Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-27
Condition Of Anarchy ExiStsI
in States of Durango andI
CoahuiIa, According to Flee
ing Refugees,
BANDIT CHIEFTAIN
TELLS OF VICTORIES
Ignorant Poems Believe Amer
leans Are Defeated, That
President Wilson Is Fleeing
From Washington.

fhf MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED NleGl
El Paso, Tex, March 26.---Interest
in the Mexican situation shifted to-
dny. temporarily at least, from north
ern Chihuahua TO Durango and Goa
hula. whore the Nillstas appear to
be gathering strength to such an ex-
tent that Torreon is seriously threat
ened
There has been no direct news from
Torreon received here for a couple of
days but dispatches from Monterey
report an extremely grave situation.
The remaining women and children
Of the American colony at Torreon.
sent out Of that city by the British
vice consul, Patrick O'liea, who has
taken charge of American interests
following the departure Of the United
states consul have arrived at Mon
terey.
Condition of Anarchy.
They were fourteen in number and
brought a story of conditions of
anarchy existing in the district be-
tween Torreon and Monterey. A box
car was all the accommodation they
could get and almost throughout the
entire journey they were subjected to
running fire from bands Of mount
ed Villistas, who raced alongside the
train exchanging volleys with the
Carranza guard supplied by General
Ignaclo Ramos The women and
children he'd between double
barricade 81 runks which protected
them from t. bullets which pierced
the wooden sides of the car.
Villa Claims Victories.
Arrivals here. today from Parrai
gave new details of the flight Of the
women and children and Of conditions
in the district where Canuto Reyes is
upholding the Yilllsta cause. They
said that Reyes had been encouraged
by messages from Villa, who reported
great victories he said he had gained
over both Carranza and the American
columns and asserted that he would
soon drive the "gringoes' over the
border X. +. Crosby, an American
one Of the arrivals said that the
poems readily believed the widest
stories sent out by the Nillistas, one
of the most popular being that Pres
ident Wilson had fled to Canada ana
that Villa was to occupy Washington.
He described the conditions of the
country people as deplorable. There
was an almost absolute dearth of en-
ployment and Reyes had little diff
Guilty in obtaining recruits by liberal
promises of loot.
Pcssimistlc Outlook.
AS far as the pursuit Of Villa Is
concerned the absolute deafth for
days of any definite reliable news has
caused much of the interest in the
chase to vanish into a feeling of com
plete pessimism. This was deepened
materially tonight by word from Co
lumbus, passed by the censor, that
General Pershing had little expecta-
tlon of q speedy termination to his
task and that he was preparing Tor /
campaign Of several months duration. |
This information simply served TO |
huttress the opinion held from the
start on the border that there was
very little hope of any speedy termi- !
nation TO the career Of Pancho Villa. !
The stories Of the surrounding or
villa. which have been current for a |
week were never given more than Il |
smile of derision by the men Of the /
frontier
All Quiet at III Paso.
Only one ripple of excitement III re-
spect to the local situation stirred III
Paso's Sunday calm. This was q re-
port that American troops were pre- {
pairing to cross the border at t'abens, /
lulIlY mites east Oh IltiF. i HIS iSRciN |
was spread abroad after it was learn !
ed that General Bell had ordered
company of the TWenty-fourth III |
fantry to Fabens and that a troop OF
cavalry had already arrived there TO
reinforce the troop which has been
for some time on patrol duty. Gen
eral Bell said that the dispatch OF I
the infantry was Just an ordinary
movement of troops, with no special |
purpose" but the story of the pro-
iacted crossing gathered renewed |
force when it was discovered that
three American scouts had been or
dered to report to captain Moses, the
commanding officer Ut Fabens. Cap
tain Moses denied any intentions OF
moving his men across the Rio
Grande.
Mayor Tom Lea IF I'll Paso, to-
night addressed telegram to sena-
tor w. +. Borah at Washington, deny
ing that anyone in III Paso wanted
intervention for interventions sake,
stating the government should be
prepared for any contingency along
the border The mayor also address
ed a telegram TO Congressman w. II.
Smith at Washington in which ne also
urged that preparations should oe
made along the border to meet any
possible conditions T.