The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-24
Report That Carrancistas and
Americans Have Surround
ed Villa at Ell 0s0 Remains
Merely a Rumor.
OUTLAW SAID TO HAVE
LOST HUNDRED HORSES
Capture of Livestock Regard
ed as Serious Blow for Ban.
dit Chief; No News From
General Pershing.

El Paso, Tex, March -. No word
hnd come to military headquarters
here early today to throw 4 light Of
conhrmhtion on "a report that the
United States troops and the Car
ranzn army had surrounded villa and
his men and a battle was imminent.
The report was received by Mexican
Consul Andres Garcia
The villa outlaws were said 10 be
hemmcd IN NJ El Oso. about iivc
miles south Of Namiquipa. where Nilla
had ned after conflict with tho
'arrangistas at Santa Gortrudes
Villa according 10 u dispatch from
General Bertani Carranza command
er in the field or operations. made q
stand In the santa Clara canyon near
Santa Gertrudcs but was driven out
with loss OF several men killed aud
100 horses captured.
The losses of the horses was n hard
blow - villa. IL was said m he de-
ponds on the high quality Of the
mounts - fhis men to execute rapid
moves from plnc" 20 place and there
by throw of his pursuoTs. In al OF
Villas raids he has seized scores Of
horses and these have been corrallcd
in various sections 81 the chihuahua
district 80 tina, as the NillistaS dash
from one section To another they can
supplv themselves with fresh mounts
held In reserve for this purpose, In
formation regarding the impending
battle NJ vi Oso was eNpectantly
awaited today by Consul Garcia and
General Gavirn ~ Juaroz. Brlgadier
General ncll ~, Fort Pliss was with
out Information regarding Genera
Pershing's forces whose strategic
moves IN the chihuahua district have
been cloakcd IN silence For several
davs General Pcrshing has made mo-
report regarding his movements TO
his spporiors Apparently General
pershing Is making his own plans ~
campaign and executing them with
out reporting his every move 80 Ma
ior General Funefon and the war de
partmcnt
III Oso country. whore lighting is
reported rs considered by Americans
Of long res csId,nco in Mexico to be- the
finest pasture nod farming country in
that country u ls noted especially
for - fine potatoes but II also pro
ducos IN" best quality "t wheat and
corn ana uaiur. grass That grows
kncc-high In thc uctdow-. Although
the farms have suffered much from
raids. the poems still persist In their
labor ana Nilln is sure of food and
Livestock there ns vel ~ pnsturc and
water The valleys are vide and Sat
cut OF hv ranges ~ hills well wooded
with scrub oak N their lower borders
ana sugar pine on the higher parts
/ Owing 20 tho hish altitude. the nights
/ are cold. hut the dnvs rather hot. y
Villa Is driven out Of this country i"to
The Siorrns he viii lack an supplies
such - nrc now obta.nahlo In ~ Oso
4, Fort Bliss and IN other Noll IN
/ formed circles today the report that
: villa had been definitely located ~
4 III oso. was generally credited II
was pointed out however, that thl'
did not necessarily indicate tho ban
ait early capture, as the chIrn'ici
| NJ the country would mid him in maxi,
ing an escape II he wished 10 hr"a'
up his command and avoid an actun
engagement
IN some quarters there Is a dispo
| ,ltlnn tn believe that General Iicrrcr,
j probably has not Joined villa hu
that ne has had some sort of rupiur'
with the CHrrnnzstas regarding th'
entrance ~ American troops int,
Mexico.
| General Rcll IL holding daily meet
ings with Mexican Consul Garcia q
discuss the situation here ana els"
where. General Bell never has me
lGeneral Gayira. the 'arranza com
mandcr ia JuarcZ. hut IN" two ar
Keeping In close touch through consu
| Garcia.
Troop movements are going on al
both sides ~ the border. u was learn
ed today but IL was authuritutiNr ell
stated that only minor assignment
Iare concerned and that nothing six
nincant IL attached tn the disposition
Iof forces.