Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-03
Washington Watches with
Some Anxiety Activities
Of Bandit Bands.
5:'.ilslaT.5. DIAZ ACTIVE,
IN SOUTH MEXICO
t.Jill0 BotherS Prevent Carranaa
FROM Getting Oil ior Operation
Trains, While Manuel fnIey
IncrGa8es Influence.

Washington, Dec. 2.-WhiIe they
wait on General Carranza to accept
or reject the protocol signed by the
joint Ameriean-Mexican commission!
and providing for the provisional
withdrawal of the American troops
and for system of border control, ad-
ministration officials are giving much
Of their attention to every report re-
lating to the acts Of Francisco Villa
and to rebel movements in other Sec
tions of Mexico Officials admit that
the renewed strength Of Villa may
prove an embarrassing factor, in view
of the probable resumption of confer
ences by the joint commission that
drafted the protocol. 1t is realized
that successful attack by Villa on Gen
eral Murguia's command, now advanc-
ing Oh Chihuahua City, might lead to
'uncontested Villa control of that city
and Other towns Of the state, and pre-
sent an embarrassing situation for
the United States.
Army officials here believe that
General Murguia would have little diff
ficulty in recapturing Chihuahua City
1t is asserted that Villas supply of
ammunition has evidently been ma
terially reduced by the five days
fighting against General Trevino, and
it is regarded as logical and in accord
with Villas methods that he will
evacuate the city after removing such
supplies as he can secure.
Reports to the state department in
dicate that considerable portion of
General Trevino's force Joined Villa
fto,, tho Tbib,,ob ,1a Citx, ba441o
Diaz Extends Operations.
prompted officials to study with more
ments elsewhere in the republic. The
extreme south of Mexico have been
has reached here that he and his
agents have made earnest. efforts to
secure the cooperation of Villa and
0t1 Rstm bandit Me eh|edtaiRS tv and ver,
termittent railway traffic exists, the
Mexican railway having repeatedly
been cut in the past two weeks.
Manuel Palez, who has had control
VI COiSluGItElC lSili9OIy IUI ulOIC
than a year, has increased his in
fluence, and, according to official in
formation, is negotiating with Diaz
for joint action.
Between Tampico and San Luis Po-
tosi the Sedillo brothers are reported
to have adopted more active methods
in preventing the operation of the rail-
road over which is moved much of the
oil needed by Carranza for the oper-
alton of his trains.
Carranza Needs Ammunition.
The increased operations Of differ
ent rebel bands has been made the
basis of unofficial efforts by the Mex
lean de facto government to have the
embargo on ammunition raised, and it
is regarded as almost certain that dis
cussion Of that phase of the situation
will be taken up at the adjourned con-
ference of the joint commission.
Reports reaching here in regard to
the fate of foreigners at Chihuahua
City are conflicting. A report from
General Bell, at Ell Paso, said that
only two foreigners, both Chinese, had
been killed. There were about $50
| foreigners in Chihuahua City at the
time of the fighting, according to
state department estimates.
/ Stories brought to the border indi-
cate that General Trevino evacuated
without advising the foreign consular
representatives.