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Show INCOMPETENCY. The Carranza forces are once more in possession of Chihuahua City, and I'ancho Villa is on his way to the mountains with his pack mules laden with loot. He does not seem to have experienced much difficulty in making his escape, although it is said General Murguia has sent his cavalry in pursuit. Of all incompetents wearing shoulder straps General Trevino appears to be the worst that ever happened anywhere at any time. lie now claims Villa took Chihuahua City by a "trick." How could any army officer be tricked if he possessed sense enough to keep his scouts in touch wiith the enemy, and Ms troops posted in such manner as to stop the advance of such enemy from any quarter. quar-ter. An American officer " tricked" out of possession of a city would not only lose his command, but his commission commis-sion as well. 0 There does not appear to be any likelihood like-lihood that 'Villa will attempt any more border raids, because they are too dangerous, dan-gerous, but, as he seems to be ablo to come and go at will in his present field of operations, he can worry the de facto government without incurring any great amount of risk to himself or his f ollow-j ers. As a result of his latest raid he! now has a few field pieces and machine guns, and is said to have secured many recruits to aid him in future operations. Tt. is evident that unless conditions in Mexico, change for the better very soon Carranza will be left without a following, follow-ing, and the fight for control of the country will proceed between Villa, Felix Diaz and such other malcontents as are able to take the field at the head of predatory bands. News comes from Nogales, Ariz., tha-t Felix Diaz has landed an "army" of 1000 men from two Norwegian ships at an isolated point on the gulf of California Cali-fornia and marched inland to conquer the state of Sonora. If the report be true it will not be long before be-fore he will come in contact with General Calles, who seems to be the most competent of the Mexican commanders along the border, and it should bo good-by to Diaz if he falls into the hands of the government. Francisco Madero made the mistake of sparing this rebel's life, and was rewarded re-warded by assassination. But whether Diaz wins or loses the game in Sonora, thero are numerous other rebel bands operating in all parts of Mexico, and the de facto government is having a particularly hard row to hoe at the present time. Few people believe that Carranza would be able to pacify Mexico Mexi-co when he was officially recognized by the United States government, and that doubt has now developed into a certainty. |