The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-28

Stay Of Troops in Mexico May
Be Prolonged,
PERSHING SEES LONG CHASE


Battle With Mexican Poems and U.
S. Troops Were Wounded-Con-
Martial Law.
San Antonio, Mar 27-General
Funston announces that Villa has
broken through the Gordon which has
him surrounded. Villa is heading to-
wards MADEIRA Valley, south of Nami-
quipa When asked If Carranza troops
are cooperating with the Americans
forces, Funston said: THAT is some
thing i can not answer"
Three Columns Pursue Villa.
Three columns of American troops
under Colonel Dodd are south Of
Namiquipa in pursuit OF Villa. Three
other columns are following Dodd.
Pershing's main headquarters are
now at Casas Grandes. General
Pershing has just returned from the
field of Casas Grandes, not on an in
spection tour, but to look over things
for tactical purposes. Two infantry
companies have been sent to El Vale
to guard the supply base.
Funston admitted the campaign
has now simmered down to finding
out where Villa is. He says he re-
shing, but much of it cannot be made
public.
Finding Villa Will Take Time.
Columbus, N. NJ, Mar. 27-Briga-
dier General John ] Pershing, after
ten days in Mexico, sends warning
to the American people to be pre-
pared for long campaign in Mexico.
The stay Of the American troops may
be prolonged for months.
General Pershing does not believe
that Villa Is trapped, or that he is In
any immediate danger of being trap
ped He calls attention to the vast
ness Of the country and to the diff
culties the military authorities are ex-
periencing in the transportation OF
supplies to the American troops. He
emphasizes the unfriendliness of the
Mexican poems toward the Americans
Another "War" Story.
FL Paso, Tex, Mar. 27.-A detach-
ment Of United States troops was at
tackled Unexpectedly by Mexican
poems at Ell Vale last Friday. Six
Americans were wounded.
The fire was returned by the Amer
leans. Several Mexicans were killed
and eight are reported to have been
wounded.
The report of the engagement was
brought here by an official of the Mex
ican Northwestern railroad, who left
Casas Grandes Saturday morning. He
Taylor, the Mormon scout who led
Colonel George A. Dodd's rescue ex-
pedition to Colonia Dublan.
Account Not Official.
No official account of the fighting
has been made public and an effort to
get official confirmation has been un-
availing.
The wounded Americans are said
to have been brought back to Colonia
Dublan, General Pershing's headquar-
ters, during the night of Friday.
Douglas Sheriff Asks Martial Law.
Douglas, Ariz., Mar 27-Sheriff
Harry F. Wheeler Of Cochise county
sent a message to President Wilson
urging that martial law be declared
along the border in order that the
conduct Of persons anxious to cause
may be rigidly con-
trolled.
Wheeler finds fault particularly
with alarmist stories circulated of
enormous numbers of soldiers beins
close to the border by
Governor Gales of Sonora. He has
made personal investigation and re-
ports that at Aqua Prieta there are but
400 poorly equipped soldiers and no
artillery.
The sheriff has been active in the
in the border towns of
citizens committees to suppress the
activities of agitators, both American
and Mexican He was d captain in the
Rough Riders and was a captain Of
the Arizona rangers until they were