The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-15
Small Detachment Had Been
SAINT to Town to Secure Pro-
visions at u. S. Commissary
FUNSTON PREPARING
TO SEIZE RAILROAD
Great Military Activity in Evi-
dencc - Carranza Sending
General lturbe to Seek Al
lance With Japan
q, IL. IL. ATANSRI,RY.


I'll PaSo. lea, April II.-t1T>t
Chief Carranxa. OF The lie facto
SosCrImcnt of Mexico. has started
General Ramon Iiurbc. AN tieyat-
Cd military envoy, ON "a secret
mission to Japan.
IN ammunition train of twenty
seven motor trucks. each truck
carving twelve boxes of l.2O0
rounds each. started from Column
bus al noon - twenty minutes
notice. dow line OF CoImnuni-
cation.
Reports IN General Funston
forwarded hS al Ictcher AT
Chihuahua. through General Bell
at Fort Hiss, declare two AmeIt-
.an ts1airNuicn were killed In tire
Fighting AT Parrai on "wednesday.
The number Of wounded Was not
stated
Unofficial reports, accepted here
az authentic. a~-ert that parrai
has now hecn occupied ny The
american forces. The population,
according to these reports, has
been disarmed
The original fight started VIXEN
forty mcnit.tT~ Of the cavalry de-
tachmcnt, bearing only side arms,
rwsttructt to Parrai for prov isions
:. which bad heen teileisT'cd them by
crse stf die 5Ffneriran mining Nefsiu~,
uanic~ which maintains cons-
nissary there.
4 Dash IN the Rescue.
The main command was eucanpe
,ast north Of the Durango State line
They learned of the attack through
courier who was sent back from IN
squad. The entire com
mand rode nj top speed to the rescue
This disposes of the charge tina
the commander of the American soi
6ier-s violated the War Department
order about entering Mexican town
"a TN an armed force. II - definitel
stated that Parral was not entsre
Nv men carrying rifles untihthe rescn
expedition arrived. II was TO conpi
with the War Department orders tina
~. members of the commissary sdua
were deprived OF their rifles when the
etarted back for supplies.
Mobilizing Carranzistas.
An ROLLING stock on the Mexlca
asIroads centering az chihuahua CIT
has been commandeered by Carrsha
for troop movements
Mexican troops of that vicinity are pc
(nr rnobilized near san Antonio nm
ranta Ysalbel on the Mexican Cen'ra
md Northwestern Railroad.
Four thousand men under Genera
f,ouaez. with five pieces OF iel
artillery and twelve machine guns ar
hf,ciaify reported today to he within
Etrtking distance of the American lin
betwesn Dspia and Boea Grands
An American aeroplane left SAINT
Ysabel on wednesday, April IL 70
City, but has not reporte
ht tho destination.
UnofYictal reports indicate that Gen
kra1 Pershing is concentrating NJ
Forces south of Namiquipa along m
line Of the Northwestern as rapid
ks possible, excepting a flying column
kent to the rescue OF the besiese
command at Parral.
Railroad Wheels on Motor Cars.
large shipment of Packard an
|eTers motor cars. now at ri Pasf
has been detained until the truck
tan be equipped with railroad wheels
|. number Of chauffeurs. assembled q
columbus early In the week to hanI
Inc additional~truc have been order
la back to FL Paso. This indicates
fefnite plan to send the trucks on
Iyer the Northwestern and MeNidS
rentral Railroads from Iuarcz
An unveriifed report is that IN
knonnted divisions of the militi i
rexas. New Mexico and Arizona hav
(ecefyed secret orders to prepare fo
keryice on the border IT is know
mt General Funston requested thes
|roops of the War Department som
[ays ago and was told to await dc
k-elopments.
The Mexican officials in III Paso an
knarez now admk unofiicialiy that in
Prevention is the only solution of tn
ki,uation without serious hloodshe l..
This summarizes the news that
Ientered here leaving the arrival @
Ramon Iturbe as an indication tina
/ e leaders of the de facto govern
Enent, have planned an attempt [
bake Japan an ally in the event o
bostilities with the United States.
Iturbe For Japan.
General Iturbe arrived here toda
~ registered at the most prolninen
botel He said frankly he was unde
to sail for japan at tn
Earliest possible date He expects Z
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