The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-19
BANDITS
(Continued from page l, first section

FNAou1unbu IEOu page L, uTSL SCCLlDu.I
while the other, who at first was said
to have been shot in the abdomen,
waa found to be suffering from a
well known form or stomach aches.
Menace Is Removed.
When Washington announced that
the American columns did not intend
to occupy cities, menace to Next
can national pride was removed. Tho
Garrarlza garrlsons. which have been
passed by the marching Americans.
and which arc therefore now In the
Americans rear on their TANKS, con-
tinue tranquil. so reports to Ell Paso
indicated.
General Gabriel Gavirn, at JuareZ.
commanding the territory through
which for three days the Americans
hare been penetrating. himself an
nounced that for a time the situation
as reported to him had been delicate
and even serious. With evident re-
lief, he said the crisis had passed.
This crisis, 1t Is believed, reached It's
height last night when couriers dash
Ing into CasaS Grandes announced
with careless enthusiasm that the
American troops would enter that
city by midnight. General Gavirn
wired Immediately orders to his
troops not to permit this.
Troopers DiSmGuntcd.
Dawn showed the long line Of cav
airy horses just outside Colonial
Dublan, their troops dismAunted and
in camp at rest.
Villa was locate+ toAS-. with some
degree Of definitcnesS weight Of
evidence counts in pinnlng down his
rapid shifts. From several sources.
Constitutionalists received messages.
all OF which placed him In approx
mately the same portion of western
chihuahua. These dispatches had
him nearly due south OF the American
columns present known positions
and close to the Sierra Tara Humare
mountains, so close to the main fact.
that IL his reputation as fox holds
good during the Anne rican chase, he
should be able to make puZzling
disappearance In these ranges with
few hours hard riding. by all ac-
counts, he is more than 100 miles
ahead Of the Americans, about the
same distance he has been out OF
their distance for week, but with
one possible important difference,
that while heretofore the Americans
have been riding ma somewhat cold
trail, they are now nearing ground
which Villa very recently passed
over ard where they may have 'prac-
tfcal opportunity to test the temper
of the rural Mexicans. from whom
they might receive valuable Informs
ton.
wills Prepares to Resist.
The story that Villa was gathering
men and Is preparing to resist the
enemy in Gonstittuionalist territory.
and he was even said to=have one
million rounds of cartridges
and shells. many of home manufac-
ture, secreted in the mountains
where he was expected to make n
stand. Doubt that Villa would do
any such thing was expressed, how
ever, by Andreas Garcia, the Mexi-
can consul here. who claimed that
Villa intends to make the American
expeditionary force joke. Mr.. Car
ella declared he was convinced that
ing Americans.
zone of my men," he said. who
returned from the Galena district
today, brought me positive informa-
ton that Villa was disbanding his
mon and intended to hide in the
mountains with three or four of his
trusted followers and defy the Amer
leans to find him. An army might
wander In that regions for years and
never find a man like Villa, who
knows every foot Of the ground.
Hide and Seek Game.
81 am convinced that Villa intends
TO play hide and seek with the Amer
leans, with the intention Ct making
the expedition ridiculous. He may
make raids on lines Of communities
ton or something like that, but he
will never risk a real battle"
The rewards which have been Of
fered for Villa, alive or dead, in Mr..
Garcia's opinion, are the best hope
of ending the bandits career.
1.-THE news of the rewards will
flash through the region" he said.
"and ! should not be very much sur
prised IL they do not bring some re-
suits"
Plan of Capture.
The CarranZu consul has plan OF
his own which ne believes is the best
way to capture Villa.
General Gutierrez" he said. told
me that lie expected to have $4,000
men on Villas trail within week.
Then there are four thousand to five
thousand American troops. 1 do not
believe that all these thousands of
men with all their equipment is
needed. What Is needed is about five
columns OF 500 picked men apiece.
all well mounted aud carrying the
least possible amount OF equipment
These columns should be sufficiently
close to each other to render assist
ance to any one of them that should
be attacked. II they moved fast and
were the right men they would have
good chance TO lay Villa by the
heels" Mr.. Garcia denied emphat-
icalIy the repeated statements that
the people of Gurrero and Galena
arei in sympathy with the fugitive.
Many Fear Villa.
Many Of them are afraid OF him,
OF course" he said. because of the
reign OF terrorism he inaugurated
there, but II must be remembered
that the Villa of today is not the Viii
la Of five years ago. In the early part
Of his career, he was very liberal with
the people about him. II he got
$500, say in a raid. nc would give
half of 1t away. But when he began
to gather power. he seized every
thing for himself. Those people