Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
Gerge Carothers Confirms
Revolt of CarranZa Troops
IN chihuahua.
w FARMING FLASHED
TO GEN. PERSHING
ExaH Location Of american Advance
Gnard Net kB0Wn--filla Goes Thru
Train Seeking Americans, Saving
He'll XIII Every One Captured.

lei Paso, Tex, March 81 have
confirmed the Herrera revolt through
Il state department official who re-
ceived he information from Gavira.
However, they are deny ng this to the
press. 1t looks authentic now"
This il the text Of telegram sent
by Brighten. George Bell, Jr.. COM
mander at Fost Bliss. to General
Funston at San Antonio, late this
afternoon
Gavra is the Carranza Commander
al Iuarez. He is absolutely in con-
trcl of the Mexican telegraph wires
to chihuahua The state department
official IL George c. Carothers. The
secret seyv ce agents of The depart
ment are operating under hiss direc-
ton.
warning was flashed to General
Fershing from the wireless station at
Columbus tn $ morning and an ac-
knc wledgement Of the receipt OF the
communication has been received.
iarranza Consul Denies.
In the meantime Mexican Consul
Andres Care here is making fran
tie efforts to counterfeit the effect Of
the report accepted as true by the
American authorities He has made
public ( copy of a communication al
ieaed 10 have been received from Luis
Herrera himself, in which the latter
denies emphatically the rumor that
Etho .eaotionaries have circulated, say
ng THAT he has gene over TO Vills.e.4
Without considering the anthem
ITCHY of the telegram, General Bliss
has information that Herrera, while
POSSIBLY not declaring for villa. an
nounces Re VII take the field against
the common enemy" In any event,
Hererra's troops are already march
ing north from chihuahua, in the
direction the Villistas are known to
be operating.
Reports of military activities which
have as their purpose the protection
OF the long stretch Of border have
been received from many pc nts.
There is nothing official to show
the exact location of General PERISH
ing's advance guard. A repor. credit
Id by many places, says Villa Is III
the vicinity of IMoctezuma, which is.
on the Mexican Central ra lroad,
nearly 50 miles northeast of Nami-
| quita.
villa Hunts Americans.
Jose Jarcia Flores, who arrived In
Ell 'Paso today. said that yesterday
when the train On which he was
travelling reached Moctezuma, half
way between Chihuahua and this
! city, it was stopped by v LA, who had
with him 1000 armed men. Villa
personally went through the train,
saying he was searching for Amer
leans. He failed to find any. He said
Mexicans would not be harmed but
that he would kill every American he
could lay his hands on.
Consul Garcia's efforts today to get
| Nelcner Herrera out of the Ell Paso
jail were not considered consistent
with his former attitude toward in
truders. Herrera, who is the younger
| brother of Don Luis, was arrested
last night on charge OF endeavoring
| to bring about mutiny of the Juarez
garrison. Garcia now insinuates that
the young Herrera was wrOngfully
accused
The United States officials are
, max ng thorough investigation OF
the case. IN the meantime, Herrera
is being kept in Jail.
Collector of Customs Cobb has in
formation that Villas brother-in-law,
Marcus Corral, held up and robbed
supply train nea- Gust, southeast Of
Chihuahua last week.
Only % Americans are declared 10
be left in the Torreon district. An
agent Of the government has reached
the border, overland. with NORMA
ticn that the entire population of that
section is Villista in sympathy.
Central Mexico Quiet.
Edwardo Sorino Brazo, Carranza
vice consul here. returned tails morn
ing from Queretaro and the city of
Mexico. He declared that Central