The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-06
UNITED STATES TROOPS PUR.
SUING VILLA IN MEXICO
HAVE HARD TASK.
BANDITS ARE VERY SLIPPERY
Experience Of Soldiers In Rounding Up
Mexican Outlaws "a Years Ago 10
RecaiIed-Artiliery Now Mainstay
Of Every Army in Field.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

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the hope and the prayer of the army
officials that the villa followers will
stay together and that the pursuers
can hit them hard once and then cap.
ture those who survive the blow. The
danger as Washington views 1t. Is
that the bandits will separate and car
~ on guerrilla warfare In detached
bands. The other and greater danger
Is that the troopers must be followed
into Mexico by n huge army ready to
take the field against all the soldiers
which Mexico can throw against
them.
When Gen. Leonard Woods chief
Of stan spoke out in meeting to say
that II Intervention in Mexico Is
forced All army OF 100000 American
soldiers will be necessary to complete
the Job, 1t furnished pretty good evi.
dence that all army officers are not
muxzled.
| Intervention apparently is not the
intention OF the administration. What
will amount to Intervention, however.
Washington says. will be necessary
II the Carrnnza groups join the villa
groups and the groups OF the other ten
or dozen Mexican leaders. Colonel
Glenn 10 is said voiced the belief of
the officers OF the war college who
have made the Mexican situation u
study for some years.
Bandits Hard to Catch.
/ /, IA
took the United States troops. and
there were IA good many of them in
the field, to round up $50 bandits OPP
Grating on this side of the border in
1892. So certain were the bandits of
security from capture. because OF the
nature of the country In which they
were operating, that they would APP
proaCh close to the camps of the
American forces, taunt them and then
disappear into the jungles and other
hiding places, confident that their re.
treat WAS safe.
There are some officers now In
Texas who took part In the long.
drawn.out campaign against Mexican
bandits "a years ago. Your CORE
spondent was in the field at that time
with ID troop OF the Third cavalry. He
was acting as correspondent for u
Chicago newspaper. Personal wit
ness can be borne that the troops In
tho field at that time constantly were
alert to duty. were constantly In the
saddle. securing great sections OF dcs,
ert country. doing everything and
willing to dare everything to effect
the capture OF the renegades. 1t was
the nature OF the country and nothing
else except. OF course. the sympathy
which some of the civilian populace
felt with tho bandits. which made the
chase such prolonged one.
Some Of the war department ON.
Gals fear that. although much larger
American force will be in the field on
the present occasion than was the
case ~ years ago, the circumstances
Of the former campaign will be repeat
ed and that one hunt may resolve II.
self into many hunts. each to be pros,
ecuted separately and each to be car.
ried to successful outcome before
the end sought can be reached.
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tho rhird c.y.,rv In no GoI, :.
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