The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-15
TO TAKE VILLA IN 4 WEEK.
SAY THE CARRANZISTAS
Rush Troops to Capture Him Before Americans Start
Report From Deming Says Pershing Is Ready
to Cross Border This Morning

FL PAsO. March Is twednesdsyD.-
American troops under command OF
Gen. J. ]. Pershiag are ready this morn.
Ing 10 cross the Mexican border on the
punitive expedition against villa. accord.
Ing 10 = report. believed reliable. from
Demia6. forty miles from Columbus. n.
u. II Il expected the vanguard will he
% NeXiesa soil to-day.
IL PAso. Tex. March l4.---Gen. Villa
with his band Of ABOUT 400 men was
heading to-day for Galaena. east OF
Casas Grandes. a distance of twenty
seven miles. II is necessary to cross
through Chocolate Pass. which divides
u range Of rough mountains. to reach
Galaena from Casas Grandes or from
Columbus. y. NJ, the present detrain-
ing point OF the American army.
Five columns of Carranza troops are
in pursuit. according to Carranza Con-
sui Garcia.
one OF the expeditionary forces
reached Juarez from chihuahua city
this morning in command of Gen. Gu
ticrrez. military Governor of Chihua-
hus, and went into camp at a bridge
below Juarez. They are expected to
move southwest over the Mexico
Northwestern Railroad at once and
begin a campaign into the Galaena
district after Villa.
rival. met Gen. Gavira, the local COM
mandant. and Consul Garcia Of FL
Paso in a private conference. After
ward Gen. Gutierrez announced that
Ave columns OF l.200 men each are
closing upon the bandit chief under
the respective commands Of Gutierrez
himself and Gems. Herrera, Maldonado.
Garza and Caba2Os.
While the cavalry forces are moving
men at Santa Ana. under Col, Cano.
Is believed at the Juarez headquarters
to bc suificien, to check any attempt
by villa to escape to the south up
the canyon of the Santa Maria River.
MOrsnons Al safe.
A despatch received to-day from
Col. Nieto Macia at Pearson. stated
that Villa carried "A large number Of
wounded with him in wagons into
Ga!aena The Morrnons at casas
Grandes, he said, feel perfectly se-
cure and have no desire 10 bc taken
out OF the country. He also confirmed
the news of the safety Of Mrs.
Wrpht's child. kidnapped 10y Villa and
found at the Cornes N,vAcs ranch.
"Carranaa forces will'H Nave Villa be-
fore the end Of the week" Gen. Gutierrez
declared. outlining what is believed To he
an effort To forestall the American .xpr-
di,ion into Mexico. '"rhe carrauza Gov.
crnrnent can take care of villa" Gen.
Gutierrez added,
we are in touch with villa" he con.
tinued MY scouts will follow him until
all my columns can com. into action.
lie has only IA small guard with him.
Five cavalry columns OF 200 men
each have been ordered into the field to
pursue him They will draw cosn.
plete ring around villa. Cen. Cabazos
will move in from the south, Cen. Her
rcra from the east Gen, Maldonado and
Gen. Garza will command two other
columns. AMI will have charge of the
COlulnn IToUl tHe UOTtU, NY lTbbVS
already moving for this purpose
Il have ordered Gen, Bertan to AS
sist and ~ will evacuatc ralomas
shortly. Gen. B"rtani probably will join
our forces at fuzman,"
Gen. Gutierrez int'ma,cd that to offset
any further need for an American ex-
edition the Carranza Government wouhi
attempt to wipe out the Villistas
"In addition to the five columns" he
said I'VE have ordered between 1000
and 5000 troops to concentrate AZ towns
IN territory where Villas bandits are,
Gen Gutierrez leaves Juarez in "A
day or two to take charge of the cam
pagn,
Want 20 BeRt 4. y. Troops.
Every effort Is being made by the
NeXicans 10 effect the capture OF villa
essors the arrival Of American troops