The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
BORDER BELIEVES
'DEADLINE' REPORT
Consul Garcia Says villa Has
Got Into DurangO: Pre-.
diets Withdrawal.
HAS ESCAPED PERSHING

CHICAGO. April io.--The Tribune. under
an FL Paso date. will print the follow
ing tomorrow:
THE dead1ine. II is generally ac-
cepted on the border, has been passed by
villa in his flight southwark. Despite
denials emanating from Carranxa ON
Gals In FL Paso. the story that a
deadline marked by a secret agreement
between President wilson's A~dministra-
ton INC First Chief Carranza beyond
which American forces were not TO pass
IL accepted on the border as absolutely
true.
american officials in FL Paso to-day
received private Information from Chi
hu6hua city that the C~arranza authori-
ties there declared that villa has gone
beyond pursuit and that the American
forces would leave Mexican territory
within the next ten days.
The report that Gen. Juan Randera..
the Iapatista chief, had met villa a,
Rosario. Durango. and that both leaders
are headed southwark toward Morelos.
became o yesterday to Chihuahua
officers
Garrta's Month seated.
Consul Andreas Garcia was seen to-
night 'Is It true" he was asked. that
the deadline has been established by a
secret agreement between WASHINGTON
and President C%arranza?"
II am not at liberty to say" he re-
piled. II have been instructed to keep
my mouth shut and ! cannot deny or
affirm"
Have tho American troops reached
their furthest south In Mexico" wae the
second question.
ASK the American department Of
state" Mr.. Garcia replied. They
know"
Does this mean the withdrawal Of
United states troops from Mexico"
81 should say yes
Have you positive information that
villa has crossed the dead line in
Durango"
"ho you think tina, Villa is beyond pos
Sihility 81 capture by American troops 80
II hardly think that American SOL
diers will capture villa hut I think that
th" bandit may be captured h., Gen.
' arTanzd 4 forceS.
Predicts Villas Capture.
How long will it take Carranza to
catch him.
1T j. probable that before villa can
set into the State OF Sinaloa. or his WAY
I" join Iapsta In Morelos. he will be
intercepted 10y Carranza forces. think
a. ] thought all the time, that our own
Mexican troops can capture villa They
know his tactics and are thoroughly
familiar with the country which he is
now traversing.'
The story Of the ''dead,ine' tina, has
brought the American troops to a le,lt
in their southw ard march was the main
topic on the border to-day. Gen. Bell
said ne had no information on the sub
ject.
DO YOU believe it, he was asked.
Il uon't know whether Ia bcliey. 4,
o. not. n Washington declines Ia dis
'uss. II. u IL mp to us TO keep our month
shut"
Another army officer VAS more rank
than Gen. Bell. 81 understand" he said.
that the American troops are ~ far
south in Mexico az they will he allowed
To go. villa has escaped That IL all
there is 10 IL II has been generally
known among army men for SOM time
that the forces of Gen. rershing and
col. Dodd have been fighting Nillis,a
bands witt which villa long < had
severed his connection. II has been
known that villa was not at the fight
of NamiQuipa, and II is doubted whether
ne was personally In the attack on
Guerrero"