Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-13
SAYS VILLA BAND
 BEEN DESTROYED.
Note Asserts Carranza Troops Have Relieved Americans and Latter Should Evacuate at
 Once.

Qneretaro, Mex, April 13 (Thurs- day).--The de facto government of Mexico has sent note to the Mexi- can ambassador at Washington to oe delivered to Secretary Lansing, de- manding the withdrawal of the Amer ican troops from Mexico:
 The note was sent to Eliseo Are dondo, Carranza's representative in Washington, with the following in- structions:
 Deliver the following note to Sec retary Lansing, so ending negotiations for reciprocal passing of troops, and asking for disoccupation of the ter in view of Villas party having been destroyed and Mexican forces having relieved those in pursuit of the ban dits few days after the event at Columbus"
 San Antonio, April 12.-Five factors in the Mexican situation are evident causes of worry at army head quarters here. Most acute of these is the knowledge that General Gomez with between 4,OOO and 5000 Obregon troops, is making his way into Pulpi-o pass. with the declared intention oc crossing into Chihuahua. His pres. ence there will become menace to the lines of communicat on on which Pe1Ching's army depends for sus- plies.
 Scarcely less serious is the an nouncement in Mexico City that Obre- gon has ordered 4,500 troops to +.ac Cusi district to reinforce such as are there now, for the purpose of scatter ing detachments of Villa bandits said to be in that region. If such force of Obregon adherents is moved into the rear of the American advancing columns, doubtless the American plan of campaign will have to he changed materially.
 Another phase of the situation that worries military experts is the cer- tainty they face of rains. probably within the month. which will eff.c. lively put an end to motor trnck transportation of army supplies. When that time comes. the Mexican rail- roads will have to be used for regr- lar shipments or the army withdrawn.
 General Funston received no wort today of the fight of K and M com papies of the Seventh cavalry. with Villistas. reported by correspondcn; in the field, but he said he was hour ly expecting an official report of it
 Arrietas Turn Down Villa.
 Ell Paso, April 12.-Francisco Villa. is at Guadalupe Calvo tonight. His plan to proceed immediately to Durango City by way of Torreon was changed at San Bernardino. few miles north of Fl Orc, on the Nazas river. early Tuesday morning.
 Counters sent north from the Tor reon district by General Reyes car ried information to Villa that the Ar rieta brothers would not join forces with him, without first having q lnOrOugn unOerSCanQlnE.
 Supplies Go Over RailrOad.
 Washington. April 12-The war de partment today was still without jn- formation as to the exact whereabouts of Villa.
 War department officials openly discredit the report that Carranza's forces are cooperating with Persh- ing in an effort to run down Villa. Army off cers have persistently urged that Pershings' lines of comman'ca- tion be heavily guarded.
 The war department announced to- day that supplies had been sen. to General Pershing OCT the Mexican Central railroad.
 J. T. Jones. who has been suffering Vxrif lx,c3 cal al