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Show Unknown to Pershing. IT ET.D HEADQUARTERS "PUNITIVE "PUNI-TIVE EXPEDITION, Mexico, Sept. 8. Border reports concerning Villa's move through the Santa Clara canyon, toward to-ward La Guna, have not been confirmed by investigation. General J. J. Pershing, commander of the American punitive expedition, ex-pedition, announced today. General Pershing returned to field headquarters after completing inspection of the American Amer-ican camps in Mexico. ;I am delighted with conditions my inspection trip disclosed, ' ' he said. "The American troops in Mexico are i in the pink of condition and their equip- i ment, morale, ordnance and transportation transporta-tion leave nothing to be desired. |