The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-17
Absence Of Word from Amer
iCan Consul at Chihuahua
Creates SkeptiCism.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS
SOUTH HAS CEASED?
Further Details of Purported
Finding Of Villas Body
Reach Gavira.

w. pNSQ, TcS Aprl H. pissppoint'
msnt vas freely expressed here Monday
over the hack uf official continuation OF
tho death Of Francisco Nilln
\ dispatch was received by General
Gayira. commander VI the JuarcZ garrl-
.ou. from cuihuriarhic at 1880 o'clock
Monday morning stating that the body of
Francisco villa had not arrived there at
that hour
A. the hours pass without confirmation
n the story of the finding Of the body OF
Irarci-,o villa. Washington grows mora
doubtful
WAS body Was to have reached Chl-
lUahu CHS b. aprcml train some tms
SHgl,y night 'bnt Anprican Consul
L'tch.r has not even forwarded the rum
ur a. 10 Villas death, which must bs
circulating there
The Mexican embassy here had no ad-
ditlonal Information H. last report rom
Consul Garcia at ~ raso sdd he was
sS tinF continuation
The vnr on'r,S-t Mexico CI,y roccived
dispatch SUNDAY night a. ghs,h FUR
thor details are yNcn ~ H. Parral az
fair II was asserted ON American army
oNic'r admitted hia rulpebility for en-
trriue the town
Troop Movements Held Up.
The dispatch also sayt American
troops have ceased their movement
Fputhward until such time ~ the nrgu-
ihtions between ~" uitsd States and
Mexican governments are terminated.
T. was rcasserted Monday that should
tpc body bc Identified as that Of villa
the expedition would come out ot Mexico
~ once. No Instructions have yet been
sent Ia Consul i.ctchrr OF General Per-
shing however. ~ 10 the Identification TO
be required None will go forward untD
'thtr' officials transmit some report,
u Il expected army quarters thai
General fershlng viii make every effort
IL verify the report of Villas death.
Su'h information is essential In plau-
nlhg his future operations Headquarters
last heard from General rctshing at Ss-
itNo Ne report of h's movements since
the f1nor ~ Villas death gained circus
lation hes been received boy General Fun
JOn
Juares In the DARK
Confirmation u Mexican reports that
Francisco Villa nody hHd been cShumcd
~ san Francisco Bori, and w,s being
hf'ushi 10 chihuahua whs stll lacking
NJ lu.."S Nrndtt
.'''''. .Nt 'fHfNA 'HlNff NNNONN 70 INV
telegraph operator ~ san Antonio and
'h'in"t further detail, ~ the report II
the finding oi Villas bod,
According o. 'lc San Antonio opera
tor General DaNbfos aud Colonel Carlos
'nfpusn Who were st Gust received
lniormatiyn Satufdr, that a villa band
vs. operating In the neighhothood. Two
inutugr officers with body Of men
hu'f.eiN lett Gust and engaged the villa
bandits IN combat In which many 4,
villa followers Wcfy kiilcd and wounded
nnd omc We" captured
\ Wills colonel vac among the csp-
u. "i li' h'gg'd inr his life and ptom-
ICED to load his .tptof- to the grave n
lhu bandit n th"y would not XII him
The uprpspI st ssn Nutouio said Gems
"rl C1,t Pul colonel Calrnnss took
Nh" prt 10 tu San Irancisro nofli,
Vncrc The bod, is reported to have besn
uucpfth'i
Dat. ~ vll,, oea,h Unknown.
The oprmior sah vinG was injured
on Npryh o. re- aid not know the date
~ the bandit dt,u.
Gcnotd GNia ,aIi that ~ soon a,
tJon,iru.d en rss. rwol