The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-03-21
Three Columns OF Americans
Close u Upon Bandit, Who Has
Been Defeated In Fight With
carranza Troops At Nomiquisa
OUTLAW GENERAL FALLS
BACK TOWARD PERsHlNG
Request of Washington Govern.
ment For Permission To Use
Mexican National Railroads
Calls Forth Protocol Terms
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vXTAsHINGToN, March 2L-- The
" pig fight between Villa and the
pursuing American Cavalry is
expected to come within the next TWEEN.
ty-four hours, according to dispatches
from San Antonio received lat the war
department. last night Nobody appears
to know exactly when the bandit and
his men will stand, and reports of his
whereabouts are most conflicting and
mhleading, but y General : Funston s
headquarters, appears confident that the
battle is not far off. a 5ge ~, .-.-
General Funston last night issued q
statement telling the approximate po.
sitious Of the three columns. The first
. is moving south from Casas Grandes
towards Babieora. The second Is NOV.
tsg southFtst-tswara ~ Yalls and tlIs
third toward Carmen. s. NJ
villa Driven Toward Amsr1cans ~
Villa, says one Of the many reports
concerning his whereabouts, has been
defeated by Colonel Cano, with a
column Of Carranza troops and is now
moving north toward FL Vale. II
this is true he is running right into
the jaws of the chasing American sol
diers. 49,. #G~sF -
Other dispatches give a few more
details regarding the fight between
Villa and Cano. According to these
the forces commanded by Cano EN-
gagged the villistas ut Nomiquisa. For
several hours, the result of the battle
was undecided, but finally villa drew
off his men and started northward. The
fight is said to have taken place last
Saturday. The Carranzista forces num-
bered less than a Thousand men.
carran2a Submits Protocol
Following the request Of the federal
government here to be permitted to
make use Of the Mexican National rail:
roads for transporting troops, the de
facto government of Mexico yesterday
submitted the terms Of protocol with
the United States governing situations
which may arise in connection with
the pursuit Of villa by the American
army and the Mexicans under the Car.
rama commanders. In this manner it
is hoped to avoid any, misundersta tand-
ings which might lead to disagree
ments and possible trouble. - II.
Roth governments, it Is said here,
have agreed to the general principles
involved, and there is apparently little
doubt that the matter will be settled
definitely some time today or tomor.
row. =. 'l r. y ,..F .
Barred From Mexican Towns
General Carranza has lodged formal
protest with the state department
against the American troops occupying
the town of Casas Grandes. General
Pershing has been ordered by the war
department. through General Funston,
not to occupy any Mexican towns.
d l. =
Carranza has also requested the
United States to. give him complete in
formation as to exactly what Secretary
of War Baker desires in connection |
with the use Of Mexican railroads by
United States forces. The informa tion
will be furnished him
1t is understood here that General
Carranza y government has offered to
send body of troops Rorthward in the
hope of forming trap into which
Villa will poke his head. = T. |
Six Airships With Pershtng
The dispatches from the Texas Dor,
der say that, the aviation corps now
has six. aeroplanes with the columns
commanded by: General Pershing, and