Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-05-28
Military Authorities Seem to
Be Confident Bandit Chief
viii Be Captured Within
Few Days.
CARRANCISTAS HAVE
NEW CAMPAIGN PLAN
Flying Columns to Pursue Out
laws So Vigorously That
Americans Will Have Moth
ing to Do.

Chihuahua City, May 27--Strong
constitutional columns have been dis
| patched by General Jacinto Trevino,
military commander Of northern Mex
leo, To surround Hacienda Mimbrera,
General Ignacio Ramos recently re-
ported Villa with a few followers, to
be hiding. The troop movement an
nounced today was said to be ih re-
sponse 10 additional and confirmatory
reports. Military authorities here
seemed confident that the bandit
chief would be captured, either dead
or alive, within a few days.
Flying columns also are being pre-
pared to pursue the Nillista bandits
between the American field bases and
on the flanks of the American expe-
ditionary column. 1t is hoped that
those flying commands will prove so
effective that there will be no work
for the American troops to do and
that in the light of their resultant in
activity prompt retirement Will be
recognized as the logical necessity
New Campaign Plan.
Other moves in the new plan of
campaign Were revealed In a report
made today by General Treyino TO
Minister Of War Obregon. In this the
military commander announced an
entire redistribution of his command.
4 brigadier under Manuel Eizondo
has been instructed to entrain imme-
diately for Cusi, from which point II
will march to san Francisco de Bor-
jas. Using that village as base, gar
risons of 100 men each, to patrol the
surrounding country in search for
bandits arc to be established in Carl
chuch, Satevo. Nonava and Sisogachic,
in the territory recently evacuated BY
the Americans. General Matias Ra-
mos and his brigade have been or
dered to Aldama to await orders,
which Colonel Zuazua's command will
occupy the town of Santa Ysabel
san Andres and the district In the
vicinity of Bustillos.
Matachic and Ocampo have been
chosen as bases for the Garcia bri-
gade under Colonel Ballesteros and
General Cavazos' forces will occupy
Guerrero, Minaca, LaJunta and San
Ysidro. Bachiniti, Cusi and San An
tonic will be garrisoned by the troops
of Colonel Carlos Carranza, supported
by the command OF Colonel Saenz,
which is being sent south to join them
by General Gavira
Relentless Pursuit.
With these forces constantly on
their heels, it is believed that the
remnants of the Nillista |
bands will be run to earth quickly ana
that there will remain nothing for the |
United States soldiers TO do. General /
Trevino has explained that he Will not (
allow the commands to remain mac {
tive in the towns but that they have
been ordered to- II relentless pursuit +
until the bandit bands are utterly
broken.
Constitutionalist commands have
recently inflicted severe losses upon
the bands operating in this section I
according to reports here. General T
Maycotte telegraphed from Torreon I
that the surrender and disarming of
rs per cent of Canuto Reyes men had
been effected, while Colonel Marcial
Lopez reported from Santa Rosalia
that his command yesterday overlook
Juan Chayes with seventy-five ban
dts on the Espejo ranch. In the re-
sultiI1g engagement the bandits lost
four dead and five prisoners, togeth-
er with number of horses ana
quantity of equipment. Colonel Lopez
said the pursuit of the fleeing band
was being continued
Other Success Reported
other reports received from Colonel
Zuazua. who has been pursuing bands
into the Sierra de la Molina, told of
the surrender and disarming of the
Murga brothers with twenty men.
Zuazua said the Murga broth
nrs asked To be retained to assist him
in breaking up several smaller bands
operating in the same vicinity. GEN
eral Maldonado engaged Nillistas IN
a skirmsh at Laguneta and again
later ut San Fernando, according TO
from Concho. ON the field at
san Fernando the bandits left four
dead and quantity Of booty. includ-
ing forty saddled horses, according 10
reports.
Elaborate preparations are being
made throughout this section for the
first anniversary celebration on May
s1 of the final defeat of villa forces
under General Urbina at Ebano.
where General Trevino turned the tide
of the campaign. winning the battle
and with II the vast revenues from the
Mexican oil fields for his government.
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