Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-28
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huahua and Presidente Jos De Luz
Serrera, of Parral, reached Juarez on
a special train this morning.
The third section of General
Obregon's train bearing General Luis
Gutierrez, military governor of Chi
huahua State, was derailed south of
Juarez and several passengers were
reported injured. 1t is not known
whether General Gutierrez was hurt
General Obregon reached Juarez on
the second section of the special
train.
Generals Scott and Funston are due
to reach here tonight when it is eX-
pected that arrangements will be
made for the first conference to be
held in Juarez tomorrow. The Mex
ioan minister of war held several con-
ferences to-day with the military and
civil authorities of the de facto gov
ernment of chihuahua in which every
phase of the situation was discussed
Preceding the special train of Cen
eral Obregon was a troop train sent
in advance to protect the war minis
ters party from a possible surprise
attack from rowing bands of Villa
bandits.
All JuareZ turned out to make Cen
eral Obregon and his party welcome.
Troops lined both sides of Gale Com
ercio, from the railroad station to the
customs house where Obregon and his
party were escorted.
After a conference with military
and civil authorities in the customs
house, General Obregon told newspa-
per men he did not care to talk about
the conference. Asked what he would
do in case the American troops were
Kept in Mexico, he replied:
That is matter which we hope
to arrange in conference"
1t has been said that the American
government would like to keen the
troops in Chihuahua as a guard for
the frontier so as to help the Carranza
government" was asked.
do not wish to say anything
about that" replied the Minister of
War.
Believes Villa Wounded
General Obregon said he thought the
de facto government had sufficient
troops to take care of Villa and his
bands without aid from the United
States.
DO you think Villa is dead?"
Il do not" was the quick reply.
But / am positive he is wounded and
suffers for lack of medical attention
and therefore has small chance to be
personally active again in any cam
paign."
Capture Will BE Easy
That will be easy he added. His
bands are broken up and it is now
only question of hunting one man.
Villa, with a few of his followers. l
believe, is near the boundary of Sina-
loa and Sonora"
General Obregon laughed when
asked about the report of friction be-
tween the first chief and himself.
There never has been any friction
between General CErranza and myself
and there is less reason now than ever
for any friction"
The protective presence " North
ern Mexico of forty thousand Carranza
troops Will be the most potent argu-
ment OF General Alvaro Obregon in
his effort to convince Generals Hugh
l.. Scott and Frederick Funston that
the American expeditionary forces
should be withdrawn from Mexican
soil.
Mexican officials here believe Cen
eral Obregon will assure the Amer
leans that when the last United States
troopers cross to the north of the
international boundary the de facto
army will form behind them a line of
patrols that will render future bandit
raids on the border impossible.
Added to this, they say, he will re-
peat the declaration he made at
Chihuahua City that the chiefs of the
eonstitutionalist cause are in perfect
harmony and amply able to control
all bands of bandits still at large
Observers here of Mexican affairs
expect concessions from both sides
which will result in a temporary
patrol by General Pershing's troops
of at least portion of the territory
they now occupy pending an adequate
campaign of Carranza troops against
the scattered bandit groups of south
ern and western Chihuahua and
Durango.
A military reception was arranged