The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-18
EXPEDITION IS
VIRTUALLY At A
COMPLETE HALT
Only Small Detachments of
Cavalry Operating in Linn
tied Zones; Mexicans Still
Credit Villas Death.

Try Evening Herald Leasee wirel
~ paso Tex. Apr1 is.--rhr Amer
lean punitive expedition into Mexico
has virtually come To dead halt ~
its pursuit of Francisco villa Bis-
patches from the front say that unl,
sman detachmcnts of cavalry are on
crating IN limited zones out OF TIA"
army base al Satcvo. Moxican Off
cials here stil believe that Villas bod}
has been found, though NJ confirma-
ton of TIA, report was received during
the early hours today over the McN-
lean telegraph lines.
Officers of the de iacto government
call attention To- the fact that Ni'l1|
has never been reported south of SAT-
| Francisco Buria. whcr" his body OIL
said to have been located. ana tha'
the American forces are only tullowi's
blind trail II the, proceed over tb,
Durango hihuahua line
n Villas body has bc,u found j.
should reach Cusihulriachic some
time within the next furty-"ight hours
II b. said by McNIytuS that the tr'iiI
north into Gust from the point whrf,
the body is said tu have been fourd,
rs rather difficult anu thgt Il would
take some time before the body ouuii
reach the railway.
There have been no further report.
of clashes between the American
troops and civilians since me PIrrl|
anair ana dispatches to General Ca
Nra, military commander at Judr'f
stat. that the Carranza officials hay"
the situation 10 hand. though they Id-
NIT that the presence oi IN" America"
troops b. source Of constant irrts
hility To- IN" populace
Reports To- mining interests h'r
state the typhus epidemic has spread
IN the Durango district
Explaining the fnith of 'arranza "i-
! ncials here IN the report that villa Il
4 body was found at san Fiaurisc" HrI-
| ja, Mexican Consul Garcia said t"dt'
cur pri'I IN VIVA ''"'h l~
strong az ever ana W. '\p''i 'ih'''
confirmation at any W"W"ut h' i'-'
We know the difficulties in transp"r"-
tion At Cusi, II must hc remembered
that the bod, must oo carried over
rough mountain ;tail Of forty miles
90 go. Doubtless the huCy Requires
/ delicate handling Everyone IN ,h
district drounu 'u-l believes the r'.
port The stcnographer a. san An
tonic told az hy wire that ne would
/ stake his lite en- IT, being tJ'f,.
Consul Gar,ia tins morning rel
ceiNcd the following mos age from
Governor Enrique. ut Chihuahua Ctty
| News of the capture uf Villa has
moi vet been confirmed. MANY rcpotts
have neon received that he is dcpd
ana these rcuuits arc considered
worthy of belief Colonel Carranst
aud mo other chiefs arc occupied ma
,r,cl inn, down \tlI, and bringing him
bnck dead or alive
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