The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-31
Villas Strength is Gaining So
Rapidly That His Suppress
sion Seems Doubtful.
#DIAz FOLLOWERS ACTIVE.
Army Officers Of tligEl Rank
Urge Withdrawal Of Amer
iCan Troops to Border.
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~ ARaoGiArGo PNEn0l S Sss
WASHINGTON. Dec 8 -Lncreas-
ling evidence that General Garranza'B 'B
government ~ being menaced byf
bands Of insurgents; coupled with
the prospects that the first chie ief Will
mot accept the "a Atlantic City protocol
unless the conditions It attaches toS
Withdrawal of the American trppHa
are eliminated has brought the
lean situation to q stage OF uncer I'm
" that is causing 6rowtng concern
here.
While oh1ctals admit that the con
didons they confront are ernb
Ing, and some of the hi Rh army ON
GERS are urging that Pershing men
be Withdrawn as al mil litafy step
Regardless ofFcondit ions tsts insiBt
that 30 far there has been no change
In tho administration policy The
American members of he II DIN
mtttee which drew the Atlantic City
protocol will meet here Tuesday to
go Al over First Chief Earranza fasa
quest for mod itica lion and to cor
slider VIII her any basis iB Oh etad fcf
further conferences with Tie TX
can commission ners. Gl8flas
Doug las, aa ttorney for the
re government Il saw yblnselI Poll
understood tD have mad de u
plea for MI thd drnRal or the troops
Army Oft1cers I1npatient
Several army officers OF III tgh ran 4
are no longer II attemp ting III coneei
their lmpat ttence over the Joint CON
mission 81 TAI lure to ssecur ureSrattfeatio
of an q greement and openly are irR
ing that the altered conditions ii
Mexico make It Imp parati to Bring
the II. 90 men now In Iextep to
posit ions on the border where ttfaS
could be handl led to Deter al yantage
tf 1t becomes necessary.
Reports to the state and war de
;partments today supported unofffeiaa
Ind eating that VI 1la fA zap
idly gaininE strength IN northern
Mexico that max est his sippTe ljy
the Carranza army appear doubtful
AT the same time fol- Lowers al FeIis
Diaz are said to be- making trouble
In the osuths Will ie Manuel PaIaez
and other rebel lead els are GAINING
ground ~ the central Sport ions 81 the
republic
citing - AttacIS.
The 1mcias advices ind dicate that
the CarTarlza forces II Sa1tf1Io Two
days ago were anticipa atIng an at
tack BY villa forces. The goEern-
the government archives he pre-
pared for remoyR1 and many pronrt=
nent ciytI Itana and officials had aents
their familie es to the border Sue
ceases Of the W Ma forces about Tor
reon were confirmed by the a1vices.
Villas operations IN the last few
weeks have 5conxfnc army men here
that he and other leaders OF the re-
acttonagy movement are following
plan Of campat tgn having for It's t1l-
mediate ject the recruiting OF am
ment rather than the Occupation Of
territory poi nteds out tllat villa
has entered towns of Importance IN
northern Mexico e5ght tines since ne
Boperlti Ions on#a larger scale
only to surrender hem again With
ont q struggle: The net resnIt has
been to add to his fEhting strength
materially through tllle3 conversion ot
Carranza solder e. aptured an1 ds-
captures o. EARNS and afn1unI ton.
including about thirty pieces Of et=
ti1IerY
No Surprise Caused.
tlnodcia reports today ttaE ttie
band leader was on his way 10 Chi
ua9agatns scausedSnosau saurpr1se mere
since ii 10 known that General Mtss
guiats force there Is not Wei sap-
with ann ion and many
stories of diastr reetion IN his army
have reached government agents ou
the Border is expected ttiat Nilta
VIII make every EFFORT TO dtspose Of
the AIurE uia force before ftie a1;rtsss1
OF General 9breEon, reported on his
III 81 tosG iIa ust 10 co.
Omcia1s would not be surprised e
sfIni1 lar actfcs were ernpioyed by
villa IN d iort tiIne 60 weaSen the
Ma stfs in ttbe norm abouc
Adonteray and SaItilIpi prominent
point on ti9e natI Ionat raiIToed east
al Gtbihuahua
Smaller Bands.
is tlis sit1s fons conpfed With
ths continued opera t5nS of ss1alier
hands about saltillo snd otheT da
trict snd more ttTtpnrfant snog
Ine1f song fhe esntf41 east ccass
esols uued on pse 6rst et1pu.