The sun., 1916-04-18
Secretary Baker Has Re-
ceived No Word of Find.
ing Bandits Body.
WITHDRAWAL RESTS
ON THE vERIFICATION
Major HOwze's Report Indi-
Gates Outlaw Is Seek
ing Shelter.

ing shelter.
WAsHrSGToN. April I7.--with plans
all laid to draw the American troops
out of Mexico the moment 1t is known
positively that villa is dead or cap
tured, the Administration is stili await
ing confirmation of the reports from
Carranza sources that the bandit lead.
er's body has been discovered and is
being taken to Chihuahua.
The Administration from President
Wilson down is waiting to be shown.
, The absence Of any mention OF even a
runor of Villas death in reports from
Pershing's forces to-day and the
IA lure of Consul Letcher at Chihuahua
t, send any reports on the subject to the
state Department lessened the hopes Of
officials here that the news of Villas
death was correct.
At II :55 Tonight Secretary Baker
left the War Department. stating that
not single message received during
the day had even suggested the death
of villa.
Asked whether the bringing of the six
| Mexican prisoners to Columbus would
act as IA precedent in case of villa :
| capture the Secretary said.
Il cannot answer that.
Asked whether orders had been given
10 bring all prisoners TO the border, in
cluding villa, he said
| Il will not answer that"
There was great interest in Official
circles in report received late this
| afternoon from Major Robert l.. Howe
/ of the Eleventh Cavalry expressing the
belief that villa Is in the vicinity Of the
mountains southwest Of Borja. Borja
! u in the neighborhood where the
| bandits body is said to have been dis
covered. buried in an unmarked grave.
Major Howze's report, however. In
dicated he believed the bandit was alive
| aud seeking shelter in the mountains.
Apparently he had no knowledge OF the
reports from Carranza sources In regard
| TO the death of villa.
/ M Condemnation Vet.
! The Mexican Embassy. which gave out
! y.sterda, several reports from Consul
! Garcia at III PaSo protesting to give the
, facts about the discovery OF villas oou!'
heard nothing further to-day from him
| or any other source IN Mexico 10 suoe'ah-
tiate the early reports.
, Officials of tine State Department de-
clared tonight that If Villa is actual iy
dead and his body Is beir. taken 70
Chihuahus it will be an easy matter to'
! Consul Letcher to identity II, II th' b"dy
is not beyond recognition. Consul
Letcher has been stationed at thlhuahua
tor the past five years and was per
soually acquainted with the bandit whcr
the latter was at the height ot ms po"e'
AZ Governor of Chihuahua
The Sfuta IDepartment has sent Mt
I,.tcher no instructions and will not do sc
unless he reports the arrival there OF
body represented to be that OF villa
The state Department this afternoon
sent to Special Agent James Linn Rods
ers at Mexico city. synopsis or I'M
official report from Gen, Petshing OF
the fight at Parral. with instructions it
submit il to Carranza. calling att"ntio'
to the wide discrepancy between II ah'
the report of the Mayor of Farral upoi
whicn carranza made his further rep
r.N.ntations to the United states Tor
withdrawal of the American troops IRON
Mexico
Dtscrrpn ncics In NepOrts.
Whereas the Mexican report, followed
m by other reports sent TO the emoass!
here by War Minister obregon, sta'e'
that the trouble started when the Niier'
cans sought to enter the city w'thou
permission, that those who attacked M
Americans were unorganized 'Ni''an
) and that the Carranzista troops sup
pressed the trouble with dinicuit!
the report from Gen. Pershing sho"
that the troops were practically IN
yited into tn. town, that the maJo
mart of the Mexicans who attacked then
! were CarranZista soldiers belonging u
the Parral garrison and that it wa
not the authorities at Parral but IN
, American bullets which stopped in
fight. ,,.s I,
, Law ALI these facts before Carranza, h
, was not instructed tn make any repre-
. sentatjons for redress OF punishment
, of those involved.
The War Department late this after
q noon received from Gen. Pershin
: through ten. Funston the following lis
of American casualties:
2 PRIVATE HERBERT LEDFoRD
D st;RGT' JOE REDGLEl. both of Troop y
$ Thirteenth Cavalry.
WOUNDED.
MAJOR FRANK TOMPkINs Thrteent
cavalry. wounded slightly In left breas
iIEt'T' JAMES II. ORD, sixth Infsntr'
n cSsRI;fFoRyAm sI;f%o,RIyA |" BtESJAMIS AZ MeGEHEL, Troo
. n thirteenth Cavalry, severely IN moutl
ctRPORAL WALTER u. WILLING
HAM. Troop X, Thirteenth CAVIAR!
siixbtly in calf of leg,
CORPORAL RICHARD TANNAuS, Troo
K Thirteenth Cavalry, severely In rigf
elbow and forearm, No. ,
n SCHENBERGER. Private. Troop J
{ Thirteenth Cavalry. slightly In LETT MI
n All these wounds were from rifle shot
= There In one missing. His name WI
d withheld from publication by See'eta'
. Baker, who declared that SO long
Q there might be 4 prospect OF finding hi
= ne did not wish to cause his relative
j concern.
r Reports From the Front.
In addition to casualties in the Pa
!. raj fight, reported by Gen. Pershin
4 Major Howe. In his report telling I
n separate engagements which he had VIII
. Viiiistas. gave the name of anoth'
a American trooper killed and tw
! wounded. His report was as follows:
n Having passed through Belloxa Val
ley. turned toward Parral and had sew
l. .rul hr,lsheH with villiStaR, ON