Show us uR SM B READY AUf IJ To HEAD fAD OFF ff TEAT OF f VillA RAIU Federal Dep Department I Is 1 Ga Gathering Information tion I as to Io Bandits Bandits' Strength I i I in Field and and- andin in Ar Arms I I I I I 8 By WEBB WEBB MILL MILLER R.- R. p By r United Coiled to is Tto Tle ra EL PASO Texas Dec bec I In Il compliance with requests i certain federal departments tt t I Washington all information PO possible pos pos' I sible bearing upon the tile number numb f of OI men the tho amount of ot supplies ant and ammunition n and the movements ot oi ol Villa Vila and his bandit army a I embodying the best Information obtainable ob oh- ob- ob tai tamable jon n these points was ready t to today day for tor transmission to Washington but put the purpose of ot obtaining this thia data datt at this time o or the use to which It 11 will be put was not known alon along the border The data gathered tends to shy that Villa VilIa since his raid u upon on l hi i t huh bua na City a guerilla army army of ot from to to men men nt that hat he c carried daway away from Ch hu 1 a t carloads ot of aO W Ad st and nd d. d clothing hing AC Ol l LII p pe he e best bes information 1 at least fifteen Tife I I r ler lery er with r them The ex exact t of rm ammunition on obtained is unknown wn but is believed to be ber la large g BANDIT IN CONTROL Tilt bandit chieftain virtually controls controls controls con con- the entire district west and I southwest of the northern capita capital Since last September Villa has controlled controlled con con- trolled the southwestern portion of ot the Mexican Northwestern railway line and at times dominated stretches of the National railway lines in southern Chihuahua Smaller bands of outlaws outlaw are re reported reported reported re- re ported operating between the border bordel and Chihuahua City but their r r Continued on page 2 2 U. U S. S READY TO HELP Continued from pa page e 1 tion with Villa is uncertain In other parts of northern Mexico 1 many bands of ot bandits are making raids under the name of but it is believed here they are organized merely for looting To guard ag against the possibility of an attempt by Villa to cut the railroad railroad rail ralI- road between the border and Chihuahua Chihuahua Chihuahua Chi Chi- City or to make a move to toward toward toward to- to ward Juarez government troops with eight pieces of lf artillery and twelve machine guns were sent south on military train today WANTS MENA MEN A break in railroad communication at this time would seriously impede preparations to strengthen the defenses defenses de de- de- de tenses of the north northern em capital Mexican refugees told United States agents here today that they heard Villa make a speech in Chihuahua City In which he declared that when he had men under him he would snake make a raid upon the United States border and and- burn towns causing a tion Copies of manifestos issued by Villa during his occupation of Chihuahua Chi- Chi City outlining plans for the government of the country when h he- he gained control of Mexico l were brought to the border today by refugees VILLA SCORES U. U S. S The main proclamation contains more than words and provides for the confiscation of all mining properties prop prop- prop prop- and railways owned by foreign interests It is Js dated San Andres but was printed In Chihuahua City Several paragraphs were devoted to the relations between the United I States s and Mexico Americans are responsible in great part It reads for the woes of Mexico and amI they are in the same class with Chinese The proclamation is a bitter tirade against the United States and a call to arms to expel the Invaders It re refers refers refers re- re fers to the beautiful example of Belgium Bel- Bel glum gium which to went to destruction without without without with with- out a remote hope of victory I 1 have remained inactive Villa declared in the proclamation expectIng expecting expecting expect ing to see the de facto government ex expel expel cx- cx pel the abhorred Yankees From this date dare I will enter into the he most active military operations to overthrow the traitors It is hereby ordered ordered- that all mercantile exchange e with the United States cease and all all' railways will be cut eighteen miles mUes south south south-of of the border At Ata a late hour tonight United States aut authorities were unable un ble to obtain further further further fur fur- battle de developing developing de- de ther details of ot the reported at Fresno southwest of Chihuahua Chihuahua Chihuahua Chi Chi- City today oda |