The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-25
Mexican Uprising Feared by
American Officials in
Border City.
MILITIA TOO. ASKED FOR

FL PAso. Marrh 24.--So serious was
the situation here tonight that Sheriff
Edwards telegraphed 70 Gov. Fergu-
son declaring that the State militia
should be sent to the border at once.
Two troops Of the Seventh Infantry
have been told to report to the Chief
of Police. who to-day announced that
he had discovered a plot to blow up
the town.
Two more companies OF the Seventh
Infantry were ordered into FL Paso at
II O'Clock Tonight.
1t was learned tonight on good au-
thority that Gen. Luis Herrera has
left Chihuahua city for Parral with
his command. Before leaving he is
said to have stated that he was still
loyal To Carranza and would fight
Villa. but he refused to cooperate with
the American troops, therefore thought
1t best to remove himself from the
theatre OF activities.
Close to villa.
That American and Mexican troops
are close TO Villa and perhaps have him
surrounded. Is the belief of American
and Mexican officials along the border.
The wireless from Gen. P-rshing. conf
handing the American expedition, TO-DAY y
| brought the news from his base at Casas
! Grand.s that he had established "A tenn
| porary base at ii Vale. in the Galeana
| Valley. 'ifty-five miles southeast of Casas
| Grardcs and only i short distance
north OF Nainiquipa. Two OF his col
umns. he said. were III the vicinity of
| NamiQuipa. but II he gave the cxac,
I location the censor did not Civ. 1t out.
Mexican officials reported during the
afternoon TO Gen. Gavira at Juarez that
! they had heard that an American officer
! presumably Col. podd. had reported
early to-day to Gen Pershne that the
American forces We're about TO attack
! villa. Earlier reports had declared tina;
villa WAS surrounded In FL Oso canyon
where he rctreated yesterday. following
two defeats in one day at the hands oi
CarranZa forces, one at santa Clara
and one at Santa Gertrudes
That the CarranZistas are aiding 'ht
American troops In att. .mpting TO rount
UP villa Is the assertion of American.
arriving here, who state that Carrar
z!sta troops are strung out in harriet
from La Guna to Santa Clara canyoI
and from the mouth Of that canyon 4
Santa Anna. the seat ~ Villas opera
tions prior to his entrance into northern
Chihuahua. to head him OF in his retrea
south.
5000 CaPransa Troops.
The travellers estimate that the troop
J Of Gen. Gutierrez have been augmen,e,
by troops of Gen. Trevino, sent into Chi
huahua from central Mexico by way %
Jimencz. and that they number betweeI
1000 and 5000.
These passengers believe that VIII
Will make feint to get into purang'
by some Of the trails that he is fa!nil!a
with and that once in the country form
ing the boundary line between Chihua
hua and Durango he will not only tin'
many recruits but supplies and guns Il
we'll AS ammunition that have bcel
cached In the mountain businesses.
II this view of Villas movemen
, south is correct, and conceding that III
> eludes the Carranzis;a and American
soldiers at Namiquipa, he will probabl!
, enter Durango by way OF Rayon
ArteaGa, Andres del Rio AMI tn, III!
daigo districts. /; is said.
one column OF the American troops
, that which went south from Casa
. Grandes through Pearson, hah reache'