Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-18
SEND MORE
TROOPS TO
MEXICO
Announcement Made BY Gen
eral Funston That 1900
Additional American Sol
diers Are to Cross Border
San Antonio. April ls.--General
Funston's headquarters announced
today that 2.aoo additional troops
would bo sent into Mexico.

El Paso. April ls.---iiunting for
villa Ia u secondary matter with the
military authorities today. Protec-
sion OF the American expedition In
Mexico Ii the main thing.
General Pershing 10 understood to
have reported thus TO General Fun
s,on. The question as 10 whether
the body exhumed by Carranzlstas Ia
really that OF villa Is considered I'm
portant. but the safety OF the expe-
dition. following the parral clash
and the Mexican request that II with
draw. " uppermost In the minds OF
army men on the border.
Pershing has returned to Mani
uuipa. midway along the communica-
tion lines. where he will be able to
watch the situation moro closely and
better direct the army. No Ameri-
cans are believed to be south OF Santa
Cruz.
II villa Is alive aud has gone into
Durango as reported. tho pursuit Ia
apparently halted. II the exhumed
corpse Ia not that OF villa, neither
American nor Mexican authorities
have any adequate idea OF his where
abouts, they admitted.
Mexicans. the only persons who
professed to have direct knowledge
that Villas body had been dug up,
claimed that the telegraph wires
were down and that this prevented
tho receipt Of further Information.
While their failure rapidly to pro-
duce the body for American identi-
fication increased the skepticlsm
here, the delay may possibly be, due
to natural causes, like slow trans
portation. II was pointed out that
the Carranzistas may be honest In
their claim that they have found
villas remains. and vet may Them
selves be hoaxed or laborlng under
a misapprehension.
In connection with the precautions
10 insure safety OF the American ex-
pedition, army men pointed out that
Intervention advocates were anxious
to prevent withdrawal and that
they had circulated exaggerated and
ialarming reports Of the destruction
Of American property In chihuahua
state.
Consul Garcia said that he had no
fresh news from Cusihuirachic with
regard to the body reported to be
that OF villa. He saw no reason. he
said. for changing the belief that the
corpse was really Villas. Garcia
asserted that Carlos Carranza found
the remains from 80 to 80 miles, from
the railroad. in q region reached only
by rough trails, The removal was
most difiioult.
Perhaps, no said. II might be only
necessary to bring In the head. A
chart OF Villas teeth, taken at III
Paso may prove important In identi-
Tying the body.
However. army chiefs In III Paso
privately expressed the opinion that
no body below Juares ever heard OF
the discovery OF Villas body.
EnrIquez reported there was con-
frmation at chihuahua City Of the
story that Colonel Carlos Carranza
and others had left for San Francisco
de Borja to locate and recover the
corpse
While latest ndvices were similar
TO Sundays message with regard to
the body, General Gavlra stated that
tho word from Enrlquez strengthened
his belief that Villas career was end
cd and the expedition practically
over,