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Show Government Troops Trying to J Intercept Bandit on March to Durango JUAREZ, Mexico. May 28. Mexican Mexi-can do facto troops clashed with a rear guard protecting the escape bf Francisco Villa at Vallc deAllende, Chihuahua, according to a mossage re-j ceived from General Gonzalo Escobar commander of the troops pursuing! Villa. The bandit leader escaped into ; the hills, Escobar said. j Villa was said to be attempting to j make his way into Durango where he has promise of additional forces and . the government troops are attempting! to intercept him bofore he reaches the) stato line. Defenca Sociales, the Chihuahua troops, are guarding the towns near which Villa is expected to march and will force him to avoid settled communities, com-munities, it was said. AMICABLE RELATIONS SOUGHT MEXICO CITY, May 27. Replying today to a message of felicitation to! himself and those associated with him i in the new regime in Mexico, sent by a number of tho members of the municipality muni-cipality of Los Angeles, General Al-varo Al-varo Obregon declared that if he should be elected to the presidency, he would seek to bring about amicable relations between Mexico and all other countries "especially those next to us on the American continent" "Ono of my greatest days," added General Obregon's reply, "would be that on which tho soldiers which are stationed to guard all frontiers leading lead-ing to our country are withdrawn," GONZALES TO RETIRE MEXICO CITY, May 28. General Pablo Gonzales today confirmed the reports that he was about to retire to private life at Monterey making public a statement to this effect. oo |