Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-09
LITTLE INFORMATION HAD AT HEADQUARTERS
 0F GENERAL FUNSTON
Net Results of Three Weeks Campaign Has Been the Death of About l50 ViIlis- tas. Little Else Done.
(ey Review Leased Wire)


 ] SAN ANTONIO, April S.-Gratifioa- ! tion was expressed at General FUns' tons headquarters today when it was i learned that Secretary Lansing and i Secretary Baker fiatly denied that the 1 government was contemplating the withdrawal of troops from Mexico. { General Funston does not regard the task set him of breaking up Villas 1 band or bands as accomplished. The net result Of the three weeks campaign against Villa is the killing of a few more than 150 of Villas men and the extension of a line of Ameri- can troops approximately 400 miles into Mexico Villas organization re mains intact so far as army officers here know. lie has divided it into smaller units and one of these was attacked and defeated at Guerrero cut there is evidence that the chief tain, although possibly wounded and travelling on a stretcher, is yet re- treating in a general way. Instead of anticipating an early withdrawal of the troops, General Funston has planned to stimulate the chase in every way possible and in order to do this has daily watched for advices from Washington that CarranZa had al last made it possible to use without restraint at least one of the railroads extending south. Failure to get this permission and realization of the im- practicability of maintaining the four hundred mile line from Columbus to the extreme front below Sstevo, caused Gen. Funston and his staff to consider seriously the establishment of a new base at some point on the border nearer the field of operations. perhaps Ojinaga. and from there the running south of line of cOmmunica- ton. Unofiicially it was stated that such a change Of base would be sug- gested to the War Department unless permission to use the railroad was granted.
 Little Of what might be transpiring south of Chihuahua was known at General Funston's headquarters to- night, but no uneasiness was displayed and increased confidence was mani fest. Their confidence was not due altogether to the belief that the Americans would be able to overtake Villa, but to the cooperation of Car ranZa's forces who were reported of fcially by officers of the Mexican gov ernment to have occupied strategic positions in the path Villa was re- ported to be following. If the men CarranZa has scattered through the territory in front Of Villa check him, General Pershing's problem will be greatly aided.
 Col. W. C. Brown. at the head of his troops. was known to be search ing every trail and Investigating every story as. to the whereabouts of Villa 0r his force, and in the event of an engagement endorsements can be forwarded without great loss of time. General Pershing is known to have maintained a compact military Orsani- zation and the only regret at head quarters here has been the inability to supply his column from the Ameri- can border.
 Traitors were put nse-vice in the auto trucks today in an effort 10 in crease the volume of supplies demand ed by Pershing's troops. Officers at General Funston's headquarters were greatly interested today in the report from Torreon that a conference was to be held tomorrow that might re- suit in the capture of General Canuto Reyes, who has been leading the most formidable band of Villas men in the vicinity of Torreon. Some ap- prehension has been felt that Villa might yet succeed in joining forces with Reyes. thus making much more difficult his capture.