Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-11

operating with the American cxpedi-
tion IN any way or making any at
tempt to attack villa. He complained
that tho border patrol WIS not being
maintained IN adequate force, and said
an unguurdcd gap Of nine miles had
made the Columbus raid possible.
Must uso Railroads.
The letter was written In lcl Paso,
Apri 4. II quoted an unnamed au-
thority as saying that unless more
satisfactory use OF the Mexican rail
ways were made possible within tw6
weeks, the American troops must
withdraw, and said reliable informa-
ton had reached the senator that
Villa had not been wounded
Tho Mexicans." said the letter,
'haye made no attempt TO attack
villa az all. and have not in any way
been cooperating with our forces or
attempting TO check Villas retreat 81
90 assist IN his capture. ON his re-
trent Villas first camp WAS within five
miles OF zoe carrnnza soldiers To
whom Ramon Reyes reported and
whom he pleaded with TO accompany
him to attack Villas 500 men, The
earrnnza force refused"
lfstftuth tufunlUuN itHtts
Describing In detail the Columbus
raid from information gathered IN
from Columbus officials, senator Fan
said the bandits nude their way into
The heart OF The town. footed two
stores, and set fire to several build
ingH before nm alarm was given. with
The aid OF a machine gun placed
within ninety feet OF the American
AL e..
then fought with the citizens OF the
town for another fifty minutes before
the troopers. stationed behind tho
hospital appeared.
The letter emphasized the poMlhh-
tiles Of the Mexican trenches CON
structed fneing the border at Iuurez
and other border towns He said
stories OF concentration of CArranHn
forces along the border had been eN-
ngerrated, but that he WAS reliably
Informed that the cnffanga command
cra uculd put 5000 men into Aqua
prieta within five hours ana virtual
~ all the carfnnzl troopH in the
atate W chihuahua were stationed
nlang the Mexican Central railway
within one TO ten hours from Juarea.
No Fear of General ATTACK.
J" UtWtNtis niNt NNNbtAitlN no lftAi
Of an attack from Mexicans" senator
Fall added, under any circumstances
except through Indian tactics such ns
pursued by villa at Columbus or
where the Mexicans are IN oyerWhoim-
Ing numbers
The senator said that az the time
he wrote there was no border patrol
west of Douglas and had been none
between Gihson's ranch and Hachitn.
thirty miies To the west. He declared
villa sympathizers were overruning
virtually ull OF northern Mexico and
that Villa easily could capture Chi
huahna, whore the garrison WIS
friendly TO him.
IN the 1'orreon, parral aud Santa
Rosalia districts said tho leader,
villa has many friends, and one OF
his leaders. canuto Reyes. IL said to
have l.t00 armed men constantly cut
ting communications ana threatening
the garrison az Toueon'
The districts mentioned are among
those IN which American troops nov
are operating.
IN concluding his letter. senator
Fall said he believed the Moxiean
people generally welcomed The pres
rnee Of the American troops
McNicans OF the Casas Gfandos
Santa Maria and Guerrero valleys are
welcoming our soldiers ana deal
with them on the most frlendl,
ernst he wrote. "rhe only opposi.
ton which they are meeting at ull
among the population Is because of
the understanding that We are assist
Ing Catranza.