The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-02
Reported to Be Fifty Miles
West Of Chihuahua and Me-
gotiating for City Surrender
OTHER REPORTS ARE
HE IS NEAR SURRENDER
Six Columns Of Troops on Eiis
Trail-tias Murdered Three
Americans, a German and
Five Mexicans Pas, Week
BY DAMON RnNYoN.

With L. 5. Army Headquar-
ters in the Field, via Columbus.
\. NJ. April six Columns OF
American troops are now i'm par-
suit of Pancho Villa and hts SCAT
tered forces. The troops are oD-
Grating in district covered NV
heavy snow.
Col George A. Dodd, acting
as a brigadier, Is LA command
The several columns are com
manded by Col. Brown, Tenth
Cavalry; Major Evans. Tenth Cav
airy. Col. Erwin, Seventh Cav-.
airy Major Tompltns. with two
troops OF the Thirteenth Cavalry
and two troops OF the Tenth
Major Lindsey. with a squadron
of the Thirteenth. and Major
How're with a picked squadron
from the Eleventh.
II was the column under Col.
Erwin which engaged the Willis
has and killed sixty OF them on
"Wednesday.
All Of the CnrrRnxistaN who had
been captured by Villa and held
prisoners under death sentence.
have been released.
Ell Paso. Texas. April Francois
90 Villa has personally directed the
execution OF three Americans. Eve
VI exicans and one German since last
Monday night when he captured tire
sarranz.. garrison at Guerrero He is
reported tonight nifty miles due west
rom Chihuahua City negotiating for
he surrender OF that place
This information wac definitsly re-
ported 20 the state Department BY
IL own reports at r M Ell Pass
int The report also said that on res
bile authority II had been learned
hat the bandit chisftain was in no
way wounded or disabled.
Here ia the list Of Victims
Dir Steel. an American. who has
oeeu practicinE medicine In the Guer-
zero mining district FOR twenty Years
Bruce alias McGregor British. EN-
1loyed until January. 1915, by news
association as correspondent at chi-
Lee Lndeziey. American. resident
n Minaca
Herman Blankenburg. German. su-
permtendent OF AEaststral Mine. near
Ainaca
benjamin smell American. cattle
auver with large interests IA tha
vicinity Of Mlnaoa
spies Betrayed Them
Or Steel and Bruce we're captured
and murdered at Guerrero ON Monday
1lght Immediately after the Carran~
"a garrison had been surprised and
'orced to surrender. Both men were
n hiding but their wherea bouts were
revealed rs spies villa ordered thefm
ragged out stripped OF their cloth
ng and shot
f.indesley Slankeuhurg and SHALT
\ ere captured and killed at Atnaca In
.he anne manner early oil Tuesday.
The State Dsps rtmeut reports ~ata
Frank Wood another eattleman. haA
seen reported KILLED. but the inforsaa~
ion could not be confirmed Every esfs
'ort ia being made TO locate Henry
Acktand, also known 50 be In that
district
Cane To Fight AmertcaEuH.
1t has been established that Vita
"a ptured the g&rrisons at Guerrero,
sidre and Minaca during Monday
light Passengers @ho have arrived
ROM Chihuahua on tha Mexican Ceneg
raj sav Colonel Cane with 200 tr0vHs
ormeriy loyal 70 CarranAa, has takNtt
he ntld with the avuwed purpose 0T
sxhttnk the Americans.
IL waa rrst said Colonel Cane haS
otned forces with Villa. but tnia "a noe
redited In offlcial circles as the twss
nan are enemies OF long standing
colonel Cane was chief OF starr 60 L4asek
I errara when ths latter was tn cara
nand Of the forces in e'hihuahaa.
Herrera has returned to Chlhu&lsuA
sith an escort az less than 100 ~ tM
rmV which followed him into tn@ hffta
en- DAVIS ago when Ii was reported lin
lad renowned CarranAa. The CMy*
ANA authorities have made no ct
ort to nnd out the Whereabouts 1T
no Herrera farce ana the tmtuy@
,iAus az this leader II a myaseey
All this Information has neea cssw*s
aunicated hy military official hwwn IN
,fator General f'unston ~ san Assv
enio
Gutierrez HAS Gait.
lsuls Gutierrez the commander ek
IA forces ia the ssate ef chiha&hHx
las left his headquarters tn tlAR nae2s
al ana hta whereabouts IL said 10 -
iuk nawa uulterrv2 has never sMia*&
anne ~ mar ~ kEgat phssscmi NRsaf3
,ge and il IA believed he hmN saM 80
light while she railroads 10 tie AnsH&
re sttn open Ae seaeKrApfaH kxeAs
raj Gavira al Iaarea laaa maEht @&Ma
as Tor relagoreemeatA aud sAxta& fH&4R
I vita made naeva 10 take NfssA75N
lua there would BE- little 1T ne rexS
nee from tha CaKFAa8a SNxsss4ss
General gavn0a, tia EaTTAzs8N W
nAnawv reported a0 have he*e