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Show VILLA BANDITS ARE MING NORTH OUTLAW CHIEFTAIN AND HIS FOLLOWERS SAID TO BE NEAR AMERICAN TROOPS. At the Head of Two Hundred Ban. dits, "General" Villa Has Skirmish With Carranza Troops at San Andres. Kl Paso, Texas. It Is said that news has been received from Held headquarters In Mexico that Villa and his band are moving north toward the American expedition. It is claimed that this report comes to the field headquarters from most reliable sources. Bandits are reported to have crossed cross-ed the railroad at San Andres, where they had a slight skirmish with Carranza Car-ranza troops. The garrison at Namlquipt presumably presum-ably 1b preparing to attempt to prevent pre-vent Villa's dash northward. General Garza and General Itamoa are said to be In pursuit of Villa in the vlcltsut7 pf San Andres. Tho Cairanza a thorities havo ordered the couttscji-tion couttscji-tion of all horses suitable for military mili-tary purposes to engage In the par-suit par-suit of Villa. Information from Carranza sources places tho strength of the Villa band at 2110. According to cowboys captured by Villa in Santa Clara canyon, who deserted de-serted after the Chihuahua battle, Villa himself entered the city and and stayed until daylight. Fifty Villa adherents recently arrested ar-rested at Madera have been sent north under guard of fifty de facto troops, presumably lor execution. |