The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-20
BY Il. II. STNNNRlEKN.

1T GASp, Texas, &aFF1 ~ tI"nes ~
Pershing's main column was report.
ed laIe this afternoon is MOVING SoHth
hy west of Assencion. along tine dry
led of Rio Ianos He Is approximately
! 90 miles south OF the border
Tho report came by wireless To
Columbus aud fraamcnlaly de-
tail, are that seserah american
settlements IN the foothills al The
Sierra Maarc Mountain have
hcen totally wiped out bs Villa
is.saiis. Sincc this h Ihc dire
lien taken h, v~sfsE fffTe~vssfst- :
iunibus raid. i,c Il believed tn be
res ,,oi,sibIc for tho massacre
The number az persons believed
tn have bscn killed aud The cir
eurnstances of thc Miassaere art
being withheld by the censor. The
colonies attacked are not tlcss.-
mated. bat since Coionla DHhian
and Morales. the two leading
colonies were not moicstcd IL r.
believed villa aided P;tciaaCo aud
hHi, hupa.
These were directly on thc line
of retreat followed by tho bandit.
Very little IL known here of ibr
peaple who lived la these. settle
ments. They moved into the
Isolated district wears ago aud
.Sldon, came Ia the border.
VITA accord fnG m rsETrrrat-fAct
ing. vas al the ranch ~ Coudctcfio
hernandez Two DAYS ago. The Her.
nanaez Ranch is near San Pedro, one
of the principal Watering sisces in
Central chihuahua.
closing Up the Cap.
This fits ~ with the reports re-
eeived here Crom Mexican sources en
FRIDAY THAI villa had burned the rail-
so; bridge At san redr" The laat
}taned point Is thirty FIVE miles north
Of Casas Grsnde~ Yesterday, ii Is
nuown. thar Njlla was Tally forty miles
further go Ith
An added frs*lnent of she new,
from Fer~h.nss column said a ds-
tachmcut from tho SjNteegth infantry
nad beeu furnished with mounts and
Was now accompanying he cavHlry
VITA was located near Rahriccra TO-
Say and was said TO be making Tot
lake bv that ma me which In tbs
onL water supply for miles around
He is said rs have abandoned thirty
wounded at I'll Vale. where he wa
placed in the dispatches yesterday,
.Aionk the road which the bandit
is saovirg. the American Investment
run Into millions Much apprehension
Ia felt here that he will destroy all
IF this property,
The MADEIRA Company. owned by
American and English capital, CON.
troll > number of mills. terminals
company houses and a. hotel, Under
normal working conditions more thar
} ooa men are employed. The plant
iz situated Just forty miles south Of
GaSas Grandea.
Tnere are said TO he no Carranxs
troops in pursuit Of Villa and ltta
men
yiliiStas kidnap Women.
The Mexican authorities repcrs
lighting With a section OF the wills
army in the Torreon District at Coyto
san Ignacio and Canyon Chorutes. 4
Nc, orr Is claimed by the Csrranzistas
who saN n large number OF Villistna
were Killed.
Ia retreating. the villistas are Dc.
Jared To have kidnapped ten women
the wives and daughters Of prominent
Iexicans.
p TIVE demand ~ the United States
military authorities upon First Chtel
Cair,tnsa-f far permission to take over
the Meeasan Northwestern and Ma
tsonai Railue. lines has developed
sit 4ation extremely acute here. Cen.
q. Pershing is said TO have sent Z
Isl less to Funston that the consse
of the roads leading out of FL Pase
is imperative to the success OF tht
expedition
Colonel George A. Dodd, with tn
seventh and Tenth Cavalry, ALREADY
has pushed 50 far south ii will be Al
most impossible TO get supplies TO him
BY notor truck, The pack mules viii
the expedition are being employed g
carry mountain artillery.
The first request TO use the railroads
Is said 10 have been fatty refused ~
Carrar,la. Notwithstanding the optl
m!x.it, reports from Washington HRh
urdas night. Tile public WAS permitfst
10 know nothing Of the nsEcfixtioul
until the second request was MaA0