Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04
RUMOR LOCATES
VILLA NEAR To
SONORA BORDER
News Reaching Douglas Says
Bandit Chief, With Small
Body Of Men, Close to. Do
loreS Pass,

10y noRnto JoUsHsL sPEciAL lEtstr wisti
Douglas. Ariz, April 3.-Francisco
villa and small body of his men are
In the vicinity OF Santa Barbara, Chi
huahua, but few miles from Do
lores pass leading into the sahuaripa
district OF sonora. according to reports
reaching Aqua Prieta today from the
south.
1t is said TO have been brought there
by passengers arriving from Nacozari
this morning The same story In the
form OF rumor, reached American
army circles here and caused much
speculation Not great deal Of ere
dence was given the rumor on this
side Of the line, although it Is known
that Cen Arnulfo Gomez, commanding
the do facto Mexican forces in north
eastern sonora, sent additional troops
TO colonia Morclos, sixty-flve miles
southeast OF Aqua pricta. today, with
Instructions to- prevent villa from en-
tering Sonora through any Of the
mountain passes.
The report did not state how many
mon villa had with him, or what his
physical condition was.
Americans Return 10 Mexico.
Twelve American employees Of the
Moctczuma Copper company. most of
them heads of departments. returned
to Nacozari today to resume their work
where they left It two weeks ago when
summoned 10 the border following the
announcement OF President Wilson'S
decision TO send American troops into
Mexico in pursuit OF villa. According
to company sources, about 0he-quar
ter OF the employees have now returned
to Mixeoc. Conditions in Nacozari and
vicinity are quiet and the Mexicans
fail to show any hostility toward
Americans. Should conditions remain
as they are, the company management
intends to return the men to NacozariI
few at a time until the full working
force has reassembled
There are five thousand de fatol
troops in the Moctezuma district Of
Sonora, it was learned this afternoon
through Aqua prieta officrial sources.
Guarding Passes. 7
About fifteen hundred arc guarding
various mountain passes between So
nora and Chihuahua. The rest are,
said to be encamped at various water
ing places In the northeastern part Of
the state, or are in garrison in the va
rious towns
The Aqua priota garrison today is
said to have numbered but n few more
than one hundred.
Arrivals today from the Yaqui river
valley state that while the de facto
troops have withdrawn from the
mountainous region which comprises
the Yaqui Indian stronghold, there are
strong garrlsons at all Of the railroad
stntions between Cajeme and Empalmei
on the west coast railroad. The report
that TORN and Bacum, towns not d.
rectly on the railroad but near ii, have
been occupied by the Yaquis IS not be-
lieved here. However, It is reported
from reliable American and Mexican
sources that the Broncho Yaquis,
whose conquest was progressing stead
lily when the Columbus raid caused al
cessation of operations against them,
are rapidly reasscmbling in formidable
bands and are once more raiding the
central part OF the valley. There arel
now siXty-nine Americans in the VAIL
ley These men are said to be we'll
armed and determined to hold their
Father Angel Maria Barcelo, aged
65 years, whose death is attributed byl
his friends to a broken heart, because
he was exiled from Sonora more than
a year ago was buried here today. I
Requiem mass was sung with the Very
Rev. NJ. Portcla, acting bishop of So-
nora, and five other priests, four Of
them cXlcs from Mexico, officiating. /
Father Barcolo, realizing that his
death was near at hand is said by
friends TO have sought permission from
Gen T. elias Gales. military governor
OF sonora, to return to his birthplace,
Granados Sonora. Permission was re-
fused The priest died suddenly Fri 4
day, falling from his chair while at
the table of his sisters home here He
was a priest in sonora for more than
forty years, the greater part of that
time having been spent in Hermosilloi