South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-13
Bandit Chief DefiantIy Boasts
That CarranZa Will be
stripped of His Power
in Thirty Days."
TREASON Is Depicting
RANKS OF FIRST CHIEF
Gen. TrevinO, Rival of 0bre-
gon is Reported to be
Flirting With Bandits
and May Join Them.
International News Service

international News service
FL PASO. Texas. July Ia
Within 30 days, J. Francisco villa,
Will be dictator Of Mexico with a
victorious army AT my back.
Don NenustianO Carranza. strip
ped OF his power and deserted by
his generals, will be deposed."
THIS defiant boast OF the Mexican
hauJs, leader was transmitted today
10 his agents on the border Through
them il reached American officials,
and was regarded Of sufficient i'm
portance 10 be forwarded 10 Wash
ington IL was a flat defiance of
the United States government. Gen.
Pershings punitive expedition was
sent into Mexico 10 get villa" It's
work was baked by the attack on
America soldiers at Parral Now
Villa proclaims his strength.
Whether villa will be able 20
carry out his boast no one can tell.
hut recent efforts of the Carranza
government 10 cultivate the good
will OF the United states are regard
cd in border circles as evidence that
the de facto government is not
overly confident that IL can carry
out its pledge 20 deal with Villa
and his bandits
villa Successful
Every report that has reached Fl
Paso and other points along the
border during the past "a hours in
dictated that Villa has been success
ful i'm all engagements with the Car
ranzista army since he began his
latest activities With the fear that
he seems TO be able 10 inspire in
the hearts Of the Mexican poems he
has gathered around an army that
is estimated today 10 number be-
tween 5000 and 5000 men. A late
report is that 5000 Yaqu Indians
from the Sonora district are on their
way 10 join the outlaws forces
Yesterday the Mexican officials
only reported that Gen. Ernesto
Garcia has sailed from Parral 20
drive back the Villistas. Today the
Mexican officials maintained dis
Greet science and this was taken as
a sure sign that Garcia had been
whipped. The same thing occurred
within the past week when 5000
CaTranzista cavalry were sent to de-
feat Gen. Calixto Contreras So far
as official information is concerned.
that force completely disap peared.
Aided by Traitors.
American government agents to-
day came into possession of addi-
tional evidence that seems TO prove
that villa is being aided by the
treason of Carranza officers one
unconhrmed rumor that come 90 the
border was that Gen. Jacinto Trevino
had been ordered relieved OF his
command az Chihuahua CITY. had
bargained with rebel leaders ana
had gone over to Villas army.
Trevino has been known for "A long
time as a jealous rival of Minister
Of War ObreEon. He Is said 10 have
been swayed 10y the idea that Obre-
son was using Carranza only as a
fgurehead and was only awaiting a
suitable time 10 throw aside tue
mask and come out himself as the
ruler OF Mexico.
Trevino was not alone IN this
thought IL is.shared hy other Mex
lean leaders and American veterans
IN Mexican affairs. Don Nenustiano
Carranza himself is said 10 fear
Oregon
Trevino several weeks ago ac-
cording TO reports of secret service
aEents began plotting 10 offset Obre-
CONS progress liz was about this
time that Canuto Reyes and CaliNto
Contreras accepted amnesty with
great ostentation. Reyes and Con-
tTeras are old villa chieftains
The course of Mexican affairs
thus running may necessitate some
change IN the councils on in Wash
inEton. but apparently it VIII not
change the plans for complete
border patrol which are hourly
going in effect
Motor trucks loaded with militia
men roll through Fl Paso for the
open country east and west where
the men are being posted on border
patrol duty The crowded trucks
reflect the eaEerness with which the
state guardsmen from an parts Of
the country hail the prospect OF ac-
ays service.