The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-09

OF the situation army officers here
do not discuss.
The net result OF the three weeks
campaign against Villa; Is the killing
OF more than $50 Of Villas men and
the extension OF q line Of American
troops approximately four hundred
miles into Mexico. Villas organt-
zation n 81. 81. z,
Remains Intact
so far as army officers here know.
He has divided II into smaller units
and one OF these was attacked and
defeated at Guerrero, but there is ev-
idence that the fugitive chieftain, al
though perhaps wounded and posst-
bly, travelling in q stretcher. Us stated
In some reports that have reached
here. is yet directing in q general way
their movements. General Pershingss
reports, infrequent, to headquarters
continued throughout the week to
indicate the optimism of himself and
his officers that they
Soon Would Overtal<e villa
or his main force, but none has indi-
Gated that he regarded his task &C
complished.
instead Of anticipating an early
withdrawal OF the troops, General
Funston has planned to stimulate
the chase. and in order to do this.
has daily watched for advices from
Washington that Carranza at last
has made 1t possible to- use without
restriction at least one of the rail.
roads extending south from Jharez.
Failure to get this right, howeverj
and realization of the impracticabll--
ity Of maintaining the four hundred
mile line from Columbus to the ex-
IRENE front below Satevo, caused
General Funston and his stan to con-
slider seriously the establishment of
q new base at some point on the
border nearer the field operations.
perhaps, ojinaga, and from there ting
running south Of q line Of commun.-
cation. unoficiaily 1t was tntimatsd
that such change Of q bass would
be suggested to the war department.
unless permission for the use Of tho
railroad was received soon.
+ No Uneasiness Displayed.
Little of what was transpirina
south OF Chihuahua was known al
General Funston's headquarters tos
day, but no uneasiness was displayed
and increased confidence was maui
tested. This confidence was not due
altogether to the belief that this
Americans- would be able to oyertakd
Villa, but to the cooperation. Of Car
ranza's forces. who were reported Of
cially by agents Of the Mexican gov
eminent to have occupied strategic
positions in the path villa was re-
ported to be following. :.
II the thousands Of men Carranza
Is said to have scattered through the
territory in front Of Villa. can check
him in his fight to the south. Gem
eral Pershing's troops. It was believ-
ed, might do their part in bringing
him to a stand. ~ h
Pershing Goes South. ~
General Pershing was officially re-
ported to have left his temporary
headquarters on the San Geronimo
Ranch and gone south towards Safe
yo, south of which the greater. parS
Of the tenth cavalry Is operating
Colonel w. @. Brown, at the head Of
those troops, was known to be
searching every trail and investi-
eating every story as to the whore
about Of villa or his followers. Sup
porting. forces have been moved for
ward along the line Of comriunica-
ton.
Trailers were put in service behind
the automobile trucks today, in an
effort to increase the volume OF sup
plies demanded by sig thousand
mules and horses ana more than that
many men.