Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-03
VILLA EL.UDES
GRASP ! | ! !: 0F ]. S.
Outlaw Leader Manages to
Keep Ahead Of Pur-
suing Soldiers.
JOLTING CARRIAGE
MAKES FAST TIME
News From Psrshins's Columns Gem
sorsd and Exact whereabouts Of
Troops u Not Revealed - carranza
Troops Under General Herrera May
es co-Operatins - infantry Being
Pushed Into Mountains. <.


mystery. Almost within the grasp Of
the american cavalry after the battle
Of Guerrero. the bandit is reported to-
day to have slipped tho net closing
about him. Mexican officials in Jua-
req sought information Of the brigand's
whereabouts but the efforts brought no
word. -- * r
Mexican word had it that Villa and
some Of his followers were moving on
chihuahua to get the de facto garrison
to revolt and Join him. These reports
were secuted by Mexican Consul
Garcia. 80
While the bandits main command
was scattered, It ts believed that Villa
has several other large bodies of men
disposed at convenient positions and
that Colonel Dodd and his troopers
may come in contact with them at any
time.
While the search continues. Colonel
Dodd will also seek to destroy these
bands Of bandits. a. y - s {. .ss 5.
No Nsws Of Carranza Aid.
There ID no Light on the recent oper-
afions Of the Carranza forces against
the villistas. General Bertani has sent
no report to the Juarez headquarters
for several days and what assistance
the de facto government troops is CIV
ing General Psrzhing and his men IS
not known. Ess< Z.
Traffic over t1ae Mexico Northwest
err is becoming more active since the
advent Of the American forces into the
Casas Grandes and MADEIRA districts..A
freight train arrived from Casas
Grandes this morning. Later In ths
day i mixed train started out Tor Pear
sou, eAarty miles south Of Casas
TWc csrloads OF cats and twq ear-
loads OF express matter si1ipped ~
private PARTIES but expected eventual
II to reach the army, made up the con-
signment. The passengers included
many Americans returning to the in
terror. K, s,.5-a, ST.
Hsrrsra May 30 Aiding.
Some light 10 thrown on the move
az Gen, Luis Herrera, recently
renorted a., detecting from General
Carranxa ~ travellers arriving here
from Chihuahua City. These say that
they saw General Herrera at Laguna,
some thirty-t1ve miles north Of Chit
11t1ai1ua. and that he had under him
scnnmand estimated at 1,500 men. Re-
cent reports had General Herrera set
ting out with / 200 men toward the
district in which villa is operating.
I,aRuna occupies strategic position
leadins eastward from, the Guerrero
district. It Is believed here that il Her
rera is cooperating with the American
yorca he wiz be able to cut. off Villas
aacane in that direction. Herrera was
seen. Al Laxuna several days ago and
NAV have left that vicinity since.
Motor Truck Department complsts.
An the auartermaster's depot today
~ u,as said the equipment Of motor
q str,,ck trains has about been completed.
3sOn1v 4 few more machines are to be
added. The motor trains have reached
tha NECESSARY state Of efficiency, 1t IS
stated. and while use Of the Mexican
Northwestern would be advantageous.
4 Il is not longer necessary.
n 1Y,Iv three "A OF the Twenty-Five
ufTI;sfas recently thrown into the
II past IAN now remain there. The
remainder, Including three former gem
erals haye been released and ordered
out OF town.
pedro Morales, Emilio Gavlan and
Manuel q. Sanchez are the ones in
g
custody E3ig %
On the start Of the expeditionary
force into Mexico local officials took
every precaution possible to prevent
q II outbreak here. The tul1 result was was q g
rns,ndi,p sc suspected Villistas.
sno,r Storms Hamper Telegraph.
snow storms in the Mexican noun
.tatns are badly hampering telegraph
,.rrfrea ao,,fh OF Juarez. VEN 5sEi5
General Gavira today made pubic
. hrtaf message from General Gutter:
reg at chihuahua City, stating that
General CAyaxos at Guerrero. had in
formed him that the Villistas attacked apc tsss
~ the American troops at Guerrero ups 'e g
,.rer4 badly broken up, scattered and
demoralized. General Cavazos added
Sthat villa was wounded in the knee.
ne rave no information regarding the
Iban1itss whereab bouts. Stl3:
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