Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-14
Mexican Army Officer Re.
ports Rebel Chief is
Surrounded. .-.%,
FORCES MOVING IN r..
FROM ALL SIDES
carranza May Beat American Troops
in Effort to Capture Outlaw and His
Band Villa Moving Southwark,
Carrying Many Mon Wounded in
Columbus BattIe-Troop Movements
Kept Secret. - a- = 4

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Ell Paso, Tex, March 14.-villa, head
ing south from Galena, is now encir-
cled by Carranza troops, according to
advices from Gen. Luis Gutierrez, COM
mander in chief Of Chihuahua, today.
With $4,000 men in Chihuahua and
heavy reinforcements on their way
from the division of General Gales in
Sonora, he thinks Villa has small
chance Of escape.
General Gutierrez arrived in Juarez
early in the day and later me- Cen
eral Gavira, the local con,mandant, and
Consul Garcia, of FL Paso. in a private
conference. Afterward General Cutter
rez gave out a statement that besides
the troops holding and maintaining
patrols, five columns Of 1900 men
each are closing upon the bandit chief
under the respective commands OF
Gutierrez himself and Gen. Louis Her.
rera, Rafael Maldonado, Benjamin
Cara and Jose Cabazos. II. .s,.a =:
Villa South Of Gaisna. >s
General Cara sent a new cavalry de-
tachment after him last night from
Ahumada,, on the east in addition to the
force sent yesterday from Laguna to
the south Of Ahumada, -. -.
While the cavalry forces are moving
in from the east the command Of 900
men from Santa Ana, under Colonel
Cano. is believed at the Juarez head
quarters to be sufficient to check any
attempt by villa to escape from the
south up the canyon OF the Santa
Maria river. ~ ytzasTs s7
Wills Carries Many W6lndsd.
ss "A u dispat tch Is receivsd today. from
Nieto Maria at Pearson stated that
Villa carried a large number of wound
ed with him in wagons thru Galena.
The Mormons at Casas Grandes. he
said. feel perfectly secure. and have
no desire to be taken out Of the coun-
try. He also confirmed the news OF
the safety Nof Mrs. Wright's child. kid
naped by Villa and found at this Cornes
Wales ranch. Z - ~
Psrshins Departs. -
Brig. Gen. John ]. Pershing, COM
manding the American 2expeditionary
force into Mexico. left here on q west
bound train last night and since his
departure military authorities have re-
fused all information about him. nj
General Pershing was said here to
be going to Columbus, n: NJ, where
today some 1000 men are ready for
the dash after Villa. Some hours az
ter General sPershing left here it be-
came evident that military authorities
intended that no information should
leak out about his further movements.
.~s Eiudes Camera Men. %4
In expectation Of the general depart
ure last night from El Paso, a
crowd of photographers and moving
picture men had gathered at a rail-
way station platform. %,@- 3 e, ,-. ~ -. :,
Piles Of military equipment: and
bulky army wagons were scattered
about the train. -, r -
General Pershing, instead Of walking
down the lane which the photographers
had formed, stepped behind an army
wagon and thence to the opposite side
Of the car, The train was about to
pull out when the farewell crowd dis
covered that the general had out
maneuvered them. - T., - - =
Secrecy Order in Force. ~
Soon after General Pershing'ss de-
parture last night the mass OF de-
tailed Information which "a mad been
pouring in for several days from num-
erous border points west Of here about
details of troop movements was COM
pletely stopped. This was in line with
the policy forecasted by military au-
thorities to keep secret any Important
troop movements. tEzg 5s5 sss#s
No inormation reached here as to
how soon movements in force might be
expected. - ss.2s II }Z
To Keep Villa IN Dark. Ss
General Funston's announcement laAt
night that. the movement awaited only
the placing Of adequate border patrols
did not serve to clear up tho question
Of when the expedition will start, for
the military authorities have effectiue-
,ly cloaked In secrecy their preparations
for, maintenance Of secondary lino
for patrol duty along the American
border X ..ss,-s - -. 81
Il The shutdown Of Information was
taken here to mean simply that the
military authorities have completed
their arrangements to try to Keep villa
in the dark as to what pursuit he may
c=cec. re y: s -. - :. 1:l-.
Il y Large Force Available.
1T Is known here that the troops now
available along the New Mexico-Ari-
zona border are equal In. numbers and
equipment. to any OF the strongest
forces which the United States has
gathered in recent years. AZ to their
disposition. either for pursuit OF villa
or for border patrol. nothing lis known
definitely here except that the Colum-
bus force. numbering 1000 men. As the
largest .,.ts 81 - i. ~ 49,
e over night reports piseess villa lila St..ss
at Corralitos, where he had sh!fted lixs
men yesterday. Garran1a Officials at
Juarexswere trying this morning fo Rat
further Information about him. Hi
present position SILL Ii within sttikihK
distance OF tbs Pc III sU1
about Casas GrGndes. 5 M
"a carranxa AsktxS, ~ sss
Carranza troops novelhsnt nts acc0rd]