Show False Rumors Arouse I j j General Funston's Ire 1 By United Pres Pies SAN ANTONIO Tex March 25 23 The problem of keeping the American troops engaged In the Villa hunt supplied supplied supplied sup sup- plied with food and water tonight oc occupied occupied oc- oc the entire attention of ot General Funston and his staff stat at amy army headquarters head head- quarters Solution of ot this this' problem involves Involves in involves In- In the establishment of a new base on the Mexican National and permission permission permission sion to use Mexican railways for or transportation transportation trans trans- of supplies Official reports of operations south of Casas Grandes are lacking Nothing has been received from General Pershing since early FrI Friday but the of rumors continued to shift in over the desert The possibility of serious consequences consequences consequences con con- sequences resulting from these rumors has brought repeated protests from General Funston That headquarters Intends to put an abrupt stop to false reports of ot uprisings against Carranza authority and other false rumors Inspired in inspired inspired in- in by interested persons was made plain by officers at Fort Foit Sam Houston who pointed out that circulation of or these stories is practically certain eventually to bring real trouble What methods are to be pursued was not di dl- dl S With substantial proof that all of the ther rumors of the slaughter o of i recent cent r American ranchers am and t Of f are utterly False nesS among General Funston's staff tonight false considerable relief relict All reSs reports reports re- re Ss expressed the front tend to confirm from rom ports Funston's belief in in Carranza's strength r rand and In his his' ultimate acquiescence In the to governments government's request United milted States Mexican railway railway lines for transporting transporting trans- trans use such supplies Until s porting military the biggest task J jot Kis i is obtained permission n directing the Villa strategists of ot the of getting getting get get- getting elementary vital ono one hunt is the tho the man In the ranks t to ting food trucks are proving met met- Automobile 1 as as the the result of terrible road conditions tonight Funston to General Reports continually Indicated the trucks are loads breaking down under moderate Colonel S Sickle kle reported from Columbus Columbus Colum Colum- t bus that he had personally Investigated the story that three American ranchers h had ll been killed south of Gibson ranch The men said Colonel Sickle were surprised surprised sur- sur to hear of their reported deaths I Isaid feeling g in that district is said to be entirely friendly to Amer Amer- |