Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04
Bandit Chieftaln in No Recent
Battle Either With Cananza
Of American Forces, Is Re-
port in FL Paso,
PERSHING THROWN OFF,
TRACK By SYMPATlZERS
Poems Loyal to Their Mex
can Robin Hood" Give
False Information 10 Expe-
dition; No Reliable Guides.
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El Paso. April 3.---Francisco villa,
unwounded and accompanied by only
eight men, was at. Satevo. so miles
south OF Chihuahua City, two days
ago according to Information received
here today from Mexican sources
which have proved usually reliable
IN the past.
II this information is correct It
bears out previous reports that the
chief Is headed toward Parral and
IL leading his American pursuers by
at least sixty miles The nearest
point to satevo which the American
troops arc known to have reached is
San Antonio, sixty miles to the
northwest.
Is Headed for lufrai
The route said to have been taken
by VILLA Is one with which he Is thor
oughly familiar and which. indeed.
is known among the poems as Pan
cho's Road" From Guerrero II leads
across the Continental divide through
the Bachimiba pass into q broad val
Villas old headquarters, thence
south to, Santa Ysabel, the scene Of
Villas massacre of eighteen Ameri-
can mining men, and then southeast
through Satevo to Parral.
Tbs man win. brought the stury
of Villas arrival at satovo here gave
q circumstantial account Of the ban
dts maneuvers and plan of cam
paign. While his story Is impossible
OF verificatIon his own credlbility is
vouchcd for by reputable American
business men here who have en-
ployed him for several years.
villa In No Battles.
VILLA" he said, has never taken
part in any fighting with either
American or Carranzlsta troops. He
left the main body of his troops In
the Guerrero district with orders to
oppose as far us they could the
American advance. At the same time
the poems were instructed TO give In
formation freely to the American Of
ficers, always provided that tho In
formation was false. The story of
Villas being wounded was carefully
concocted for the express purpose OF
General Pershlng and
Colonel Dodd into the belief that the
bandit was In hiding In the noun
lains and thereby inducing them to
split their forces into small search
ing parties who would waste their
lime In the wild serras while villa
was making his way safely south
ward"
Guides Not Reliable
This part of the story IL given col
)r by the admission OF General Per-
'hing today that his department has
,een given much misleading intorma-
Ion and that 1t was becoming more
to secure reliable guides
Continuing his story, the man said:
"The American officers were fooled
It first but they have q fair knowl
dge Of the real situation now and
he advance column Ia driving south
asst with all the speed they can COM
nand. Their one chance of catching
Up with Villa is that they have a
ood road and should not be handt-
apped by the big problem of forage
nd water. The trail from San An
onio to Sateyo leads through broad
alley whore there is generally plenty
( water at this time of the year
nd which Is fairly fertile and well
ultivated. OF course, the peon farm
rs will try to conceal their grain
at American gold and silver will
g a temptation many OF thom will
G unable to resist
Must He Caught Quickly.
If they can catch up with Villa
efore he gets Into the Torreon dis
rict, they ought to be able to Kill
r capture him, but II he is able to
)in forces with Canuto Reyes thev
ill have difficult task ahead of
lem"
Mexican officials here and in
uarez refused to discuss the prob
bilty of Villa being close To Par
IL, but they showed no inclination
} belittle the story. General Ca
ra. the Juarez commander. said he
nd not received news from the front
the wires between Juarez and
isas Grandes were again out of COM
ission. due to heavy storms.