Show v. v VILLAS VILLA'S END NEA r VIEW CAPTURE ONLY IS MATTER OF DAYS DAY S War Secretary States United States Troops on M Mexican Man Hunt Are on Warm Trail EXPECTS RESULTS Declares No Change in Orders to Pershing's Expedition Are to Be Made by Washington By CARL DE GROAT United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON April 8 Pancho an ho Villa ViII a terror of Mexico I soon will be in the grasp of of Arh American troops if if the hope of Secretary of War Baker publicly pub pub- expressed tonight materializes Ba Baker er expressed the belief that General Gen len eral PersIng men men- men irre m-e- m mea jn a a warm trail and added I hope to to l have ave good information for tor you your I The Tue statement nt was vas i In 10 answer to persistent per per- suggestions that the punitive e expedition Is about to end without accomplishing accomplishing accomplishing ac ac- ac- ac its announced mission missIon- to get Villa Earlier Chief Chiet of ot Staff Scott had made public the original orders given General sho showing that Uncle Sams Sam's men were advised their stay tay in Mexico would be only so long as required to break up Villas Villa's band or bands or until Carranza forces could take over the American task Bak Baker r Outspoken Scott himself himsel cautioned this must not be taken as meaning the Americans Ameri Amen cans ar are on th the verge of or returning Yet the opinion was general that the order permitted General Pershing's return return re re- ne- ne turn if the administration decided getting getting get getting ting Villa himself was an endless hopeless or useless task after atter his bands were broken up Baker unlike the White House and state dep department depart rt ment meat added the qualification that the hunt was to capture or disperse Villa and his band Wand t he reIter reiterated ted that the object of the hunt stands as originally stated th that t this mission is being pursued that there have been no changes i in orders and that none Is contemplated This was generally accepted as end ing at least for tor the present r reports ports that the United States is about to w with draw without full tun accomplishment of ot Its announced intentions Automobiles Ordered The fa fact t that fifteen n new v gasoline tank automobiles have haye been ordered for the campaign was taken as a side aide light on the administrations administration's intention of or keeping the trail warm warns and moreover moreover more more- over a sign that it has abandoned any idea of or pressing seriously for use of ot the Northwestern railway for carrying carry supplies for tor the troops The state department announced that t the railway matter was not worthy worthy worthy wor wor- thy of of- discussion and is Is' Is not a a f factor dor dorIn in the situation at the present plesent lime suggestions for or including in the proposed Carr American Ar erIc n I I protocol a a. provision limiting t the e field of ot operations for tor the man hunt h has ha s been accepted by Secretary Lansing I it developed this afternoon but h lf re refused used t the e proposal t ta limit the time or number of lOt troops used Negotiations Negotiations Negotiations' are still proc proceeding f ding 1 SAN ANTONIO Tex Texas s. s April 8 General Pershing knows about where re Villa VUla is and Is id going golrig after him This was the belief Major General FunI Funston Funston Fun- Fun I ston tonight as the American columns remained beyond range of tion r Cordon Tightening When Pershing Pershing left reft S San n Geronimo Geronimo ranch he lie had hat definite word of ot Villas Villa's whereabouts Funston believes and andset andset andset set out ut on the bandits bandit's trail fully tully prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared for a long mar match march h with a determination deter deter- to end the pursuIt By now ow Pershing must have reached rea-ched a i point Ery very near the line spread east and west in a cordon to head off oU the fugitive e according to the belief at headquarters arters If It this Is the situation Villa must choose to fight tIght either the or the Americans or seek an avenue of oC escape to the east Santa Rosalia still offers Villa a chance to escape the rapidly closing press but Continued on page tf G. I VILLAS VILLA'S END NEAR Continued from page 1 1 If he ha Is to slip out In that direction I he must act with all speed I i I Prepare for Fight i Reports to headquarters tonight contained encouraging word of Carranza's Carranza's Car Car- ranza's co operation The tas are preparing for a a. desperate fight willing to exert every strategy to trap the bandit these reports declared de de- deI I The two American columns tonight were thought to be e far southeast south south- east of too busy to report report report re re- re- re port their exact whereabouts even to headquarters Neither the tho b bases ses i in Mexico nor Consul Letcher at Chihuahua Chihuahua Chihua Chihua- hua hun City had offered Funston any definite Information |