Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-05
Cananza Forces Making Strong
Effort to Capture Bandit
Chief Unless Cut Off May
Gain Old Haunts.
AMERICANS IN NEED
OF MEXICAN RAILROADS
Army of 100000 May Be
Required TO Hunt Down
Pancho Unless Expedition
Can Be Moved More Rapidly

ibF MORNING JOURNAL AFECthl lhAbtD WIRE
III Paso. Tex. April 4.-The new
that the Villistas had suffered sec
ond defeat at the hands OF the Amer
lean troops, this time at Aguas Cali
entes. thirty miles northeast Of Guer
zero, was received here tonight in a
markedly sober manner compared witt
the elation over the first blow struck
by Colonel Dodd last Wednesday
Confirmation OF the news that villa
himself is far 90 the south. approach
ing Parral has naturally lessened in
terest in the actual pursuit OF the
bandit and has diverted attention once
more to the railroad problem which,
army officers here admit is rapidly
becoming acute
MIST Use Railroads.
There is frank skepticism In army
circles herel over General Pershing's
ability to push much farthesr into
Mexico without the aid Of the rail
roads 1t is pointed out that the num-
her Of men required TO guard the
munications is out of all proportions
to the total number OF troops at Gen
eral Pershings disposal Even
General Funston is able to get the re-
Inducements he has asked for. the
problem will stil be most serious
one. Word is awaited from Washing
ton az to the outcome of the negotia-
tions pending with General Carranza.
as it is felt that some solution must
be found to the situation without any
great delay
villa Can Hide Easily.
An American mining man who has
lived for years in the section Of the
country where villa is now believed
to be, summed UP the general feeling
In the refugee colony here when he
said "If villa has got into the coun
try back of satavo it makes little diff
ference whether the American col
umns are on his heels or not He can
wave his hat at his pursuers and dis
appear into the mountains where heI
couldn't be overtaken in years That
country Is an ideal one for fugitives
1t is fun of canyons, caves and every
kind of natural advantage for the ban
dts: water Is plentiful and food easy
to find The only chance Genera |
Pershing had was to cut Villa of !
from the south. If he has failed ilI
doing this fl will take an army of
tween Parral and Torreon."
Report OF Wound Persists.
Al the same time the high hopes
which We're aroused by the reports
that villa was seriously wounded have
not been entirely abandoned. In spite
several sources, the story of villa hay
ing been shot was repeated here today
in message General Gavira at Juar |
ez said he had received from Gen
Luis Gutierrez, Carranza's field com
and in an Associated Press
dispatch from Torreon.
The telegram made public by Cen
eral Gavira was as follows
Carranza Men Active.
villa Is fleeing, seriously wounded
He has divided his main body into
several small bands taking different
directions. Tho Chihuahua state com
nander has divided his forces as fol
ows: General Herrera. near Bustil
los; General Cavazos, is pursuing ban
reached them today; Gen. Benjamin
iarza ls reported nearing Satevei
General Madonado and Colonies Jesu
Hernandez and Clemente Castaneda
with sufficient troops. started today
% occupy Naica, near Santa Gertrude
md nearby points IN order TO cut Of
my bandits who go IN that direction.
Bandit Chief Mt Naica.
The Torreon dispatch said that per
sons arriving there. from Santa Ro
iala said chat vil1aNhad been at Mai
"a. ninety miles southeast Of Guerrero
hree days ago and that he had Killed
here Nicolas Perez. a former friend.
4 man who said he had seen tn
bandit chief asserted that he was 50
BADLY injured that he had TO be sup
ported on his horse by two soldiers
me on each side of him.
Three Mexicans To Be Shot
Three Mexicans convicted as tho
Of a Nillista plot to over
brow the garrison and take posses
don OF tbs town, will be shot at dawn
n Juarez tomorrow. The other
'onoerned in the plot, who number
between fifty and sixty viii be given
, military trial later
The men under sentence OF death
IRE Sebastian de Ia Cruz. Nicolas Cha !
iarria and Lorenzo Hernandez. DE la
rue Is a Nillsta colonel who enlisted I
Is private in the Carranza army to !
let as a spy. Chavarria was formerly ,
secretary to the bandit Orozoo. Botal |
he and Hernandez lived in Juarez s ,
civilians ,
1t is stated that number concerned ,
n the affair are still at large In FL
Paso. but the chief actors had been
'athered in. The three convicted were
Irrested last Sunday-the day named d
or the outbreak. z
General Gavira said tonight he had e
eceived telegram from General Ber- 5
mi Afa..4 a. -. l.