New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-11
CarranZa Forces Able
to Control Situation
Now, Says Gavira.
VILLA NEAR DEATH
BERTANI REPORTS
Senator Fall, However,
Says Outlaw Is Not
Even Wounded.

From Star CorrPonien, o, Tie Tribun.l
FL Paso, Tex, April 10.-Francisco
Villa is slowly dying while In flight
before American and CarranLa troops,
General Gabriel Gavira said tonight in
Jusrez.
"Villa Is wounded in the right knee
and right thigh and the wound in his
knee is badly infected, gsngrene hav-
ing set in," said Gsvira. 81 have this
information officially from General
Bertani, who learned Il from VIllistas
captured In the pursuit. Villa, ! am
told by General Bertani, has $50 as 8
rear guard defence to give him time to
ling faster than either the American
or the Constitutionalist troops, but my
information Is that he still Is closely
pressed. 1t would not be a surprise,
the bandit captives say, II Villa should
die before he could be overtaken."
General Gavira also stated tonight
that he was officially informed by Gen
eral Bertani that General Luis Her
rera and General Pershing had con
ferred near Guerrero, on the pursuit
Of Villa.
This" Gavira added, ais testimou-
ial Of the cooperation between the two
forces" He added that he thought the
American troops could now be with
drawn from Mexico successfully.
Wants u. S. to Quit Chase.
Eve have ample forces to cope with
villa" he said, "and thero is no need
for the American troops 10 assume the
responsibility any further. General
Jacinto Trevino is at Torreon and Cen
eral Francisco Murgia is at Durango
City, both with strong forces. Gen
eral Nicolas Flores is in Sinaloi and
General Gales in Sonora, each with
large forces. Under these four gen
erals we have ample men TO prevent
Villa ever making an effectual escape,
and IL con be done without further as
sistance of American arms"
1t generally Is recognized that in
making this statement regarding the
strength Of Carranza forces and in
practically inviting the Americans to
get out OF Mexico. General Gavira is
acting under instructions from Quere-
taro, and that he and other Carranza
officials on the border have been in
structed to make it plain that the Car
rama government considers longer pur-
suit Of Villa by Americans distasteful,
and that 1t will be opposed.
Picture villa in Power.
Unless Villa Is caught within ten
DAYS the CarranZa government Will re-
quest the withdrawal Of the American
army from Mexico, and Washington
probably will issue the necessary or
der. This is the belief on the border.
II has become a conviction that what
il done by the army must be done
quickly or opportunity for punishing
Villa will be lost.
Should the troops withdraw without
having captured Villa. the bandit may
become the hero OF the poems, and MS
power will be increased. This also has
become a conviction on the border.
Either Villa mus. be caught within a
very short time or the American gov
ernment later may have to deal with
President Francisco Villa, border peo-
pie think.
Definite news Of the chase was
lacking, but persistent reports ranged
from Villas capture 10 villa
triumphant. A report that the bandit
was at Magistral, below Parral, was
discredited by mining men in touch
with that district. A Mexican official
report placed Villa in Parral
One report put Villa three days
ahead of Colonel Slocum's column
Another said the Americans were
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