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VOLUME XVIII.
AMERICAN CAVALRYMEN IN ANOTHER FIGHT
DEFENSES OF VERDUN
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81 GERMAN MASSES
Vital Points Tested to Limit-
French Offer Tenacious
Resistance, but Sledge Ham
mer Blows Are Denting Lines
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• 'By A»»«ei«t*d Pr»»*
WASHINGTON. April 3-—Heavy
mt'Mt of troops are still being hurled
by th> Germans against the defenses of
Verdun, which are being tested to the
limit at vital points. The French are
offering tenacious resistance, and a
- to Paris have succeeded, in
pressing hack the crown prince s forces
between Vaux and imuaumont. where
sledge-hammer blows had badly dented
th» French lines. * _
The gain claimed is in the northern
part of the Caillette wood. Desperate
flgnting continued there all last night
and the general result was favorable
to the French, today’s bulleton asserts,
additional ground in the northern part
of the wood being reclaimed.
Zeppelins were over eastern Scotland
and the northeastern and eastern coun
ties of England from 9 o'clock las;
night to after 1 o’clock this morning in
the third great raid by the German air
fleet in as many nights. »
The latest raid is known to have been
over a wide area, but details are yet
larking. In Friday and Saturday night s
raids 59 persons were killed and 144
wounded.
Berlin s account of the Saturday night
raids declares that blast furnaces,
targe tron works and industrial plants
on tne Tees and on the port establish
ments of Middlesbrough and Sunderlana
were nit. inflicting heavy damage and
causing explosions to occur and Are-*
to break out.
the French city of Dunkirk on the
straits of Dover, also has suffered a
Zeppeline attack, an airship dropping
three bombs which killed two civilians.
Sinking of the British steamer Perth
of 1.799 tons with the loss of six mem
bers of her crew, is announced fro.n
Ixmdon.
The German government has promis
ed Ambassador Gerard a prompt reply to
his inquiry in regard to the destruction
of the cross-channel steamship Sussex
and other xessels on which Americans
were endangered
’ A Berlin dispatch Says that a 12.90<»-
ton Russian transport with troops and
war materials aboard was sunk by a
Turtrtsh submarine on March 3J. the
Turkish war office announced today
Ten persons were killed and eleven
injured in Scotland in Sunday night's
Zeppelin raid, it was officially announ:-
ed in London this afternoon. There
were no casualties in England
German Batteries Moved
' Nearer to French Lines
• (By Associated Press.)
PARIS. April 3. —A new phase of the
battle of Verdun has begun and the be
lief. prevails that the violence of the
latest attacks foreshadows another at
tempt by the Germans to rush the
fortress with vast forces. New bat
teries of large caliber have been moved
up closer to the French front and the
German infantry has been rested and
reorganized.
Yesterday's fighting was not unfavor
able to the French, it is authoritatively
stated. The object of the Germans was
to clear the approaches to Fort Douau
mont and 15,000 men were thrown for
ward on the mile and a halt line between
Douaumont fort and the village of Vaux.
The attacking force crossed a little ra
vine which hitherto had stopped them
and entered the Caillette wood. Farther
east they dislodged the French from the
last ruined houses of the village of
Vaux. but the French positions were so
placed as to make it practically impos
sible for the Ge: mans to debouch from
the village. Vigorous French counter
attacks drove them back to the upper
fringe of Caillette wood.
The total result of the very formid
able effort they 'had put forth was a
gain for the Germans of about 500
yards of terrain, more than offset, it is
affirmed, byt very heavy losses. West
of the river the Germans attacked the
Avocourt block house, but again met
with complete failure, the observers
declare.
Sunday’s Fighting
Favorable to French
r ßy Associated Press )
PARIS, April 3.—Fighting continue!
all night in the Verdun region east of
the Meuse, between Douaumont and 1
aux. The issue turned generally, the 1
war office announcement of this after- I
noon says. In favor of the French who
gained ground in the northern part of
Gaillette wood which was occupied by
the Germans yesterday.
West of the river a bombardment was
carried near Haumont without effect.
The statement says that in yester
day's fighting the Germans lengthened
their front of attack to about three kill
metres, (two miles).
The text follows:
•‘A Zeppelin last night threw down
eight bombs on Dunkirk. The material
>_mage® were not breat but two persons
u-.es killed and found wounded.
.•"To the west of the River Meuse the
huffioardment has continued at the vll
jite.i of Haucourt and Esnes. but with
eit any action of infantry.
"To the east of the Meuse the fight
ing which went on last night in the
region of Douaumont and Vaux was
favorable to us. We gained ground in
the wood of Caillette. Our line rests
on the right of the pond of Vaux. then
crosses the Caillette wood, the northern
romer of which is occupied by the en
emy and rejoins our positions to the
south and west of the village of Douau
mont.
“It has been confirmee that the at
tacks of the enemy yesterday were ex- i
tended over a front of three kilometers
They came forward In successive waves,
followed by small columns. The activi
ty of our artillery and the firm of our
infantry caused heavy losses in the
rankks of the enmy.
“In the Woevre district the night pass
ed quietly.
"Tn Lorraine the fire of our artillery
caused flames to break out at Les
VICTOR E. INNES AND MRS.
INNES, who arrive tn Atlanta Mon
day afternoon from San Antonio,
in charge of City Detective J. M.
Starnes and County Policeman C. C.
Heard. They will be placed o>
trial here early in May on charges
of larceny after trust, growing out
of the disappearance of the Nelms
sisters. Beatrice Nelms and Mrs.
Lois Nelms Dennis.
Innes and FT ife
Are Expected in
Atlanta Monday
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. April 3.—Vic
tor E. Innes and his wife, Ida May In
nes. started from this city for Atlanta
early Sunday Jto face trial in Fulton su
perior court on the charge of larceny
after trust oi about $4,000 from tha
missing Nelms sisters. The Inneses are
expected to arrive in Atlanta Monday
evening.
County Officer C C. Heard and City
Detective John Starnes have the couple
ir custody. Because of apprehension
on the part of the officers that friends
of the Inneses might try to rescue
them, and because the Inneses pretend
that they themselves fear violence, the
exact time of their departure from
Texas and of their arrival in Atlanta
has been kept secret.
The Inneses were arrested in San An
tonio eighteen mouths ago on the Ful
ton count)' warrant of larceny after
trust after they had been released from
indictments charging them with mur
dering the Nelms sisters. No trace of
the bodies of the missing sisters could
t>e found, any. because of this lack oi’
“corpus delecti.” the Texas murder in
dictments against the Inneses were
dropped.
The Inneses were not brought to At
lanta for trial eighteen months ago be
cause they fought extradition through
the Texas courts, the United States
courts in Texas, and the supreme court
of the United State®. When the su
preme court a decision
two months ago holding that the In
neses were subject to extradition. Gov
ernor Ferguson, of Texas, Allowed the
order of extradition to stand, and the
Atlanta officers went after the couple
last week.
When the Inneses arrive in Atlanta
they will be taken direct to the Tower
and held there pending their trial,
which, it is expected, will not take place
in the criminal division of the superior
court until after May 1.
It is not known, as yet, what attor
neys will defend the couple. Solicitor
General Dorsey, assisted b.v Attorney
Reuben R. Arnold, will conduct the pros
ecution.
GERMANY PROMISES EARLY
REPLY ED 0. S. INQUIRY
WASHINGTON. April B.—American
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin cabled to
day that the German government had
promised him a prompt reply to his in
; quiry regarding destruction of the Brit
lish steamer Sussex and other vessels
on which Americans were endangered.
| The Berlin foreign office. Ambassador
Gerard stated, had referred his Inquiry
to the German admiralty.
While no definite time was given by
I the- German officials within which a re
sponse could be made. Mr Gerard stag
ed he had assurances it would be forth
coming as soon as possible. The Amer
ican ambassador’s dispatch indicated
that instead of waiting for tlje German
submarine commanders to report the
admiralty office would send out inquir
ies to the submarine bases.
A number of affidavits, made by Amer
ican and other passengers on the Sussex
t o American consular and diplomatic
officials in France, have been for-warded
from Paris by Ambassador Sharp on
the American liner St. Paul and are ex
pected in about ten days. No summary
I of their contents has been received here.
Remabots, to the west of Eelntrey, and
in the region of Ancerviller, to the.south
of Blamont.
"The reconnaissance of the enemy
which was attempting to reach our po
sitions was repulsed by our fire at a
point near Moyen.
“A German aeroplane has fallen with
in our lines. The. aviators were taken
prisoner.”
ATLANTA. GA., TUESDAY. APRIL 4. 1916.
SEVERAL mews
WOUNDED;3O BANDITS
IND GENERAL SLAIN
General Gavaria, Carranza
Chief at Juarez, Has .Report
That Americans Have Been
in Actual Battle
(By Associated Press.)
SAN ANTONIO M.arch 31.—Villa’s
force, estimated at 500. was severely de
feated at Guerrero on March 29 by Col
onel Dodd, according to a report from
General Pershing to General Funston,
sent from the San Geronimo ranch.
The Villa loss was placed at thirty
killed and the Americans at four wound
ed. Among the Villa wounded was an of
ficer named Lopez, who General Per
shing thought might be Pablo Lopez,
who led the band that murdered seven
teen Americans at Santa Ysebel, and aft
erwards was erroneously reported killed
in the fight at Columbus. Generral Elisio
Ferandez was among the Villa dead.
(By Associated Press.)
EL PASO, Tex., March 31.—The
American expeditionary force in search
o; Francisco Villa has fought and won
its first battle, and the. first blood lost
by American troops was spilled at San
Geronimo, in the Guerrero district, ac
cording to official Mexican reports re
ceived here today..
(By Associated Press )
WASHINGTON. March 31 —General
Pershing through General Funston re
ported toiay to the war department that
he had found General Villa with 500
troops near Guerrero.
In a fight with Villa s troops thirty
Mexicans were killed. General Pershing
reported. Four American privates were
injured, but none seriously. Two ma
chine guns, many cavalry horses and
much ammunition was captured by the
Americans The attack was a surprise
on the Villa forces and culminated in a
running fight, in which they were driven
for ten miles into the mountains north
east of the railway, where they sepa
rated into small bands.
The fight occurred about 6 P- m..
March 29. near Guerrero and the report
came from the San Geronimo ranch.
Villa was not present during the en
counter and is reported to be suffering
from a broken leg and a lame hip.
< - 'By A»sooiated Press.)
EL. PASO Tex., Ma.rch 21. —Mexican
Consul Garcia announced today that he
lad been informed by General Gav ira,
Carranza commander at Juarez, that the
latter had received word that the
American troops had been engaged in
battle with Villa’s forces.
According to General Gavira’s infor
mation. which was supplied in a tele
gram from Lieutenant Colonel Refugio
Davila at Casas Grandes, the fight took
place yesterday at San Gerrenamo be
tween the Seventh cavalry and 500 \ ilia
forces, the latter losing their command
er. Eladeo Fernandez, and thirty men.
The Americans suffered seveial
wounded. , _ ,
Colonel Davila also wired General
Gavira. according to Counsel Garcia that
information had been received that v ilia,
had been wounded in the leg in the last
tight with the Carranza forces and is in
hiding north of Gerrero.
A man named Herman Blankenburg
and two other foreigners were murdered
yesterday at Minaca, Chihuahua, by
Francisco Villa and his followers ac
cording to private but authentic sources
here. Details of the killing are lacking.
Although Blankenburg's name indi
cates he is of German descent, the mea
ger information available here is that
he is an American citizen. It 1s believed
that the other victims also were Ameri
cans.
The information was telephoned from
Minaca to Chihuahua last night over
a private line b.v an employe of an
American concern, and telegraphed from
Chihuahua to El Paso. Minaca is about
ten miles southeast of Guerrero.
• (By Associated Press.)
EL PASO, Tex., April 1. —Somewhere
in the barren mountains of the conti
nental divide Francisco Villa wounded
and crippled, and with but a handfull
of his followers, is believed to be lurk
ing today.
Hard on his trail American troopers
are combing every valley and ravine,
searching every ranch house and adobe
hut in the hope of ending the career of t
the bandit.
The feverish excitement caused along
the border by yesterday’s news of Col
onel Dodd’s victory at San Geronimo
ranch had far from subsided today. The
fact that three days have elapsed since
the smashing blow delivered at the Villa
band in the valley of the Santa Marla,
without any further news from General
Pershing, has given birth to the most
extravagant speculation and rumors.
The chief argument of the pessimists
is that If Villa was as desperately in
jured as reported he should be by now
in the hands of his pursuers. But the
optimists retort by pointing out the
wild character of the country in which
he Is hiding and the fact that most of
the natives of the mountains are sure
to do all they can to baffle the American
soldiers by giving them false informa
tion.
CAN’T ESCAPE CAPTURE.
Everything apparently depends upon
the speed with which Villa is able to
move. If his injuries have forced him
to seek safety in the mountains of the
divide, it is believfed that he cannot es
cape capture, although he may elude
his enemies for many days yet.
On the other hand, if he has been
able to push east or southeast, he ought
by this time to have reached a country
where traveling is comparatively easy
water and food plentiful and his adher
ents numerous.
Washington Expects Early
‘ Capture of Wounded Villa
(Bjr Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, April I.—ln the be
lief that the American forces in Mexico
have had 'urther skirmisher with the
hard-pressed Villa'nutlaws and that pos
sibly Francisco Villa himself—reported
desperately wounded, permanently crip
pled and fleeing to the mountains—may
have heen found, government officials to
day anxiously’ awaited further news of
(Continued on Page 3, Col. 4.)
MODERN PORTABLE WIRELESS APPARATUS
.. $
AVSTOS CARRY WIRELESS OUTFITS OVER DESERT LANDS OF MEXICO. W. H. Durborough. the
camera-reporter picturing the Mexican invasion for The Journal, sends this photo showing how the wireless
• uifits of the United States army are transported over the deserts of Mexico. Big autos carry all’ the parts of a
wireless outfit. When messages are to be sent, the parts are hauled out and poles erected in a short time. Some
of the autos trail behind the army so messages may be relayd.
THREE KILLED IN FIGHT
IT MOULTRIE SUNDAY
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
MOULTRIE, Ga.. April 3.—W. M. Lo
gan. a Moultrie merchant, shot and kill
ed Jack and Cleve Calhoun and was
himself shot to death by Cleve Calhoun.
The triple tragedy occurred In a small
barn on the suburbs of the city late
Sunday afternoon. A
The men.Jjgd to walk together
and went into the bain out of a driving
ralnstorhn. E. L. Evans, the only eye
witness, says the party had whisky and
tnat the bottle was passed frequently,
but neither Logan or Cleve Calhoun
drank much. After the rain began to
check, Cleve Calhoun arose, It is said,
saying. “Now is the best time that we
will have to go.” Logan, who was sit
ting with his back to the wall in one
corner of the barn, drew his pistol, it
is said, firing five time in rapid suc
cession, two of the bullets striking
Cleve Calhoun and one penetrating the
heart of Jack Calhoun. In the mean
time Cleve Calhoun drew his weapon
and fired five times, one bullet landing
true, and the merchant sank to the floor,
expiring in an instant. The Calhoun boys
staggered out of the barn and fell dead
a few feet away.
A search of the pockets of Logan re
vealed a note giving directions for the
burial of his body and the disposition
of his two small sons. This led the
authorities to believe that he meant to
kill the Calhoun boys and to slay him
self.
Logan had publicly charged the Cal
houn brothers with violating the sancti
ty of his home, and had threatened to
prosecute them. Saturday Cleve Cal
houn tried to get a well-known Moultrie
man to go with him and help settle the
differences that existed between him
self and the merchant. He was advised
against such an attempt. Sunday morn
ing Logan and the Calhouns were to
gether for an hour or so and they made
an engagement for the afternoon. At
the appointed time they met and went
for a walk. The rain drove them into
the barn, where the tragedy occurred
about on hour later.
Couple Facing
Walk to Macon
Appeals for Aid
With their money gone and no place
to sleep and nothing to eat, Mr. and
Mrs. Roland V. Kennedy, who declared
they were from Columbus, 0., and were
on their way to Macon where the young
husband is going to get a good job, Sun
day night appealed to J. C. Logan, su
perintendent of the Associated Charities,
for aid. A small fox terrier accompanied
them on the trip.
The couple said they had walked all
the way from Ohio and had been beset
with much hard luck, but hoped to get
to Macon soon. Mr. Logan gave them
something to eat and put them up at
the Friends’ Rescue Mission for the
night, and Monday was trying to make
arrangements for their transportation to
Macon.
DANIELS REVIEWS MORE
NEEDS OF U. S. NAVY
WASHINGTON, Aprik 3.—Secretary
Daniels outlined further details of the
navy’s needs when he resumed today his
testimony before the house naval com
mittee.
This was Mr. Daniels’ third day on
the witness stand. The committee will
end its hearings this week as soon as
the secretary completes his statement,
which thus far has been only a general
review of the needs of the service. The
hearings began early in December.
The committee will halt its hearings
tomorrow for a few minutes to vote on
the government armor plate factory bill
passed by the senate- recently.
Boundary Line Decision
(By Asiocizted PreM.)
WASHINGTON. April 3.—The su
preme court today confirmed the report
of commissioners marking the boundary
line between North Carolina and Ten
nessee.
GOVERNMENT DECLINES TO
PAY FOR USE OF LAND
F Court of Claims Sustained by
Supreme Tribunal in Sa
vannah Case
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 3. —The su-
- preme court today sustained the judg
, nient of the court of claims In declining
to allow Jennie A. Willink, executrix of
' Henry F. Willink, to recover $2,000 from
the government for use .of Willink’s
? property bordering Savannah harbor.
Willink was notified in 1899 by an
■ arm? engineer thjut; the.aeqvptArx^Of. war
- had extended harbor lines and .that ex
. cavation on Willink’s land would short
l ly begin. the district attorney
warned him not to drive plies on his
J land. Willink's land was not taken and
> five years later the harbor lines were
restored to the old limits.
J The estate claimed the government
used the land during those five years.
s but the claims court decided Willink
[ had placed too much reliance in federal
officials and had been ignorant of the
- law’.
!
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! A Big Free Distribution of Relia
ble Seed in Addition to Bargain
Club Offer.
1 y
Dr. Soule Says:
1
ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL,
I , Atlanta, Georgia.
Gentlemen:
Your letter of .March 29th has been received together
with enclosure of clipping to which you refer, Sudan
grass has been grown by us for several years past and has
made fairly good yields of hay. It will produce under
favorable conditions from 1 to IVs tons per cutting and
may be cut two, and under favorable conditions possibly
’ three times a year. Much depends, as you readily under
stand, on the distribution of rainfall and the manner in
which the land has been prepared and fertilized. We be
« lieve Sudan grass can be cultivated in place of millet
to advantage because of the fact that it may be cut more
than once in a season. We think fanners should investi
gate the merits of this grass, though we are inclined to
think it will not take the place of the sorghums for
general use as a forage crop, nor will it yield so well
as the sorghums. ,
Feterita is a comparatively new forage plant and
celebrated largely as a drought beater. It has been grown
probably with more success in the southwest than in the
eastren states up to the present time. It is somewhat
similar in its characteristics to Kaffir corn, though it
grows somewhat taller and produces larger heads. 1 believe
it has some promise for cultivation in the state of Georgia
and that its merits should be carefully ascertained by
actual tests on the part of farmers. Undoubtedly Sudan
grass and feterita are attracting some attention at the
present time, and we think it well to distribute small
quantities of seeds in order tlrat farmers may have a
chance to test these crops for theyiselves. We believe e
you are doing your correspondents a favor, therefore, by
affording them an opportunity to secure small quantities
of tested and reliable seeds of the various crops men
tioned.
With best wishes, I am,
Very respectfully,
ANDREW M. SOULE,
President.
We uoant the farmers throughout the South
to test SUDAN GRASS and FETERITA
SEED and toe have arranged fora
Distribution in addition to. a very liberal club
bing offer See ofjer on page two of this
paper.
CHARGES OF MG IN
HOUSE RILES SPEAKER
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 3.—Congress
resumed its labors today spurred by
Speaker Clark’s statement branding as
“a bald and malicious lie” charges that
both houses have been idling in their
work.
The statement, issued last night in
answer to critics, is expected to put an
end to all criticisms.
Speaker Clark reviewed the record of
congress to date and asserted that the
present house had worked more steadily
and industriously than any within hie
service of twenty-two years.
The speaker also denied charges that
congress was seeking to thwart the
president in his desire to bring about
an adjournment in time for the political
conventions in June. “Every human be
Ing with two ideas above a Hottentot,”
he declared, “knows that congress is
just as anxious to adjourn before the
convention as the president is.”
NUMBER 53.
SKIRMISH OCCURRED
SUIW. BUT DETAILS
ARE NDTYET KNOWN
Fleeing Force of Villa Bandits
Encountered Early Sunday
Morning, but No Report of
Result Is Made f .tj
’ 1 A
(By Associated Press.)
CAMP OF J. J. PERSHING AT THE>
FRONT, April 2.—(By Aeroplane to
Colonia Dublan and by Radio to
lumbus. N. M., April 3.) cavxi
alrymen encountered a fleeing force of-
Villa men near (name of town deleted!
by censor) early today and sounds ofj‘
firing have been heard from ,that di-y)
rectlon but no report has been made to
headquarters as to the results. • •
The mountains of Guerrero are beinA
combed thoroughly , for Villa by the'
American forces but nothing has beem
learned as to his whereabouts othdr
than that captured bandits said he wa’a,
being carried farther into the "mouiw
tains in his jolting coach.
Villa Believed Headed Off; • •
U, S. Troops Are Reinforced
BY JUNIUS B. WOOD.
Staff Correspondent for The Atlanta
Journal and Chicago Daily New*.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS. April 2.—.
(Via Radio to Columbus, N. M., April
3>—Francisco Villa, the bandit chief, is
now believed headed off from further
retreat south by the quick action of
American forces. By forced marchet*
the United States soldiers have reached
points ‘around the area w’here the ban
dit is supposed to be hiding and all
avenues of escape have been sealed, if
he is where U. S. officers think he is.
Fresh troops, cavalry and infantry,
have been rushed to the location and
are scouring the hillsides for the chief
bandit who escaped at the battle of
Guerrero last week. The American
troopers who were wounded at Guerrero
received only flesh wounds and all are
recovering. The trooper receiving the
worst wound had two bullet punctures
through the flesh of his side but his
condition was not serious enough to
keep him off his feet.
El Paso Says Villa Has
Probably Escaped the Net
(By Auociated Presi.)
EL PASO. April 3.—Francisco Villa
has again become the. man of mystery.
Almost within the grasp of ?he Amer
ican cavalry, after the battle of Guer
rero. the bandit was‘reported today to
have slipped through the net closing
about him and to have covered the trail
of his flight. Mexican officials in
Juarez sought information of the brig
and’s whereabouts, but the telegraph
wires brought no definite word.
Mexican reports had it that Villa and
another band of followers were moving
on Chihuahua City to persuade the gar
rison there to revolt and join him
against the Americans. These reports,
brought here by travelers, were scouted
by Mexican Consul Garda.
Whlle the bandit’s main command
was scattered at the battle of Guer
rero, it is believed here that Villa has
several other large bddies disposed at!
convenient positions in the continental
divide, and that Colonel Dodd and his
American troops may come In contact
with them at any time. While the
search for Villa continues Colonel Dodd
will seek to destroy armed bodies of
Villa forces which are a constant men*
ace to the line of American communica
tions.
There is no light on the recent opera
tions of the Carranza forces against
the Villa bands. General Bertani ha*
sent no report to the Juarez headquar
ters and what assistance the troops off
th de facto government is giving Gen*
eral Pershing is not known.
SUPPLIES START.
Traffic over the Mexico Northwester:!
railway is becoming more active sinca
the advent of the American expedi
tionary forces in the Casas Grandes and
Madera districts.
A freight train arrived from Casas
Grandes today and later a mixed pa*s*
sanger and freight train started out
for Pearson, thirty miles south of Casas
Grgndes. Two carloads of oats and two
carloads of express merchandise shipped
by private parties, but expected event
ually to reach the army, made up the
freight Consignment. The passengers
included many Americans returning to
the interior who fled to the border afte?
the Columbus massacre.
The absence of any official news fronl
the front since the defeat of the Villa
band near Guerrero by Colonel Dodd
last Wednesday, has considerably dash
ed the hopes of those who saw in ths
victory the beginning of the end of tha
bandit’s career.
At the same time, It is pointed out
that the American cavalrymen have a
formidable task before them in search
ing the barren mountain wastes where
Villa is supposed to have taken refuge.
The fact that no further fighting has
been reported is taken as an indication
that the bandits have been effectually
scattered by the American troopers.
WILD RUMORS HATCH AGAIN.
As usual in the lack of definite in
formation, the border is again a hive
of rumors of an alarming and sensa
tional character. The majority of these
rumors are based on stories brought
from the interior by Mexicans and the
few Americans who struggle in here by
ones and twos daily. The most cir
cumstantial of these stories at present
deals with the reported defection of Col
onel Cano, the Carranza commander at
Namiquipa.
Cano is the chief lieutenant of General
Lius Herrera, who was supposed to have
declared aaalnst Carranza several days
ago, a report that was vigorously denied
by the officials of the de facto govern
ment.
The main facts in support of Cano’s
revolt are that he has not been heard
from for more than a week and that he
is known to have expressed strong anti-
American sentiments on several occa
sions. Like Herrera,' Cmo has been a
bitter enemy of Villa ana it is not sup
posed that if he has deserted the stand
ard of the first chief he has joined the
fugitive bandit, but that he has simply
declared himself against any co-opera
tion with the soldiers of the United
States.
