The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19
VILLA AT LAS CRUCES.
Heading for Continental Divide IN
the Mountains.

't'eu All 'u"i'" '"-'"S 80"
10 was al Las Cruces. ihirty mics
,,,,h o,d , b,, .,st at C.leana. where
ne was reported ScStetuaE att''hooh
Las Cruces ia n, the head Of Dablcora
,,o, r,hicb load. .,n,hv,s 10 the con-
70" -, -. .r ,,,.
'he","i Nv" - -
Jon tnat can pc io'''"'' :"
Las night Carrahzis'tS rtpo''e" "
,8rge command OF their forces al
Namauuipa, which II only a short dis
lance south of Las Cruces. In Juarcz
a. u.,. .,,a ,,-ntyh, ,bat tho CarranZa
,'oops "'' nv !" ,,,,.ta
,rd ,hat 4, u,oulJ no, no n surprise 70
49, yit,a,. canturo ar tina, mint
"'nt Va go r..ota Jao,,r,,
fioweVer, 'onSu. """ -"
that ne beiieVeu VIVA nau "Soa"u.o
most or his FORCES ana that ne w
pected them to take 10 the mountains
IN u,al, hands and not keen to The
Eabicora trail into the mountains.
70 C,rr,r,, soldiers orc moi, holding
=. x.in. 49,. -, hts
me pass ms "a IA ~,
FORCES together I'LL any eo"''~e'"o
numbers Americans acquainted WIN
the region assert that Villa can estaO-
,,sb himself there and resis; the Amer
scan and Mexican forces combined.
~, ~ n,u,i,,. ,hrouyb Mis- nass
49," ...~..., u.bioor, ra,ch
~ the "c't '"S
az Wiliiam iie"rSt hNS "''ca"
OF him. also the American iumter towh
OF MADEIRA, with It's valuabl mills and
ore treating plants,
r.,., -. ..,o,,. nub,.u.
American forces following villa
reached and Clmped at Colonia Dub
Inn ,wo miles ON, of Casas Grandes.
a,-,v ,,is norrirv This force was n
80 80 -, 80, ,ro,n
par Va ~ .o'P" -
tiacllita, ~ .M'' III ''i'"'i'iu VI ~"
Dodd. The force consisted Ok artillery
and cavalry only and made better time
than the Persh.ng column Of infantry.
.,,alrv and artillery. which spen, las,
til, n, r,ros I,,,. moro than ba,y
81" c.a.aa. go ~.
."e Wy w go -"
american noruer al ,otunapus'
me pouu iofce iau tNe auNaHtasc OF
me feishins ior'e IN 'he matter OF dis-
lance A!'housh oo'n iorVes e.aroeh AZ
nearly inc e'ine ''n'e .toi. III N'I'e''ea'i
border me- ,ol i,oud started from a
I"'ht south "i r,aen''a. ~"Ve w ~"
Mexico line ~ closer 10 Saeas erahues
than the point AZ columbus where the
Iefshiis column "eh' III, 'oi, pood naa
out SIXTY mi"s 70 cover; WINE Zen
ieVnihs was 10 'hiies a"": i'o"' N@sae
'IaNu.s Wien ne star'eu,
MEXICAN oHiclals 'o-uay hecl",eo 70
make M! Statement IeSaru'hs ,ne amer,
can forces except 10 connrm me arrival
"t Co.oh'a luoian OF the i'ood coiafnn
ana the arrival idet Hisht at JaIos OK
ne iershliH Coiuinh' ~ was saio '"at
inash'''h US the Ar''eIi.an oHisefs ave
put on n cehsofshH' ~ would De UNFAIR
!" give out news Oh the AieAicah eiue OF
me me regarding american army move
menus
II WAS learned from Columbus his
afternoon that the Pershing column was
further Reinforced to-day. Part Of the
Eleventh Cavalry. which did not go I'm
YESTERDAY with the frs, OF the regiment.
folloved to-day and some additional bat
tories OF the Fourth Field Artillery also
went in.
II IL also stated thar fvjnr machinen
were sent south TODAY 10 toin Gen. Per.
shinR These will he needed in a short
vine a. thev ore 10 he used for s,outiru
,t,vnos,s when the army reaches tho
mountainous section for which villa ia
headed
work n, s,r;ugi,g n es,d ,o,.~ra,,
and ,el,phone sys,.r from, Columbus "a
,he base for tho ersh,ny eSredi,ior
southward tn keen a line NJ communira'
lion nnen was commenced to-Iay Tn.