The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-12
Mexican CattIeman Brings
Plausible Story Of Bandits
Plan to "FooI GrIngoes.'
MARAU0ERS RUTHLESS IN
DESTRUCTION ALONG WAY
Willy Leader Puts Out Decoy
Bands While He Himself
Hides in SierraS.

FL TASO April f. That the American
eYprditionnry force has penetrated far
beyond rnrral and IN near. II not actu.
ally A. m" chihuahua- Durango border
line. i- indicate, IN code dirtntches 70.
oeiycd hor" @dnrsday afternoon by
private concerns with interests In tho
rnrral district
These dispatches anld that tho Amer
icnn advanced columns nov had
temporary hnse near rarral and that
toward tho end n last week two compa.
H''s ~ m" motor truck train had delv.
cred supplies 81 this base This II tho
'r-' nutheutI, Information that has
com" from the n,ur columns NJ Colonels
hodd and Brown for several DAYS
Reports that Niiir hrs d1uhict hack
from the region suith ~ Parral and IL
'n hls VA, northeast toward Ojlnaga
were circulated II Preside. Texas, We'd
ucsIy but we're NOT given much crcd-
once. Villas object in working into
northern Chihuahua again was said IN
%" en- attempt 10 -tir up disnfectlon IN
the 'ar.Rnza ghrrsons. whose COM
m1nd"rs have been frequently reported
NJ opposed IN further progress NJ ths
American expedition into Mexico
The story ~ the death Of villa was
branded hoaN b. " Mexican cattleman
Who arrived here "Wednesday and said his
ranch mar Hachlnu recently was Wis
tied hy q band of NinisiHs
Cattlemars Story.
The ca'tlcmnn told the following story:
LAST Thursday band of twenty VII
lis,a- took q little grain that had and
B killed one ~ my COWS and had great
/ feast They had several bottle Of liquor
and go' pretty drunk
They ridiculed m" American soldiers
and hoAst-d about the way Villa had
fooled the gringo"s' 10y sending guides
I tn the American officers With stories of
definit" places where he was hidinG.
Then they talked about lopct and said
hc was dying md that A. soon as hs
WIS dead the grinrOeH would n. told 10
WIS Villa and then they would MI 60
home
They did not ny anything about tho
whereabouts ~ wills hat I understood
/ fiom thcir talk that hr wRs far 10 the
south and that they were under orders
io meet him somcWhef' near Parral"
+ The Mexican who told this story II
well known IN several Americans and
/ De- considered reliable
VIVA Loou as Ne puns
Villas f.d" soHth has hecn n di-ss-
'fous one for the tillegcs through which
he passed. according 30 numerous re-.
] ports te1 hinr " r,so His men have
looted ,t viii and have hecn ru,hle. In
ih"if destruction NJ property The most
f"lighl" Information nov puts VITA In
! northern Durango, irving 60 arrange for
/ 70 conference with Cpnuta forces
I Preparations tu Increase tho ordinances
d'rHrim'nt Ht inc 'NprditionBfy base n,
columbus. y A. we're being MAIDS
"wednesday 'nluwNlH resumed lts nor
WN Iuici Wednesday ~ n rs suit " re-
pr1''i 1-sur1u.v. b. tho military au-
'Hufiiirs that n none " the rumor-
IfriHlrni in the ha' few DAYS has there
'''u cause f0t alarm Even stories tha,
irl,k trains t,d h'"r nrrd upon hy
snip"rs north ~ Ctsrs Grpndcs and near
las cruces between ~ Vallc and Nam
i1rira failed to excite more than passing
interest
Masking his ttal with the dsludina
fiction spread broadcast Nv Mexican
poems that hr 4. dead ~ MI. wounds,
FisnrisrN Niip is thought hy Mexican
mili'f, officers In iu'fct to h. safely
hidden pVHv Ir th, f-,es.-s ~ the sIer-
~ Naif' mountains white the American
t8,n'f, 1fr THr.uInr RI fsff guard hand
uf NI'h bandits whose strategy " 4. 90
i"ruil' villas pursu'f. away from tho
hllnr place uf their cRi.f Follower.
of villa M oihrr CAMPAIGNS say that
This was fp,ori'" trick employed by
him