Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-09
CITY BANK CLEARiNGS.
Yesterday
S75,SS6.7i.
Cleariiigs for the Week.
$405,S66.42.

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fore him Of breaking up Villas band
or bands" as accomplished
| The net result of the three week
| campaign against Villa is killing of
a few more than $50 of Villas men
and the extension OF a line of Amer
ican troops approximately 400 miles
| into Mexico. Villas organization re-
| mains intact so far as army officers
! here know He has divided 1t into
smaller units and one of these was
| attacked and defeated at Guerrero
but there is evidence that the fugitive
| chieftaln, although perhaps wounded
and possibly travelling on a stretcher,
| is yet directing in a general way their
movements.
Instead of anticipating an early
withdrawal Of the troops General
Funston has planned to stimulate the
chase in every way possible and in
order to do this has daily watched
for advices from Washington that
Carranza had at last made it possible
to use without restraint at least ono
Of the railroads extending south. Fail
ure to get this right however. ana
! realization of the impractical bility of
Columbus TO the extreme front below
Satevo, caused General Funston and
his staff to consider seriously the es-
tablishment of a new base at some
point on the border nearer the field
Of operations perhaps Ojinaga, and
from there the running south of a
line of communication. UnOfficially
it was intimated that such u change
Of base would be suggested to the
war department unless permission
to use the railways was granted.
Little of what was transpiring
south of Chihuahua was known at
General Funston's headquarters to-
day, but no uneasiness was displayed
and increased confidence was mani
tested. This confidence was not due
altogether to the belief that the
Americans would be unable to over
take villa, but to the cooperation of
Carranza's forces, who were reported
officially by agents of the Mexican
government TO have occupied strategic
positions in the path villa was re-
ported to be following. If the thous-
ands of men Carranza claimed to
have scattered through the territory
in front OF Villa can check him in
his flight to the south, General Per-
shlngs troops, ii was believed here,
might do their part in brining him to
u stand. Pershing was officially re-
ported to have left his temporary
headquarters on the San Geronimo
ranch and gone southwards towards
Satevo south of which the greater
part of the Tenth cavalry is operat-
ing Col w c. Brown, at the head of
these troops, was known to be search
ing every trail and investigating every
story as to the whereabouts of Villa
or his followers. Supporting forces
have been moved forward along the
line of communications and in the
event of an engagement, reinforce
ments could be sent forward without
great loss of time.
From Columbus to Satevo, General
Pershing is known to have main
tanned a compact military organiza-
tion and the only regret at head
quarters has been the inability to
supply his column adequately for tho
maintenanc nee of so many men along
the roundabout route from Columbus. |
Trailers were put in service behind
the automobile trucks today in an eff |
fort to increase the volume OF sup |
plies demanded by 6,000 horses and (,
mules and by moro than that many |
men,
Officers at General Funstons head |
quarters were greatly interested to- !
day in the report from Torreon that |
u conference was to be held tomorrow |
that might result in the surrender /
Monday of Gen. Canuto Reyes who /
has been leading the most formidable |
band of Villa men in the vicinity OF
Torreon. Some apprehension has
been felt that Villa might yet succeed
in joining forces with Reyes, thus
much more difficult his cap
ture,