Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-31
Reported Bandit Leader Is Badly Hurt in skirmish
 Near Guerrero.
.DODD CLOSE UPON
 BANDIT CHIEFTAIN
American Cavalry Force Compelled to Give Up Chase Because of Lack of Snpplies-Juarez Interferes
 With Communications.

El Paso, March 30.-Further evi- dence of Villas activities n the Guerrero district were received late Tonight. in a telegram by way of Chihuahua City.
 It is said Herman Blankenberg, a German subject, and two Other foreigners, were murdered at Minaca yesterday.
 Blankenberg left Fl Paso only few weeks ago to look after mining inter- ests of his employers, against the ad- vice of friends and the authorities. The other foreigners known to be in Minaca are A. J. Locke, an American merchant; B. Heimpel. miner. and Benj. Shell, a cattle dealer.
 San Antonio, March 3o.-News reached General Funston tonight that with n the last two days Villa had in- vested the town Of Guerrero and taken the garrison of 172 men out, lined them up, and shot them.
 United States Army Headquarter, in Mexico, March 29 (by army radio to Columbus, N. M, March 30).- Scouts from advance points bring the repor. of another engagement be- tween Villa and Carranza forces. Villa is now said to be in a trap.
 The fight indicates that the Car ranzistas are fully cooperating with the American army.
 Fl Paso, March 30.-In the news from Mexico and along the border to- day these facts stand out:
 General Gavira, the Carranza com mander. received a telegram from Gen. eral Bestani at Madeira, which said Francisco Villa was wounded near Guerrero, in a skirmish with Car ranzistas Wednesday afterenoon.
 Mex can Consul Garcia and General Gavira claim to have no notification from the first chief of permission to American troops over the Mexican Northwestern railway
 Carranza has ordered Gavira to seize for mil ta-y purposes the only engine at Juarez in condition to haul freight train.
 The Carranzistas say Villa is near Guerrero tonight This is 300 miles south of the border, at Columbus, and 100 miles west of Chihuahua City. 1 The nearest Amer can nroops to Villa. are 20 miles north of Provi- dencia. The other attachments are a Tepehantes, Cruces, Colonia Chichupa, San Miguel ranch and Colonia Dublan
 A number of bridges between Ma dera and Lajunta, on the North western, were burned yesterday, pre- sumably by Villistas under Colonel Cerventes.
 Wireless Interference.
 Columbus reports wireless inter- ference has increased to such de- gree that i. is imposs ble for Gen. eral Pershing to transmit a code mes- sage to General Funston at San An tonic headquarters. The interference Is of such power and so near that 1t can only come from JuarcZ accord ing to secret service men who have investigated. It is said the sending operator at Juarez is an American or strong V'llista sympathies.
 etails of the fighting between Villa and Carranza soldiers in the Guerrero dlStrlct are meagre. Generdl FeisH ing reports the fight but makes no mention of the bandit chieftain hay ing been wounded. General Bertani's report said Villa had been shot in the left leg
 Dodd Pressing Villa.
 Colonel I'odd, with his command or the Seventh and Tenth cavalry, drove 1A out of the San Miguel ranch on Monday and Tuesday but was Scompelled to give uo the chase be- cause of lack of supplies.
 Fred Perez, the Mexican aviator who. yesterday, told a hair-ralslng story that Villa had been mortaiiy wounded at Columbus and was stiii riding fast south of the border, has been arrested. The Fl Paso pol ca confronted the aviator with letters showing he could not have been m Communication with the bandit at the time Of the raid. Perezz is still Tn jail.