The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-06
ASK 10000 more men

wires that make the puppets dance.
i They have centere all their rich Glen
tifico families with the French and
English bondholders of Mexican rail-
way securities and hope to stir the
brew of misfortune to the boiling point
! for CarranZa.
They have money, but that is the
least factor in a Mexican revolution.
I The Madero revolution was financed
( by the pawning in Ell Paso of two
diamond rings. Pancho Villa crossed
i the line near Ell Paso, backed by nine
men and the same number of dor
( rowed" horses.
/ Money Means Little.
! General Bernardo Reyes some few
years ago came to San Antonio with a
/ barrel of money, enlisted 1900 men
under pay and started ION to Mexico
City" When he crossed the line all
| had deserted except IA men, 10 of
whom were Madero spies.
| 1t takes a real man who can ride
hard and shoot straight to raise trou-
| BILE in Mexico and Felix Diaz, after his
/ Vera Cruz fiasco and his Cuidadela
fall at the last hurdle, after going we'll
! over the course, does not leave him
potent in Mexican estimation. Plenty
| of money will be spent, the jaw wag-
| ging soldiers of fortune along the bor-
der will buy new uniforms and Car
rama will have to use lot of ammu-
+ milton.
Anticipate Congress Action.
| The best bet of the Felixistas is the
American congress and Villas escape
from the Pershing column. If con-
gress keeps the column over the line,
/ General Pershing may stay until he
marches into the City of Mexico and
selects a president.
Those Carranzistas of sporting ten
denotes here are ready to give gem
! erous odds that the incident is even
now closed, and that President Will
son will find some way to get his
! troops out of Mexico with the Villa
coffin untitled.
| Sealed by Obscurity. 3D.
| Ell Paso, April 6.-The entire Mexi-
can situation was sealed in obscurity
as far as the border was concerned.
| For the last three days not a single
Mexican or American has arrived here
from the interior and the scanty news
given out by the Mexican officials at
Juarez as received by the telegraphs
threw no light on the operations of the
troops pursuing Villa beyond confirm
ing the impression that the chase has
been practically halted at least tenn
porarily.
Army officers here show no hesita-
ton in expressing their opinion that to
attempt to pursue Villa further with
out the aid of railroads is almost a
hopeless task.
The one incalculable factor is the
question as to whether or not Villa is
wounded. The Mexican commanders
are emphatic in their assertions that
the bandit chiefain is seriously dis
abled but their belief is not shared
by the American commanders.
Only 1000 Mex on Border.
That Villa should spread a report
to the effect that he had been shot
is so characteristic a maneuver that
it is received with considera BILE reser-
vation.
The wild stories of massing of Mex
lean troops in proximity to the Dor
der. one of the most popular yarns
with the rumCristas. apparently have
died a natural death. The number of
troops masseG was 1000, although
enthusiasts were willing to &c as high
as 10000. As the most authentic in
formation places the number of troops
that the de facIO government has in all
Mexico between $1,000 and 10000, it
was difficult for the ''rumoristas" to
explain where the cohorts supposed TIC
be in northern Chihuahua and Sonora
came from. AS matter of fact, ac-
cording to the most reliable data OBJ
tainable here, General Gales has be-
tween 1000 and 5000 men in Sonora
with whom he is planning operations
against the Yaqui Indians.
Probably 1900 There.
It is more difficult to obtain de-
pendable information regarding north
ern Chihuahua, but the best informed
Americans here do not believe there
is more than 1000 or 5000 troops in
that district.
Long Stay in Mexico.
With the American Army, by Aero
plane to Casas GrandeS, Mexico. By
Radio to Columbus N. M.,-April g.
The consensus of opinion at General
Pershing's field headquarters today is
hot 1,a ell Of eav-ia
dition in Mexico is still far from ac
complishment.
A long stay in Mexico, unless an un-
expected stroke places Villa in the
hands of the United States or Car
ranzisto troops, is forecast.
That there are Villista bands be-
tween the American forces farthest
south and their line of communication
to the border is evident from the en-
gagement in which Colonel W. C.
Browns Tenth cavalry squadron
routed bandits at Ojo Calientes, Sat
urday the Vil1istas losing upwards of
so killed.
Chased Bandits so Miles.
Ojo Calientes is fifteen miles east
of Ell Vale, which the American van
guard passed nearly two weeks ago.
Colonel Browns men chased the
bandits so miles through the San An
tonic pass. scattering them to all cor
ners. Major Evans heads another
AOTC0 IIOlOCllilS TIE llllt OI
cation around Ell Vale and San An
tonic.
Funston Countermands Order.
Washington, April at General
Funston's request. the war department
today countermanded orders for
squadron of the Fourth field artillery
to go from Brownville Texas district
to Panama. Funston said he thought
they should be retained in their pres
ent position.