The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
MORE us. TROOPS
RUSH TO MEXICO
GENERAL FUNSTON SENDS MEN
TO AID PERsHHNe.
VILLA HUNT IS AT A STANDSTlLL
Attack on American Cavalrymen a
Parral and III Feeling Against
Soldiers Responsible for De-
lay. Supplies Seized.

San Antonio, Tex, April 19.-Gen-
eral Funston issued orders that will
place at the disposal of General Perish
ing 1900 more troops. He has or
dered to proceed to Columbus, N. M,
the Sixth cavalry from the Browns
Vile district, the Seventeenth infantry
from Eagle Pass, the First battalion
of the Twenty-fourth infantry from
Eagle Pass, and Troop l. from the
Tenth cavalry, Fort Apache.
General Funston's action follows
receipt of report from General
Pershing in which the expedition COM
mander is believed to have made rec
concentrations that more effective ia
cilities for the pursuit of Villa be au-
thorized.
U. s. Forage Seized.
General Funston sent messages ask
ing that report be made to him at
once on the unofficial rumor that a
trainload of forage shipped from
Juarez to Chihuahua and intended for
the American troops had been seized
by the Carranza authorities.
The arrival of some of the supplies
sent to Chihuahua has been reported
but no advices that they have reached
the army have been received.
Villas Death Unconfirmed.
General Funston is still waiting fol
confirmation of the story that Villa
Is dead.
pnnnrtinU from M
Paso to General Funston, gave 1t as
his opinion after as thorough an in
vestigation as he could make that the
report of Villas death had been man
ufactured in Juarez. ISL
Consul Letcher, who reports he hal
been in communication with Cnss
huiraehic, also has failed TO serif!
the Tumor,
Villa Chase at a Standstlli. #.
Camp of General Pershing at thu
Front, by motor and wireless to co
lumbus, n NJ, April 19.-The Ameri
can pursuit of Villa is at a stand
still because of the unprovoked at
tack upon American cavalrymen b!
the insubordinate soldiers of the Car
rama garrison at Parral.
At General Pershfng's headquarter
there seemed no prospect Of the re
sumption Of the chase, while Their
were numerous indications that
continuation of the pursuit woul'
meet with armed resistance.
Americans Fired On.
A .,oolI rortv oP Anoarican ofFicar
was fired upon near here Sunday nigh
but none of the Americans wer
wounded This coming on the heel
of other reports of sniping is respons
Bile for the. belief that the expedition
airy command is confronted with
serious problem.
Reports reaching here from Carranz
sources said that constitutionalis
force engaged Villa command unde
General Larangas, within few mile
Of this camp two nights ago, two Ca
rama soldiers and one Villa bandit b,
Ing killed. "
1t was detachment OF General La
angas' force that attacked Genert
Pershing's escort train near here Ids
Tuesday night. ''
Ell Paso, Tex, April 19.-There hav
been no further reports of clashes b.
tween the American troops and civi
ians since the Parral affair, and di
patches to General Gavira, militar
commander at Juarez, state that tn
Carranza officials have the situatio
we'll in hand, though they admit thu
the presence of the American troops
a source of constant irritation to ii
populace.