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Show SCOTT AND BAKER MAY TAKE TRIP TO THE BORDER WASHINGTON. Dec. 5. Secretary Baker and Major General Scott, chief of stiff of the army, are considering a trip to the Mexican border to inspect the troops thero and discuss future military plans with Generals Funston and Pershing. Persh-ing. Reports were circulated that they would start within ten days, but Mr. Baker declared tonight that no definite plans had been mads, and it was uncertain uncer-tain whether the trip would be made. "We have simply considered the advisability ad-visability of making a tour of the border to see the situation there at first hand," said Secret ary Raker. 'T do not know definitely whether we will go. or when. The matter is only under advisement." Carranzistas Killed. LAREDO, Texas, Dec. 5. A dozen constitutionalist con-stitutionalist soldiers were killed and several sev-eral wounded on Novemher 2D. when a YHtei band attacked the town of General Cepeda. forty-five miles southwest of Saltillo, according to advices received here today. Villistas Defeated. MEXICO CITY, Pec. 5. The war department de-partment reports It now has received information in-formation indicatina: the defeat of Villa forT-fl nM r Chihuahua by General Mur-j, Mur-j, ila wa.i a H'-vtre reversal for the bandits. ban-dits. T'-U-gi'Hjhic communication with .Jmircsc hy uy of Chihuahua has been re-sum.-d. |