The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
MO SUPPLIES YET
SHIPPED over The
Mex RAILROAD
COmmissary Base Is To Be Es-
tabIished in Interior.
This Indicates Northwestern
Line Will Be Abandoned.
new PERSHIhG HEADQUARTERS
General AbandOns COlOnia Dub
Ian for Namiquipa.
This Will Be Central Base for
All Operations Now.
new PERSHING HEADQUARTERS
General AbandOns COIOnia Dub.
Ian for Namiquipa.

Ell Paso, Texas, April 4.-Investiga-
ton made today showed that not one
pound of supplies purchased since
First Chief Carranza authorized the
use of the Northwestern to individual
merchants or contractors has been
shipped. The invoices at the Mexican
consulate here reveal that the several
cars of foodstuffs sent to Mormon
merchants at Casas Grandes were
bought and the transportation arrang-
ed before the date of the order.
A number of Spanish refugees from
the Chihuahua district reported to the
consular representatives here that
Villa was still in the immediate vic
The report that the bandit leader is
wounded is no longer credited in any
quarter.
Cano on Line.
General Cano, formerly chief of
staff to Luis Herrera, is said to have
been located at Laguna station on the
Mexican Central, 1855 miles south OF
Juarez. He has a force of 900 men
we'll mounted, provisioned and armed.
Cano will be remembered as the
garrison commander at Namiquipa who
failed to stop Villa when the latter
rode by that place in the flight south
ward. To get to Laguna station it was
necessary for Cano to pass through
the Santa Clara canyon. Why he Sc
lected an opposite route instead of
chasing Villa is one of the many
points of information about which the
Carranza representatives here are 81
lent.
General Gavira, the Carranza COM
mander at Juarez, and his officers, ex-
press the opinion that if Villa does
not attempt to take Chihuahua City
within the next 70 hours he would
| L. ho n
find achievements from the troops
under Canuto Reyes and CaliXto Con-
treras
The alternative move would take
Villa through Parral where the Car
rama garrison is said to be wavering
| in loyalty.
Pershing at Nanliquipa.
General Pershing has transferred
the headquarters of his forces from
! Colonia Dublan, near Casas Grandes,
to Namiquipa. The change was eff
| fected on Tuesday of last week with
out trouble.
This places the central base of oper-
atoms more than 225 miles south of
Columbus. The camp at Colonia
Dublan is to be maintained as a re-
| lay and distributing station for troops
and supplies. IT is understood that
other depots will be established still
| further south sometime this week.
General PerSh1ng has also suggest
ed to General Funston that large
store of commissaries be sent to Ga
leana. This is only thirty miles south
east of Casas Grandes, but is on the
/ line of communication between the
border and the advance. It is not on
/ the railroad, which is taken to indi-
cate that General Pershing has aban-
doned the plan to use the Mexican
| Northwestern.
| The censored reports from the in
terror told on Friday that General
| Pershing was moving his main base a
considerable distance to the south.
This, however, is the first definite re-
port of the exact location. It's chief
| interest is when messages are dated
/ Headquarters American Army in
Mexico" it can be understood that
they are being sent from Namiquipa
At least, this will hold true until
the next move is made