Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-24
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miles south of Namiquipa, by the Joint
American and Carranza troops ana
that decisive battle was imminent.
General Bell, commanding the
United States troops here, received this
report in silence. His only comment
was that he would wait until he heard
directly from General Pershing. who is
leading the punitive expedition, or
General Funston before making any
statement on the situation. There was
frank skeptiCism among other United
States army officers although 1t was
admitted that advance detachments of
the American troops might easily have
reached Namiquipsy by this time If
they had maintained anything like the
speed with which they had made the
first hundred miles of their march.
silver Money SaIves
The American crew of train which
arrived at JuareZ early to-day from
Casas Grandes reported that all was
quiet at the latter town when they left
there. They said that there were many
soldiers in town from camp near by
and that the natives seemed pleased at
their presence, as they spent more real
silver money than had been seen III
Casas Grandes for many months.
In the absence of information re-
garding the pursuit of Villa the main
in the International crisis in Mexico.
The reports respecting the desertion
of General CarranZa by General Luis
Herrera were so conflicting that any
attempt to decide between them was
hopeless. The weightiest evidence in
behalf of Herreras revolt being true
was supplied by General Bell, who said
that his confirmation to that effect
came from sources that he was salts
fed was correct. Many persons here
made up their minds Il week ago that
a widespread revolt in the Carranza
army was merely a question of n brief
time and every item supporting that
belief is accepted by them us true
without further information. Herrera
is known here as bitter anti-Ameri-
can and he is also understood to
cherish deep resentment against Car
rama for depriving him of his post as
chief at arms short while ago.
Objected to Landing
The reason given for Herrera S de-
sertion of the. Carranza cause is ac-
cepted as further proof of the truth of
the report. IL is pointed out that at
the time of the American occupation
Of Vera Cruz, Herrera, who was then
allied with both Villa and Carranza,
protested against the landing of the
United States forces. In a speech made
at Parral at that time he called on the
MeXicans to arise and drive the hated
"gringoes" from the land and threat
ened to break with Villa and lead an
Independent movement if they did not
unite in his denunciation.
Accepting it as a fact that Herrera
has revolted, speculation here turned
on the probable result on other Car
rama leaders. Interest centered on
Sonora. where it is believed here, if
another detection. is to occur, it will
take place. For some time the move
ments and speeches of General Gales,
military governor of Sonora, have been
the subject of special attention on the
border. Reports that he has massed
troops along the border have aroused
apprehension owing to the known fact
that large numbers of his officers and
men were former adherents of Villa.