New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-05
Trucks Rush Ammunition
to Pershing's Troops
Below Border
MEXICANS ORDERED
TO PURSUE BANDITS
Will Attack Rebels from
Rear if They Attack
Americans

FL Paso. Tex, Dec. with 10000
men and four trainloads Of ammuni-
ton and supplies, Francisco Villa is
reported moving upon the American po-
sitions in Western Chihuahua, hoping
70 deliver blow to the American
forces, which he promised his men he
would inhict after he had captured
Chihuahua.
Reports received at military head
quarters here say that Villa is carry
ing with him from Chihuahua seventy
five machine guns, thirty-two cannon
and 1000 rifles, which he had captured
from the Carranza forces.
Information obtained by Americans
in Western Chihuahua is that Villa
has concentrated his entire force for
the drive upon the American positions.
From Columbus, y. NJ, to-day motor
truck trains, under rush orders, car
ried ammunition 10 General Pershing's
base at Colonia Dublan. At Demlng,
y. NJ, the LIST Arkansas Infantry packed
its equipment for transfer TO Column
bus. where il was expected the regl-
ment would be sent into Mexico to
strengthen General Pershing's line OF
communication.
Trevino Sent After Villa
Announcement was made in Juarez
tonight that General Trevino, whose
army had been driven from Chihuahua
4 ~
by General Francisco Murguia TO take
force Of 1000 cavalry in pursuit Of
Villa.
Trevino. after fleeing from Chihua-
hua. succeeded in reaching General
Murguia's column, some miles south OF
the city. and returned with IT when It
was learned that Villa had abandoned
Chihuahua.
Murguia now is in command in Chit
huahua. and Trevino is being discl-
plined for his defeat by being sent at
ter Villa. Carranzlsta officials IN
Juarez say if Villa carries out his pur-
pose 10 attack the American positions,
Trevno's force will attack the bandits
from the rear and prevent them from
retresting into the hills.
Motor Trucks Carry Shells
Twenty motor trucks left Columbus
to-day for General Pershing's base, all
carry ammunition and all under heavy
guard. Thirteen OF the trucks carried
shells for the 3-inch ieldpieces. In
addition $50 miles Of wire for field
telephone lines went 10 General Per
shing for use in keeping advanced out
posts in touch with the base camp.
How far the American army outposts
l. sfoa,, 4.aVa 81 n
Villa advance is not made known by
army men, but it generally is believed
that American troops already are at
FL Vale, and possibly south of that
point. General Pershing has been ad-
vised of the Villa move, and army men
say that he is prepared for 1t.
Refugees Taken for Bandits
Threat of a Villista attack upon the
Texas border in the Big Bend country
was removed to-day, when it was found
that the Mexican forces approaching
Preside, Tex. from the interior of
Mexico were remnants OF General Ire
who's Chihuahua army in fight to the
border.
Carranza troops to-day began the
work of removing the bodies of slain
and the debris of buildings from the
streets of Chihuahua, but the work,
because OF the condition of many of
the bodies and the great piles of wreck
age. has been slow.
Government agents reported TO
Washington that Carl ketelton. Ger
man Consul, and karlos Elmen-
dorf, a German subject, could not be
found in Chihuahua City and were be-
L. LII H.
These reports were met with a state
ment by General Trevino that "only a
few Chinese were killed in the time
Will accounted the citY"