The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-15
BY HI. III. sTANsBURY.

BY III. III. SIAASbGh1.
III Paso, Tex, March t4.-
General John j. Pershing, at the
head of the cavalry division which
will start the hunt for Francisc,
Villa, has completed plans to cross
the border tomorrow morning.
The rush with which the final
arrangements for the expedition
were closed tonight Is conceded
to be an answer to demand made
by Carranza representatives for
further delay.
General Pershing reported to FL
Paso this morning from CoIum-
bus. at the request of the Mcxi-
can authorities, for n conferences
with Luis Gutierrez, commander
in-chief OF the Carranza forces
i'm chihuahua. Gutierrez urged In
The name Of Venustinno Carranxa
that the American troops keep ont
Of Mexico for two weeks longer.
He declared FIVE couverging columns
of Carranza soldiers within the time
stated will have trapped Villa aud
eliminated the necessity of the puni-
tive expedition Of American troops.
NV orders have been TO catch
villa. and cannot delay execution Of
my instructions" General Pershins
replied.
'But we have five columns Of troops.
ZOO men In each column, and they
are closing in on Villa from as many
directions. He cannot escape, said
the Carranza general.
ut is too late" said General Per-
shjng
IL twill t-ause nrueis HI feeling ar,
the part of Mexican people" said
General Gutierrez,
THE only suggestion | can make IL
that your Dill omatic service take the
matter up with Washington, said
General Pershing.
The Mexican military head returned
tn .Iuarez, and attempts To gain further
details Of the conference with Gen.
eral Pershing were unavailing.
Late this afternoon General Cutter
reg left 1uarez for Palamoas. where
General Bertani has 5000 Mexican
troops. and General Gabriel, conn
mander Of Juarcz garrison Of f,00s
men dgain assumed command of tho
race track town.
Five Columns After Villa.
Tho FIVE CarraHza columns after
villa. according to General Gutierrez.
are led by, Generals Luis Herrera,
Rafael Maldonado, Benjamin C;araa.
Jose Cablazos and Colonel Cano,
ittH. dGtCtoihA w AattEte Af0tiEs
is forced 20 move slowly because he
is carrying = large number of wound
ed. Ninety-eight of his men, accord-
ing TO this same source of informn-
ton. are mounted on United States
cavalry horses taken at the Columbus.
n NJ. raid and two machine guns
from the Columbus camp are in the
Villa train.
The report that General Ohregon.
Carranza' $ new minister of war, was
on the way to Juarez, was officially
denied hy IL nslIl Garcia tonight
Collector of Customs Cobb has res
ceived information that the two Nor
mon colonies near Casas Grandes are
now together. \ train has been held
in waiting for several days to removes
the Mormons but the CarranzistaH
have refused to start ii for the bor-
der. fearing it would be intercepted
by Villa
train bringing Americans from
Chihuahua City is expected to arrive
tonight. There is no information here
as To who tbs Americans are or how
many there are in the party.
All trains moving West today wcra
loaded with officers returning to their
commands Z hey made eager Inquiries
as to whether any troops had vet
crossed the border. ~
The afternoon also saw the departs
ure OF a number of newspaper cor-:
respondents who are to accompauy
the Pershing expedition. Some wcra
veterans happy over the prospect 0k
new adventures. The amateurs werss
! also Joyous. but seemed more Inter
ested in thew to sit horse than tn1
the prospe.fs of getting news. AmOnGi
the newspaper writer's In the party
were Damon Runyon. the weil-knOwtE
sporting writer and humorist. who viii
represent the Hearst newspapers and
the International News Service; Geo
I'll. Clements. New York sun; Byron
q. Iftecht. New York World: Floyd
RI, Gibbons. Leon Starmout and TN
Fl, Jacobs,
Outbreaks Numerous.
With the expected crossing 0f Genes
eral Pershings brigade tonight on IN
morrow from Columbus ,disordsr A1p