Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-07
INDIANS WILL
TRY To RUN
DOWN VILLA.
Twenty Apachee Scouts Detailed
To Take Up Trail Of
Mexican Bandits.
NEXT OPERATIONS TO
BE SOUTH OF sATEv0
No Late Reports Have Been
Received As To Hiding
Place Of Fugitives.

Columbus, n. M, April 6.-EnCamp.
ed in little round army tents, 20 Ap.
pachee Indian scouts were preparing
tonight to start tomorrow to Gen.
Pershing's headquarters at San Ger
onimo ranch, to take up the trail Of
Francisco Villa. With the arrival Of
their wirey mounted ponies they will
cross the border for the trip through
the desert to the mountains of Guer.
rerO.
They slept tonight on the ground
and as they did last night on the floor
of a sleeping car, the berths of which
were unfamiliar and not to their lik-
ing. Only the arrival Of Peaches. de-
scribed as premier scout and trailer
OF the Apachees, was needed to COM
plete their happiness in the prospect
Of taking the war path again after
more than ~ years of civilization.
Thirty years ago, four of the 20
made a similar trip into Mexico to as
sist another cavalry command in, the
capture in the Sierre Madres of an
other outlaw, Geronimo, the war chief
of the Apachees. 1t was Peaches, to-
gether with Sharley, another of the
scouts, who after Geronimo had made
his escape from the soldiers at Mes
calero, N. NJ, and again took up the
war path, went into the old Medicine
mans camp near Phoenix. Ariz., and
captured him.
Next Operations.
Somewhere south of Satevo, prob.
ably will figure frequently In future
reports OF military operations against
FFrancisc0 \ Villa Out OF The great
mass OF unomcial and confiicting re-
ports, Gen. Funston and his stan have
found none they regard more prob
able than that made by Consul F1etch-
er of Chihuahua, several days ago
when he said Villa was south of Chi.
huahua. Gen. Pershing has made no
late report as to Villas whereabouts
or concerning the movements of the
advance cavalry columns, but Gen.
Funston said today he had no doubt
by this time at least one detachment
had gone as far as SatevO.
Conditions Unfavorable.
The wives of officers and men of the
Seventh United States cavalry which
has participated in the hardest part
of the punitive expedition into Chihua-
hua received a heavy batch, of mail
from the front today. All letters were
written in pencil, none were stamped
and only few enclosed in envelopes.
The chief privation endured one
letter said was in having to throw
away all their personal effects, even
tooth brushes and razors. Every man
in the Seventh is letting his beard
grow. One man said he lived for five
days on parched corn while on duty
with a small detachment. Another
said he had lived for days on hard
tack, one piece to meal.
All the letters expressed the ut
most determination to succeed in cap.
turing Villa. The officers say they
expect long chase and will have to
overcome great difficulties, but they
and their men feel certain Villa will
be captured.
On Way South.
A report from CuI. w. q. Brown, OF
the Tenth cavalry, received tonight
indicated that he believed Francisco
Villa had fed from the district about
Guerrero and was making his way
south. Col Brown sent his report
from Cusihuirachic, west of Chihua.
hua. two days ago and said he was
pursuing what he characterized as "a
hot trail' of the fugitive chieftain.
Col Borwn referred to q skirmish
his force had April l with $50 Of
Villas men, in which three Mexicans
were killed. There were no Ameri-
can casualties. 1t was assumed at
headquarters that this was the same
reported by Major Evans
to General Pershing. Major Evan
sent no details of the engagement, but
Gen. Pershing added that natives ar.
irving at his camp had stated that tho
had killed between 30 and
40 of the Villa men.
Col. Brown sent the report received
tonigh: to Consul Fletcher at Chihua-
hua, who forwarded it to Gen. Bell at
Ell Paso.
1t is me first time the Mexican
wires have been used for the trans.
of military reports. The re.
port was sent on to Gen. Funston
from Ell PasO.
Americans Arrested.
An American woman, Mrs. Angie
Williams, and A. ]. Abrams were u.
rested tonight by the police, after
the discovery in an attic Of the house
they occupied Of Pablo Sianss, for.
mer Villa general All three were
held for investigation.
Sianez was said to have . long rec
ord of murders to his account. His
last crime was the killing Of another
named Pablo Luna IN Juare1
last December, after . quarrel oyef .
woman. After this he He'd . Togrooa.
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