The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-03-17
INVASION WAITS
TROOP ARRIVALS
Mexlcans Getting Busy to Find
ViIIO First.
REBEL NEAR CASUS GRANDES

General Funston Puts Stiff Censorship
on NeWs-Fears Information of
Troop Moves Will Reach Mexicans
-Carranza Generals Bring Up Large
Forces.
Ell PASO, TEXAS.-Incoming pas
Sengers from Columbus state that the
military camp at Columbus is assum-
ing big proportions, but there is no
indication that the army will be in
readiness to move for three or four
days. 1t was stated that the delay in
train equipment and the remoteness
of the New Mexico and Ell Paso from
tier from the garrisons scattered
throughout the country.
Funston Chaps on Censorship.
Ell PASO, TEXAS rigid censor
ship as prevails in the European war
zone was established by American
forces along the Mexican border.
Signal corps operators were put in
charge of the telegraph and telephone
offices at Columbus, N. NJ, the con-
centration point of the American
army of occupation, and troops were
also placed on guard in the offices Of
the dispatchers of all railroads en-
and telephone conversation was heard
by a military man. The result was
that the public was denied all news
regarding the movement of troops.
Villa Heads for Casas Grandes.
General Villa and his bandit band,
said by creditable authority to total
not more than 400 men, were last re-
ported heading for Galena, east of
Casas Grandes, distance of twenty
seven miles. 1t is necessary to cross
through Chocolate Pass, which divides
a range of rough mountains, to reach
Galena from Casas Grandes, or from
Columbus, N. NJ, to present detrain-
ing point of the American army.
Five columns of Carranza troops
are in pursuit OF Villa, according to
CarranZa consul Garcia.
One of the expeditionary forces
reached Juarez from Chihuahua City
in command of General Luis Cutter
rez, military governor of Chihuahua,
and went into camp at bridge be-
low Juarez. T&ey are expected to
move southwest over the Mexico
Northwestern railroad at once and be-
gin a campaign from Guzman east, in
to the Galena district after Villa.
Hopes to Trap Bandit.
General Gutierrez, soon after his ar
rival, met General Gaviera, the local
commander, and Consuls Garcia of lIl
Paso in a private conference. After
ward General Gutierrez made known
that besides the troops holding points
and maintaining patrols. five columns
of 1000 men each are closing upon
the bandit chief under the respective
commands of Gutierrez himself and
Generals Herrera, Maldonado, CARA
and Cabazos.
While the cavalry forces are NOV
ing in from the east, the command Of
900 men at Santa Anna, under Col
Onel Cano, is believed at the Juarez
headquarters to be sufficient to check
any attempt by Villa to escape to the
south of the canyon of the Santa
Maria river A dispatch received from
Col. Macia at Pearson, said that Villa
carried a large number of wounded
with him in wagons into Galena The
Mormons at Casas Grandes, he said,
feel perfectly secure and have no de-
sire to be taken out of the country.
He also confirmed the news OF the
safety OF Mrs. Wright's child, kidnap-
ed by Villa.
Trying to Take Villa.
Every effort is being made by the
Mexicans to effect the capture OF
Villa before the arrival of American
troops on the scene. They feel that it
would be reflection upon them to
have the American troops effect the
capture of the bandit after the Next
can forces in such large numbers have
time
5000 Rounds Ammunition Seized.
Ell PASO, TEX.-Five thousand
rounds of rifle ammunition and 2 few
old rifles were ceized by police here
in a house in the Mexican quarter.
No arrests were made. The ammuni-
ton was discovered during search
for spies or other suspicious persons.
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