Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-29


Francisco Villa and his bandits.
Minister of War Obregon, with plen-
airy powers from First Chief CarranZa
sounded a hopeful note with the ex-
preston that I'VE should reach a sat
isfactory termination of these nego-
tiations that will meet with the ap
prevail of our people"
He, with Generals Trevino, Cutter
rez, Gales, Gavira and Santos, with
his civilian assistants, will contend
| that the de facto government is ready
| to take over the pursuit of the Villa
| bandits and protect the border. anC
therefore the United States soldiers
| in Mexico should be recalled, while
Generals Scott and Funston vii
! counter, it is understood, with the
| proposition that American troops be
disposed in certain spheres of north
ern Chihuahua to remain until the
Carranza government has shown thai
there is no longer Villa bandit men,
ace to the American border states.
+, Major General Scott said the con
ference might not be held today, bu
! Sunday or Monday.
Discuss Conference Plans.
General Obregon and his part!
were met at the international bridge
| by a troop of American cavalry which
escorted them to the railroad station
where, on General SCOTS private car
! the Mexican officials were welcomed
| The return call was of some length
and the plans for the first conference
were discussed.
Session May Be Brief.
The conferees believe negotiation!
will be concluded early next week
| The American military representa-
| tives will be in close and constan
touch with Washington, and it is there
! that Ell Paso believes the first new!
will be made known of the outcome O
/ the conference.
The return call Of General Obregor
was concluded at 1880 o'clock. A
that time it was learned that the frs
conference in all probability would
be held this afternoon. 1t is under
D., stood the meeting would be held II
| Juarez-
More Troops Sent Over Border.
Columbus, N NJ, April 29.-Point!
along the American line of communi
cation in Mexico are being strongl.
reinforced. Two companies Of in
fantry marched from the base her
early today preparatory to crossfn,
the border, while nearly one Thousand
Icavalrymen who left Columbus yester
day afternoon broke camp at Gibson
line ranch, Is miles west, shortly aft
er daybreak and crossed the frontier
While no reason was assigned a
military headquarters for the new
movement Of troops into Mexico it wa.
learned that the infantry assisted b.
the engineering corps are to prepar'
the roads for the heavy traffic Of thu
supply trains and for the coming rain.
season. This season frequently make
the roads of nrothern Chihuahua al
most impossible
Only routine reports were receives
from the front today and none of thes
gave any news of the column Of Col
onel George A. Dodd, last reporte'
near Minaca in pursuit Of fleeing WI
listas.
Dodd Returns to Base.
Field Headquarters. Nami1uipa
April IS. (by wireless to Columbus
IN. NJ, April 29)-The column o
American cavalry under Colone
George A. Dodd. which for six day
has been pursuing a large band o
Villa bandits through the rocky de
| files of the continental divide, was re
| ported today to have returned to it
base at Minaca.
The band is said TO be PRACTICAL.
all dispersed. numbers Of its member
apparently holding to the belief tina
Villa is dead