The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-25
Detachment of Tenth Cavalry
Reported in Railroad Acct
dent Near Casas Grandes
ALLEGED PLOTTERS AT
Ell PAS0 RELEASED
Brother Of Herrera. With Zig
Bank Deposit at Border City.
Given Liberty-Seven Sol
diers Back for Treatment
BY III. II. sTANSBURY

BN III. II. sTANSBIRN.
HI Paso. Tex. March "a
Francisco Villa IL NOT in The trap
formed by the armed circle now
closing about band OF his fol-
lowers near Namiquipa- He
escaped three days ago into the
san Miguel country, either
through his own cunning, or With
the aid of. friendly Iarranzistas.
This information. brought TO III
Paso today from III Vale, caused
less interest to he taken in the re-
ports of the enycioping movement
in which, United States troops are
participating.
Luis Herrera has left Chihuahua
City with his troops and il inos-
ing south in the direct ion of Par
raj. This section OF chihuahua il
infested with NiiIi~tas. Whether
Herrera intends joining the Villa
forces or fighting them is not
known.
The news of his movements wss
contained in a telegram received by
General Gavira, the Carranza COM
mander at Juarez. late this afternoon.
The state Department officials are ST
lent over he-1elegranls tram Cesls.ll.
LetCher al Chihuahua. which said
Herrera was still loyal to Carranza.
Fear Consul Is MisIcd
1t is feared here that the consul at
Chihua hua has been msled by the
Carranzistas, who are in control of
the ptare-
Wireless and courier reports indi-
cate that Colonel Geo 70 \. Dodds
column, composed of the seventh aud
Tenth Cavalry, and a battery Of the
Fourth Field Artillery. have reached
MADEIRA. This il 100 miles south of
Casas C;Fandes. where General PERI
shing has esta blshed his headq1ar-
tsrs
This dash to the south includes the
story of a railroad accident verifying
the fact that General Pcrshing is
using the Northwestern from Casas
Grande9 a far as the line is open.
a detachment of the Tenth Cavalry,
commanded by Colonel Brown. fell be-
hind during the first stages of the
march. They reached Casas Grandes
on Sunday a 4 O'Clock Monday morn
ing number Of the horses were
loaded in waiting cattle cars at
point a few miles south of Casas
Grandes. The troopers mounted tho
roofs Of the cars and rode with the
horses, Mexican fashion.
All tapsize.
At Cumhre il was necessary TO di-
vide the train into six sections The
cars were hauled over. the mountain
tracks in twoS and threes by engines
built especially to negotiate heavy
grades The first lot got over sue
eessfully. hut on the second trip the
engine. cars and all turned over,
There were no fatalities. Two ut
the troopers were injured. Several
of the horses were also so seriously
hurt IL was necessary 70 kill them. The
remainder of the Journey was made
overland
A report received here tonight says
that General Pershing has taken pos
session of the telegraph line along tbs
Northwestern in order to keep la
touch with the advance.
The newspaper correspondents with
the expeditionary forces are all at CO.
ionia Dublan. General Pershing II
declared to have refused the men per-
mission to go beyond that point. Some
of them. discouraged over the pros
poets of getting out real news, have
pleaded with the expedition COM
mander for the privilege of returning
to the border.
The answer to the last request 10
said to have been a threat of arrest
il any correspondent left camp with.
out permission
1t is understood that a permanent
garrison will be established at Maders
with the Sixteenth and Twentieth In
fantry. from which the cavalry can
operate as a base. Private informa-
ton received In Ell Pase tonight says
this movement is now under way.
To Feed on Heart Ranch Products.
The question of supplies for the
troops farthest south has been tenn
porarily relieved. The agents of the
Babicora. Ranch. owned BY Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst. notified the quarter
masters and cpmmissary department
to take possession of all foodstuffs on
the ranch. The supplies will be avail
able as soon as they can be reached.
They consist OF 2,000 bushels of beans.
so, 900 bushels of corn, 1000 head Of
beef cattle and forage. villa has been
living off the products .of this ranch
for months. but the figures given are
said to represent only minfmum Of
what is left The army officers here
expressed themselves as very grateful
for the supplies.
Seven soldiers. victims Of the march
across the desert, were returned to
Fert Bliss today. Private Robertson
of the Sixth Infantry. was brought IN
on a stretcher. He was suffering from
paralysis. brought on by extreme ex-,
haustion and nervous strain.
Private r. Dobe.i, Company 3.
sixth Infantry. had to be assisted
from the train. He carried his shsoos