Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-13
STICKS TO VILLAS
TRAIL IN SPITE OF
DEATH REPORTS
Army Will Continue Pursuit OF Ban-
dit Until the Rumor is Con-
flrmed or His Capture
Is Effected.
PERsHING STARTS NEW BASE
Supplies Will Be Forwarded 10 Sew
eral Flying Columns Of
Cavalry from Satevo.
FIGHT RUMoRs UNCoNHRMED


EL pAso, Tex, April 12.-Tbat
tho American expedltionary force has
penetrated far beyond parral and is
near. II not actually AZ, the Chi.'
huahua. Durango border line is indi-
Gated In code dispatches received
here this afternoon by private con-
Germs with interests 10 The parral dis.
tflct.
Those dispatches said thot the American
advanced columns now had temporary
base ncar Parrai and that toward The
end ~ last week two companies of tho
motor truck train had delivered supplies
nj this base This IN the first authentic
information that has come from the n.y.
Ing columns N Colonies Dodd and Brown
for several days
II seems certain now that villa, II hs
stlll lives, has passed into the mountain 4
fastnoases N Durango and that he " IA
position 10 get IN touch win the scat
tered bandit forces of that district
There are tweniy seven trucks IN each
motor company Tho delivery of nfiFs
four trucks Indicates fiat tho advanced
cavalry has sufficient supplies 70 enabiO
II 10 make long forays south. i
IIassnf Passed Line.
II u not believed here, however. that
the forces 0f Colonel Dodd or Colonel
Brown have pissed The Durango line, To
do 40 would lengthen the line of COM
munlcailon too dangerously u IL mora
likely they have remained IN touch with .
their snppies a. Parfai This would ac~
count for The lark Of Information at ths
front Tie last week.
simultaneously With the news that
supplies had been sent as far south as
the Deighborhood of Partai came the in
formation today that local coneefns had
presented a tralnload of supplies 70 tha
Mexican Central railroad for shipment
% chihuahua City. there 10 be sold ~
General pershinga troops
This train, consisting Of nine cars
loaded mostly with hay and oats, gog
away this afternoon. News Of tho safe
arrival Of the train at chihuahua City
IA anxionsly awaited here by both bnsl-
meas men and the army. n 10 felt that
n shipments can be uade enfely 70 Chs
huahua city railway transportation may
be extended even further south.
4 Fayorite Trick.
Mexican followers Of villa in othem
campaigns said Il was favorits trick
Of villa when the chase became hot for
the bandit 10 have the story spread that
be was dead, that the ardor Of his purs
auers might be dampened Army officers
at Fort Bliss declare that n tho villa
death story Is hoax II will in no wiss
affect the pursuit Of the FOX Of the
Hierras"
firigadier General Pershlng has sstab%
lishsd new base at sateyo. according
TO information here today. but no word
has come from the flying columns "a
American cavalry under command %
colonels Dodd and Brown. whose pursuits
OF the Viiiistas Ia said 10 extend beyond
Parral There are reports that the ad.
vance columns have been forced 70 hait
until the line Of communications has been
established south OF sateyo.
There Is nothing official here or as
army headquarters nj Columbus. N. NJ.
10 confirm report that troops X and
NJ Seventh cavalry, killed number oe
VilistaA and captured thrty-flye othera
last Saturday south or satevo Military
officers at Columbus do not credit the
report.
Supplies in Increasing quantities are be.
ing steadily forwarded by the quarters
masters department to Caaas GrsndaAs
Namiquipa and other points.