The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
Villa Chase Virtually Ends
Pending Negotiations.
Courier. Victim of ParraI Death
Plot, Probably Slain.
CENTERING U. S, FORCE IN MEX
PerShing Concentrates Expedi-
ton in Three Places.
Recalls Advance DetachmentS
for Time Being.
ARTI-GRlNGO HATRED GROWS
ParraI Incident Famed Into
Flame by AgitatOrs.
Poems. Driven by Starvation
and Disease, Near Uprising.

El IASO, ADTll ID ne puAlNlNS
pedition into Mexico has virtually
come to a h 1t. Dispatches from the
front say that only small detachments
of cavalry are operating in limited
zones Of the army base at Satevo.
Mexican officials here still believe
Villas body has been found. though
no confirmation of the report was re-
ceived. Officers of the de facto gov
ernment call attention to the fact that
Villa never has been reported south or
san Francisco Borja where his body
is said to have been located and that
the American forces are only following
a blind trail if they proceed over the
Durango-C hihua hua line.
If Villas body has been found, it
should reach Cusihu1riachic some time
within the next 4s hours. There have
been no reported clashes between the
American troops and civilians since
The Parral affair and dispatches to
General GaNira, military commander
at Juarez state that the Carranza Of
ficials have the situation well in hand
though they assert the presence of
American troops is a source of irrita-
tion TO the popu1ace. Reports of min
ing interests here state the typhus
epidemic has spread rapidly in the
Durango district.
Courier Never Returned.
The courier sent by Major Tomp-
kins to announce the Americans were
coming to Parral never arrived;
whether he was killed or is held a
prisoner is not known.
Charles Eichenberger, private of
Troop NJ. Thirteenth cavalry, is re-
ported as missing and General Fun
stou infers that he was the unfortu-
nate courier
General Pershing included in to-
days report the list of the casualties
of the Wednesday fight at Parral.
SERGEANT JOSEPH REDGELEY
and PRIVATE HERBERT LED
FORD. both of Troop NJ, Thirteenth
cavalry.
Major Frank Tompkins. slight, left
breast.
Lieut.. James B. Ord. Sixth infantry
Csupposedly on detached duty). slight
left ear.
Corporal BENZ; min McGhel. NJ
troop. severely, mouth.
Corporal f. Willingham, K troop,
SLIGHT left calf.
Corporal Richard Taunaus, K troop,
severely, left elbow and forearm.
Private I. NJ. Schenberger, K. troop
slight left hip.
Scout villa Story.
El Paso, April 1S.-American off
cials from FL Paso privately express
the opinion tha- no one about Juarez
ever heard of the discovery of Villas
body. The Fort Bliss officers refused
to he quoted.
The dispatch from Enriquez, Gavira
stated reported there was confirma-
tion - Chihuahua of the reports that
Colonel Carlos Carranza and other
chiefs had left for San Boria to To-
cate and bring back the body.
While ike the first messages re-
ceived Sunday. dealing with the re-
ported death os Villa, Gavira stated
that E,nriGueZ strengthened his belief
that Villas career was at an end, and
that the American expedition was
practically over
Recalls Advance Forces.
FL Paso. April 1S.-Reports were
received here today from Mexican
sources that the american advance
detachments had been recalled by
General Pershing and that the ex-
peditionary force was being concen-
trated in three places. a strong de-
tachment being enca mped near Satevo,
the main column near Namiquipa and
third division at Colonia Dublan.
These reports also stated that the
Parral fighting had had a most un-
fortunate effect the people of
northern Mexico and had greatly in
famed the anti-American feeling. The
Parral incident. it is said, has been
maEnified by anti-American and anti
Carranza agitatOrs into a great battle
in which the Americans were badly
defeated. The Mexican dead were ac-
counted for as unarmed citizens who
had been killed by the Americans be-
fore the arrival of the garrison.
The excitement of the people has
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