Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-18
VILLA L0OTS AND BURNS
AS HE FLEES TO SOUTH
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thorities on the border They have ascer-
tained that Villa aples are active at every
point The ba' leaders, secret agents
are getting thro- .sh to the leader in the
devious ways that only Mexicans under
stand every scrap of information that can
1e learned as TO the direction in which the
Amerieanos" are proceeding, their
strength and their plans.
The villa "secret service" has been
BADLY Injured by the numerous arrests
made at El Paso and other points, but it
Is still in operation.
IN RANGE OF VILLISTAS.
News of the gallant ride made by the
IN Cavalry-a dash that carried the
troopers almost within range of the VII
hstas' haunts in the Casas Grandes dis
Iiet-frst became known in Juarez.
deneral Gavlra could not identify the
troopers from the reports brought In by
nls MEN, who told of the wonderful night
nce OF the Americans on their big horses,
out the advices from Columbus stating
mat remounts had been sent forward for
lne ith revealed the identity OF the DASH
lns cayalrymen.
Al the start OF the dash every spare
ounce OF equipment had been abandoned.
Far up the line the icer in command
iased his arm high and made the stiff,
lerky signal that means double quick. The
eorlmn started forward. All during the
song afternoon the troops pressed on. The
aesert dust rose in a smothering cloud,
nnnding them and clutching at their
Moats. Their uniforms were powdered
gAn It and II streaked their faces like
srolesque masks.
then the sun dropped behind the high
SsAs and the quick dust OF the mountains
iel Night fourd the men stiu in the
,,,su ss The moon made the deep shad-
an. " me hills blacker and more forbid
,a.s, Dut II could not pierce the dust
M. noush which the silent figures moved
IN, snosts. Finally the order came to
ro Inc eavalrymen slipped from their
fss,,i' worn and weary, but ready to
~ Tle the swift pace with the new day
haS eat ride had tried their mettle and
'0uhd It no. wanting
JUNCTURE EFFECTED.
a, ne a arrival Of the troopers at the edge
Aue ue Casas Grandes district brought
d. dI'ean eavalrymen, Carranzista sol
vitht aId Francisco Villas outlaws all
en- iA striking distance OF each other
r,SSosohei Dodd's column, hurrying TO the
reo OF the impeFiled Mormon colony Of
no,,sl ~ Alnlerieans, at Casas Grandes. was re-
csnsie as heading southwest OF La As
FL .a' on the Rio de Janos. II hanked
N ne right the column under Colonel
tson Chihuahua, overnight Storytelling
~ uelhs brought to Juarez Carranzls-
AZ presumably going to Casas Grandes
hssn San Pedro and Summit they
h ~ - the bridge burned by the Villistas.
N es believed the march would be taken
h- the American and CarFanzista
a.sse approached Casas Grandes the sit
uon was nearing a crisis. When the
sin soldiers reach Casas Grandes there
~ 5aa approximately 1900 Carranzistas
~ ~ Fllla fighters in the neighborhOod-
61s.sst American troops TO reach Casas
nes would number fewer than 1000
zseordipg to military experts.
HATE FOR THE "GRINGoEs."
M, 7se Is feeling Of unrest growing
l.4lnous hourly al through Mexico
eafranza's declaration that his