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Show Villa .And His Band To Attack Trains Bandits Need Supplies; Carranza Troops Are Moving Toward Invaders Columbus, N. M. Sept. 27. Fran-oIhco Fran-oIhco Villa, with COO men wns at San-tn San-tn Clara ranch, thirty miles enst of Namlnulba, on Soptember 22 for tho Immedlnto purpose of capturing trains nenr Laguna and with tho ultorlor motlvo of striking north and Invading Texas In tho vicinity of Fabens, according ac-cording to tho latest and most detail-od detail-od roport of tho bandit leaders movements move-ments received tonight at field head-quarters. head-quarters. Tho following leading adherents nro said to bo with Villa: Joso Inoz Sal-nzir1( Sal-nzir1( Martin I.opoz, threo Murglo brothers', bro-thers', Nikolas Fornandor. Villa him-solf him-solf Is said to bo unablo to walk with out a crutch or to put his right foot to tho ground. Tho horsns In his bnnd aro reported to bo in a vory poor condition and his followers aro said to bo In rngH. Tho American expeditionary headquarters head-quarters declined to vouch fur tho mithcntlctty of tho reports, but It Is bolloved posilblo Villa might enter tho Santa CInra country for tho pur-poeo pur-poeo of recruiting or securing a ha so from which ho could attack trains nnd socuro supplies. This region is his old stamping grounds; tho outlaw knows tho country thoroughly nnd it would afford him an almost sccuro hiding placo, Tho report makes no mention of a pursuing forco, but tho fact that Carranza Car-ranza troops aro moving toward that part of Chihuahua' is known at headquarters. head-quarters. General Francisco fjouza-led fjouza-led is now at Pearson. Colonel Follp-po Follp-po Cortlnas, with 1C0 men who havo been serving as garrison at Casas Qrandcs, marched last night to Galena, Gal-ena, in tho Santa Maria vnlloy. Investigation In-vestigation today failed to substantiate substan-tiate a roport that a fight occurred last night at San Luis ranch, forty miles east of tho American headquarters. |