Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-26
Report That Bandit Threatens Chihuahua City Causes the Peace Farley to Stop, Puts U. s. Army on Qui Vive.
LEGALISTAS BACK
 GROWING REVOLT
Double Barreled Motive Be- lieved Behind Carraza's Trip to Queretero-Cen. Bell Tells of Villa Victory.
(sy Review Leased Wire,


 WASHINGTON, Oct 25-Conditions in northern Mexico. revolving on the new ascendancy of Villa as a military leader. are commanding more atten- tion than at any time since the border raids which resulted in the despatch of the American punitive expedition.
 Peace Farley Blocked. Administration officials made no ef- fort tonight to disguise their opinion. that the Mexican-American commis- sion sitting at Atlantic City cannot be expected to arrive at a satisfactory solution of border problems until the situation in Chihuahua has been cari- fled. Any agreement for the early withdrawal of General Pershing's forces from Mexico apparently is con sidered now as improbable
 Army Watches Border.
 Moreover. the impression stood out clearly from all the views expressed that while the present situation ex- ists there is little possibility that the forces of regular or national guards men on the border will be reduced. It was indicated that no chances would be taken of any raid into Ameri- can territory.
 Collapse Freely Predicted.
 Coupled with ugly reports which disparage the stability of General Car ranza's regime and interpret his re- moyal from Mexico City to Queretaro as sign of the breaking up process which his enemies have repeatedly predicted. the military movement of Villa, now making a formidable cam paign in Chihuahua. are regarded here as menacing the de facto governments control of the whole northern country.
 lesalistas. Power Behind.
 Prominent in the whole situation are apparently we'll founded but in definite reports of the connection of the so-called Legalista movement with the whole train of events. which are expected by those familiar with the Mexican situation here to develop with in short time.
 The Mexican embassy today declar- ed that Villas forces consist only of a few hundred men claiming Villa as their leader. and branded reports of instability of General Carranza's gov ernment as hood of misrepresenta- ton that might be expected from enc mics when the Mexican-American commission began its work
 Chihuahua City in Peril.
 At the same time reports came to the war department that Villas camp fires were in sight of Chihuahua City and that General Trevino, the Carran- "a commander there, although plenti- fully supplied with arms and waiting for endorsements was short of am intuition and considering evacuating the capital.
 Department officials said tonight they had not heard the report reach ing the border that Chihuahua had actually fallen. As a matter of mill tary strategy, it was pointed but, that Villa, once occupying Chihuahua could compel the surrender of Juarez. as he did easily once before and aim another stroke against Torreon, Monterey and Saltillo when he would be a military factor somewhat different fIom the border warfare which the American expedition was sent to suppress.
 Villa Annihiliates Pursuers.
 General Bells dispatches gave de- tails of the annihilation of Carrsnza columns under General Ozuna by Villa forces at Palomas and described how the Villa troops captured or killed more than a thousand Carranza troops and took all the supply trains.
 Explain Carranza's Trip.
 The Mexican embassy's explanation of General Carranza's movement to Queretaro was that he had gone to prepare for the meeting of the Con stituent Assambly. for which deputies have just been elected The arrival of the families of Generals Carranza and Obregon in the United States was declared Go be without significance.
 The rumors that this visit has any
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