New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
VILLA THREATENS
 TO ATTACK COLUMN
Says He Will Charge on Pershing
 As Soon As Able

coming north as soon as he is able to sit in a saddle, and he is deter mined to fight the Americans, accord ing to proclamation which was brought to the border last night by lgnacfo Bonillas, relatie of Manuel Bonillas, Villas purchasing agent.
 The manifesto was issued at Villas camp on the Rio Florido. in the State of Durango, where he is be- lieved to have been in hiding It was dated June IS, and was circulated prior to the taking of Jiminez by Calixto Contreras, Villas principal commander. The brief statement bears Villas signature, Bonillas as- serts, and says Villa is not making war on the Carranza forces, but would attack the Pershing column at it's weakest point, and would gather sufficient troops around him to drive the Americans out of Mexico.
 The Mexican also brought a copy of Fl Democrata, the Carranza publica- tion issued in Chihuahua, in which it was admitted for the first time by the Carranza officials that Villa was alive, and that he participated in the footing of Jiminez following it's cap- ture from the scattered troops of General Ignacio Ramos, after Gen. era1 Ramos was killed.
 The paper, a translation of which was given to General Bell, states that Villa rode into Jininez, participated in the loot, and sitting in his car riage, ordered the Vi11istas to destroy everything belonging to Mrs. Sarah Towns, the American who was forced to flee to the border for her life. A crude crutch was seen beside Villa in the coach, the story in Ell Democrata stated.
 General Matias Ramos, nephew of General Ignacio Ramos, is pursuing a Villa band under Calixto Contreras into the mountains of Durango, ac- cording to a telegram received by General Gonzales at Juarez Ramos has 1,500 men. The message from General Trevino at Chihuahua City said the Villa force did not give battle at Las Nievas, as expected, but con- tinued up the Rio F1orido.
 Troops Make Ready.
 For fear of another raid on the border militia troops are already be- ing sent to the Big Bend country needing Carranza's second warning that the Villistas would appear near Bequillas from the vicinity of Santa Rosalia. The Fifth Massachusetts Regiment of Infantry is to go to the Big Bend country and will be fol- lowed by the Massachusetts cavalry and later by the Fifth and Ninth Infantry Regiments.
 The Big Bend country, east of Fl Paso, is the most difficult patrol dis trict on the border, and one where Ic ho aIa the raiders get back into Mexico with out being captured. The movement of Massachusetts troops into this re- zion is expected to be the beginning of a general troop movement of mil itia to the border for patrol duty.
 The First Pennsylvania Regiment of Artillery reached here yesterday giv- ing this point on the border sixty big field pieces for protection. The Penn sylvania troops were delayed a day by a wreck on the Texas & Pacific, and were just getting their camp set up at dark last night. There are now 14,O00 State troops at Fort Bliss. The Michigan, Idaho, and Virginia troops are expected to be encamped here before the end of the week.
 Caterpillar tractors and blanks for building temporary roads between Colum bus and the Pershing column are now being unloaded at Columbus for the rainy season, which Is now under way.
 Tn a practice run of one of the two big armored trucks at Fort Bliss the truck collided with street car, knocked it from the rails, and injured three soldiers who were operating the truck.
 G. H. Mackenzie arried here from La Boquil1as with the information that Major Torres, the commander there had been informed by the German consul of the German gov ernment's intention to run the Brit ish blockade and reach America with dyestuff which would be exchanged for food. Mackenzie says the Ger mans are carrying on campaign of education throughout Mexico to inn press the Mexicans with the force of