The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-28
WAR HEADS OF MENUS.

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the quick reply. But l am positive
he is wounded and suffers for lack
of medical attention and therefore has
small chance to be active again in any
campaigns
Have you sufficient troops to cap
ture him?"
Yes" he answered. "That will be
easy. His bands are broken up and it
is now only a question of hunting one
man. Villa with a few of his follow
crs. I believe is near the boundary of
Sinaloa and Sonora"
General Obregon laughed when ask
b. ed about the report of friction be-
tween the first chief and himself.
There never has been any friction
between Carranza and myself he re-
marked as he closed the talk
The accident to the third section of
General Obregons train occurred be-
tween Ahumada and San Jose. The
cars overturned and two passengers
were injured. General Gutierrez YVES
not hurt. The train is expected here
late today.
Has Guard of 200 Soldiers.
Obregon said he would not cross
over into FL Paso until Scott and
Funston arrived. He will live in his
private car at the Juarez railway sta
ton. guarded by 200 soldiers picked
as his body guard.
The room in which Obregon estab-
lished his headquarte RS was once the
meeting place of President Taft and
Porfirio Diaz. one of Obregon's first
acts in arriving at Juarez was to hold
a conference with General Gavira,
Consul Garcia and General Ramon
Iturbe. Carranza envoy TO Japan.
Obregon ordered a special train
made up in Juarez to be rushed to
Villa Ahumada where the engine OF
The third section. carrying General
Gutierrez and other members of the
Mexican conferes was delayed.
Official ON Wrecked Train.
El Paso. April 2S.-The third sec
ton of General Obregoh's train, bear
ing General Luis Gutierrez, military
governor OF Chihuahua state. was de-
rallied south Of Juarez and several pas
seneers were reported injured. 1t is
not known whether General Gutierrez
was hurt General ObreGOn reached
Juarez on the second section of the
special train.
Send More Troops Into Mexico.
Columbus y. NJ, April 2S.-March-
ing orders were received today by APP
pruNimately one-half of the number of
soldiers on station here. These troops.
largely cavalry. Will probably cross
the border to reinforce General John
J. Pershsng late this afternoon.
Tt is believed the troops are to be
stationed along the American line OF
communication extending from Co
iuubus to San Antonio, about 325
miles south OF the frontier.
Military officers said there is nc
connection between the impending dis
match of the reinforcements and the
reported arrival of four trairloads OF
Carranza soldiers in the Guerrero dis
trict.
10000 Troops.
FL Paso. April 2S.-The protective
presence in northern Mexico of forty
thousand Carranza troops will be the
most potent argument brought to the
border by General Aware Obregon il
his effort to convince Generals Scot
and Funston that the American ex
peditionary forces should be with
drawn from Mexican soil.
Mexican officials here believe Gen
eral Obregon will assure the Ameri
. cans that when the last United State
troopers cross to the north of the in
ternational boundary, the de fact'
army will form behind them a line o
patrols that will render future Vii
lista border raids impossible.
Added to this. they say. he will re
peat the declaration he made at Chi
huahua City that the chiefs of the con
= stitutional cause are in perfect har
= mony and amply able to control tn
small bands of Villa bandits still a
large.
May HagsIe on PershinS Stay.
There is no indication here as t.
what answer the Mexican minister o