The state herald., 1916-03-31

venci to Santo Nino. Wires were cut
on both sides and attempts made to
burn the bridges.
Quertaro, Mex.-Gen. Pedro Coz
man and twenty-five others, all mem.
bers of Villas band, were killed in
battle in the vicinity of Laguna and
Dinamita In this action between
| government forces and bandits, ten
prisoners were taken and summarily
executed.
| San Antonio, Tex, March 2S.-Villa
has escaped the Mexican troops near
Namiquipa, and three columns OF
American cavalry are chasing him.
The Americans are $50 miles from
the border Detailed report was
made by Gen. Pershing to Gen. Funs
ton Sunday.
Gen Funston forwarded the report
to Washington without making public
any but the essential features. Col.
Dodd is commanding the advanced
! columns that are riding hard after
| Villa and his men, and Gen. Pershing
has divided his forces so as to pro-
vide supporting columns along the
thinly stretched line OF communica.
tion from his most advanced base at
FL Vale.
From Ell Valle another line is being
maintained back to Casas Grandes,
from where communication with the
border is maintained.
Gen. Pershing himself is somewhere
south OF Casas Grandes directing the
work OF holding together his forces
and directing, as far as possible. the
operations OF Col. Dodd. Cavalry is
being used along the lines communi-
eating with FL Vale. where detact-
ment Of infantry is stationed.
Three aeroplanes are at El Vale.
and will be used in scouting. as in
the high winds that have been sweep
| ing that part of Mexico for almost 4
week subsidized, which, according to
Gen. Pershing, made effective assist
ance by them impossible. or the
eight machines that went into Mexico.
two are still out of commission. They
were damaged In the flights from Co
lumbus to Casas Grandes.
Details OF the operations about Ma.
miquipa that concluded with the es-
cape OF villa were not revealed. but
there Is little reason to believe that
he was even weakened by the fight
ing directed against him by the de
facto government troops.
Reports last week from Mexican
sources indicated that he had been
severely defeated. No Americans
were engaged. and the fact that villa
made his getaway through what was
/ described as an encircling line OF
Mexican troops was taken to indicate
that he was the victor
Unless fresh Mexican forces are
sent to meet villa there appears no
reason why he should not make his
way uninterrupted into the mountains
OF the Guerrero district. towards
which he appears to be moving.
News from Del Rio. Tex, is that in.
creased uneasiness is felt in that sec.
ton because OF persistent rumors
that 1000 Mexican soldiers are mobi-
lized within 80 miles OF the border.
Three hundred soldiers OF the
Twenty.fourth infantry regiment
reached Del Rio Sunday. It was said.
Douglas. Arlz.. March 25.-Threo
Americans. two women and one man.
were killed near Gibson'B line ranch
on the New Mexico.Mexic boundary.
eight miles west OF Columbus. N. NJ.
presumably by Mexicans, according
to tho story brought here by n party
OF five Douglas persons. who said
they arrived on the scene shortly
after the bodies had been removed
by soldiers. A command OF United
States troops stationed at the Gibson
ranch was said TO have crossed the
line In pursuit OF tho slnyers.
Samuel Collins. automobile dealer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell T. Childora,
Miss Lotto Mliinowski and Edward
Freeman. all OF Douglan. were tho
nutomobllists who told OF the killing
Villa Demands 5000; Shoots italian.
III pnso, TcS,-DctnilB OF tho mur.
der OF isnrico viBoonti. wealthy ltal.
Ian. at his ranch in the state OF Chi
huahua March "a, have been received
by the dead mans brother vizccntI
Vlsoonti. The latter wired tho Italian
minister at Mexico City TO present n
claim for indemnity TO tho CnrranEa
government. Forty or fifty mon. sup
posed TO be villa bandits, appeared ~
tho ranch. They took vlsconti outside
the ranch house and demanded that
hc pay them $4,000, When he said he
couldn't raise tho money.thcy shot him