Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-23
Caranza General Abandoos
First Chief and Makes Com
mon Cause With Bandit
Sought by Petshings Men.
TAKES TWO THOUSAND
SOLDIERS WITH HIM
Grave Alarm Felt on Account
of Effect That DeSetion
May Have on Other Lead
erS of de Facto Government

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Columbus, n NJ, March % (Passed
BY Censor) General Luis Herrera,
luntil recently Carran2a military gov
ernor OF Chihuahua, has renouneed
iCarranza and announced in favor Of
Nilla, taking the field In western Chi
huahua with 1000 troops. according
TO reliable Information received here
tonight
The exact place at which General
Herrera's troops are encampcd was
mot indicated in the message which
reached Columbus from "A source that
always has been found thoroughly re-
liable. 1t is believed, however that
the troops most Of whom recently
constituted the Carranza garrison at
Chihuahua City, tonight are some
place in the distance between the San
Pedro and Chihuahua and are pre-
iparing to work north and west toward
the American punitive expedition in
the field under General Pershing,
Strongly for villa.
The sentiment of the people in this
district which lies about seventy miles
directly east of the Guerrero region in
which villa began his days as an out
law, is strongly Nv favor Of the bandit
chieftan. His success IN withstandinp
Porfirio Diaz's rurales for eight years
during all of which time there was q
heavy price on his head, was due to
the loyalty Of the poems. who wor.
ship pancho villa as an idol. ArmS
men believe here that Herrera nnt
his command Will have every possible
cooperation from the people of the
dstrict.
First Break From Carranla.
The report marks an important de-
veopment in the American campaign
to capture villa, according TO exper.
fenced observance of Mexican military
affairs. 1t is pointed out that the re-
ported ronunciation of the Curranza
standard by Herrera is the first to be
made by an important military leader
Of the de facto government since the
American troops crossed the interna-
tional line a week ago today.
:, The possible effect upon either Car
rama leaders, who have ben reported
to be wavering in their loyalty to the
/ government of the first chief WAS
food for much discussion.
Can Cause Much Trouble.
No reports were received as to the
iarms and equipment of the Herrera
command, but it IS pointed out, he
ican cause the American expedition
much trouble by pursuing tactics of
guerrilla warfare in country with
which he and his troops are thor
oughly familiar and in which it is
the people.
General Herrera was military gov
ernor of Chihuahua at the time Of the
massacre of eighteen foreigners at
Santa Ysabel several weeks ago. II
was reported that Carranza relieved
him of his comand because of drunk
enness several weeks ago.
Bring Four Disabled Men.
Transport trucks returning here
today from General Pershing's head
quarters brought four men in need of
medical attention only two Of the
men were seriously injured and these
We're taken on litters to Fort Bliss,
Tex. OF these, +. NJ. Roberts, a pri-
yate in Company G. Fourth field ar
tillery, was suffering from pneumonia
and william Brookes horseshoer
in Troop NJ. Eleventh cavalry, was
badly crushed in fall from his horse
at Colonia Diaz. The other men were
suffering from minor diseases.
No Fighting Yet
Military leaders here denied per-
sstent rumors of an engagement in
which American soldiers were said
to have been wounded, it being as
serted that the cases received today
were the first Of any kind in the
command An additional field hos
I pital corps and an ambulance com
/ pany arrived in Columbus today and
i II is believed it will be sent to join
the expeditionary column shortly.
Preparations We're being made at
/ the base cantonment hospital here
today for the establishment of medi-
cal 4upply depot for troops in the
( field and also to establish a dental
operating room.
Reports received indicated that
/ Lieut. n. S. Bowen, of the aeroplane
/ corps. who was painfully injured yes
/ terday while making a landing near
Casas Grandes, was recovering rap