The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-26

In making terms with villa, the Unit
ed States Is buying q commanding
hero. or gold brick But there liz
no doubt here that President Wilson
mas broken with Carranza and taken
up with Villa TO work his purposes.
though Washington continues to
sena out word that the President has
sent message to Carranza. Special
Envoy George Carothers through
whom all communications TO both Car
rama ana Villa must pass, assured me
ihte TINS afternoon that no word had
b in transmitted from either the PIES
idcht or Secretary Bryan to CarranZa
nor at that time had Carothcrs had
any talk with Roberto Pesqucira, who
is Carranza's special envoy here. Thc
two had not even met since day be-.
ioro yesterday. That certainly looks
very much as If Carranza was com
b baenaiy ,gn9red. But. on the other
long and close conferences with Villa
ana 10 transmit messages to and from
How long VIII villa remain In Jua-
rez?' / asked Carothers
.uDiil these matters arc settled"
do you consider his statement to
ROBERTS IN honest expression of his
opinions
have snd to Roberts his f RI naio nn I'd
press agent:
my. personal wiehes are that the
United States should blockade Vera
tho United states viii do this we are
sure to have tho Constitutionalist
army in the City of Mexico in short
United States thar viii see to II that
tho drunkard. Hucrta, offers a fun and
siaus,nctory apology for his various
masses Of the tho de esica friend IF the
United States"
From this has grown up story hero
that via is TO be given the arms and
draw off his troops from the American
border and concentrate them In the
Un,a (! s,a MsHso &c ci,s sa and hs, The
border behind him.
There Is another view. however, that
tho foxy villa is merely playing with
PRESIDENT Wilson TO get the l;ooc,o 600
then those bullets arc far more apt to
be used against the United States than
against Hucrta.
Poor Opinion of Bandits Word.
These border Americans generally
bandits word. And so FL Paso CON
tnues 10 hear an alarmist note now and
One story to-day was that Villa was
intrcnching JuareZ and erecting barri-
cades Of cotton bales. and another that
Mrs villa was packing all her FL Paso
belongings. particularly her beloved
electric plano, and is preparing TO leave
this city.
And ono battery OF four field pieces
has arrived TO reinforce the FL Paso
defcnses. while two more batteries are
duo tomorrow from Fort Riley, Kan.
which Will give this city sixteen 3-inch
guns for her defense.
General Pershing and his two regi-
ments. from San Francisco. are also
due Tomorrow. This Will encamp in
FL Paso an army OF about 5000 regular
troops. who would not hesitate 10
tackle three times that number OF Mex.
leans. veterans or recruits.
Refugees coming in daily say that In
two years Mexico will face a serious
famine II she does not quit lighting.
w. w. Stewart says not one field OF.
wheat has been planted. where former
~ there were ten. and while the larger
cattle have been slaughtered for their
hides: the younger cattle are being
killed for food.
or abuse.
1t was said to-day that Rudolph
Fierro. on whose shoulders was laid
the murder OF Benton. the Englishman.
In Villas presence at Juarez. was rid
ing smilinrIy around El Paso vester
day. though Special Envoy Carothers
had warned him TO keep away from
this side OF the river