The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-11
While United States Force Is
Being Prepared for Expedi.
tion South of Border. First
Chief Makes Similar Plan.
IDEA WOULD BE TO
PURSUE STRAGGLERS
Possibility of Entrance of Ca.
rrancistas to This Country
Considered Remote; Permis.
sion to Be Given.

Washington. Mutrh ll. w NE
American troops tr, preparing 90
move across the NcNI,iu hurdci O..
cN,otuinat, the villa bandits Gcn.
"ral CilTbu11. Iu an official comm
ui,nUou delivered through Duusf
Sulmau. has asked n, iuit,d Sta,'s
tor permission 20 -oud ms troops mt
American territory 90 ne "-stiN 10
puru uf the bandits
Administrator officials urged Gen
.ral tlr1an2a proposal a. ia. ui-
anlc It seems To- Indicate that ~
Wll not protest against American
troops on McNi,an soil as has bc'd
feared
Practically such i.,. .pru.al IT.
Tsngcmcnt probably would never r"-
suit ~ a single 'arranza soldier ,ruts-
ing the line. - IN. possibility uf the
bandits taking refuge ~ American
territory is ,ousid'rod rcmot"
u .s realized that such an arranse-
m"nt however. would go TOR 10 su'-
isfY General Carrauls and permit
him go comply with popular s"ntl-
mont ~ Mexico There Was uo iudi-
cation early today how the proposal
would b. received
troops actually had crossed Su IA -
was known here. and It was believed
none would start moving bcfur. nishl
An arrangements are boin- lett in the
hands of Major General Funston
Nils today was reported muNins
southeast with not more than "a.
men Last nights report gave hl,
force - 5000 but that is believed To
include ~ mpathi1cts ir his t"rritur'.
rs his movement southeast it wa
thought T. .citencd atts,h "n th"
American Mormon ,plouy - 1hsts
Grand"s had passed tor ,hc present
The war department today wa
dolurcd with kilograms from indi,td-
utls and organizations offering scrviD
Rs volunteers There was At present.
Secretary Baker said. NO need tot
summnning volunteers tu TIA" cnlur'.
secretary Baker said h" had NO ai-
uuunc'mcnt to make rs L. whether
General Funston would lead tn" X
p"ditlpnaTN force. II was pointed uu'
that seNcral parties uudrr different
leaders might b, sent fr,m various
points along the burdor
General Funston confirmed toua,
officially IA. killing 81 Patio LOPEZ
Villas chief lieutenant. during the
RAID an Coiumb bus. and also tho -.
port that LOPEZ commanded IN, hLtt-
dlts who murdered nearly q score ,t
Americans ~ santa NSah,l i"n,ril
Funston also confirmed m. report
th't iUH tarran1t troops nrd rch,l 1t
faloma. sN mil"s south "f 'uluu-
hu-. tp i"in ~ the rufsui, of Villa
\ total ot nny--,,cn dead M,Ntyuu-
hav. been found in ana about GO
lumbus General Funston reported \
report thai eighteen more bodies .,r'
Wing m the brush between tn" tn~u
and the border is hcing iltostiglt,I
senator Smuut of l'tal received q
telegram today from Mormon leaders
urging him H. impress uppn tn" va
department the danger To- the colon,
at Casas Gtandcs The war depa'
m.nt assured Scnaiur Smoot every
thing possible would be done To- pro-
trct the Americans
Consul Sillimau Transmitted th'
toinw,ng communication dated .
Gundlliara March 10. which wa
handed to- him D., Jesus \ruu,. car
rau,as minister Tor tur"t-n nifais
Il - g reply to the American govern
mont representation Tor N"l lliNNl'
tn pursu" the villa bandits Wi'r
>m"rirnu forces
In due ropiH tu your ,uurt"nu
note. dated YESTERDAY ANA trausmi''''
todn, through Nj IDhr ". iirit ,-ll
',maus -ocr.tar,l. I uaN" n hun"
tu inform you that having hrouph
the PboN" note To- the attention # 'h
tTsi chief ui the Cunsjltiitiunilis
armN he has directed m" tu say 4
YOU that h. learned With regret -
IN" Imcntabl. incident which e..
CURED in tn" town ot columbus. \
NJ on account of the asdsdii iron
the bandits ted log Francisco NIlla
THAT although there has boon
competent number of forces m IN
state uf chihuahua to r"-"sthhliS
order end arord protection 10 ul
tlunals and foreigners ever sin,
Francisco villa appeared IN IN
mountains of the above ~tate. the "p
chief ordered the timely departure o.
2.aou men commanded hN icncri
Luis Gutierrel with Instructions
actively pursu" the bandits who ~
uis, crossed the line into America
-. a a r.