The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-04-21
mexico WARNS
U. s. OF DANCER
CaTT2nza Unable to Control His
Troops Or Kohs.
FUNSTON SENDS 1850 MORE


Punitive Expedition Is Marking Time
Pershing Fears to Further Lenathen
His Thinning Line of communica
tion-viIla Death Story Dying Out
U. s. Seizes Ammunition.
Washington, April 19.-Carranzista
military authorities in southern Chi.
huahua have served warning on Brig.
adler General ]. ]. Pershing, comman.
der OF the American forces in Mexico
that any attempt on the part of the
American expedition to proceed furth-
er south will lead to serious trouble.
Major General Frederick H. Fun
ston, forwarding the Pershing report,
Is understood to have described as
threatening the attitude of the Car
ranzistas and to have asked for furth-
er instructions. He is said to have
added that In view of the information
IN his possession he has already
thrown $500 additional troops across
the border to guard the line of com.
munications.
There was no confirmation Of press
reports from the border Of fresh at
tacks by Carranzistas on Pershing's
forces. The chase for Villa for the
present is halted, General Pershing
deeming it unwise to further thin his
line of communication.
Secretary Of War Baker, following
the receipt Of the Funston dispatcn,
carried it personally to the office OF
Secretary of State Lansing. Before
seeing the President Secretary Baker
said.
I'VE have given no orders to General
Funston that change in any way the
character of the expedition or its
movements"
Germany Mixed UP In Attack.
Both the state and war departments
refused to comment on a report I'M
derstood to have been received here
from Pershing to the effect that the
German consul at Parral had been
one Of tn eprime instigators of the at
tack there on the American troops un.
der Major Frank Tompkins in which
attack two Americans were killed, six
wounded and one reported as missing.
According to the report which Per.
shing Is said to have sent the Ger.
man representative was a conspicuous
figure on the streets during the at
tack and appeared to be actively in.
citing the Mexicans.
Villa Death Tale Dying Out.
Ell Paso, Tex, April 19-Defnite
word was received in Ell Paso by an
Ell Paso business man with interests
in Cusihuiriachic, Chihuahua, that
there was nothing in the way Of word
died at San Francisco De Borja or
that his body had been located by of.
ficers Of the Carranza forces.
The information is the first to reach
the border, with the exception of
wires received by the Constitutional
list authorities. and though the word
ing is guarded, 1t obviously is intend
ed to discredit the report that the
body of Villa has been found.
However, Mexican Consul Garcia as
serts that he has additional dispatches
from San Antonio, chihuahua, that
make him stronger than ever in the
belief that the body Of Villa has been
exhumed and identified. He said he
received the information from the
telegraph operator at San Antonio
who sent him the first news Sunday
of the reported discovery Of the body.
The scars. bruises, marks and pecu.
liarities of the body that made Panchc
Villa different from other men are
being assembled by the department OF
state for use when what purports to
be the body of the bandit leader is
brought to Chihuahua or some other
place for Identification.
Explosion Wrecks Thirty Houses.
San Antonio, April 19.-Eagle Pass,
Texas, suffered from an explosion
when a trainload Of ammunition con
signed to Carranzistas let go, accord
ing to a report here. Local officials
were informed thirty houses were de-
troyed.
Seize Munitions for Mexico.
Eagle Pass, April ia carload of
arms and ammunition, consigned to
agents in Mexico, was seized here by
military authorities and placed under
guard, pending an investigation Of the
consignee's identity. The military au-
thorities took their action to prevent
the shipment from reaching forces op
posed to the de facto government.
$500 More Troops for Pershino.
San Antonio, Tex, April 19.-Gen.
eral Funston issued orders that Will
Mace at General Pershing's dispose
1900 mcrn troops.