Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-12
for PerShing'S Forces
Are Being Forwarded to
Private Firms Over Mex
ican Roads,
REPORT OF VILLAS
DEATH NOT CREDITED
American Soldiers Are Getting
Pay in Mexican Silver;
Little Information at War
Department,
rar MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL lrAsso w,s.,

fsr MORNING JOURNAL srEciAL LFAssn wiR.l
/ Washington, April 1l.--Marked
progress toward solving the problem
! of supplying General Pershing's col
umns and further evidence of Coop
GRAFTON by Carranza soldiers In the
pursuit Of villa were recorded in to-
days official reports from Mexico
and the border
Rumors from several sources that
villa had died of blood poisoning and
press dispatches from Queretaro tell
ing of an announcement by the dc
| facto governments war department
that It had reason to believe the ban
dit chief had been killed in action.
( We're the occasion of much discus
sion here In some quarters there
was disposition to credit the re-
ports, but. they were without official
confirmation and both army officers
and state department officials sug-
sested that they probably had been
put out by Villas friends as a ruse.
Location Unknown.
At the state aud war departments
tonight it was admitted that villa s
that absolutely no news regarding
NlNhFA III Itl olillS ndtl
been received for several days. The
last state department report regard
ing Villas whereabouts was that he
was near Parral and headed south
Officials expressed great satsfac-
tion over the results accomplished by
use of the Mexican railway in for
warding supplies through to General
pershing. Two trainloads were re-
ported to have left Juarez recently.
Major General Scott, chief of staff.
said the transportation situation Nas
much improved and that the troops
now apparently were being supplied
abundantly.
General Funston telegraphed that
a satisfactory conference" had been
held by General Pershing with Gen
eral Herrera and another with Gen.
eral Gutierrez.
Asks for Mexican Silver.
The quartermaster general received
the following dispatch dated April 5
from General F-unston's quartermas-
ter at Fort Sam Houston:
Troops being paid in American
gold and silver shipped from New
Orleans San Antonio and El Paso TO
Columbus, Pershing asks for some
funds in Mexican silver for disburse-
ments where American money cam
not be successfully used.
From the start practically all
classes of quartermasters' supplies
have been available for forwarding |
from Columbus.
INSTRUCTED quartermasters to pro- /
cure supplies without limit, no mat /
ter where can be obtained. and from /
reports coming in they evidently car
ried out instructions.
Major Elliott (quartermaster at 1
FL Paso) reported yesterday succeed
I'd in getting fifteen cars hay through
o Casas Grandes, shipped over Mex
can Northwestern railway BY brok +.
ars. Expect to get eighteen cars hay,
wo cars oats and some rations /,
through today in same manner. i
every hard to get correct informa- I
ion from the front but troops arc
purchasing supplies of all kinds
wherever obtainable.
War field bread is being baked
md forwarded to troops wherever
possible to get transportation.
Candy and tobacco being sent to !
ront in large quantities.
me war department HdH oIllclai ,
that train service be-
Ween Juarez and Casas Grandcs hai
een greatly improved and the run
ling time reduced 10 twenty-four /.
ours, indicating repairs to bridges !
nd roadbed.
With the increased use of the rail- !,
rays and additional motor equip !
lent for the line of communication !
fficials said no consideration was be- :
lg given TO transferring the supply
ase from Columbus to Ojinaga. ;
rmy officers said such change !
rould involve tremendous difficulties !,
l transferring the guard along the :
ne. II
That General Pershing's line OF :
now is at least $50 .
lilies long is indicated by news Of "
ne cross-countrv flight today Of ayi-
tors Dargue and Gorrell TO Colum- o
us. General Funston, IN reporting h
lo flight, the longest sustained trip Il
nee the troops entered Mexico. said
le aviators brought no official dis I
atches from General Pershing-
1t is said they started from near
le extreme end of the present COM