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Villa followers.
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was said to have been destroyed By
Villa followers.
American Arrested.
Passengers on the train. said they
had been told this story in Chihua-
hua City by Americans arriving from
the south. They also said that one
of the American aviators who had
landed near Chihuahua City early
yesterday was arrested by the Car
rama authorities but was later rc-
leased on the representation Of Con-
sui Letcher. The fact that the war
departments. orders to the punitive
expedition as made public today, con-
tain no reference to the kill or cap
ture" OF Villa and state that the ob7
ject Of the pursuit will be accom-
plished when Villas band or bands
are broken up was received with UNI
disguised pleasure by the Mexican Of
ficials in Juarez and Ell Paso.
This news comes at an opportune
time" commented General Gavira at
his Juarez headquarters.
Evidently the killing or capture
Of Villa is considered merely Incl
dental to the pursuit." was the OBJ
servation Of Mexican Consul .Andreas
Garcia. "This announcement puts a
different view on the situation. It
means that the United States troops
will not consider 1t necessary
To Pursue Villa
to the end Of the earth or keep up
the hunt indefinitely after their OBJ
ject Of smashing Villa as military
power has been accomplished"
Villa bands were reported oper-
ating in the neighborhood Of Satevo
by General Gutierrez, commandant
at Chihuahua, in telegram today
to General Gavira. He said that
General Suazua, Cara and Maldo.
nado were advancing against the rear
guard, right and left TANKS, respect
fully.
Local Leaders Held.
An official of the defacto govern
ment said today that Ave men, now
prisoners in Juarez, are being held as
the local leaders of the frustrated
plot to capture the town while the
instigator Of the affair is a wealthy
Mexican, now. q refugee in Texas.
The five leaders have confessed in,
the hope of leniency, he said. The
plot, according to these confessions,
said the official, was aimed at Amer
leans. During the band concert IN
the Plaza last Sunday evening, which
it was safe to surmise, would be att
tended by all classes, including the
soldiers off duty, the conspirators.
he said, intended to open fire on all
Americans in sight and Immediately
rush the barracks and seize the arms.
They were then to
Attack the American Patrol
at the international bridge and other
points. Their object was said to be
no so much to overthrow the Car
ranza regime as to force American
Intervention, which the conspirators
believed would end the Carranza re-
gime and restore peace with guaran-
tees of security of property, 1nclud-
ing the great estates, now confis-
Gated.
Some apprehension was felt by
the people OF Juarez today by a re-
port circulated among some sup
posedly Villa sympathizers that
Wilson intended to take the Mexican
railways by force IL permission for
their use were refused by Carranza.
Secretary Baker, who was at the
war department until late tonight.
seemed even more optimistic after
reading the evenings dispatches
from the border. He gave out none
of the information transmitted by
General Funston, but indicated
strongly that his hope for an early
capture Of Villa had been increased