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Show CARRANZA'S MEN LET VILLA PASS Douglas, .Ariz., March 29. Not 200 Carranza troops remain In the Casas Orandcs and Qalcana districts of Chihuahua, Chi-huahua, according to the statement of United States Senator A. B. Fall of Now Mexico, who said he had been so Informed on good authority. Senator Fnll arrived here tonight from Hachlta, N. M., ln the courso of an riutoraobllo" iouVof tho""bdrdcr. "All tho Carranza soldiers might as well bo withdrawn for nil tho good they are doing ln .aiding our men. They made no nttompt to stop Villa when he passed Casas Orandcs ln broad daylight, less than ono mllo from tho garrison," sold Senator Fall. "Ho had no more than 300 men with him at that tlmo. I lmvo it from good authority that ho did not have a great many more than that number when ho attacked Columbus.'1 Commenting upon tho question of supplying tho punitive expedition, Senator Fall said: "Tho United States should have tho uso of tho Mexico Northwestern railroad rail-road from tho Carranza government without any reservations." Senator Fall arraigned tho administration adminis-tration for Its handling of tho Mexl can question, saying President Wilson would accept no advise from persons familiar with Mexico, who understood tho situation. |