Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-04-28
(By Morning Journal Special Leased Wire.)

Field Headquarters April "a cay
Motor Courier to Columbus. N. M
April 27.)--A cavalry lieutenant with
n face sunburned the color of ripe
cherry, arrived here today bringing
the story of adventures ANA fighting
by the column that penetrated farth-
est south In the villa chase. fifteen
miles farther than even Tompkins at
Parral, and which rode nearly 500
miles until il was In sight Of the Du-
range state lire ON Chlhuahua's Il
southern border.
This was the picked squadron Of
Maj Robert L. Howe, Of the Elev~
enth cavalry. They rode trails whore
no Carrarzista soldier ever had been.
where the natives asserted no horse
could go. and where Villistas laid am-
buscades OF sinister cunning but ale
ways ineffective.
! Find Villas Wagon?
II was April Z when, three miles
north OF Cinsguite. the picked squad
ron came on an abandoned wagon of
the prairie schooner type, from
which the. canvas cover had been
ripped The wagon was IN perfectly
good condition.
The Americans were able TO account
for this only In the light OF reports
they had received that villa himself
wounded, had ridden In this wagon It
week before them over This trail.
They had been assured that the wag-
on overturned, that villa tainted, and
that the canvas was thereupon ripped
off 10 make the famous white litter
on which villa was said to have trav-
eled. carried by his men.
Ride Over Steep Trnlis.
They saw for themselves confirma-
tion of the report that 1t was hardly
worth while Ia right the overturned
wagon, because the trails ahead were
impossible To wheeled vehicles. So
they struck almost straight south,
over the precipitous san Bor1a trail
where their native guides abandoned
their horses 10 proceed afoot, assur"
ing the foolish Americanos' that the
trail could never be made by the big
cavalry horses from the states. The |
guides walked. the eayalrymen walk |
climbing every boulder that the men (
Ucnr OF Bandits Wound.
They reached San Boria where
they received the only report on their
entire trip that Villas wound was not
serious Hearsay news at san Borja
lad him wounded In the log but
lstridc mule At | O'Clock that aft
arnoon. however. they struck at Casa
colorado. ten miles south Of san
Boria The most direct clrcumstanttal
,vdepce of the fugitive bandits
" whereabouts. In a field whore about
90 men had canlpcd q few days bee
ore were surgical bandages, absorb
mt cotton ana on these articles evil
leuces that they had come from a
Wounds or wounds IN a very infected
condition. The only trail from this
ield Indicated also chat. contrary to ,
eports received by all other pursu~
ng American columns ana by the
'arrnnzstaA, Villa probably had not
zone to Santa Ana. but was trying TO
urn westward toward the mountain
ayes for little rest.
Reach villa Country
Thereupon Major Uowzcs column
Iorc westward movement which led
nto completely hostile villa coun- :
rs The Americans keeping men IN
xcellent condition. and horses IN fair !,
hape had managed daily 10 double (,
he length NJ each days march of the /,
leeing Nillistas. until soon they were
w0 days behind instead OF a week. !
he handicap under which they start !
d. Corn ana wheat. ground 60 make :
Iapjacks, with freshly killed beef, !.
'as the soldiers diet. ana they de- '
larod It the durndest ever, but satis-
wing
san Jose Del Sitio was the next !
.op after Casa Colorado. by guard 2
ig his house with American sentfies !,
} that his townspeoDle might not pry
ito the fact that he was talking "a
mericans. wealthy old man of the
iaz regime told Major Howe that :
lila had probably not come to San J,
Dse Del Sitio, but had turned west, !,
all likelihood toward NOnoayo, In i
ie mountains. villa had sent most i
his personal escort through San :,
)se Del Sitio.
Xiii Bandit Captain.
Hoping to cut OFF Villas tran out Fl
the mountains. the cavalfymen a
'de south, through territory never +
aversed by Carrancistas. to Balleaza. Il
eforo reaching that place they te
issed through La Joya, where a ?,
md OF VillistAs scurrlod ont Of town d,
read of them, scattering IN dozen sc
ffercnt trails.
Troop A of the Eleventh. leading q
le of the pursuing American squads. lP
rpriscd the last man of a fugitive LAT
CUP, as he was about to enter the III
ush on top of ridge. An officer
outed to him in Spanish to surren- III