While thus engaged a thl.d British vessel of the ligh cruiser Ope, it tracted bv the sound of firing, ap peared on the scene Although at a great distance the cruiser had already joined in the action her gunners find ing the range anu hitting the Greif with remarkable precision But the Andes had the Greif afire fore and aft and the raider blew up with a terrific qxjlosion, the theorv being that she carrifd a cargo of mines which ignited when the fire reached them The captain of the light cruiser congratulated the , ndes and gale her credit for sinking the Greif NONE SEEK UNDUE GAIN IN ALLIES' CONFERENCE Pans, France March IS One of those taking part in the conference of the allies, which held its first session here since vesterdav Is quoted in the Matin as describing the unique charac ter of the gathering 'T have seen many conferences -it which statesmen and diplomats took part this delegate said 'Tsualli one received the impression that em h per son was carefull watching fur in od portui it to turn to his urount the mistakes and weaknesses of the others uid obtain the maximum advantage foi the power hr i epn sented But there was nothing of that kind at tin present conference breath of high purpose mil resolxe seen c-d to pass over the histori asse-mblv and to touch us all deepl EMPRESS OF MIDLAND SHIP IS SUNK; CREW IS RESCUED , l-i ndon, Bng , March 28 Mnkinsr of Ih. British steamship Kmpress of Mld 1 i ' is leporteil in a Ueuter dispitch irom msterd n The Me im-hip ' romc i from L, don arrived lai-t nij,hi it Miitluls, Ho and with all the ciew of the t,inpress f Midland VERDUN REGION IS QUIET EXCEPT FOR SKIRMISHING PariR France, March 2R Th Kr nrh ottu Ml stitoim nt tfin out tod sas th i e wis i lnnj-e In th i inn ifcioi rliirlriK the itis?ht 1 im f t ji l is all t (dim r tin wt t ,f t i r the! ( s -e n f nt kii i 'hi MiFFIEH. HTEfii Continuous Discoveries in Alleged Murder Probe Delay Grand Jury. New 'iork, March 2S Findings b the grand jur investigating the iasc of Di Arthur "Warren Waite hav e been delaed bv the continuous discoitri of new evidence It mi be the end of the week or eien later the district attorne said, todav, before the jury reaches a decision The prosemtor has declared he Is satisfied with a,I the evldenn connecting Wane with the alleged murder of his million lire fatherinlaw John F Pei k. of Grand Rapids, Mich Offers ire being madi now to prove that the voung dentist planned and pel haps executed a more extensive crimlml campaign Biuefiel.l VT A a M-irih JS An ex plosion occurred toda in the e ist entr of the King Coal eompan s mine at Kimball, near here Four dead were soon taken from the mine, ind it nai feared a number of others had been killed Twent or more were si ru ust in mred It was stated thit a nuinbir of the injured could not recover The explosion, which shatten il a sec tion in the eastern part of the mine, blew down masses of coil and sliti , and cul off from escape a large num ber of men Hescue crews worked throughout the murning to reach them and shortl after uooa the wir released House Shouls "Amen," Voting To Expunge the Utterance Of Davis Washington, D C Muich 28 With shouts of amen, ' the house of n spro- ventatives Mondai voted to expunge from the congressional record v ltupera- tive and denunciators remarks on Texas politics bv C clone Da is Representative Davis has been sprink ling all the recent debates with his aniens.' and the boube at list gut its sitlsfaction CARELESSNESS CAUSED PARIS FIRE, THINKS FIRE MARSHAL ustin Tex, March JK In an of ficial report submitted todav on the Parts fire, state fire marshal Knglish savs as to tue origin of the conflagra tion The fire had ita oricm in -i fn-i I warehouse situated in the southwesten portion or tne citv anu wnne me ir partment s data gathered to this time would not warrant a positive statement as to the cause of the fire, it is reason abl certain that its origin will in the final isummlng up, be tiaced to circ leasness " The total loss is estimated at fiom $10.000 000 to tl I filitTOiill and the sound insurance in force will coer it Wist i0 percent of the pioptrly loss sus tained. BIG BALTIMORE BUILDING BURNS; FIRE C0NTR0LED Baltimore, Md Mirch -R Fir which endangered a whole block of bur business bouses broke out on tin third flooi of the Heni Kcidel and coin pan, wholesale hardwaie i stablish ment this afternoon Miortlv ifti r oclock the fin seemed to be spreading rapidly t - 15 p ni the tire w is thought to be. under contiol anil hid bien u fined to the tup floor of the Keidel building Nine hundred girls em ployed In manufacturing concerns ad joining the Keidel building mirchcJ quletlj into the street DIRECTORS FOR COLONY OF FEEBLE MINDED APPOINTED Vustin 1 exas, March 8 Governor 1 erguson todav appointed Mrs W M 1 aeon of Greenville Churchill Bart I, tt, of Marlin and Dr Joe Gilbert of Vustin. as members of the board of di rectors of the proposed colony for the feeble minded, which Is to be estab-li-ed in the vicinity of Austin ai cord ing ti a bill passed at the Inst session oi th legislature These appointees with f-titc super intendent W F Doughn jnl 1m Caswell Ellis of the linn isit u i stitute the board thei U I mi, i officio membert FISKE SAYS GERMAN NAVY TWICE AS STRONG AS U. S. Washington. 1) L Match s Tin I lilted States nav is onl aiu It hal' as strong . is tnat of Giiman ii-ir idmiral Bradlei Kislc. Moncl 1 told the house naval committee II id he midi thif, admission rein t iiit j sststanl secretai c of the inn lloosevelt testified todav and secre tary Daniels will testify probably W ednesdnv or Thursday wii'i! or ryitvii.ii gkiioii 1IVHM1IN. or IIIIKl, Jill i I c inciiinati iihio Much Mrs Oli- 1 1 i l OIH llHlllllll IM1I- oi iuuiiu CI I U'J-"ll - ni r il of the noi of j Hirnion fnrmt r ittorn T nltiii "' it' m I imii Ohio, died Meindav nihi FOUR KILLED III HE EXPLOSION RUSH iGK LETTERS fiHI III Till Wealthy Lumberman Is Charged With Viola- I tion of Mann Act. i Chicago 111 , March 28 The trial of William Bufus Edwards, wealthy St Paul lumberman, on charges of viola tion of the Mann act, was r sumed here toda with the reading pf letters from Miss Ada Cox to the defendant by at torneis for Kd wards. Miss Cox was the onli witness yes terday Her testimon came after fed eral judge Anderson had ruled that the past lives of Miss Cox and Edwards mav ae full inquired into during the trial Miss Cox. s testimony dealt for the most part with trips ahe said she made with tdwards to St Paul and other places across state lines Attorneys for the defendant, by questioning Miss Cox, sought to show that she had had illegal relations with other men and the names nf John Ganzel. a ball player, a booking gent named Nash S Meers. of In dianapolis and W G Car ichael, of Mllw-iuke' were brought in the record Miss co-v testified her relations with these men had never exceeded the In unds of moralit Miss Cox several years ago recovered J.ii hOO on a breach of promise charge against Pdwards Kdwards married a st I aiil societ woman who has stood bv hi n in all his troubles with Miss Co H- T coliiTntmr, Ohio, Starch .s Hood conditions throughout central and northern Ohio had not improved euffl cientl today to allay ajl fears of seri ous damage resulting from torrential rains which fell over these sections during the last 48 hours Many rivers and creeks oi erf lowed their banks esterda and last night. Inundating thousands of acreaof low 1 inds and driving hundreds of families from their homes. Propertv damage. however, wis not high and, so far as known no lives were lost Frightened citisens of the west eide of Columbus who fled from their homes to higher sections of the cit when a flood warning was issued yesterdav, begin tu return toda A possible break in the l'es was still a bource of appn henslon Conditions in the northern part of the state still were threatening, according to reports from Findlav, Tiffin, Fre mont and smaller towns In flood dis tricts. Man streams had reached the clanger mark and it was believed furth ir rainfall would result in the recur leice of the disastrous floods of 191 . Masked Man Sets Fire To Building; Three Lose Lives; Many Are Injured lev eland ii, March 28 Two bn ulentifled men, and one woman, Mrs. l,thel Seaman, were burned to death and a score of persons were injured earlv toda when flames swept through the third floor of the Foster apart ments at 1111 Prospct avenue Police are searching for a masked man who ccording to the stor told by Miss Bes sie Hi imer waitress, entered her room on the third floor oound and gagged her. and set fire to the building Most of those injured were hurt b jumping from the third floor windows cine hundred persons were rescued b means of 1 idders and fire nets 1 he fire was of incendiary origin, ac -cordir to the police Three men and one womin ire held it police headquar ters and a police guard was placed at the bedside of Miss Bessie Iteimer, where she Is ruffering from a bioken shoulder .some of those held b the police were mi ol ed in a white slave investigation i few davs igo, following which one woman was sent to prison In this case the Keimcr girl Was the alleged vic tim RIO GRANDE FARMERS ASSOCIATION CHARTERED ustln, Texas, March 28 The charter of the Rio Grande Valley Farmers' Co operative association of El Paso, was filed today in the state department. It h is no capital stock The Incorpora tors ale H B French, S T Jones u 1 c harlcs Lei 1111. 1)V I- COAGItI. Senate. I isunuil debate on Indian .p l topriatioii bill llOtlhC, debated the immigration bill bsisl mt Miretar Hoo-.eelt if tin nice department, testified I fiii the naal committee ilopti d referenct report on ui -cm delieienc bill appropri ating (3 400 000, mostly for the u tv i and department of Justice i Mxlcan situation discussed in lonnection with $8,611 532 defi icni bill to meet expenses of tin punitive expedition. Iudlciari committee voted to postpone indefinitely all suf frige and pioliibition proposals now pending 01 FAMILIES FLEE FLOODS SJUAHEZ ADMITS N1TNBIS No Authentic Information As to the Whereabouts of The Bandit Leader. AMERICANS NOT USINGTHE WIRE Juarez Officials Decline To Permit Dispatches To Come Through Juarez. COL. DODDS fling squadron of cavalry has been rushed to the Santa Catherina can on, a short distance southeast of Bablcora accord ing to a message received b'y the mlh tar in Juarez Tuesday morning The cavalry was out following a re port that Villa and his men were re ported to be h'ding in the Santa Cath erina canyon which Is a rugged slit in the mountainside near Bablcora. The report of Villas presence was re ceived at the Cararnza army base .n Madera by telephone from Bablcora. The hunt for Villa in tho vicinity of El Oso and Santa Clara canyons, east of Namiqulpa, has been abandoned, ac cording to the same source and all of the troops that were operating along the Galeana-NamlqulDa. road under Col Dodd, with tl Valle as a base, are re ported to have been shifted to th vlemit of Bablcora and 'Madera and have bean sentlato the field). In sua f ;li of Villa and Us baud. The ssene ot operation I sow saM to be along the line of The Mexlea North Western near Madera and In the hills to the west and southwest of Madera. lor Scattered. Early dispatches received b Gen Gabriel Gavira Tuesda from the operations in Namiqulpa Indicated that ilia has already scattered his forces. Small bands ranging from 25 to SO men have been reported bv the peons in the districts of San Lorenzo east of La a Cruces, and Cinco Armego, remote from each other As to the whereabouts of Villa, Gen Gavira has no theories. 'Our last authentic information was" he said, "that he was at El Oso, some few miles southeast of Namiqulpa " A second dispatch received during the morning hours from Gen Francisco Bertani stated that everything is very quiet among the Constitutional garri sons in the Pearson Madera and C'asas Grandes districts and that no reports have been submitted upon engagements of any character with the brigands llrrs Closet - niched. Ivo Americans are permitted to usa the Mexico North Western telegraph line between Juarez and Casas Grandes. Gen Pablo Bertani has issued orders that no American officers are to be permitted to send messages tu their families' or friends in EI Paso over this line It is understood that Gen, Pershing is using the telegraph lino south of Casa3 Grandes for militan messages The new base, which w is announced is being 130 miles rfouth of Casas tirandea. Is said to be at Madera, which is being made the 1 aseffof operations for the American troops in their search for MHa 0. S. II' vtashingtun, 1 Mirh 21 Sena toi llenr F shurst eras informed bv the war department t day that It could noe. under-the law. furnish citizens of Vnzorta 1000 rifles for the purpose of self-protection against raids from Mexico henator Vshurst todav made public a telegram from secretarj of war Baker to governor Hunt, explaining the departments refusal ' There is no authority in law for this issue of arms," read the telegram 'In the present appa.ent panicky state of mind of citizens along Hie border, I do not think that arms sshouid be placed in the hands of an bodv of men except those who are undc the severest discipline 'The piesence in bci ,i towns of armed 'jodies of citizens liable to re sult in some imfortunuli accident which might precipitate thi ipij trouble that all wish to art I cannot leeommend the imllscrlminite armi'ib of the clvl lun population Consul ir reports indicate tint theie ire few Mexu in tror aiong the bor der c,en I-uiiston is iware ot ci -i-ditions unl 's b licietl to be takin. such steps -or protection of citizens ah londitionv ilemind ' -euetari p iki i ind secietary of the n i Uini Is ii ranged late tod iv fur a conference tonight with president llson The objn t w is not announced iiri'llM.l, M pitnilllMTIdN I'llOPOs l. Ili: t IITIiO HON 'N --.hintnn I i March 28 B a olc if tin to nun ih house judicial loiuniitt' tod ii M,t il to postpoiu In il fmltiK iii sulci ni i uf ill suffla.e unl pr li i bin i n piopo-cils now before it SPLIT UP TflRM TAKE URGES fl. B. FALL (New Mexico Senator Says j President Is Hypnotized by Gen. Carranza. Senator B Fall gave some additional expressions of ire against Carranza. the W llson administration and the Wilson attitude while at breakfast Tuesda morning in the Paso del Norte hotel His views grew out of the report that the farranza government would not consent to the use of the North West ern railroad for the transmission of sup plies to the expeditionar forces What we should do now.' he aid. is ignore e arranza s arrogant refusal to nermit American troops into Mexico and treat every armed Metican. yilllsta or Carrancista for what he Is, an out law and a bandit If president Wilson could forget his oridc of opinion and see the truth, the Mexican problem would find a readv so lution I have sent a telegram to sen ator Gallingcr In the message I told him of the situation and- how every ef fort was m-tde bv the Carranc'sti fac tion to throttle the work with which it declares itself In perfect accord. Mops Gasoline Suppl). 'The Jatest action of tbe sort was taken to stop the suppl of gasoline be ing sent to Gen Pershing Gen. Persh ing tried to bu it of Mexican mer chants in Casas Grades As soon as the Carrancistas found out that this was being done they stopped the merchants' supplies ' Wc ought to ignore Carranza s re fusal The are not his railroads and. as a matter of fact, he hasn t a thing to say about them except as he Is al lowed to control them by our govern ment The railroad owners themselves would be glad to see us take hold, (nrrnnui 'Will Not Help. "At present I do not like the Mexican attitude The Mexican Is too silent Just now It Is the Indian coming to the surface in him. I'suall tbe Spanish strain Is uppermost. Carrsoca d not intend to give its any l)elp He only wishes to harm us lie has flouted our president time after time He has never acceded one point to our demands. He is not doing- it now. V llson Is Hypnotlxed. 'I honestly believe that president Wilson is absolutely fascinated bv Car ranxa The arrogance and gajl of Car ranza has hpnotlxed the executive. The two men are after the same tvpe. Wil son would follow the Carranza pattern If he dared and If it were possible roiirge Out llandlts. "The Mexican people will be glad to see us Intervene Thev would welcome its as the did In 1848 Fifteen million of them who hav e beiln oppressed by the bandit organizations ould be freed. It is not the idea of whipping Mexico that we must hav e But we must go in with the notion of scourging out the bandits President Wilson should learn that a bandit is a bandit, whether he is one of Ilia's followers or whether he ac cepts Carrancista pi and the name of patriot ' We, must not go into Mexico allied with one of these factions" Eastern Firm Writes Gen. Pershing, Asking For Body Of Villa Field Heiilqu it ur tmernan. ixpe ditionar Forces (.olonia Dublan. Mex , March -8 THerburjr Tenn firm whUh advertises that it dandles un utrtaktn? furniture carpet matting and window hude has "written Gen rershing- asking for Villa's bpd if ha is Killed The firm a it would like to embalm tho bod and keep it CARRANZA MAY TAKE OVER CATHOLIC CLERGY PROPERTY Mexico Clt Mex, March 2S In a special dispatch from Queretaro, the government organ, H Democrata. an nounces that the government is con- i sidering the advlsabilit of taking over me personal ana real properly or tne Catholic elergi under the old law when church edifices were seized during: the administration of Benito Juarez The clerg in the states of Michoa -can. Puebla. Queretaro md .TalLsen urA I reputed to be immensel wealthy In Jewels lands, and works of art. Held in trust for the churches It is said that the" appropriation of these by the government for their conversion into gold with which to swell the reserve to be accumulated for the redemption of the paper monev issue made neces sarv by the revolution, would solve Mexico s present economic difficulties. AMERICANS AND MEXICANS MINGLE IN GOOD HUMOR Kiounsille TVxas Mar h -S Th first ripple of ttlement tmong' thx. Mexicans alo is? tin lowi Klo Grande alle. u er the Vmcriian pumtne ex pedition into Mexito h is completely ubMded according tt i report rt ceied at Kurt Rnmn tinlu fiom Col Bullard omniartliiiK tl Harlmeen, Texa. Itortler p ur 1 The entire border in this titton wis i ported uukt parti of mer.rui trm f fibers made a tout of Mexican dance hilH on tht Teu side of the nei in this 11 tiniti last night and rt ported Amm tans and Mhans nung-linjr ood n.i turcdh at those places which usuill are the center of disoi let c nu z v a 11 1 soon AIM1' mi:i o tll. Mexico Cit Mex. March S It Id reported that Gen t'ai ranza. the mem bers of his tabinet and other high grov ernn.ent offnial- will leae here lo Mexito i ii n 1 few (!as. The trip will In ii tin 11 iture of 1 iiit onh, tht preuit 11 1 1 id hi- ptti letumini; thottl t Kiur ( t ii o Mliuli will rem 1 n tie pi o iion il t 1 il of thi rpuhrit in, i 11 ii r 1 Reserve Troops Lie In Wail, Ready to Take Up Chase" And Follow Through. VILLA ISPAST MEXICAN LINES U. S. Presses Carranza For Quick Answer on Use of Mexican Railroads. ,IELD HEADQUARTERS AMKRI-1-t CAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE J- Colonla Dnblan, Chihuahua, March 2$ (By wireless) to Columbus. N. M.) Preparations fof closing in on Fran cisco Villa in a quick, thoroughly pre pared cavalry drive, were being pushed forward rapidly today at the fieM head quarters of Brig. Gen. J. J. Pershing expeditionary commander. A body of picked cavalrymen has been concentrated and la now In reserve at the front somev her south of Smi uuipa on tho northeastern adtB ht Guerrero district Jhes "'" pared to make H isn of m3 frnif cfuT- -tion as soon as the bandit chieftain is located. With developments apparently im minent. It is believed that the field headquarters may be moved shortU from Colonia Dublan to a point nearer The front, that Gen. Pershing m ayb in closer communication with th troops in the American vanguard. WASHINGTON", D C . March 2S A memorandum to Gen. Car ranza, pressing for an iraroedi ate replv to the request for permimioi to use Mexican rallwaS In supplying Vmencin troops m pursuit of Villa was prepared today at the state depart ment. It will be forwarded to Queretaio prooably late todav and be delivered tv special representative Rodgers to Gen. Carranza and Gen. Obregon. The memorandum points out that the pi-oblem of supplving troops how more than 300 miles from the order la i p essirg one and need not be dela - 1 for the protocol covering the general subject Gen Carranxa s suggestion as to moi' lficatton and additions to the draft of the protocol are still under considera te In the state department. Officials are preparing to send Gen Funston enough motor vehicles wirh which to maintain an adequate suppl" srem. Tt is planned to establish suppl de puts at intervals -ilong tbe lines or c ommunlcation each to be fed by the one in its immediate rear and the bor der end of the supplv line io maintain acontant igil tarn nm Playn For Time. In the meantime it is said Carranza desires to delay repling to the request for the use of the railways until the protocol has been agreed to Ijitest official reports at hand indi cat that Gen Pershings advance Ixise is in the region of Kl Valle, and that Villa, who is reported to have go' through the network of Carrarx. troops is far to the southward 1'roclnmation Quiet Mexican. State department advices from nli parts of Afexico today gave renew en evidence of quiet acquiescence in tb pursuit of illa b American troops The governor of chihuahua has issued a proclamation setting forth the good relations with the United States nnd explaining the American expedition after the bandits It urges that no ur , easiness be felt bv the Mexicans as to ine- goou taiin oi ine e miea aia-ics anu counsels IoaIti to the C&rrama gov ernmenL. Vrizoua Indians Is Gulden. V dozen Indian chiefs from Anion i re to be enlisted as guide and scouts tor tbe meri.an olumns in Mexico Maj Gen Fnnvon bad asked for the sen tee of the w iruois and Maj Gei "vott. clutf 11 stiff touay authorize. tilt tr c niploi mem The Indian c neis are said to be famili 11 with the- Mexican countiv through which the Vmeilcan troops are 1 nrsmntr Villa 1 unstott VsL More Trucks. sai Antonio, fe.. Mardi . i u'i the railroads i Used to him. Gei 1- untou faces the big proble n of MippIvuiR Gen lerslnng's torce for i i insider ible period hv means of motoi tiinsportetion and wagon trains. 1hl" means he must send great quantities r -upphes a distance of 250 mile i tub of the border in trucks ant iiins through a countr that is ver iftlCUlt In order to meet the situation to tho best of lui. ahilif. ho has asked foi addltionnl motor trucks Four com panles a total nt 107 trucks are alfeadv in operitioi anil two additional companies will he idded as qulcklv n iais i ui he in hi id and sent to tli border ccorili ic r oifioial repoi t (roollnneci on l'nse S. Cel, 3) Said Epictetus, ot 7n consistent With Caution" woura; n