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bandit chleftaln- His success In with
standing Porfirio Diaz's rurales fol-
eight years, during all of which time
there was heavy price on his head.
was due to the loyalty of the poems.
who worship Villa as an idol. Army
men believe here that Herrera and his
command will have every possible co
operation from the people of the dis
trict.
The report marks an important de
velopment in the American campaign
to capture Villa, according to exper
fenced observers OF Mexican military
affairs. 1t is pointed out that the re
ported remuneration of the Carranza
standard by Herrera is the first to be
made by an important military leader
of the de facto government since the
American troops crossed the interna
| tional line a week ago.
Washington ApprehensiVe.
Washington, March 23.-Grave ap
prehension regarding the outcome OF
the American expedition into Mexico
in pursuit of Villa was evident for the
| first time in Washington tonight
after receipt by the War Department
of a dispatch from General Funston
saying report had reached him that
two thousand Carranza troops at Chi
Ehuahua under Gen. Luis Herrera had
revoIted and aligned themselves with
| the bandit chief.
General Funston did not disclose
the source of his information and so
far as it could be learned no confirma-
ton had reached the State Depart
that the report might be true was not
disguised in official circles and to-
nights developments were awaited
with tense anxiety.
Deny Herrera Deserted.
San Antonio, Tex, March 23.-Sam-
uel Belden, counsel here for Carranza,
denied tonight that General Herrera
had revolted at Chihuahua and gave
out the following message, which he
said he received from Consul Andres
Garcia at Ell Paso:
you are authorized to deny en-
phatically the story about Gen. Luis
Herrera revolving. He is actively
pushing the campaign against Villa
and is entirely in accord with the Con-
stitutionalist government"
Wires Behind PerShinq Cut.
FL Paso, Tex, March 22.-FolIowing
hard on the news that the Mexican
| telegraph and telephone wires be-
| tween JuareZ and Casas Grandes had
been cut, word came from Columbus
| tonight in a dispatch passed by the
censor that both wireless and ground
wire communication with General Per
shing had failed. The army field wire
between Columbus and headquarters
of the expeditionary force was severed
in twenty-eight places, it was said.
The trouble with the wireless oc-
CURED shortly before 6 o'clock, but its
| cause is unknown.
General Gavira at Juarez admitted
tonight that he had failed to restore
wire communication with Casas
Grandes and it was practically conced-
ed by the Mexican officials that the
cutting of the wires was the result of
Villa raid on the railroad. The ex-
tent of the raid and the damage done
was either unknown or suppressed.
Funston Wants More Troops.
San Antonio, Tex, March 22.-Gen-
eral Frederick Funston asked the war
department today for more troops to
send into Mexico, only after long con-
sideration of the advisability of CON
tinuing the operations against Fran
cisco Villa with the forces now com
manded by General Pershing. General
Pershing yesterday suggested that an
other regiment be sent to him.
Fearful Along the Border.
Other developments today indicated
L.
here considered the situation along
the border as far from satisfactory. On
the advice of Captain Moses, com
mander of the cavalry troop of Fab
ems, thirty miles east of here, DR.
Charles r. Kicker, the medical Officer
with the troop, sent his wife and fam
lily to FL Paso. They were followed by
five other American women residents
including the two school teachers, who
closed the local schools.
A Carranza Proposal.
Washington, March 21.-The de
facto government OF Mexico today pro
posed to the United States the draft
ing of a protocol, under which Ameri
can and Mexican troops may cooper
ate in running to earth Francisco Villa
and his bandits without danger of mis-
understanding or conflict. The terms
of such formal convention would b.
! designed to meet all questions which
: may arise in the future, setting fortl
; the rights Of the American expedition
airy forces now in pursuit of the ban
dit chieftain and the nature of the co
) operation expected from the troops o
l the CarranZa government.
More Troops to Pershing.
Columbus, N. NJ, March 21.-A larg'
body of American cavalry left here to
? day The troops, which were brough
t here from Texas border points, wer
/ preceded by motor train carrying
: supplies Whether the detachmen
: will serve as a separate command il
the effort to capture Francisco Villa o
: whether it is to join the punitive e1
petition force now in the field was no
t indicated by military authorities here
A $4e1 900 Cotton Fire.
f Hobart, Ok, March 22.-Fire Of VI