New Britain herald., 1916-04-05

War Department Orders Barge Fleet
 of Motor Trucks-El PasO Fears
 ernment, Who Still Says Bandit
 Chief Lies Wounded in Guerrero
 District and Has Not Escaped.
 Washington, April 5-Latest deveI- opements in the Mexican situation convinced administration officials to- day that the success of the American expeditionary now largely depends upon the immediate completion of arrangements for the use of Mexi- can railways.
 Officials were awaiting a reply to renewed representations sent to Gen eral Carranza, through Special Agent Rodgers of Queretaro that the de facto government immediately full fill it's promise to permit the com- mercial shipment of supplies to Gen. Pershing's forces by. giving specific orders to Gen. Gavira at Juarez and other Mexican commanders in Chi huahua That the chase for Fran cisco Villa is extending further and further into Mexico, as evidenced by news of the second clash between the United States cavalry and a band or outlaws near Guerrero, coupled with reports that the bandit chieftain him. self has left his command, broken into small groups, to occupy the American pursuers while he fees southward for Parral strengthened the belief that arrangements for the use of the railroads should be con- cluded at once.
 Although lacking official conf1rma- tion in all it's details, the report that squadron of the Tenth Cavalry, the crack negro troops, had encountered a band of Villa bandits near Agua Calientes, near Guerrero, and had killed from 30 to 40 of the outlaws was read with satisfaction in official circles today.
 1OS More Motor Trucks.
 The war department today au- thorized purchase of 10S more motor trucks and two gasoline tanks for the expedition. These will be formed into companies of 27 cars each to maintain the greatly heightened lines of communication with General Per shing.
 A despatch today to the war de- partment from General Funston definitely located Col. Dodd and pre- sumably the Seventh Cavalry on Monday at Providencia The despatch also indicated that Gen. Pershing had gone far south, towards the fight ing front near Guerrero. A message from Gen. Pershing to Gen. Funston dated April 4, was as follows: Met Colonel Dodd yesterday at Providen- cia and got details of fight with Villa bandits on March 29. His ex- ceptional march with the Seventh Cavalry to reach Villas camp and work done by that command de- serves high praise.".
 Funston Silent on Battle.
 Gen. Funston sent no further de- tails today of the latest engagement of the American troops with band of the Villa forces near Aguas Cal ientes.
 The order for more motor trucks is due to a growing conviction that the Mexican railways may be of only supplementary service for the pres ent at least, and that the army will have to rely principally on the over land motor line from Columbus
 Meanwhile, however, the state department is continuing it's negotia- tions with Gen. Carranza to get use of the railways.
 The offer of the Aero club of Amer ica to sell two aeroplanes to the gov ernment for one dollar each has been declined. The new appropriation of S500,000 for more acroplanes made its acceptance unnecessary.
 Borders Eyes on Washington.
 El Paso, Tex, April 5--The eyes of men of the border were turned north today anxiously looking for some intimation from Washington 1 that an arrangement had been made 1 with Gen. Carranza permitting the use of the Mexican railroad by the American expeditionary force.
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