South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-15
international News Service:

/ international News Service:
Ell PASO, Texas, April 15.-Re-
/ ports that another fight had taken
place between United States troops
and Mexicans IN the vicinity Of
/ l'arral IN which some Americans
were killed were in circulation here,
but they lacked official confirmation.
(Parral is in the southern part of
the state Of chihuahua. 125 miles
south of chihuahua City. and so
miles from the border Of Durango
MAJ. Gen. Funston is strengthen
ing the defenses of the American
lines of communication in Mexico
and at the same time many more
machine guns and thousands of ad-
/ diJional rounds of ammunition went
over the border today for the United
States forces.
The American military units in
/ Mexico are now said TO be fully pre-
pared for any emergency that the
/ diplomatic parley between First
Chief NEWSSTAND Carranza and Sec'y
OF State Lansing may bring forth.
Automobile trucks, guarded with
machine guns and conveyed by
cavalry are rolling across the border
from Columbus, y. NJ. piled hIeh
with supplies of all kinds.
The base of the United States
punitive expedition is being moved
southwark. according to a code mes
sage received here. IL stated that the
new base Cthe location Of which
was not given) will be established
hN Monday.
Disarm Al MeNicans.
simultaneously another dispatch
reported that the advance guard Of
Brig. Gen. Pershing's flying column
was pushing into the state of Dur
snso, disa rm!ng all MeXicans on the
way.
The order for disarmament ana
Conhscation of weapons resulted
from the Parral affair last Wednes-
day when .. nob OF Mexican civilians
and Cara nzista soldiers attacked 40
unarmed United States soldiers whilo
in Parral on nOn-military erran6
Instead Of the hunt for Francisco
Villa and his outlaws being halted
b. the demand OF Gen. Carranza
that the Americans withdraw from
Mexico it Is being pushed with more
vigor than ever. The mountains and
desert plains of Chihuahua and The
fringes Of Sonora and Durango are
being searched in every nook AMI
corner by the hard riding troops I'M
der Brig. Cen. Pershing.
The increased shiDments OF arms
and ammunition across the line in
dicatc that the United States govern
nent has no Intention OF Withdraw
ing any Of its forces very soon.
AS a result Of the new phases,
which have developed in the rela-
tions betW cen Mexico and the United
States precautions are being taken
by the military authorities all along
the border to prevent a repetition %
raids such as occurred al Columbus
Ten thousand Carranzista soldiers
are said 10 he within a few hours
march Of the border
Reports From Front slow.
Reports from the front are Sow,
although numerous unofficial dis
patches have been received from
newspapers. correspondents.
There has been no direct word
from Brig. Gen. Pershing since an
aeroplane brought news Of his ar
rival in the neighborhoOd Of Satcvo
last Tuesday.
All the telegraph wires are in con-
troll Of the C4rranZiSta government
and the de facto organization is very
careful of messages allow ed over he
lines.
Private messages tell OF the de-
struction o. great amount Of COR
cign property IN the vicinity Of par
raj by Mexican hooters a mon
stormed the property OF the Alvar-
edo Mining and Milling Co. an
American concern, doing more than
s.. 1000. 900 damaae.
Mexican official reports attempt 70
show that Carranza officials in par
raj finally stopped the hostile dem
orstration Of natives despite the
fact that shooting dad not cease until
American reinforcements arrived on
the scene with a machine gun