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Show EFFORT TO BLOCK VILLA'S ESCAPE ACROSS BORDER l.ARKDO. Texas. Dec. 21. Advices from llic iut'Tior of Mexico toniRlu said a cordnn of r-arninzu soldiers bad stretched over (tie lenitm-v nnnh of ' 'b i 1 1 1 ia ) i lift Citv. where General Francisco ilia was reccniiv reported, in an effort to prevent his escape lo the United Stales. 1 Tins Information was contained in mill- ! ai-,- dispaielies to Orrania headquarters In Nuevo Laredo, made public there to-"UKiit. to-"UKiit. Should General Villa be captured, it was said, he would he lild for court niauial and General Venusttano Carranza would take part personallv In tho pro-eeeciiuss pro-eeeciiuss aqainst th.- insurgent leader. ntficers and soldiers l,,va to the de fn.-io .qo-rnment. hae been lold rhnt " ilia's captit'-e ill mean material pio-inoiion pio-inoiion and laigp rcwaid. it was said bv i '.'arranza officers aoross ihe ri-er, and every available hodv of Iroi'ps has been placer! on the lookout for Villa "dead or alive." 1 Definite information resa rdinc; tiie whereabouts or i ;,.,., al villa is l.-.ckln-oti tins pan of tbe border, alliioiinh reports re-ports in Mcxi'-.iu , iroli-s er.-diied him with havinsr left Cbilaiahua ciu osterdav ap-pareml' ap-pareml' on the way to ihe Atneriean b'Tder. A strict .eii.vorship l-as bee,, placed on news recardinu Ihe rnilitarv operations in the vir-inity of Chihuahua Citv. but it was ofp.callv atinoim.-ed that ilencra! Treviuo had not ct entered Ihe cby. |