South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-08
U. S. Expedition, Halted Tenn
pOrariIy by Lack of Sup
plies, Makes New Dash
For Fugitive Brigand.
PLOT AMONG MEXICANS
IN U. S. Is UNCOVERED
Eighteen Suspects Are Taken
Into Custody and Details of
Conspiracy Are Learned
From Manuel Huerta.
International News Service :

Ell PASO. Texas, April S.-Pur-
suit of Francisco Villa by American
troops. halted temporarily by lack
of supplies. has been resumed south
of Chihuahua City. Reinforcements
have reached the American van
guard and it is now equipped for
another dash after the fugitive
brigand. this time into the ParraI
district.
Interest in the man hunt dlmin-
ished today. however, owing TO two
other important developments:
THE denial of Foreign Minister
Aguilar Of the Carranza government
at Queretaro that permission mad
been granted the American govern
ment to use Mexican railways for
any purpose whatever.
2-Revelation Of conspiracy
Matched in FL Paso 70 start an up
rising among Mexicans on the Amer
lean side of the border.
Aguilar's announcement is regard
ed in some quarters as destined Tor
home consumption" as Gen. Perish
ing has reported that the de facto
government troops have given hearty
cooperation to the American SOL
diers.
Get Details of Plot.
In other quarters it is regarded as
significant that Aguilar should have
issued his statement close upon the
heels of reports that the Carranzista
government would ask the recall OF
the American troops in Mexico. At
all events. it is apparent that
shrewd diplomatic conflict is If
progress between the American and
Mexican governments.
Details Of the Mexican plot in ri
Paso were revealed by Manuel
Huerta who, with II other suspects.
was taken into custody here. Huerta
secured his release by confessing all
that he knew about the conspiracy.
and agents of the department OF jus
tice are now attempting 10 run down
the ringleaders.
The American troops who have
again taken the trail OF Villa, un-
questionably find their work more
difficult owing 10 the relay occasion
ed where their supplies gave out--a
delay that would have been obviated
had it been possible TO use the Mexi-
can railways early in the campaign.
The renewed pursuit, however, has
carried the American troopers as far
as Pinar De COncho, 40 miles north
of Parral, and about so miles from
the point where Villa was last re-
ported
Retreat Carefully Covered.
Increasing difficulties in keeping
intact the line of communication are
said TO hamper the movements Of
the evolutionary forces, while Villa
apparently seeks 10 join forces with
Gen. Canuto Reyes in the Torreon
district
From analysis OF the American
and Mexican reports. it appears that
Villas retreat was carefully covered
by rear guard operations. Small
bands were left behind TO halt tenn
porarily the swift pursuit that
threatened to trap the bandit chief
tain. As soon as American troops
cantered into sight, these bands
fred and fed. The American troops,
never sure but Villa himself was
with each band encountered, did its
best TO run down the fugitives Sue
cessf1l or not the main result was
the same. The pursuit was for a
time taken off a hot trail Mean /
while Villa and his "DoradOes'' were
galloping further TO the big rendez- +
Vous.