Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-18
STORY OF FINDING
!. OF BODY OF VILLA
. IS NOT CONFIRMED
As Hours Pass Without Definite
News Report Of Death Of the
Bandit, Washington Grows
Doubtful.
NO WORD FROM LErcHER
Special Train with Body Should
Have Reached Chihuahua Last
Night or Early Today.
BODY NOT AT CUsTHUIRAcHIc

WASHINGTON, April i7.-seere-
tary Baker today received dispatch
from Naco saying that General villa
was last seen heading In the dlrec-
tion OF the place whore reports yes
tcrday said he was buried. The dis
Iatch was taken by War department
officials 10 mean that the reports Of
Villas death might be true. The
dispatch was Immediately sent to
President Wilson.
WASHINGTON. spril ia the
hours pass without confirmation OF
the story OF the finding Of the body
Of Francisco villa, Washington
grows more doubtful.
Villas body was TO have reached
chihuahua CITY By special train some
time last night, but American Consul
i.etcher has not even forwarded the
r1mors ns TO Villas death which
must be circulating there,
Tho Mexican embassy here had no ad
ditional Information ~ last report
from Consul Garcia NJ ~ paso said be
was seeking oonflpnation.
state and War department officials re-
fused 70 comment today on General Per
shlnEa report Of the Psrral fighilns,
which II much different from the YER
sion transmitted by General carrnnza 60
support his suggestion that American
troops bc Withdrawn. The American res
port shows that carranza troops not
only Joined IN thn attack upon the litt0
detachment Of Americans, but followed
them several miloa as they withdrew 70
avoid clash,
II wns indicated at the State depaH
mont that further details would b.
sought from American Officers before
reply would be sent TO General Carranza.
Secretary Lansing planned originally 10
deal with the Parrnl incident ms a SEP.
arate question and not !a the reply 10
the note suggesting the recall Of Tho
American expedition The reply TO the
4 carranza proposal for withdrawal WIS
stlll n preparation today.
III Was reaaaerfsd stods that aIfDuid
The body DO identified "a that Of villa
! the expedition would come out OF Mex.
leo Al once No instructions have yet
been sent 70 Consul Letnher or General
ptrshlng, however. az W the identified,
I tion 10 bc required, None will go for
ward until these officials transmit some
report.
Latest reports saying that the bandits
body had been dug up from a two-week'
old grave by a nephew OF General Car
fanga and was being taken 10 chihuahua
city, focused attention on American Com
sui Letoher at that place. Officials
looked 10 him to throw light upou
Villas reported death and also %
promptly Identify tho body II possible
uody Not nj Custh uriacbie.
Ell PAsO, Tex, April H.---A teie-
graphic dispatch was received by Gen.
erai Gayira, commander Of the Juarez
garrison. from cnBthulrachic at 1880
O'Clock this morning, stating that the
body Of Francisco villa had not arrived
there at this hour,
General Gayira talked today with the
telegraph operator at San Antonio and
obtained further details OF the reported
finding Of Villas body.
According 10 the San Antonio operator,
on last Saturday General cnvazos and
Colonel Carlos carranza, who were AZ
cusi. received information that a villa
hand was operating in the neighbornood
Two carranza officers with a body OF
men uurredy left cuhl and engaged the
villiatas In a combat In which many Of
yilias followers were killed and wounded
and some were captured
A villa colonel was among the cap
tured lie begged for his life and prom
laod 10 lead his capt0ra 70 the grave OF
the banuit n they would not Kill him,
The opentor at San Antonio said that
General Cayakoa and Colonel carranna
we're taken By the prisoner 10 San rran.
cisco horIa, where the body is reported
O. have been unearthed
The operator gave no further infornla.
tion 90 General Gavira other than thai
Villa was wounded on March n. lie did
not know the date OF the banditn death
General GaNlra nald that As soon a.
he Was advised that the body % villa
had peen brought 10 Gust. Ne souid gela
Hfaph Minister % War ohrcgon request
ms that the body hs hrpuEh, to Iuafss
General navira said Viils would. not h.
given military funeral hut he would
bs buried as bandit In ihs Juarss pos
leFa field
A minlaK seneern hare wmh rsnressa
fatiss A. santa HaFhaFs received |. nss
sAKe to-day thar that tawR had hasa
tttaeAed bf bandits saturday nixht fha
tanails waess deHliY u unknown. ear
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