The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-06
AID OF RAILROADS
IS,-BADLY NEEDED
Entire Mexican Situation Yelled
in 0bscurity So Far as Bor-
der is Concerned.
NEWS is VERY scANTY
American Officers Do Not Be.
lieve Reports That Villa is
Seriously Wounded.


Ell PASo, April 6-The entire
Mexican situation was yelled In OBJ
security Thursday so far as the border
was concerned. For the last three
days not single Mexican or Ameri-
can has arrived here from the inter-
Tor. and the scanty news given out
by the Mexican officials at Juarez is
received by telegraph and throws no
light on the operations Of the troops
pursuing Villa beyond confirming
the impression that the chase has
been practically halted at least tenn
porarily.
Army officers here show no hesl-
fancy in expressing their opinion
that to attempt to pursue Villa
farther without the aid of the rail-
roads Is almost a hopeless task I'M
less, Of course some lucky accident
intervenes. The one incalculable
factor Is the question as to whether
Villa is wounded or not. The Mexi-
can commanders are emphatic IN
their assertions that the bandit chief
Is seriously disabled, but their belief
is not shared by the American COM
manders. That Villa should spread
been shot is SO characteristic a ma
neuver that it is received with con-
siderable reservation.
limitations in Washington that the
Carranza government might soon in
dictate to the American government
that the troops pursuing Villa were
futilly following cold trail" and
that the defacto government would
welcome the return OF the United
States troops to their own country
occasioned no surprise in FL Paso
Thursday.
There have been insistent reports
here that the defacto government
looked. with disfavor on a further
pursuit of Villa because the pres
ence Of American troops on Mexican
soil was proving an embarrassment.
These reports could not be confirmed
because the Mexican officials, both
here and in Juarez, said the questions
OF diplomatic nature must be con-
sidered by the government heads at
Quertaro.
Army omcers here say that while
the difficulties of the Villa hunt in
crease daily and that 1t may be weeks
before he is captured, the pursuit will
be relentlessly continued until word
comes from Washington to withdraw
the troops.
Twenty Apache scouts passed
through here Thursday en- route to
the front, where they will try to pick
up Villas trail. The Apaches made
an unbroken ride of sixty miles
from Fort Apache TO Holbrook, Ariz.,
and then did a war dance before TAX
ing the train.
At army headquarters here the war
departments authorization to Cen
eral Funston to add los motor trucks
to the supply train. is taken to mean
that there is no immediate hope Of
obtaining the Mexican Northwestern
railroad for the shipment of American
army supplies.
nounced that General Carranza had
consented to the shipment Of supplies
ever the Mexican Northwestern, no
word had been received here that
would indicate when use of the road
would begin.
With the addition of los new
trucks about $50 will be in use on
the Columbus-Casa Grandes trail.
The total cost of the truck trains will
be about $4,000 ~ is estimated.
The sweet tooth developed by the
American expeditionary force is to
be gratified.
The quartermaster's depot today
received from the field quartermaster
at Casas Grandes requisition for
1000 pounds of chocolate candy and
5000 pounds of stick candy.