The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-12
J.. s. TROOPS HUNT
HUERTA FORCES
ID. ON TEXAS SOIL
Balk Attempt to Rush 100
Autos Laden With Arms
Across American Line.
VILLA JOINS PURSUIT.
Mexican FederalS Had Planned
to HaraSs Rebels in Their
March on Torreon.
VILLA JOINS PURSUIT.

of the United States at dawn to-day
resumed search for the Mex,cans
who In 100 automobiles headed last
night across the Rio Grande from the
American side. carrying arms and
supplies In viola ton OF the neutrality
laws. to join the Huerta forces at
some point unknown, or w harrass
the rebel garrison at Juarex, across
the river from Ell Paso.
SO far as the American cavalry
oficers could learn IN the course OF
the night, the plot was 10 capture a
coral Of horses and ssddlcs at Yslsta.
thirteen miles east Of here and about
- mile from the river bank, and rush
them across.
In some way this part Of the plan
,ruiscarried. for the rush to the other
eide. a. reported by citizens Of Yslets.
was precipitated before many. u any,
of the horses could no stolen.
GEN. SCOTT BUSHES TROOPS IN
,..... PURSUIT.
The alarm reached Gen. Hugh l..
Scott, In command at Fort Bliss.
about 10 o'clock last night. Ranchers
and others whose homes are scat
tered along the road near Yslets tsle-
phoucd into the city to find out the
cause Of an unusual number OF auto.
mobiles, some Of which were covered
with canvas and apparently carried
boxes.
Counts Of the number OF these var
led from ten to Nifty. but Inquiry at
fsleta early In the morning indicated
that there were more than hundred.
Az night the Americans searched
.amohg the bushes and stun;ed cot
tonwood trees which dot the sandy
plain and watched the three prin-
cipal fords between Yslefa and So
zorro. . hamlet three miles east Of
Ysleta. but did not catch sight OF
their quavy.
Tho only soldier so far. known to
have seen any Of the alleged Hueria
recruits was Corporal Kaufman OF
Troop \, Fifteenth Cavalry. che cor
poral has been stationed at village
east OF Ysleta. and when the alarm
sounded he was despatched TO Ysleta Ia
guide other troops being rushed to that
point. He arrived ahead OF the rein
forceinents and lay IN ditch from,
which he says he saw the detachments
of about fifteen men each make n rush
toward the river. When the other sol
oilers arrived they had disappeared
and. whtle there was bright starlight.
II was still too dark to trail the fu9i-
dives.
According to the few citizens who
could DO routed from their beds last
night, strange Mexicans had been col
lectipg there since TUESDAY. They
struggled in In ones aad twos ard
throey and were reticent about their
business. Refugees are not uncom-
mon IN this part Of the country. but
the number was unusual.
VILLA JOINS IN SEARCH FOR
hUGRrA MEN.
Gen. Francisco villa, commandinA
the rebel forces and now At Juarez,
rsosived an intimation Of tho situa-
tion At Ysleta early In tho evening
and sent small detachments Of his
men east along tho Mexican bank OF
the river to capture the invaders.
'rbey did capture ten men, but six Of
these proved to Do harmless poems
and the other four were held for
further investigation.
Gen. villa said he hoped that the
recruits got across the river. for. IL
The Americana captured them they
would only be Imprisoned, while he
could shoot them.
The troops called out last night
.woeO 4 and B Of tho Thirteenth Cav
airy and G and D Of the Fourteenth
4 and b were commanded respec.
lively by Capt. A. Fl. Davidson and
Can't. Hamilton Bowie. Capt. Barn.
hart Of d Troop posted detachmentl
at the fords Of the river. but the
stream, q much moro trivial affair
in breadth than 1t appears TO he or
the maps. can he crossed in many
places.
= Capt. Davidson. as senior captain
was in command. In an adobe hui
which formed part OF tho corral a,
Ysiets he found a large stock Of sa d.
dies which appeared nearly new
There were also a number OF new
brides and blankets. To ono of tn,
saddles was attached a box full O.
fuses. These suggested that the re-
'cruits, II such they really, We're, hat
In mind the destruction OF the rail
Rad south OF .Jusrez in order to do
lay the movement OF additional troop
south for the impending attack OF
srnrranO