The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-14
WITH LONG START
|. VILLA IS ON RUN
|. FOR NATIVE HAUnTS
Pershing Will Probably Cross
Border tomorrow With a
Strong Force Of Cavalry
MAY TAKE MONTHS
TO RUN DOWN Outlaw
Large Force of Carranza Troops
Moving Northward Causes
American Officers to Keep
Weather Eye Lifted
Rx DAMON RUNYoN.

I'll Paso, Tex, March 13.--Moving
az swiftly and as unerringiy as q
homing pigeon. Francisco villa con-
tInnes his flight southwark towards
the mountains of his boyhood coun-
try in Guerrero.
Meantime the first of the American
columns of horse. foot and guns which
win pursue the bandit, is picking
itself together out OF confusion OF
dust and camp equipage at the little
town OF Columbus. New Mexico. while
body of Carranza troops In work.
ing northward from Casas Grandes
trying to cut the trail of the flying out
Law
At moment when IL was being
suggested In some quarters that the
Americans were borrowing from the
Mexican book OF "Manana'' In getting
their chase of villa started. Brigadier-
General John j, Pershing and his
STAFF suddenly departed for Columbus
this afternoon, and by tomorrow night
or Wednesday, he will probably have
crossed the border.
vilia Has sixty Miles, Start.
Colonel Agnila, commanding de-
tachment of Mexican troops at La
Palornaa, sent word today that Villa
was some sixty miles south OF Column
bus. the scene of the recent attack.
and that he was driving away toward
the soufh--aiways SOUTH " >
toward his home hills where ne hopes
10 End sanctuary.
Aguils said that General Cayasos,
with the party Of 500 men, was hur-
rying north from Casas Grandes. in
an effort to head eff the bandit, hut
so far as the American troops are
concerned. villa will have a wide
jump before they get moving.
II In still believed by some that he
liz bearing down upon Casas Grandes,
ninety-fiye miles from Columbus. and
the home of 500 Mormon colonists, TO
strike It a slasnlng blow In his pass
age
All kinds Of conflicting reports are
heard regarding these Mormons That
villa lay in wait at Guznsan, on the
railroad. expecting their train and
that later he cut the telegraph line
at Carrofitas when he heard they
we're not coming. is generally credit
ed.
bishop w. r. Hurst, OF the Mormon
Church, with headquarters in FL Paso,
says that the Morn,ons are all well
armed and that he believes they VIII
march out across the desert, protect
ing themselves as best they can. but
General Gavira. in command of the
4
that the cnfontsts are safe under the
guns OF his soldiers at Casas Grandes.
Gavira claims he has strong gar
rfsoas at both Casas Grandes and
Pearson and that villa would not
dare make an attack at either place.
Press Regulations
General Pershing came down town
at noon today to keep an appoint
men. made the night before with the
newspaper correspondents, to discuss
with them the regulations that would
be Imposed upon those accompanying
the invading columns.
Az he stepped into the lobby OF
the Hotel faso Del Norte In field uni
form. he was immediately surrounded
by twenty-five or thirty newspaper
mon. who hogan showerins questions
upon HIM At that time the general
had not heard definitely that he would
be IN command OF the expedition. but
when one OF the newspaper men In
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