Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-16
His Wounds Now Healed
Outlaw Leader Is Getting
New Forces, Report.
SITUATION EXPLAINED
General Scott Gives Outline
of Border Affairs to
Secretary Baker.

Field Headquarters in Mexico,
NAV Is via wireless to Column
bus, \. NJ, May 16-)-Francisco
Villa has recovered from his
wounds entirely and has been
busy for some weeks attempting
to raise a new army in the state
of Durango. according to story
told here today by Mexican. who
was captured in the engagement
at Oi0s AzuIes late in April.
Cavalrymen are riding hard on
the trail of bandits in the yicin.
ity of Rubi0 ranch, 20 miles from
here. where three ViIlistas were
slain BY an American forage de-
tachment yesterday. 1t was re-
ported there are about fifty in the
band. Julio Cardenas, one of those
slain. had clothing indicating that
he possibly participated in the
raid upon Columbus, n. NJ
Washington, May 16-The net re-
suit Of the military conference at Ell
Paso, as reported today by Major Cen
eral Scott to Secretary Baker, has
been to convince the Carranza gov
eminent that the United States has no
other purpose in its operations in
northern Mexico than to stamp out
brigandage, and as a consequence
there exists substantially an unwrit-
ten understanding that the Carranza
forces shall endeavor to demonstrate
their ability to handle the situation
as the necessary first step toward
withdrawal Of the American punitive
expedition.
General CarranZa has agreed to Ma
jor. General SCOTS informal under
standing with General Obregon, which
provides that Carranza forces shall
endeavor to show their ability to con-
troll the situation in northern Mexico
while American troops remain for the
time being.
General Scott believes General OBJ
RECON is acting in good faith and that
the border situation is less critical to-
day as far as the American govern
ment is concerned
VIII Protect Border Line.
To carry out his share of the plans
General Obregon has agreed to oc-
cupy and police the Parral district,
securing the mountainous regions to
the west of that town in search OF the
remnants of Villas followers. He
also agreed to establish strong pa
troll line along the Mexican side OF
the Big Bend country to prevent in
cursions such as that at Glenn Springs
and Boquillas. For that purpose Gen
eral Obregon has ordered into those
regions 10000 troops under General
Trevino, said to be the most efficient
field commander in the CarranZa
army Advices to the war and state
departments indicate that the move
ments are being carried out promptly.
Another important element and one
which American army officers regard
ed as most vital to General Pershing' S
line of communications was cleared
up by General Obregon's agreement
not to bring the large force of Car
rama troops in Sonora through Pull
pit pass into General Pershing's rear.
While the war department is satisfied
of General Pershing's equipment to
care for his force in any circum-
stances, the possibility of large Car
rama force being moved to his rear
was regarded with some concern.
Assure 0breg0n.
On their side, General Scott and
General Funston assured General OBJ
RECON that precautions would be taken
by American commanders not to dis
pose their forces so as to embarrass
the operation Of the Mexican troops
and also that the border patrol on the
American side would be strengthened
AS to Villa himself, neither Ameri
can nor Mexican officials seem to have
any knowledge Of his present where
abouts, or anything positive to show
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