The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
BORDER RUMOR
tcontinusd Prom Rirst Pare,

for communication with General
Funston.
II the report should be true. and 4:
Herrera desired ne could embarrass
greatly the United States in its efforts
TO run down Villa and his follow ers
say these observers. Cutting OF the
Mexican Northwestern railway at Ger
tain points would make I: Impossible
they said. for the Americans TO use
il for forwarding supplies for the army
even II the CarranZa government de-
cided TO grant General Funston's re-.
( quest. Another move that Il was
feared he might make was TO go north
and east along the trail to Ojinaga
and emulate villa by attacking
! Preside.
A small American force is there now
I and this probably will be strengthened.
such raid would not be so simple
| as that effected at Columbus. how.
ever. since between Preside and DIN
/ aga is the Rio Grande river instead
OF an imaginary line.
Harsh Criticism.
The greater part of the Mexican
| newspapers that have reached here
, have counselled their readers to re-
main calm and have refrained froI
criticism Of the United States for sena
! inS American troops into Mexico. one
or the exceptions was FL Democratic.
/ published in chihuahua.
Under the caption the crown of
| treason II attacked Villa for attack
4 ing Columbus. but continued:
We condemn and protest in the
i most energetic manner against the in
3 terrupuon of the Yankees over onto
our territory. for although they may
consider villa as a political personality
and a national representative. they
cannot in any manner consider his as
sault on Columbus, y. NJ, as an of
i Tense OF one nation against another.
3 and, on this account. the passage OF
: American troops over the boundary
line cannot have and justification and
4 should be taken as an act Of violence.
| or. II preferred. as an act OF Wilson
ian nervousness"
. What progress General Persa;nr has
made In his pursuit Of villa since Mon
day was not known al General Fun
ston's headquarters today. A report
from General PershinC was received
/ today but IL dealt with affairs Of last
/ Monday. saying that IL had been re-
ported 10 him that villa and the Car
rama troops were engaged near Mani
. NNiFd. " ludl illuf a dtldCn mert OF
/ the seventh Cavalry had reached
Cruces, only a few miles north Of Ma
miquipa and one Of the aeroplanes So.
south from Casas Grandes was tnsn
. In communication with that force
Whether yesterday or today the Am
orleans came into contact with Villas
. men was gucsswork here The aero.
+ plane. whose driver is believed to have
been Lieutenant Gorrell. later reporter
missing south of Cases Grandcs. was
last seen -olu- over COlonia Juarez. a
settlement near Cases Graudc~. nc
'ordinc 20 General pcrshInr's report.
MI but one Of the aviation squadron
ar" accounted for. according to TO-.
ports received bv General Funston
These reports show two other ma
chimes temporarily out Of commission
because Of accident
General Funston today requested
rev spaprr corrosp oudents to deny
that Villas men had captured maonna
ruIe Oh. Columbus or anything else
either at Columbus or on the march
.Hu.u I'D. fhn border Friends of tho
general have written to him express
Irs their sympathy over tho loss ct
tlr guns