The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03
UIAz IS INVADING MEXICO
NEPHEW OF FORMER DICTATOR OF SOUTHERN REPUBLIC EN. TIERS MEXICO AT HEAD OF LARGE BODY OF TROOPS SUPPORTED BY MEXICANS.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas April ,
 Reports received at army head quarters here are to the effect that the advance guard of the American. army Of invasion of Mexico is press. ing hard upon the heels of Pancho Villa the bandit leader of Mexico. "' Hl- badly docimarcd army The report states that Villas hiding D. .. ustth of Guerrero, in the state of Chihuahua. has been discovered, ard that thousand cavalrymen are now surrounding the place with the intention of closing in upon it either tomorrow or next day
 The ulae where Villa and his troops are in hiding is Il small val, ley in the mountains It was dis. covered by American aviators
 VILLAS LEG INFATUATED.
 ERETAEO Mexico. Aprl . Ns the result of the wound he sus- rained durna the fight with the combined American and Carranza forces on Wednesday, of last week .aI FiIa has had to have his igl mpurated accortine to wori '...H#aa heea. The report is de olaeed 'o be authentic. having come lIg" rho mayOr of the city of Chi huahua. whore some of Villas fol lowers are eald to be in hiding
 REPORTS TO CONTRARY.
 H. PASO Tex April "A re- }olf received here is to the effect that General Villa was not wounded as reported lt Is also stated 10 certainty that he ha. not been cap tured by Carranza troops. as was reported yesterday. but statement that he ha9 been made prisoner l. expected hourly. IL is also stat ,d that Villa has caused the exc urIon of three Americans, an Eng u-mau and a Swcde at Guerrero, in addition to fha assassination of an entire garrison Of Cafrauzaiatas
 SIXTY WERE KILLED.
 tNN ANTONIO. Tex April 2.- Trs onOcial report of General Persh- u. corcnrnine the battle of last W.day.lay between the Villa forces .rd I'. detachment ol American oavaly under Colonel Dodl has n,.u received here r states. among o'n.r fnuas. rna, GO Villaistas were kNl,1 during tho cnga""mont No Iu. of life among tb" American soldiers Is reported, although it iS known 70 a certainty that several WIG seriously wounded The re- rc,t further state. that news of the capture of Villa Is hourly expected ur General Pershng's headquarters ar Ca-a- Gllndes
 DIAZ IS MOVING.
 taiU%GTDN. I. C April - Tt. war dnoartmcnt has received positive information to the effect ''af th, FeliN Dia2 military cXpe- duIon has landed on the shores of Mexico Whether or not Dia2 him self + with the forces k not sta.- cd in the !iSparch received Con, .Ileltila apD,honsien iS felt in rla war and s'atr departments con corning this reH move on the check, ,rl oarl ,f Mexican affairs. although lr has been known fol some time 'lrt the nephew of the grand old man of NcEico' Porfr;0 Diaz, and ,,.. torwor "icfc de rlalos" of the Mexican republic contemplated such move.
 By those who are familiar witt ,-rdiione a. they exist in Mexico u e believed that the Dia2 eXpedi- 'lOn VIII Idthef m loICe anu SlEI 9s ir m.s,. Az chief of the rural police of Mcvico under the admin. .s,ration Of his uncle. Felix Dia2 was very popular. and 1t is there, fore believed that the MeXicans win rally ,o his standard And 1t ha. been Ioonrd 70 certainty tha' The DIaz expedition has been partial ly financed by some cf the most prominent Gnncicrs of 'h" southern rnnnhllt