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Show . SERIOUS SITUATION" Hi NORTH SIEXIGO villa bandits again become a menace to the american and foreign residents. Villa Makes Demand for Taxes Upon Mine Owners and Lets It Be Known That Destruction Will Follow Refusal. Washington. TIk; situation in northern north-ern Mexico is again reflected as serious, ser-ious, ill advices received on May 5 from Mexico City and the border. The state department lias heen advised that rilXJO employes of an American mining company at Santa Eulaliu have been removed to Chihuahua City because be-cause of threats by Villa. In the capture of Piirral the entire Oarranza garrison went over to the Villa forces, which now threaten Chihuahua Chi-huahua City. Americans in the state capital are reported to be endeavoring to obtain passage to El 1'aso as tliey fear the garrison may join the Vll-listas. Vll-listas. Torreon is said to be Villa's next objective. Itoports from the' border say the Conchos bridge at Ortiz, south of Chihuahua City, lias been destroyed by the rebels, thus closing the road i for reinforcements moving north- , ward. Gen. Manuel M.- Dieguez has been ordered from the Tampico oil fields with, 2000 men to assist General Castro, Cas-tro, who was reported as moving toward to-ward Chihuahua, constantly harassed ; by Villistas. Dieguez's departure from the oil fields of Tampico was said to leave the situation there entirely at the disposal of l'elaez, a rebel leader. The capture of Farral put the Villistas Vil-listas in an excellent strategical posij tion, as the town is' on a branch line from the main line south from El Paso and is within striking distance of Jim-Inez. Jim-Inez. Villa 1ms demanded an indemnity of 1,000,000 pesos from the Torreon region industries. The superintendent of the Santa Etilalia mines reported that the bandit demanded "taxes" for protection and had announced that he "would return in thirty days for the money." To avoid paying the "taxes" the superintendent closed the mines, taking everything that could be moved and all the men to Chihuahua. In his new movement to the south Villa has resumed terrorizing tactics. MILLIONTH MAN COMING HOME Secretary Baker Reports Rapid Progress Pro-gress in Return of Expeditionary Force. New York. The one-millionth man of the American expeditionary force will embark for home next week, Secretary Sec-retary Baker said on May 5, on his arrival here from France aboard the transport George Washington. The homeward movement of troops, Mr. Baker said, is progressing in a most satisfactory manner, and he added that the 300,000-a-month mark would be reached in June. Secretary Baker left here April 7, accompanied by Warren Pershing, ( General Pershing's only son. He.vis- ' ited various points in France, where American troops are quartered, going also to. the German line, where he reviewed re-viewed the Third army. Speaking briefly of his visit, Secretary Baker said : ":i'he American army abroad is iu splendid condition. The Third army, which I inspected on the German frontier is without doubt the best equipped army in the world. It is everything that an army should be, in all its departments. |
