The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-13
Arrival of Huge Bodies of
Troops and Transport Facil.
tiles Assures Border Town
Will Become Headquarters.
PERSHING EXPECTED
TO HEAD COMMAND
Seven Arrested in El Paso as
Sympathizers With Villa.
Including One American
Deming Is Guarded.

lby Evening Herald Leased Wirel
~ Paso. Tex. March 10. bay
light evolved the beginnings to-day OF
the cNpcditlunary force which the
trit.d states army Is gathcring
along m" border west. of here lui TIA"
pursuit Of Francisco villa SIX
mountain guns unlutd.d during IN.
nlSht, N"tv in r'adtl,~- az Cuiunu1,.
y NJ the seen" of Villas ftid ana
~. first ARMED camp 60 d'Nrlnp ctl-
d'uccs that 10 has been selected 1s
ou. of the starting points for pur-
suit column. l'ifiy-scVrn carloads ut
battery mules and transport animals,
also arrivals ot the night. gave loud
evidence mat mof. guns wcr. com
ipg Eleven hundred men were N
IN" Columbus camp this moru,ig.
Along 200 miles Of the border west
of here troop trains w.rc reported
passing various points during the
night the result OF orders released
Friday by The war department what
points except Columbus might bc
used to assemble pursuit columns
were not developed, bat considerable
activity was noted ou the Arizoaa
border near Nogalcs. a1d also IN the
vicinity of small Mexican settle
m.nt called san iierna dino. In that
region a"vetnl troops ui cavalry were
reported IN readiness for action \
column entering Mexl,o from one ot
,h,s. Arizona border points would
have . fairly direct route tu tn.
mountain passes IN Souuri. through
winch apprehension has been cNptcs-
red that villa might escape from the
Chihuahua territory into which ne
has rctrrated.
Nogalcs reported that tcW can.
non had been discovered IN the Mex
lean hills facing the American buu@d.
ury near th.r. hut elsewhere iluug
IA" line where the American troops
were gathered no signs of d.squlrtiue
betiyis along the MeSicah side were
reported Reports here thar army
officers nt columbus wcr. puzzled at
the attitude ui Carranlt troops =
few miles across The boundary. were
rutlv denied upon in,estigntio1. Tn.
army Information Wns that 1000
Iartanza troops had gathered at pa
lomns. about twelve miles 'crus, thc
line from Columbus. ana that IN.
conduct OF these troops ~as rNoin-
piaiy These Palomas troop. M"r.
~ Matamoras saws they ale ir'vIrg
about the desert ana mountain t"i.
ug,s of villa The northern sector
uf this rils appcars Tee he gathering
Iu position to make rest between
N.Ia ana the assembling American
columns on tn. American side ut ih'
border Rclinbie Information cam,
last night from American sources
~, h,
has been much strengthened. ospe,
ciall, In TIE direction OF IA" 500
American Mormon colouists near
casa Graudos about $50 miles south
uf the border. where Villas mancu'
ven. hav. raised IN. fear that H. in
tended To attack the Americans tn,
Cartaula authorities have not report
ed any movement OF their rI1g t'
draw inward to enclose Nilla. ma
htN. pointed out that lack of rIilroa,
facilities hampers them 10 NOR,
speedy action Reports about VIA
activity were ha1y, hut ro'rnlttos
within striking distance ot tho raii
ROAD on which the Mormuus mighl
return To- the United States rcmain"'
| the last point from when he ha'
| been definitely reported.
AIdilg the military. other branchr.
| of the government s"rNi"" We" act
| I've throughout the night on nam 'h'a
| uuns of Francisco Villas ttal. Tn
| drlE tor N'lla sympnthigcts IN T.
| rnso last nlsht resulted In IN" arr's
| of four generals, one generals s"cre
| iatN. a physiCinn ana an American
| The generals All former villa com
| mandcrs were Manuel VI. linaNcltlI
| urvc chief ot the stan, Julio Fpb"ln
' samuel RodrisuoI and Juan Rudri
+ guu2 The American gay" his NAM
, to the police ns T.. \. Tilhctl. Tn
physician. Or. Nillarcal, was former
/, an active villa worker. Genera
M,dlnuNeita was ia. man That Nill
sent To Juaro2 To execute GENERA
Tumns Drnelns, Juaroz commanded
whom Villa suspected of treachor>
Drnclas escaped but short tim
ngo. villa caught hr on n failroa
train in Mexico and mlhlled his nw
orders.
D,ming. y NJ. which became m
easy after the Columbus raid rccciN
.d last nigh, guards composed OF ~
companies ot tn. Twentieth i1it-
states infantry from Fort iliss,
Mrs. q. T.. PARKS of Columbus. IN
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