Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-09-15 | Page 1 | Troops Closing in upon Villa

T TROOPS CLOSING IN UPON VILLA Bandits Living Entirely on Fresh 11 Meat eat and Their Stamina Impaired Chihuahua City Mexico Sept K 14 Villa lIha and his men inca mire are subsisting entire entire- entirely ly on fresh meat which together with Jack lack of or salt alt has caused sickness and otherwise re reduced the stamina of ol or his force orce accor according according- to reports received here hore toda today from scouts who have hac interviewed in interviewed In- In ter ranchmen in the tue bandits bandit's neighborhood Meantime the constitutionalists arc are closing closing- in upon Villa from roar all sides General Trevino states Gon Huerta Vargas Yar Is working westward from Crom Galle Gallegas as from the line Una of or the Mexican Central railway raUn Word Vord Is expected soon roon on tho the result of explorations of General Cavazos Cavozos In the tho canyon canon of or Guer- Guer ichio Scouting parties sent out from fromI fromEl gi El I l Valle failed to come como into contact with any an- bandits they thoy reported I Pear Icar Attack on Chihuahua City San Antonio Tex Sept 14 Genera 1 General Funston ald said today that General Bell Bellat H it El EI Paso had sent a message that holad h ho attack Chihua- Chihua lad had reports that an ou on hun ma urn City by IW I Francisco Villa was feared fc hy iy my the De factor govern govern- nent ment troops were being rushed Into the Ity from the south it was reported General Pershing's latest dispatches place Villa illa near Guerrero Guerroro sonic el eighty mUcH alias west of or Chihuahua City Pillaged by bT Kl ll 1 1 Paso Sept H. H Villas Villa's Villas Villa's adherents ha rave lavo 0 stolen live stock and pillaged mall mail ranches on tho the outskirts of ot City In the last Ja t week weck accord- accord according here tad today ing ng rig to military reports authorities in Juarez Juarl c. c military denied that any an fears tears of oC an attack upon tho ho he town ar are arc entertained but hut admitted hat that n a brigade of infantry has bas been jeen ent from Monterey to reinforce the troops said to bo on WI station lh there