Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-11
Pershing's Forces Can With
draw With Assurance That
de Facto Government Will
Hunt Villa Down.
SALAzAR PARTISAN
OF DIAZ, IS BELIEF
Former Revolutionary Gen.
eraI Crossed Border After
Denouncing First Chief;
Hates the Gringoes,

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El paso, Tex, April 10.-General
Gabriel Gavira, Carranza comman-
der at Juarez, tonight announced that
the forces of the de facto govern
ment were in a position to take inn
mediate control of the villa situation
il the American troops withdrew.
General Gavira's statement was
made in connection with the an
nouncement OF Major General Scott,
chief of the American army staff,
that the purpose of the expeditionary
force would be considered accom-
plished when the Villista bands were
dispersed or las soon as the troops
Of the de facto government are able
To relieve them of the work"
Plenty of Men Now.
I'VE have more men than enough
now" said General Gavira. ''lf We
were able to overcome villa when
he had 10000 men, over a hundred
cannon and plenty of supplies, we
ought TO be able to dispose of him
now when his numbers have dwin-
died down to a few hundred. But Il
is a big territory to operate in and
a single man has more chance to es-
cape and hide than a large force
would have However. ON account of
Villas wounded condition We think
he will be taken soon. If not, it is
hardly likely that without proper
surgical care he will survive for
long"
The arrival of General Bertani in
Juarez gave renewed force TO the re-
ports that General Gavira has been
ordered to tliA field. Nothing was
learned Of the whereabouts of Cen
eral Petronillo Hernandez, who was
aid to have been named as success
sor to General Gavira and who was
expected to reach Juarez today
VIII Execute Conspirators.
General Gavira said today that the
trials of the men implicated in the
plot to seize Juarez in the interest
of Felix Diaz had been practically
completed and that the death SEN
tenee would probably be passed on
three or four.
Interest in the pursuit of villa ana
the diplomatic situation at Washing
ton was largely diverted today, as
far as the border was concerned, to
the reported raising of a new revo-
mtionary standard by General Ynel
Salazar
General Salazar, who has been liv-
ing here, was one of the best known
Of tho Huerta generals He is be-
lleved to have crossed the border
near Ojinaga after issuing a state
ment denouncing CarranZa for bring
ing about "the invasion" of Mexico
by Americans and declaring his in
lention to defend the sacred soil OF
his native land"
Will Declare for Diaz.
Salazar enjoys the reputation OF
being one of the ablest of the Mexi
can generals. 1t was reported here
today by men who have been closely
associated with him that he intends
to declare for Felix Diaz. 1t is known
mat up TO a short time ago Salazar
was in the greatest poverty He
complained bitterly that on account
OF his persecution" by Americans he
was forced to live on the charity of
friends. A few days before his dis
appearance. however, he received d
large sum of money and repaid sew
eral debts he had incurred
There are a number of Americans
mere who were on intimate terms
with the vanished general, who was
wiling to admit individual Americans
10 his friendship while never dissuis-
ing his hostility toward the Ameri-
can government. These men maintain
mat Salazar has very large fol-
lowing in northern Chihuahua and
mat hundreds, If not thousands, OF
me Carranza soldiers, who fought
under him in previous campaigns,
WIN gladly follow their old leader
il he summons them.
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