Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-23
NO DEFINITE NEWS
FROM PERSH|NG'S
FORCES IN MEXICO
Plenty of Disquieting RumOrs
Reach Border. However, a. to
Censorship Extended to Com
mercial Wires.
RERRERA's BROTHER ARRESTED
100000 Cartridges Cross into
Mexico for Carranza-Street
Service at Juarez Stopped
Censorship Extended to News
Dispatches on Commercial w

Dispatches on Commercial w
Laredo. Tex, March Cone hundred
thousand cartridge crossed into Mexico
last night through this port for the Car
rama government. it was announced here
to-day. \ squadron of the Third cavalry
will leave early tomorrow for Fort
Ringroid.
Lcavcnworth, kans.. March 22-The
second squadron of the Fifth cavalry,
station,l here. cutraincd to-day for the
Mexican border
FL Paso, March .. 2.-Macardo Herrera.
brother Of Luis Herrera, was arrested
here tonight by Captain Hall of the city
police. Captain Tall said he arrested
Herrera after the Mexican had returned
from two hours conference with Cen
cral Gaviia at JuarcZ. lie refused to
make any further statement in connec-
ton with the arrest
- "S'' ''fI' u - nv SliCCt cars ne
tween FL Paso and Juarez We're ordered
STOPPED Tonight at 4;M p. IN. No eXplana-
ton Was given l'y tho company for tine
order.
II was learned later that the street
'arS mad hccn stopped on the recon-
incubation Of the military authorities
he manager Of tho street car company
SAID fhat the crews were getting nervous
a"o lhat nc dld not care to take any
r'sNs' auhoush "c knew OF no actua'
troupe
FL Paso Texas, March 22.-Brie. Gen.
George Bell Jr, tonight extended the
censorship to news dispatches sent over
commercial wires out of FL Paso, which
he said were of an 'inccndiary charac-
ter
General Bell said he did not intend TO
have information of preparations" he
was making given out in advance of
their execution. The general added he
was Investigating reports that the Car
rama garrison AZ JuareH, across tho
river from FL Paso, had deserted to the
Villa cause
san ANTONIO. IcHHS. MDGtn --.-iIclCTdl
Funston said Tonight he had been in
formed Of ITcrrcra's reported revolt and
that while there was lacking conilrnla-
tion hc had taken precautionary steps
toward meeting any aggression along
the border
FL Paso. Texas March o2-The silence
which for two DAYS has envelopcd the
Mexican situation as far as any definite
news of the nursuit of Francisco Villa
is concerned gave fresh force to-day TO
numerous rcports from ynrious sources
of grave disaffcction among the Car
ranza troons
Since yesterday morning Gcncral
Govir, q, .uarez hos claimed that the
wires along the Mexican Northwestern
railroad he,wcon JuarcZ and Casas
C;rordos hoyo bccn cut and that consc-
oucptIv no could rivc no information i'm
reyard to tho renorted hattio nj Na,,i-
o,Iina between fine Carranza and Villa
forces Americans here. cspeciallv refl-
goes from Mexico. arc FRANKLY skcptico
ho,, nc g, ,,o roro,,ad h,,po ,rd the
cu, ,.iros .rbov noirt ONT tb,, GOV.
cred communication is one Of tho most
ro,,i,io ,,,sor rsod nv Nox,can offlc;als
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.s .hn, 4, 4. s,r,rro th.t tho ,,,ros
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columns Ih'Se ru"'o' n"'' roachoo
,ne .saG S,ase noon,e %oM information may Ut