Show SEARCH EARCH FOR BANDIT BAKER SAYS Secretary of Cf War Declares No Changes Chang s Have Been e Made in Orders PERSHING PERSHING IS SIL SILENT NT Border Comma Commander Directed Direct Direct- ed edt to Take Steps to to Protect Pro d' d U. U S. S Soldiers By CARL CARL D DE GROAT GROAT W WASHINGTON N April April- is 15 Secretary of W War r Baker made it doubly certain tonight that the theVilla theVilla theVilla Villa hunt will continue for the present In Iii a formal statement as to withdrawal he be declared no change in original orders to break up Villas Villa's Vi las band bandor or bands has been made and that none is in ia contemplation Yet Yeth h he l lOft left a loophole whereby in a week or in a a month the American forces can b be he said Informally that there Is no present intention of chan chang ing lug the orders Further he suggested suggests the public is not interested In processes processes processes pro pro- of thought whereby a settled policy is determined leaving the Im tin Impression that the administration policy toward Mexico is not fully developed Carranza's cordial c operation co-operation with the Villa punitive expedition Is believed believed be be- to play an an important part In administration plans Claris Baker de declaring the operation co continues and tho tue expedition c continues Change in fl Army Orders Ts The status of the expedition Into Mexico he said Is as It was wa's at the beginning beginning in In cordial operation cooperation with the d de dO facto government of Mex Max ico There has been no change either in th the purpose or the orders No change has has nas been made in ln the orders and nd none nonis is In contemplation He said he hoped the Parral clash would prove exaggerated and without further serious consequences General was understood to have forwarded forwarded for for- warded further reports but nothing had been heard from Pershing Funston Funston Fun Fun- ston has orders to protect Ameri American an soldiers it was said but his exact steps were not revealed Secretary of State Lansing spent spert his day on German American matters H He has hag no appointment with Mexican Ambassador Arredondo In which to fulfill his anno announced willingness to treat oyer withdrawal Army men pointed out it was significant significant significant sig sig- that no new troop orders were made today This may mean they said that the ultimate Idea Is to withdrew the troops though not with such haste as to give the world world world-or or that this this' Carranza Carranza the Impression nation is accepting Carranza's sugI suggestion suggestion sug sug- as an order I Watch Situation Cl Closely sely Perhaps the most disconcerting news of the day was the official Information Information information In in- formation that Carr presumably pre General Gomez men are in inthe inthe inthe the mountain f fastnesses of Sonora The war department Is watching this situation closely It may mean It was vas said merely preparations for tor assisting in the Villa hunt However it places the In a strategic position tion to strike at American communication communication cation lines lines lines-If If trouble develops Developments today Included News that the Parral battle story story- had been print printed d In Chihuahua Mexico Cit City Saltillo and elsewhere without I inflaming public sentiment I Dispatch of confidential instructions to Consul Rodgers at Mexico City with General Carranza on how to deal with the latter but not to open withdrawal negotiations Official word of the burning of the Alvarado Mining Alining plant near Parral Similar word of an attack upon or orthe or orthe orthe the death of an English mining manat manat man manat at Parral I Dispatch by General Funston of orders or or- ders to Per Pershing hing to expedite a report or-I or on the Parral battle Announcement that Funston had not heard from Pershing since the Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day message dated April 10 Unconfirmed El Paso consular reports reports reports re re- re- re ports of a second Parral fight tight I Lansing's treating will be on a basis of giving both governments an to delay the delay the United States so soth th that t it may pursue its hunt som somewhat what further and Carranza to appease Mexicans Mex Mex- It loans it was stated tonight by a man close in touch with the situation Neither government it was said was honestly anxious for immediate withdrawal withdrawal withdrawal with with- though they may be in accord In having the forces withdrawn within with with- in a reasonable time |