Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-03-21
Willy VILLA IS
SENDING FORTH
BEAR STORIES
Exclusive Information On
Plans and Prospects Of
Bandit Chief: His Moves
Known to Pursuers; Gales
May Be In Bad
BY DAN ROSE

DOUGLAS, March 1S.-The start
ling" information was given to me this
morning by a man in the employ of
the L. S. government here, emphasize
ing the oft-repeated statement that
Pancho Villa was some shrewd man.
My informant tells me Villa has been
leading the world to believe that his
almy is without food and in rags, but
that this is false He has, in the noun
tain businesses in the vicinity of the
Rio MulstD and the old MulatO mine
in southwestern Chihuahua a force of
some 900 men and thousands of head
of horses, cattle ard mules, and that
this willy chief is but leading our
troops on into his stronghold and there
10 ambush and slaughter them.
That particular section of Chihua
hua and eastern Sonora has been free
from any depreciation Of war and gem
orally considered free zone, but Pan
clio Villa knew of its Importance as a
strategic point and that is the reason
ne reserved it for the object stated
above But army officials are onto his
game and are proceeding casually to-
ward that point on the eastern slope
of the Sierra Madre.
In the section Of Mexico mentioned
above the Rio Mulato divides the
mountain ranges of the Sierra Madre
on the north and the Sierra Tara
humare on the south.
There from Tonichi, the terminus OF
the sud Pacifico de Mexico to the pu-
eblo of Trinidad at the base of the
mountains are fine grazing lands with
in 4 short distance of Tobusco and
other mountain towns. Ny informant
tells me that when Villa once arrives
at his stronghold, he beliVes he Will
either make a stand there or gather his
band and move further south toward
Batopi!las, another rich and fertile
section Of the country and with strong
holds more mpenetrable than the one
farther north; however as it may be,
it is Ve,y evident to me that my in
formant. who has lived in Mexico for
thirty years, has summed up the stu
alton very accurately His report CO.
incides very closely to others which
come up from there from men who
know.
Gales In Bad
1t was rumored at the L. S. cOncen-
tration camp this morning that Cen
eral Gales. commanding the CarranZa
troops at Punta de Aqua, eighteen
miles south Of Douglas, had been or
dered out Of camp by the soldiers, be
cause of his pacific inclinations to-
ward the Gringos and | believe that
there is a good deal Of truth of the ru
NOR as the Mexican feeling of hate is
growing deeper every day toward
Americans.
When the news reached here this
morning OF the refusal of the Mexican
General Gavira, of the Carranza forces,
to let our troops pass through the
town of Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, |
FASTENED down to Aqua Prieta and
there found much jHbilation among the
MeXicans over the report and | found
upon investigation that MeXicans on
both sides of the line have the same
feeling and are ready at any time to
flock to the Carranza army, stationed
at Punta de Aqua.
The report that 800 Maya Indians
from the YaQui country have joined
the command Of General Gales is cor
rect. and that is not all, for his army
is being increased every day and we
are furnishing the arms and ammuni
ton 70: that army.