Scouts Fought With Geronimo Indian Chiefs Enlisted as Guides
March 28 report says a dozen Arizona Indian chiefs will be enlisted as guides for U S forces pursuing Villa in Mexico. General Funston requested their services and General Scott authorized employment. Many chiefs fought with Geronimo and know the terrain, with some veterans at San Carlos and Fort Apache.
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Arizona
Mexico
Funston
Scott
Villa
General Pershing
Geronimo
San Carlos Agency
New Mexico
Fort Apache
Lawton
Villa bandits hunted through country trails for refuge
As hunted men they learn every trail of the country where the Villa bandits are seeking refuge. The pursuit follows reports of activity near remote settlements and across rugged terrain as authorities track possible hideouts.
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Villa
No Developments in Villa Pursuit Across Mexico
Juarez telegrams report no military progress in the pursuit of Francisco Villa. General Bertani at Madera says nothing occurred at Casas Grandes and nearby localities. He lacks further information from other parts of the Mexican front.
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Juarez
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Gavira
Carranza
Bertani
Madera
Casas Grandes
Pearson
Dolores
Nahuerachic
Babicora
Nine Mexicans Deported to Juarez from El Paso
Nine men said to be Villa adherents were held by local police and sent to Juarez by immigration officials. They were taken in charge by Carranza soldiers and joined four prisoners deported last week, leaving eight men still in custody charged with plotting in Villa's behalf.
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EL Paso
Villa
Juarez
Carranza
Villu
Ban on Bullfighting Spreads to Mexican States
Galveston dispatch reports a decree by the governor of Aguas Calientes prohibiting bull fighting in that state. Advices to the Mexican consul indicate similar prohibitions have been issued in Yucatan last December.
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Galveston
Texas
Aguas Calientes
Yucatan
U S Presses for Use of Railways Across Border
Washington reports detail pressure to use Mexican railways to supply General Funston’s expedition against Villa. Congress funds 8.6 million emergency appropriation. State Department seeks consent from Carranza for rail use while negotiating protocol. Officials note cautious optimism and ongoing diplomatic exchanges.
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Funston
Mexico
Congress
State Department
Carranza
Baker
Department
War Department
San Antonio
el Paso
Fort Huachuca
Arizona
United States
Pershing Uses Railroad For Troop Transport Reported
San Antonio march 28 confirmation that General Pershing has been using part of the Mexican Northwestern railroad for troop movement came from General Funston via an unofficial source. An accident near Cumbre tunnel injured cavalrymen while the line was being rolled onto a temporary track.
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San Antonio
Tex
General Pershing
Funston
Tenth Cavalry
Cumbre
Casas Grandes
Carranza
State Department
Mexico
Washington
el Paso
Boundary Line
Colonel Dodd
Undertaker seeks Villa body for embalming display
A letter from a Dyersburg, Tennessee firm asks Brigadier General Pershing if Villa’s body, should he be killed, could be obtained for embalming and display in an undertaking department. The missive offers to pay a good price and requests a reply.
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Villa
American Expeditionary Force
Colonia Dublan
Mexico
Columbus
N. M
J. J. Pershing
Dyersburg
Military logistics in pursuit of Villa discussed
General Funston considers using the Juarez Chihuahua and Northwestern rail lines to speed supplies to advancing troops. Increased auto trucks will aid mobility but cannot solve distribution along remote fronts. If either railroad is used, troops from Columbus through Casas Grandes may shift eastward to guard new lines and join the operations against Villa.
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Rodgers
Quertaro
State Department
Villa
War Department
Iastes
Fujiston
Chase Villa
Juarez- Chihuahua
National
Northwestern
General Funston
Columbus
Casas Grandes
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