Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-02

tho one great factor that iB relied
upon to bring about hir end N Tho
practical certainty that bis prestige
II shattered, The ignorance Of the
poems who clung TO pancho villa as
Atbeir lender and hero was the strong
eat card he possessed. The most alb.
gurd lies were fod TO them concern.
ing Villas exploits and were i'm
.pI!'itly believed.
Poems ne1isf.
n IN certain that tho majority Of
them were satisfied that their hero
had won a tremendous victory over
the hated Americans ~ Columbus,
that he Ind the United states IN a
state Of terror ana that no was IN
Wncible.
That fiction ~ exploded now N way
th6t the most detuded pa0n cannot lg.
more villa has been defeated ~ open
battle with tho deHpisod "Rtngoes" lie
has osaHed 10 be ingineible Ito may
stu command The allegiance NJ few
NJ the faithful, who know that They
oan expect 20 mercy from their fellow
ooubtrymon ~ least, II they nre cap
tured, but YlliaA glory IL dlmmed and
II IL believed here, n be n not speedily
run 10 earth w The American soldiers
ana act Of tba treaebery ho has dealt
N 10 frequently himself will sspd him
SIo anewef bis long account
p, Tnnstou's camp DELIGHTED,
BAN ANTONIO, Gea, March ~ NaWs
~ The punishment inflicted upon Villas
men was received with manifestations Of
delight at General FuHBtons headquaf-
tors ana an echo Of the matter ~ the
form Of messhge of c0bRratulatlon 10
z General Funston from Secretary Baker.
Army men here were disposed 10 d.
sfvido the credit for the action between
Y General PsfehinG and Colonel Dodd. Gem
ernl pershlnR In IN charge ~ All 0pors
htions ana doubtless directed the move
ments that eliminated II The burprae
! attack. but Colonel Dodd and his cav
My aroused the admiration ~ officers
N headquarters by iheir splendid rid
ing The ride tint preceded The attack
on the Mericana wbH over a tran fifty
five miles long ana was made IN seven
teen hours no this was added the five
hours Of fighting ana the ten-miic chase
Of tho fleeing Nc&lcHna IN tho bills
northeast.
Tho action wha regarded IN tbo cnd ~
the first phase OF The campaign o. ~ Tho
beginning ~ Tho second The first bad
for its objectethc locnlon n Villa, That
was Accomplished or practically 30 ~
locatlng 30 large = force Of his men.
Unable % Take Part.
'@slust whers villa was during ihe fight
no ono hero knows but no was rcfinhiy
reported 10 have been nearby and pre-
vented from being IN the engagement
only by his injured hip ami les.
Staff officers Hero believe there - no
doubt that Colonel Dodd's army, strength
ened before now BY men sent forward by
General porshinR. has begun q driving
hunt for the WOunnded bandit ana for
the scattered remnants OF bis force. II
will be- no surprise now 10 General i'uua-
ton and his htntf 10 receive a report NJ
any time telling or Villas capture News
~ another battle n not expected, how
ever The smart blow administered by
Colonel Dodd "Wednesday, II WAS believed
here would serve 70 deter Villas men
from speedy RECOMMENDATION
Tho man hunt now has been narrowed
down to tho region Immediately west u
y Chihuahua along the Northwestern rail-
fNsay IN the region about tho headwatera
~ the santa Marin river. IN the opinion
Of many army officers here who have
been carefully observing the situation
Into that part Of Mexico 800 mites from
Tho border, General perahing has sent
81 ..f Ia tg1ff
Use of the Railroad.
The use Of 40 miles Of tho Northwestern
railroad south of Casaa Grandes has On.
ablod him 10 move forward men and
supplies to a point d short diatance north
Of Guerrero from whore fair trail es
tends 20 the south, Other troops that
have been moving down the Santa Maria
valley are ia a position 10 reinforce
Colonel nodd and all detnehmcnts could
be brought together AZ any point IN THAT
district without Herious impairment ot
the lines nt communication
Optimism displayed 90 General runs
tons Headquarters was not oyoreand
dent. however II was realized that villa
although wounded Il not see captured
and that tho lnaa 81 thirty men WAS nnt
Ntuhrlhef new NhNtIAEH8h kHf NlWs HH
optimism was based more on mo belief
that hia wounded condition would make il
more difficult for him % travel u N3a
disappointment 60 them 10 learn that
fyila waa mol iu iht fiEht
General Funston sent a General Fal
m~A@s his congratulations, but dsplaYt1
intention pf iuIaF'HrIna with hia Eian
Il operations when deuarl terainR
uttered MaKi0a Genetsi Funston ata4fal
Iva that tha loh Waa bls ta 40 m ts
own way llia WAY "a dolag d hes