The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-23

yards at Pueblo, Denver, Colorado
Springs and Cheyenne were emptied
of available passenger coaches.
The first detachment passed
through Denver early today.
Col. w. G. Penrose is in command
of the regiment consisting Of 1,70O
men,.
Cannot be Trusted.
Ell PASO, Texas, March %
General Luis Herrera, who is report
ed to have gone over to Villa with
1000 soldiers, has long been known
on the border as the chameleon" be-
cause he has SO frequently Topped
from one side to another in revolu
tions.
Herrera's home is in Parral, Chi
huahua, a mining town. He is
brother of General Maclovio HERRERA.
a dashing CarranZa commander who
was shot and killed by MISTAKE by
one of his own men year ago.
Though Luis Herrera and Villa
quarrelled frequently in the Carranza-
Villa campaign against Huerta, Her
rera went over to Villa when the lat
ter broke with CarranZa. After fight
ing Carranza for several months, he
changed sides again and deserted
| Villa.
Herrera is known for his hatred Of
| "gringoes." About a year ago ne
| threatened to confiscate $100,000,oOO
| worth of foreign mining properties.
All Ready to Explode.
! . SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 23.-
Northern Mexico today is powder
MAGAZINE with fire burning en- all
| sides Of it.
From Brownsville to the California
| line, fear of uprtsings by Carranza
| troops against American border towns
has been suddenly revived, following
the reported revolt Of the force undcr
| General Luis Herrera, former Car
rama commander, who is said to have
cast his lot with Villa yesterday ana
declared war on the U. s. This report
together with rumors of dissafactlon
at Juarez, reached army headquarters
via Ell Paso. While no official repcrt
has yet been made to General IN
ston. the situation Is being frankly
faced at Fort Sam Houston and addl'
tional troops are being ordered to pro-
( tect border points where the danger
| IS most evident The third battalion
of the Fifth cavalry, now speeding 70
| Columbus. will be Immediately dis1rlD-
uted along the border, and portion
|.of the Twenty-fourth infantry, not re-
uuired for protection Of General feTfh-
| ing's line of communication, will he
utilized for additional border patrol.
The Twenty-fourth is expected TO
reach Columbus late today. One OF
| the most significant changes in DIS
position Of troops, confirmed today
was the sending of the Fourth artillery
from Mercedes to Brownsville, where
| it will be better or
! There are already more than 5,oco
United States soldiers in the Browns
vile district, but Matamoras, Mex
lean city across the river, Is a not
bed OF Villista sentiment.
At General Funstons headquarters
| it was stated that proper precautions
are being taken to guarantee Perish
| ing's line Of communication between
Columbus and Casas Grandes from
POSSIBLE attack by revolving Car
ranZistas. 49,
General Funston today refused eth
err to confirm or deny the reported en-
sa eement between a detachment OF
| the Seventh cavalry and a Villista
force said to have occurred eighty
miles southeast Of Casas Grandes.
According to the report, emanating
from Ell Paso, the casualties were two
Americans and eighty-twO MeXfcans.
$50 far said General Funston, L
have received no word from General
Pershing Of an engagement. You must
remember, however, that our wireless
is working very uncertainty and 1T Is
very possible for news of such a
skirpish to get back to the border
over Mexican telegraph wires long be-
! fore the news reaches me-
General Funston would not discuss
the reported censorship at FL Paso
said to have been ordered. by General
Bell. Army headquarters insisted
that General Bell had made no report
Of the issuance of such an order. At
the same time staff officers admitted
that such a step would not be at all
unavoidable under existing circum
stances. They refused to explain what
was meant by existing circum
stances"