Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-25
Mexican Officials Say
American Soldiers Have
Broken Bandits Power.
CERTAIN HE IS HURT
Lopez Held in Jail at Chi
huahua; Will Be Pub
licly Executed.

~ ports that the American admin
istration has decided to keep the ex-
pedtionary troops in Mexico until the
Carranza government demonstrates
its ability to capture or crush the
Nillista bands resulted in no demon
strations along the American line of
communication so far as 1t could be
learned tonight.
Only routine dispatches arrived here
from General Pershing at the front.
Nothing in them. 1t was said. indi
Gated any renewal of activity on the
part of the American command and
nothing tended to support rumor
that troops of the Tenth cavalry has
been engaged near Satevo. Army Of
ficers here, however, made no secret
of their belief that as the news Of
the American stand filters through to
the Mexican poems the danger Of
clashes with forces of the de factO
government will be materially in
creased and that more active hostili-
ties Will be manifested by bands Of
guerrillas which have been reported
to be sniping at supply trucks regu-
larry recently.
Villa Located.
Unofficial reports reaching here to-
day that Villa and a few adherents are
recuperatirg from the long hard
ilight before American cavalrymen in
the mountains northwest of Parral
were substantated hy press dispatches
from the front which said the bandit
leader was last reported near Mono
ava in the Sierra 1arahunarez Other
reports said that the American mill
M in of
evidence that Villa was sorely
wounded.
No intimatiOn reached here as to
the plans of General Funston for the
rcdispOSition of troops, but IL was con-
fidently predicted that one of the first
steps would he the removal of the
base.
The news of the coming Scott OBJ
regon conference was received with
officials in JuareZ. They expressed
confidence that 1t meant an early re-
call of the American troops from Mex
leo.
Accomplished Purpose.
'The purpose of the American ey-
petition has been accomplished" said
one officer. VILLAS power has been
broken, his followers are scattered
into small bands with whom our
troops VIII have no difficulty in deal
ing and the bandits prestige is lost
forever. | presume that President
Wilson wishes to receive formal as
sGrances that we are in position to
completely restore order IN Mexico
and protect the border from any fur.
ther regIettable incidents like that at
Columbus. General Obregon VIII be
able to give General Scott every as
surance of this kind, and / feel certain
the conference will end in the estab-
lishment of a friendly agreement be-
tween the two. countries and the i'm
mediate withdrawal of the American
soldiers"
No news Of any disturbance in Mex
leo of any kind has reached the bor-
der for several days, condition
which has stirred the "rumoristas" to
renewed efforts. Reports, however,
of the ravages of typhus. especially in
the central states, and of the growing
scarcity of food in almost every Sec
ton of the country come here in in
| creasing volume.
Lopez Captured.
Confirmation Of the capture by
Caranza troops of Pablo Lopez. Villas
chief lieutenant, aroused much inter-
est here. Lopez Is among those
charged with having participated in
the Columbus raid. Mr.. Arredondo
said he was being held in Jail at Chi
huahua not only to give opportunity
for American officers to make certain
of his identity. but also in order that
witnesses might be summoned from
Columbus. 1t was made plain that
the de facto government desired to
make its capture and punishment Of
Lopez an evidence of it's good faith in
its effort to punish the raiders.
Official reports from chihuahua
said Lopez had confessed to participa- =
ton, both in the Columbus raid and
in the massacre Of eighteen Ameri-
cans at Santa Ysabel, two months
ago. The message said he was wound
ed and was travelling with only a few
companions when taken.