Show INSURGENTS t MENAGE MENACE RUlE or Of C CARRANZA AR RANIA Villa TilIa Gaining Strength in in Northern Mexico 1 Felix Diaz in SOU South l and O Other Ier I Leaders in Central Region I CONDITIONS CAUSE GROWING GR VING CONCERN High Army Officers Urge Withdrawal of U. U S S. S Troops to BOl Border der Regardless of Ratification tion of Protocol POLICY IS UNCHANGED Wt ASHINGTON Dec GO rn In increasing in- in creasing evidence c that General t government s. is being menaced menaced men- men aced ced b hy 1 baMs q of insurgents insurgent c coupled with the 1 lr that the first firt chief will not noL acc accept pt the tho Atlantic City Cit protocol has brought the time Mc Mexican ican situation sit sit- nation to a a sta stage o that is causing g glowing concern Officials i I Uti b- b arc arc S Spine JOC LI h officers are ur urging ln men be withdrawn as a military tcp and regardless of or con conditions but bul It Is insisted that so o far tal- there thero has hns been no change In tho the administration policy Tho American members o of the joint Join commission which drew the tho Atlantic City protocol will meet here Tuesday to discuss Carranza's s request fo for tor modification and to consider whether an any basis hasl Is offered d for further r conferences conferences confer confer- coner- coner ence with the Mexican commissioners Charles A A. A Dou Douglas las an nn attorney fo for forthe forthe the Carranza go government saw Counselor Couns Counseller Coun Coun- s seller lIo Polk of or the state department to today today to- to day antI and Is understood to have made a further plea for withdrawal of oC th the troops troop Officers Officer Urge 01 Several army officers of oC hl high h rank rani are aro no longer attempting to conceal their Impatience over ocr tho time Joint commission commission commission com com- mission mission- s failure to secure ratification of or an un agreement and oll openly nl are arc urging In Ing that the tho altered conditions in Mexico Mex- Mex ico make It Imperative U to tp bring th the tho thol l men now In Mexico to positions position on the border where the they could b be handled to better advantage if H It become becomes becomes be be- be- be comes come ne necessary Reports to tho the state and war de tie tie- departments toda today supported advices indicating that Villa I is 18 rapt rapidly gaining strength In northern norther Mexico that makes his suppression b lJ by bythe the tho Carranza army armr appear doubtful doubt CuI At the same time followers or Fell I Diaz are said sail to be making trouble 1 In Inthe inthe the south while Manuel am and other r rebel leaders are arc gaining ground proun In the central portions of ot the tho I lie lc The official advices ad Indicated that tha the Carranza forces In tw two days ago ngo were anticipating an attack by Villa forces The governor go of ot tho the ho state had directed that the government o Continued CM n 2 BANDITS MENACE I CARRANZA'S RULE Conditions in iii Mexico Cause Calise Grave Concern to U. U S. S Army Off Officers led Continued From Page 1 archives cs be he prepared for removal and II many nan any prominent civilians cl and officials mad had sent their families to the lie border I Successes es of the lie Villa IlIa forces about Torreon were confirmed by the advices ad Villa Army Armr Villas Villa's operations in the past few tew I weeks lIa have lIac c convinced arm army men mell here hero I that hat he lie and other lend leaders l' l of the reactionary leac- leac lonar movement are following a plan I of If C campaign having for Cor its immediate U object hn U the recruiting nf of an army t an and I j j I Ithan than the occupation of territory It Is I pointed out that Villa Viila ha has entered towns of oC Importance In northern Mexico Mex Mc- ico feu eight times lime since Inco he le resumed operations operations operations op op- op- op on a larger el scale only to sui suit ren render cr them again aln without a struggle rh The net result has hal been to add to his ji fighting streng th iii Il through the lh conversion con of Carranza soldiers rs captured captured cap Cal I and deserting into robel rebel troops and through captures of arms and ammunition ammunition am nm- including about thirty pieces of or artillery 1 Unofficial reports that the bandit f leader was mas on 01 on his wa way to Chihuahua hua j CIt City again caused no surprise nere iere f since It is known that General Murguia's Mur- Mur Murguia's guias guia's force there is not well supplied with ammunition an and ninny many stories of disaffection In his arm army have ha reached government a agents on the border It ItIs Itis Itis is expected that Villa will make er e every effort to dispose e of the Murguia force Corca before the arrival al of General Obregon reported on his wa way to Chihuahua to take talo command I Officials would could not be bc surprised ed If similar tactics were employed ed by Villa VillaIn In a short time to weak weaken n the strength th In the north about Monterey and tnt prominent JoIr points N on uti the national railroad east of ot Chihuahua li It Is this situation coupled with tho the continued operations of smaller bands about and other districts and anda a more important Imp movement mO ulon along the central cast coast that line has caused observers ob oh- servers here herc to lo regard with greater seriousness the tho ho predicament of tho time I government In Jim a a. considerable considerable consider consider- able area near Manuel Pa- Pa who has been In co there for Cor almo almost t two t years e rs has recently ex extended ex- ex tousled tended his operations towards tho the sou south iv without i t boil t opposition ion Moving Io north northward ward apparently with the tIme Ion tion of joining him hini is js Jose Isabel Robles Hobles with a force Coree estimated at from 1000 to If It a juncture is effected It would make mahe possible the tho isolation of the Carranza capital from both Tampico and VC Vera Cruz In opera co-opera tion with them the tue brothers appear ar to be operating operating- along the time railroad railroad rail rail- road connecting on nee San fan an Luis Potosi and Tampico |