El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-13
CARA TROOPS
STOP At LAGUNA
Relnforcements for Chase Of
Villa Do Not Come
to Juarez.

Inc 800 cavalry troopers. scheduled
70 arrive IN Juarez Sunday afternoon
rom Chihuahua City under command
OF ten. Benjamin Cara, detrained aU
Ldsuha' Chihuahua, according TO in
formation obtained by Gen. Gavfra on
Monday morning. and viii make their
way overland to Oio Caliente. The
movement is intended. so the consti-
LuIonal general stated. to prevent
NlIla passage into southern Chi
No effort has been made to send
troops up from Chihuahua bv wav Of
Guerrero as the bridges are said to
ne burned between Rincon and MADEIRA.
otu mas also been received that villa
ana ms men have burned a number
or bridges south of Corralitos and for
inns reason no trains upon the Mex
ico North Western could reach him
aIter attaining Guzman
"eTtnni Says bridges Burned.
Inc information as to the burning
OF bridges south Of Guzman came to
t.e Juarez cOmandante from Gen.
heI 1ahI' who wired that his scouts
lldu penetrated west far enough TO de-
lect much burning OF railroad bridges
and timber.
Gen. Luiz Gutierrez is stiu reported
as oelng IN Chihuahua City and pre-
Pdrihg 10 move nOrthward within the
next "a hours.
--' IlAfAid IS also III receipt OF u
communication to the effect that the
wires have been cut by villa between
San PEDRO and PearSOns The iufOrma-
uon brings out the fact that villa is
nov IN a country without communica-
uol with the outside world and with
oul railroad connection.
MeXicans for the most part remained
silent about the American expedition
airy force. Most Of those who talked
expressed the hope that Carranza sol
dlers viii catch villa before United
states troops have time to enter Next
CO. Activity of Carranza soldiers about
some bitches back Of the railroad tracks
attracted attention Of Americans but it
was said the soldiers were cleaning up
rubbish
Claims MOrmons Safe.
A report that the peril Of the Nor
mon colonists has decreased came from
Gen Gabriel Gavira, Juarez commander
he asserted that he considered the
American cOlonists now perfectly safe
under the protection of the troops Of
Col Samuel Gonzales. Gavira said he
has not yet received any instructions
from Gen Carranza.
villa Near COrraIitoss
There was likewise still uncertainty
today in the Juarez headquarters as
TO which Corralitos villa was reported
TO be near. one is ranch about Is
miles from the railway station named
would give Villa control of the line.
Carrnnzn Comes North.
Gen Gavira said he has heard that
Gen Carranza has left the provisional
capital Mt Queretaro for Aguas Cali
entes on matter Of state.
One thing which seemed to make the
idea of the American expedition not
distasteful TO Carrancistas was the
prospect that the United States might
also omen its borders to CarranZa's men
some MeXicans who were questioned to-
day said that this puts a different light
on the case.
Can't Send Code.
H c. Myles. British consul here, was
refused permission Sunday to send
code message to the British vice consul
i'm Chihuahua city. This was under the
Mexican censorship. Americans in
Juarez said the censorship seemed to
have succeeded in keeping much of the
mass Of rumOrs circulating here from
reaching the Mexican side.