The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 31, 1916, Page 10

CHILDREN © | ARESLAIN _ BYBANDIT Americans and Carranzistas e Closing In on Villa Near 4 Durango. __HE HAS FORCE OF 2,000) EL PASO, March 31.—Army | men are much interested today In a report that Francisco Villa and his followers have massa- ered the Carranza garrison of 173 men at Guerrero. They have, however, received absolutely no confirmation of the rumor. Brig. Gen, Pershing’s dispatches sent to San Antonio yesterday, said Report Villa Masyacres Garrison and Turns Women Over to His Followe Villa passed Guerrero on Monday, but they made no mention of al massacre. The report that the Villista band which killed the garrison was 2,000) strong is utterly at variance with | accounts saying that the bandit ehief had split his force into smal! hodies and had taken personal com mand of a mere handful Unconfirmed reports of butchery at Guerrero said a number of} Women and children were killed| and that many women were turned over to Villa's followers. The hunted outlaw was last re Mably reported in Guerrero district. raiding ranches to get fresh mounts ‘and continuing on his flight toward | Durango. Army men at El Paso estimated | that Col, Dodd's cavalry was close on his heels _ Carrangistas from Chihuahua City were also closing in, and fight: | “ing is momentarily expected. | i absence of official news from | Juarez is explained by the fact that | ‘all operations are being conducted | fm Chihuahua territory and mill. _ tary reports there must be made to Gen. Gutierrer. | Military experts figure there is} Dut a slight advantage to be gained | from use of the railroads Maj. Elliott stated that three car | _ loads of munitions ccnsigned to) private individuals tn “lexico, des tined for ultimate use of the army, had not yet left Juarez, ow poor facilitips for tranaportation | |. Mex., by Motor to Col- N. M, March 31.—"Amert- army aviators in Mexico are en- ing conditions never faced said Capt. Foulots of the squad today. “The Sierra Madres create shift- winds and dangerous air pock- he said. “The land altitude of Tile giver our machines a lee- ot oniy one mile in the air, as sre equipped for only a maxt- altitude of two miles. Despite and despite rough landing there bas been no serious “A land altitude of nearly two which we will encounter far- south, undoubtedly will test men and machines to the ut- _ Regular mail deliveries fare being made by the military fly- ers at Dublan. ‘They make the flight from Colum. bus daily. ‘The American infantry column is marching southward. _ Small groups of con#itutionalist are co-operating with the American vanguard. Gen. Pershing is highly satisfied ‘with the treatment he has received from Carranza representatives. The weather is very cold. Ice half an inch thick forms in the wa- ter buckets at night. BOY OF 5 HIKES 87 MILES OVER DESERT COLUMBUS, N. M.. 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Jim walked a spell and rode| “little | an soldiers on the border. heart of the camp went out to little Give the kid some water while ago my wife died, Then the|boy held out until late afternoon| a spell, me being the mule, But) time th wonderful adventures of The little feller,” precoctous be-|Jim when he came trudging tnto] gasped the man Villistan came. Jim and I hid out, | without a whimper lhe waw dead game—that w | Little Red Riding Hood and of The yond his years, and nervy as the] Columbus, clinging to hin father's His lips were cracked and purple,| They drove off all my cattle and The second day 1 had to earry Night w " Three Bear toughest border veteran, has been | hand his noatrita fringed with alkali |took everything @ Jim 10 miles t found| tant bine b officer who told them | adopted as the ward of the border] Both were at the point of | dunt Jim and | scraped to; a wate were go-| hus m if the “Mother ‘Goomse | guard |i and Jim wan bel iy| “I had @ ranch about 87 milex| sack of flo ur a wide Ben res had anything on wm His father, J.B. Dick, has found! ¢ ed over the last le down in Chihuahua,” the man told t ater an x » make the! arm Jin Gfierro P Sante Rita Foayarstthe SiJverCity . \ Valley Rig rune Whitewater 4 re scondido OTurquoise parila Jc. -Lordspurg “Animas pdoviesWells o pache anc® ? w Sayan 2. San Martine Toyahvale Fort Stockton ~ ili icoaam iianwiiecetiancaitaic on thea Bianco *\6. de Jaco LLANO DE “0S GIGANTES BOLSON DE MAPIMI nez Dolores orralitos Point Ahome 1. Lecnuouitta home” Mochis , 1S; Mania jiwen # TopolopamBt 1.8. lance SOS . Macapore>? Rodeo ‘Ula Tepehuanes Reuacalente BSandias Corrales jerreras Q INtiAgo~ Rapasquiaro Nazas’ Hujenepe Aguavieya oConeto agua Gulf f Cal fornia S.Lorenzo ° Ul} \ Amapu! 4 Cosala” . ice ifm The above map of the So on the heavy black American The expedition Draw pencil rings around the points mentioned and ou wi $ ten cep ply of gasoline Directly exh wath of the Mormon colony, There a Points reer Culherson’s ranch, | Wiraleag etntinn two columne. Three Inches penth of three or four days told of fight. Crerss= way. nora ‘and’ Chihuatua’ dletricts hoses line whtes notes fee rn Seeger croseed the on the railway, is Colonia Dub direct communication with Co- | Grandes is Babicore. Villa} of exc, is. from the U. 8 the lolt baeder of the tas garter \merel AB, nd made lan, the site of the Mormon lumbus established was reported there on the of Numiquipa, directt war ape coeity intent effieia| Columbus, N. Mu, the town tween the mount colony that it was feared Villa y In the meantime, Carranza night of March 19, near Mrs Madera, on the Rio de Mate ay ah t ; ’ rae sit Sat eeu and ral ed | by Villa te chown on ralibebas oA-dtin © eee De and wing out. The troops were guarding the ‘8 ranch, From there the bandit is be- Pershing’s punitive expedition inches te the famore thon Note Ascension, there on their aeatian stopped oc n the Sierra Madre . a fow mil | tleved of Culber- 5 mountains. after he y eeh's tench, ‘ats roid Gia our pea bi In 48 hours after starting, | Villa, we wae thought, would | “rey wo be Chu was report ur thousand U. 8. infantry- Nes taedta the gonerel'iia or Ie the point where Lieut. Ed | the Americans had cov 60 make for these mountains, Car. , 80 the trap wai | at Santo T $0 mil men started plowing their way aiserg Madeo. teteeiainy cote: | arb Sereall of the, sero miles of desert and were near | ranzista and American troops leally tald. | of Mauer en tha aad ru the desert sands from th | ? ound with his sup- Casas Grandes, just south of hoped to trap him between the | Meager reports for the next eae cone iene | Mexico Northwantarn rail. | - Ina hetveen a4