The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-12

Antonio. 80 miles south or the border, with but one stop, at Casas Grandes. Their flying time was four hours and 10 minutes.
 The arrival of the flyers marked the resumption of the army aero dispatch line interrupted for about 10 days by the demand for the air scouts at the front.
 Lieutenant Dargue. who, with Captain Foulois of the aero corps, made a flight to Chihuahua City several days ago. car rying dispatches said that in making the landing in the town his plane was struck when fired on by the Carranza garrison. The shooting was done. he said, before the soldiers realized his identity, and as soon al the military authorities learned of the arrival of the American aviators they sent a special guard to watch their machines. Before the ar rival of the guards, however, he said, both he and Captain Foulois were an- moved by crowds of small boys, who threw rocks at the machines and called them "Gringoes.
 The aviator explained that this spirit of resentment was not manifested by any but the lowest classes and that aft erward they were shown every courtesy, the Carranza chief of staff inviting them to his home, and purchasing candies and tobacco for them to carry back to the American troops.
 The local daily paper, copy of which was brought here today, also spoke cor dially of the expedition, and urged the people of the city to show every hospital ity to the American air scouts.
 Word was received at military head quarters here today that Lieutenant Colo nel Tyree Rivers who had been dan gerously ill at Casas Grandes with pneu- monia is on the road to recovery
 BELIEVE THE REPORT
 Natives in Cusihurachic, who are strong Carranza partisans and friendly to the Americans, are firmly convinced that the report of Villas death is true. They said that they knew he was suffer ing from blood poisoning several days ago and that he refused medical at tention. One native told Lieutenant Dargue that the bandit leader had sent for bandages which he himself bound to his body
 The American force is attempting to break up and annihilate every one of the small bands into which the bandit com mand has broken, according to the avia- tors The small bands have constantly harassed the American columns, sniping now and then but without avail.
 We are right on the heels of Villa S rear guard, that of the band in which the leader himself was reported to be travelling and reports of clash were expected momentarily at headquarters, one of the aviators said. However this rear guard, consisting of about 409 men, is about one days march behind the vanguard, consisting of 100 of the Gold en Ones Villas picked bodyguard.
 ''The mayor of Guerrero, Mexican who is very friendly to the American troops, told me yesterday that a small band, numbering about 100 men, was still lurll- ing in the vicinity of the town. and since we have a force operating in that neighborhood I anticipate also that those two forces will clash either today or tomorrow
 Reports in San Antonio when we left indicated also that Americans expected soon to encounter the command of Pablo IopeZ one of Villa S chief lieutenants. Lopez who was wounded at Guerrero, was at the home of his parents at Bustil- los, about 50 miles west of Chihuahua City, when reports of his whereabouts reached the American commander. AL most simultaneously, however Lopez took the field again, fleeing southward," The aviators pointed out that Ameri- can military men believe that Villa, if alive, is attempting to strengthen the morale of his men by reuniting his troops.