The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-23
VILLA SETS Up
BASE TO West
OF NAM|QU|PA
Outlaw Chief Planning to Re-
oruit Forces and Reorganize
Troops at His Command in
South.

tBy Evening Herald Leased Wire1
III Iasu. T"N.. March PnnchO
Villa hHs established u base 60 the
westward of Namiuuipa tp rcorpan ~
his command and recruit now mvn
FOR his army. was u report current
here today. At this new base. % Was
said villa would ldy his plans tu ou-
crate with the force OF General Luis
Herrera who is Understood To have
frnounced the de facto government
The American army base at Colum-
bus has had no news of villa for over
two days. 50 Gar General Pcrshlng q
forces have not come In contact with
the outlaw aud his band
General Luis Herrera. until a few
days ago in command OF the Ca.rnn
~ garrison, a said to be movin-
nnrthwcstward Ia effect ~ iuncturc
with Nlla and TINS in conucctiol
with another report thdt the Carrau-
~ garrison az Torreun had rcyoltcd.
has oce1rtuu"d grave concern im1us
the American army officers in ~
Paso. Villa mon. augmented hV th"
command ot G,gcrai Herrera. said
,o number 1000 wcl equipped sold
icrs might be iu a position io hlriss
General Pcrshing a army ana scTi-
ously interrupt ia" line of communi.
cation between the advanced has"
of the American forces at Ca-as
Grandos ana the main hIs" AT CO.
lumhus.
An early agreement with the Car
rama government for the permission
to usc the Mexican railway lines ~
greatly desired bv army officers Thr
hasc would then De transferred from
Columbus to tins city and the McNi.
can Northwestern railway could bo
used L. shin men and supplies 10
Casas Grandcs Tho railroad could
bc easily maintained against inter
ruption. but the line southwark ont
of Coluinhu over a desert might nc
readily cut should Nilln recruit =
formidable BODY ~ mon villa H.
said to have sent agents among ths
porulaoo in the mountain district
urging Them to join him against Tho
Americans. The outlaw iH rcpctted
To- be cquippiug his men with arms
and ammunition which h" has had
cached for some time. He has plont
of good mounts. and. once his com
mand r. ready villa win he in pos.
lion to start a guerilla campaign
against the American atmy rhci,
is NO confirmation of a report that
colonel Canu. of C1,rauzts army.
has Joined forces with villa.
All WAS quiet IN Juaro1 early to-day
and street car service. which WIS
suspended last night for fear If
trouble IN that Mexican city. vns ro-
sumcd this mirning. The railroad
bridges ana tunnels are sthl under
guard
Brigadicr General i.ciL command
lng the army base, said that ho had
, been advised that everything was
quiet IN lunrcz, and that while ht
reports Indicated there was a Nhl1
| sentiment ia Juarcz ho regarded the
situation az satisfactory The grn-
oral said that every procnution h1l
been taken to meet any possibility of
an uprising In Juarcz.
Gcncfal Bell said hc had no tutor
| nation regarding "A vague report that
| General rcrshing had taken over che
| Mexico Northwestern railroad sou'h
| OF Casas Graudos and tni.t troops
were boiug moved south from ~ Il
| point Icy railroad
The general did not know where
the report came from, Tho military
base at Columbus had not heard ui
| The reported seizure of the railfoad
| south of Casas Graudo-
General Beli said that Major Gva-
oral Funstun had not advised hir
concerning any change eft the arm,
base from Columbus tu ~ Paso. IA
that the transfer could be qmcfr
effected and that an necessary sup
plies were mere ready for shipmeLl
into Mexico al "a moment notice.