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11THE APACHE SCOUTS VETERAP INDIAN TRAILERS, NOW AIN THE JOBWASHINGTON DENIES RUMORS • OF INTENTION TO WITH-DRAW FROM MEXICO.. (By Associated Press.)Washington, April 6.—Secretary Lansing denied late toaay the persistent rumors that the American troops might be withdrawn from Mexico shortly, regardless of developments in the hunt for Villa.Secretary Baker also'indicated that there is no intention of changing the original orders given to General Fun-ston. '* ' * •No. comment was made on thb statement credited to the.Carranza consul, Garcia, that the punitive expedition had accomplished its end In dispersing the bandits and that ho would bo glad to sed it withdrawn.While a .trainload of supplies, shipped to private concerns, went to the.! Casas Urandes headquarters today, j Secretary Baker indicated that the motor truck lines will continue to be the main artery of supplies.The stato department is investigating the alleged activities in Mexico of ITcrst von Der Goltz, a German»py.The reported revolution of Felix*Diaz also is receiving attention.APACHE SCOUTS 8ENT IN-TO MEXICO TO GET VILLA. . , (By Associated Press.) .Columbus, N. M., Afrti 6.—Twenty Apache Indian scouts prepared here tonight to cross the border tomorrow to join General Pershing’s command at San Geronimo ranch to trail Villa.Thirty years ago four of the twenty made a similar trip into Mexico to assist the United States to capture another outlawv GeroiUmo, the war chief of the ApachesrThe arival of “Peaches, premier#scout and trailer of tho Apaches, isawaited to make the party complete.“Peaches was far in the mountainswhen the call went out for Apache scouts and he is now' riding hard to reach the border.“Peaches with another scout, Shar-ley, captured Geronimo when he escaped from the United States soldiers and went on the war path tho second time.The ranking officer of the band is Eskanhdestn, better known ns “Chicken.”The organization is known as tho “Apache scouts, enlisted' like tho Philippine scouts.
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Fri, Apr 07, 1916
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