Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-19
While No Outbreaks Re-
ported in Interior, Hos
tility Is Marked.
NO AUTHENTIC VILLA
NEWS RECEIVED YET
Actual Pursuit at Stand
still, Following Parral
Incident.

GAN ANTONIO. Texas. April Is
~ General Funston Is sending to
General Pershing more than two
thousand additional troops and there is
reason to believe that even more will
he placed at the disposal of General
Pershing If the campaign against
Francisco Villa is continued. The
troops have been ordered to Per-
shing's base at Columbus and are now
on duty along the border. What
troops will relieve them and where
they will come from remains unan-
rounced. 1t may be that the war de-
partment will have to a1thorize the
sending OF the few remaining troops
in the United States into this depart
ment or it may be that the filling Of
the vacant points along the border
may be left to the government Of
Texas. which may send the militia.
The troops selected for General
Pershing are the Sixth cavalry from
the Brownsville district the Seven
teenth infantry from Eagle Pass.
troop l. of the Tenth cavalry from
Fort Apache, AriZ.. and one battalion
of the Twcnty-fourth infantry. one
company OF which is at FL Paso, ono
at Maria and another Mt Fabens.
Maria is a town ust north of Oiinaga
on the Mexican frontier and Fabens
is on the Rio Grande only few miles
from FL Paso.
In addition TO these troops. total
ling 2.300, General Pershing now has
IN his base guard at Columbus eight
hundred men. but the necessity OF
maintaining at least that many there
is recognized.
More Troops Needed.
General Pershng requested more
troops some ;imc ago. but General
Funston hesitated 10 order them be-
cause faced with .he danger of weak
ening garrsonej and patrolled points
along the border, He has authority
to move such troops in his department.
as he wishes. but the strengthening Of
any point from another department
rests with the war department.
Staff officers here were convinced
some days ago that unless villa was
taken before he got beyond points
within a short distance south of Sa-
tevo the chances Of getting him were
remote That point has been reached
and villa remains at large-or dead
and to that situation is added an un-
disguised hostility of various Car
rama organizations that army men
here declare makes doubly necessary
the strengthening of General Per-
shing's force.
Pursuit Slow.
But even with more troops the
pursuit of villa will be slow and te-
dious job If his trail is extended south
of the state of Chihuahua, in the
opinion of army officers who say that
the trails beyond Satevo make ac-
cordingly difficult the operation OF
military supply trucks. An advantage
could be gained by the use of short
.ftl \
Fabens but this plan. 1t was reported
from Washington. would be unaccept-
able and the remaining plan and
what military men regard as the only
logical plan. the use of the railroad
south from FL PasO, appears out of
the question because of Carranza's re-
fusal to permit II and the reluctance
of the administration to authorize its
seizure.
For Protection.
Additional troops are being sent to
General Pershng as much for the
protection of those already in Mexico
along the line Of communications as
to strengthen the mobile forces whip-
ping the region south Of Satevo.
Marked hostility has been displayed
along the line of communications by
Villas men and indications have
been numerous that not all the Car
were friendly. Scouts are continuing
their work of locating Carranza troops
in that vicinity.
Little actual work in the chase OF
villa has been done since the Ameri-
can troops were forced into a fight
In the environs of Parral. The forces
of General Pershing have occupied
points from where concentration can
be made rapidly and General Persh-
ing has established his field head
quarters at Namiqulpa, some distance
north of SateVo.
No Details Yet.
General Funston has not mado
public any additional details of tho
Parral incident The story of tho
discovery of Villas body is yet being
repeated but by most officers in Il
manner not serious General Bells
expression of his opinion that the
story was manufactured in Juarez
went far towards convincing most Of
ficers here that Villa is yet alive.
General Funston has not commented
on the account, however.
One of the new ninety horse power
automobiles purchased by the govern
ment for use in Mexico should have
arrived at Columbus today. 1t will he
sent to General pershing Immediately
and will be followed 10y the others as
uuiClkly uS they arriyp at he base