South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-15
Gen. ErneStO Garcia Returns
to ParraI and Prepares
Town Against Second
Attack of Bandits.
SMUGGLERS SEND GUNS
AND BULLETS OVER LINE
U. S. Government Agents Re-
double Vigilance But Are
Unable to "Get Goods"
On Offenders.
International News Service /:

international News Service:
Ell PASO. Texas, July 49,
"Pancho" villa has whipped the
Carranza armies sent against MIN
southeast OF Jiminez and below
ParraL Gen. Ernesto Garcia. who
started out bravely with 5000 men
10 drive Villa across the Rio Flor
ida has returned TO Parral and is
preparing that town against a sec
ond attack.
Two trainloads OF wounded Car
ranzistas have been taken 10 Chi
huahua City from the Jiminez battle
ground. This news reached the
border today along with boast
from Villa that re will take Chihua-
hua City inside Of two months and
use that scene Of many revolutions
as his capital.
The same reports say that Villas
army now numbers 5000. The Villa
forces are strongly entrenched in
their base along the bottom of the
Rio Florida and attachments of
outlaws are operating vigorously
from that base.
Villas agents from the interio.
are arriving in El Paso 10 meet arms
and ammunition agents and Villas
permanent Representatives here dis
play fresh gush of prosperity that
speaks we'll for the exchequer OF
the renegade leader
Explain Lack of Official News.
The stories told by the newly ar
rived agents do much TO explain the
lack Of official news from Carranza
headquarters as 20 the outcome of
the lighting around Jiminez and
Parral. Mexican officials do not
clutter MP their records with re-
ports of defeats. They find il much
more convenient TO forget the de-
feated army.
The villa representatives laugh
when one mentions that the United
States and Carranza are peacefully
arranging for a point conference for
the settlement of all international
difficulties
You can't settle Pancho villa
with a joint committee" they saw
Let the United States give Car
rama all the favors it wishes. Car
rama is through. Pancho Villa is
the real power I'm Mexico and he
viii be its ruler"
One Of the villa detachments isl
reported operating in the Laguna
district. This IS north of chihuahua
Sinuggie Munitions.
The arrival Of Villa agents here
means only that they are Interested
in the work Of getting arms and
ammunition 20 their leaders Al
ready il is known that large quanti-
ties Of rifles and machine guns with
great quantities OF ammunition have
been slipped over the border.
There is a report here that car
containing 100000 rounds of rife
ammunition reached the border
within the past As hours and that
this either has been carried across
the border or is about TO be. Secret
service representative of the United
states are redoubling their vigilance
IN watcning for smUgglers and the
government line riders hit the trail
Along the border with their rifles
ready.
But always In this land the am
fnunition hnds its way across the
line and there seems 20 be no doubt
that az this time bands of Snug
glers are doinE their chosen work.
TreVinO Protests Loyalty.
Men who have been known 10 lead
the smuggling bands-many of them
sleek. diamond -bedecked men from
back east-are stopping at the best
hotels here and are mingling jOvially
with the folks OF the town. That is
their way. The government agents
know an Of them. but because Of
the devious ways OF the smugEIer>.
cannot get the goods on them suf-
dciently TO cause arrests
Gen. Trevino is now sending pro-
testations of great friendship foc
Carrauza 20 the border. but IL Is
pointed out that more substantial
proof OF his devotion might be sup
piled an driving out the Nillistas in
The IaEuna region As 20 Treviuo's
statement that he is ONLY awaiting
the arrival ~ Gen. Enriquez % turn
ever the chihuahua command. the
observers here point ont again that
Snrlquez still . among the missing