El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11
VILLA moves
INTO INTERIOR
is Believed To Be Trying
To Avoid the United
States Troops.

NN'hAAhhNh A"NN 49,
report that 400 Carranza troops had
reached Palomas, six miles south OF
Columbus, to join in the pursuit OF
villa
Fifty-seven dead Mexicans have been
found in and about Columbus, Gen.
Funston reported. A report that elght
more bodies are lying in the brush be-
tween the town and border is being
invt stlEated
Secretary Baker has suggested TO
Gen. Funston that the army aero squad
ron now at san Antonio be employed
fully I'm connection with the pursuit
Of The villa bandits.
WIN Try to Protect MOrmons.
Senator SmOOt Of Utah received
telegram today from Mormon leaders
urgirg him TO impress upon the war
department the danger to the colony
at Casas Grandes. The war depart
ment assured senator Smoot every
thing possible would be done TO pro
tect the Americans.
Details Left to Funston.
Mai. Gen Frederick Funston, in COM
mand Of the American troops along
the border. has orders from pTesluehl
Wilson today to send an armed I0rce
into Mexico to take Francisco VIA
and his outlaws, dead or alive, and
the Washington government eNpects
him to execute them. Actual detalls
Of carrying out the presidents m
structions are to he left to Cen run
sion. who was expected to have Amer
lean troops moving into Mexico before
Generau instructions were sent to
Cen Funston Friday night after n
long conference between officers Of the
general staff at the war department
when plans for troop movements across
the border were formulated
strict Secrecy Observed.
The strictest secrecy was beng Oh
served by war department oIIlcla ~.
TODAY regarding the armys plans lot
tho capture of the bandits This is IN
accordance with the urgent request Oh
gen Funston, the object being 70 pre-
vent villa from learning OF the move
ments Of the expedition
Expedition Just Against VITA -
Administration officials made IT.
y r,11nftfye measure for the suppression
of outlaws and that as soon as the
forces of the de facto government o.
Mexico were in control any Allel -"
troops then in Mexico would be WIN
The state department has informed
Gen Carranza Of the action OF Wy
Washington government ana eNpI esse.e
the hope that he would not onlecI
Tiiseo ArredondO, Carranza's ambassa-
dor here has indicated that his chlel
would not oppose the movement
Congress Won't Hamper President.
Nemberg Of congress- without regard
70 party approved the step, the oIl9
difference OF opinion being on lnc
part of certain Republicans VINO iaNoI
or-en mare extensive operations than
fboee Manned hv the administration
on both sides Of the capitol the uls
Dosition apparently is to allow lhe
president to handle the situation Tor
says villa Has 3Oe0.
Cen Funston reported to the war oe
nartment Friday he had been intormeu
Villa had 5000 men under his colhlnal NJ
~, advised against frittering away the
u
towns. He advised secrecy regardihg
army plans. He added the sIoss
apathv'' hitherto shown by the = ar
ranzo forces in Mexico made IL eNlueht
tbsf villa had been able TO shift ana
concentrate his troops as he pleased
f4lenresentative Miller. speaking in INC
house Friday. said the Columbus raiu
assumed almost the proportions OF
national incursion.
saws Loyalty FIuctuntes.
Representative Slayden, OF Texas, sa-ll
81 rnnde little difference whether 2Vo OF
90O0 men were involved. that loyalty IN
$500 fluctrates and that most Of the
people in Mexico dislike the Ohl'eu
President Wilson has received many
messages congratulating him on ms
Il. :. Has Many Preeedents.
lin ordering United states troops m
10 Mexico 10 hunt down Nlila,s nan4lo
army. president wilson acteu Oh wv
inq ni1nitive expeditions against rae.
lions in a foreign state when canhOI
he. or are not. prevented by the CoI
stituted authorities Of that state from
attacking its neighbors.
Authorities on international law ano
nractfce point to many precedents VII
7essinr the general acceptance OF TINS
nrincipIe It was written INTO thS
treaty. Of 1890 between the Onlleu
states and Mexico which now mas
1onsed. in the form Of a provision
under which the military FORCES %, oa
either country could pursue maraudefs
across the international line where a
s.bot trail" existed Even before inns
treaty. was negotiated, however, Gen.
LUTON pursued band of raidlng
ADaches into Mexico. and although the
Mexican government protested, 1t rec
ognized the principle on which l-aWtoh
acted in acceptance Of the treaty
Invasion of L. s.
Daniel Webster, as secretary OF state,
adopted the hot trail" principle IN
during the Fenian troubles in Canada
The Caroline, vessel used by the
Fenians TO carry an expedition across
the Niagara river into Canada. was
pursued to the American side by can
adams and there destroyed. Secretary
Webster notified Canada that the
United States would make no complaint
81 Canada affirmed, as she subsequent
~ did, that the danger to Canadian
territory was Of such imminence that
summary action against the raiders
was considered imperative
IuvnsiOn OF Florida.
In two instances, Gen. Andrew Jack
son headed punitive expeditions into