New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-19


redit;on ridiculous. lie may make
raids on lines Of communication or
something like that. but he Will never
risk a real battle"
q The rewards which have been Of
fered for Villa alive or dead. IN Mt:
Garcias opinion. are the best hope OF
ending the bandits career.
"The news Of these rewards VIII hasn
through the region" he said. "and
should be very much surprised II 'hey
40 not bring some result.
Has Plan to Take villa.
The Carranza consul has a plan OF
his own which he believes IS the best
way 10 capture Villa. 49,,
General Gutierrez" he said, told
me he expected TO have lJ,O0O men on
Villas trail within q week Inen therT
are 1000 20 5000 American troops
GO not believe that all these thou
sands Of men with all their equipment
are needed What is needed IS ABOUT
FIVE columns Of 500 picked men apiece,
oil well mounted and carrying the ieAst
possible amount Of equipment. lhese
columns should be in sufficiently cIose
toucb 70 be able 20 render assistance
20 anv one Of them that villa attacked.
II they moved fast and were the right
men they would have q good chance 10
lay Villa b. the heels A..
Mr.. Garcia denied emphatically the
repeated statements that the people OF
Guerrero and Caleana are IN sympathy
with the fugitive.
"Many of them are afraid OF him. OF
course" he said because OF the reign
Of terror he inaugurated there, Dut II
must be remembered the villa OF TO-
dav is not the villa Of five years ago'
l.;
verv liberal with the people about MN;
II 10 cot $500. saw. in a raid he would
rive half Of 10 away. But when ne oe-
Ven 10 gather power he seized every
ding for himself. Those people among
whom he is now have q long history OF
murders and attacks upon their women
70 avenge. The only hold he has on
them is fear"
Outlaws Fight Carranzistas.
North Central Mexico, In the neigh
borhood of the former villa strong
hold of Torreon and about Durango,
furnished reports Of a battle between
small bands Of outlaws and Conslltu-
tionalist troops. One OF these DahulI
organizations in the fight near Torreoh
Srss credited with being a Villa organi-
cation. Nothing was available to-h'sH'
Hide and Seek Game On.
Pursuit Of villa has now entered the
hide and seek stage, it is believed b.
border strategists. villa, according to
advices reaching Juarez, is in the heav-
ily timbered country on the west slope
of the Great Divide. There he not
only is afforded protection by nature
but he is among friends, who will give
him every assistance which has IN
eenuity and their natural cunning can
suggest. To starve Villa will be an I'M
possibility, for il is well known that
during the many years he was fugl-
tive from the rurales Of DiaZ, and was
hiding for months in almost inacces-
eible mountain passes, FOOD was car
ried 70 him secretly by poems from the
valleys, and through these friends Nilia
was kent advised of every move made
nv the rurales. Diaz could never cap
ure Villa, and when the revolution
started Villa was one of the hrst 10
join the campaign against his ancient
enemy. ~,
Activity Of scattered bands Of Val
Nstas and Of individual sympathizers
around Juarez is making itself felt FOL
lowing the destruction of bridge on
the Mexico Northwestern Railroad at
6ummet, south of Juarez. ranch houses
within ten miles Of Juarez were burned
to-day. and Villistas are credited with
carving on the campaign OF destruc-
tion. The destruction OF one large rancn
house caused Juarez officials TO thlnK
the high bridge at the crossing OF the
Mexican Central and the Mexico North
western railroads was burning. me
smoke from the burning ranch houses
could be plainly seen here.
First Scout Returns.
Is. Stevenson, manager Of the Pa
Tomas Land and Cattle Company, who
went into Mexico with General Per-
shing's army as one Of the guides and
scouts, was the first of the guides to
return 10 the border. He reached FL
Paso this afternoon, after leaving the
column at O'Clock Friday morning. Mr..
Stevenson is under the rule which pro-
hibits giving information concerning
the movements of the troops.
To-day two batteries of the 4th Field
ARTILLERY and another squadron OF the
18th Cavalry were sent into Mexico
from Columbus TO join Pershing's
army, 1t was said. The 18th Cavalry,
which has been at Fort Clark and on
border patrol duty on the Texas border,
is being sent west tonight, presumably
TO Columbus.
Sick Soldiers Brought Back.
There was brief excitement to-day
al Columbus. From across the hot,
dusty Mexican border two soldiers on
stretchers were brought into the
American camp. Both were cavalry
men. Excitement passed when II was
learned that one had been thrown
from his horse, injuring his leg, while
the other, who az first was said 10
have been shot in the abdomen. was
found 10 be suffering from well
known form Of stomach ache.
Certain troops were dispatched to-
day somewhere" from Columbus and
certain others" have arrived" and
taken the places of those who have
gone into the sand waste lying south
of the railway tracks. The aeroplanes
have been tested out and seem TO be
awaiting transport. The big special
motor trucks used with the aeroplanes
20 follow the fights are Just now busy
with the more prOsaic duties Of carry
ing fodder, provisions and other sup
plies. The number of motor trucks
soon will be materially increased, ac-
cording 10 reports around the emp.
This morning reveille was blown az
o'clock over in the cavalry camp. but
when the people Of Columbus turned
out Of bed they found nothing but
foot and hoof prints in what had been
populous corner OF the camp. There
were still plenty OF soldiers on hand,
and Columbus billiard rooms and soft
drink places-the town is dry-daily
take In enough to pay the city debt.
Officer In Record Run.