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RUMANIANS FALL a BACK FROM DANUBE TEUTONIC ALLIES CROSSING G DANUBE ON MANY PONTOON BRIDGES. FRENCH GAINING IN SOMME R On the Transylvania Front the Rus- F slans and Rumanians Are Apparent. ly Operating Successfully Against the Teutonic Allies. Lonlon.-Aside ftriomn the continued progress of tle Tutonic Allies inl the p Dobrudl~ja region of Rtumntia and fresh pg gains biy the Frich Iid British lin. w the Soli ' re iori of Fralce, there jI I little i' allY inantg inl thie situation in C any of tie tariosii. tieaters or tile war. 1o Thell 'aninantians ;111( l01ussians inll Debruidijl are t ill i retreat bIefore tlle' (frIlonl. l ii' rian nd Turkish troops whom are! nlow ('inle4avor-ing to fr in le e i ayi o-riii theili ntht. I lii tx lii11,11 I i i . ii%. a.i14a.1aet v ~e~ "~'i , .li , ( ''i'si Iit l q ! a ] ist (ew ) varlians" points; I'l pont1oon br1idge(S, "W- ali cording:i 1) lie S lia \\'.i Oifele. i( Oni ithe Trall vuhXaia froitte lius n hts aid lt alitu the hlutinaniatly are an opeat ng et Il 'lly a ga ist the p Ile Teol 'tonil Allies n4-. . 1th4 jning etio n of l iBuliowiii Tranylva aanita - p1 U inl, aind to the sou'hl near Cuttpuluing 9( and in th diu1 'alh'y hioavoe gainled w fuCCeIssest OVer i 1411. Inl the fighting In the .Aiu Valley thel Itimanlians~ are* at deeh11-ire by 11llaest to have (ap- 11 tulred t wo llowit zer hat teries Which ih 1 latter were turll41 aganlist thle Atts- q, tro-Ge raton. .cording to lierlin 1 te Tilos Ne in additionael Ah o gais souiit of Krons ll and in tie direction of Cpiliang. )A 1ollowing 11yt In ir i vatll ag of t lI tSarday the 'l ir iWA capt ured anoth er Germa trenchi Siday northeas t to of Les loeuf il eil Sonnue region. BORDER CONTROL CHARGESF DENIED; INCIDENT CLOSED. Administration Officials Relieved to Fi Receive News; Alleged Author of CrIticism Says He Did Not Author Ize Statement. \' hng n- --i to h I a inw (11rce or riilt ou' s fr-ictlion h n E tweie l the tli d te s ani d ilt ad facto governmenlelt. of 'Moxico apparenit- " ly Was4 cleae a'd away ithrtigh fori al repudiationl by 1-'11800r Arrevdmilio, Mox- e than A hasiador 1es'ignate, oft a h.s mentu issued helre ulder the 11i11m. of 1' was11 e Cabrera, assaililg th A niaricn11' t goveI riin''h for ieriii ing Ia ilo reach1 Villa and oither handits fronm hr lts sid of 0h border. )f oir. Arredicna wven to le state bY departinent withi thv exphination that the sialemenvt was pill out by .1n vInI- T90 ploye of le \axica ewai bureauo toi thle dle facto governmen1olt's s i-oqffi- lia cial publicit y agency, m wiIt hout t hel~ kold of lll oisn off h:r the \'t ViL Elliondes. osd hi NVACAVA RYTMSH \'LEDia El Pso.TexSLE 1iSit LoSurLE. Ii ofnopn-it :\arolia valryun Fencht, yoniant'der-n- chargo te of E hrIs inl te c'itlid Kingdo il Aressngta-he oiunhos of Sorbyheai Mthtian iasoa cf hulrith isl"ves~~' ofsomlithis thay hust bee srard nul ptli mee ts spe saemn Bt MehistodiChres ihich litchkissn w wed thatowe are inotm-adyt iniaila ti aof orane othe dieat i110rwais d0 bad gorif mieoriesof th VirginianL AVAULRMAN PREMIE. cEte Pas. certain--PrhatoDr Len Furti l of TroonAne Noth sCaredtolint Cavalynt Kar ld intogk hs tewhle. wriin ati lererwsrie by the acietldshrepiof 11 hisaccptl his uceontea Mouintia ' '~pIsnd prbalywCl.e r.vo Atlanut.--Th noBispr of ohern ~Mreetdosulc ltom n IN STEAMERS IN ENGLISH CHANNEL ERMAN TORPEDO BOAT SQUAD RON STAGE RAID.-DO MUCH DAMAGE. 'ETURN SAFELY TO BASE lotIlla Reaches German Waters After a Raid Through the Straits of Dover in the Line Folkestone, Bou logne in English Channel. Bierln, via Londo.-At least 11 out )ist steamers niid two or three tor do boat destroyers or torpedo-hoats ore sunik or (alaged by a (Ierman rpe(io-hoat squadrol in the Englih itinnel hetween I"olkesion3e an(d lI ol ligie, cecording (o all official Com ttienictionl issueldhr. Thell conuni et ic lon s ays: "P'arts of ourl torpedo forces mlovedI~ IoII a G(rhtani hay 'Ill Ihursday 1101ht, rough the strails of Diver :t)([ ('aI to1 the tln! of FI'' o ston)Il--I lonlogiol-, the Engl11ish Channelfl. "Acrordinlg to thle report. of Com ziaer Ililiaelseni al. least II ()III ISt stalliers aid tw'o or three de royers or torpedo-hoat's were s1nk. trially or totally. nliar lostill' p5orts. mIo iemers of t he erws who .1rn saved wvre capturl. "Several other guar1iding vsesso least two destro yei rs were li-avily imaged by torpe-does .1114 artille~ry e. Also the I'in lish post s tim r 3003n Was Sink soulth o' Folkeston(e. e crew having tIitne to lcavi' le (p . "In thle chiannlel near, the110e ghtship thr was a sikii(ing ac- I ,'C I ratili- by hiositail shipsi. "uu o ido-hout sfely returne ('. Germn watr ii!hout anly loss." )RICE OF 11,000 TROOPS NOW GARRISON CHIHUAHUA CITY. h ve Aeroplanes and Two Aviatora Ready For Use Against Villa.-Rail -oad Bridges and Tracks Torn Up By Bandits. I 'so. Toxas.-('hihuahuia City Is w garrisonet by a force of 11,000 -1, aiccordiing to a Carraiza official it) Irrivid heiro froimt that city. lo i id ~ .% (lnrlM yotto recenltly arriv at Chihuahuati City from Torreonl ifi. ivo aeroulaes. two Eniiglislh -intoers andl a terreo of Carranza .t n oops for Is(' against. Villa. a An\[ ore train1 was burnoli. railroad i, v.'rt destroyed and the tracic II Mexican Central lailroad cut hi:itijis near1 Artis. 'Tlie A merican also brought a re r1 thaIit Vilia's troops were planning aitaiil, Parral, Jiminoz, Santa Rosa- I and Torreon soon. uatliitsidei tlo command of ( Lla are opeaItling trains on the 1 steInlj d1ivision of the Mexico North sterni Rlailroad, betwveen Santa Yea and11( Sanu Antonio, a report received i govei'rnent agents here stated. [Ia. necortding to the same source, wV hats apprIoximaltely 4,000 men, nei Of whtomt are not armed. :TTERS MAY GO BY AIR,, NEW YORK TO CHICAGO. Butffajlo, N. Y.-Thte United States myt~. Navy and Postoffice Depart m315it ar vitally interested in a prto 'ted non-stop mail-carr'yinlg flight twoent Chicago and New York to be em ited by Victor Caristorm, Amer it aeriial pathfinder. The Army n'nd Navy Departments 11 take official cognizance of the ght because Carlstrom wvill use a irtiss biplane like those being tried t by the Army aerial corps. QUOR ADS IN PAPERS SOLD AGENTS FINED. Jackson, Miss.-Two local news [ents, charged with selling copies of Chicago newspaper containing a juor advertisemlentt wer'e fie $50 Lch by the ptolice judge here, butt the ses were remitted on the promise of ie agent that ini the futture they ould delete such adlvertisements be >re offering the ptaper's for sale. ILLA GETTI'NG ARMS FROM U. S. IS CLAIM. Atlantic CIty, N. J.-Reports that rms and ammunition had been snmug 10(d inito MexIco from the Uniited tates and inistance of the Mexican opresentatives that the Untited tales Government take steps to heck the assistance they declare 'lla and other bandits are reveiving -om p~ersonts on this side0 of the btor cir featured the discussions of the texican-American Join Commission t the close of the month's c'onference. 1,000,000 TO P RE PAR E TROOPS CAMPS IN WINTER. San Antonio, TPexas.-More than a rlilliont dpilars has been made avail ble by the WVar D~epartment for pro Iinfg winter quartters for troop~s on he b)order. Southern dlepartmnent eandquarter-s was adlvised to this ef ett antd ordlered to proceed1 with work t once. Cantonments are to be r-eoted for troops of the rnegular army nlgagedl in herder (duty and provision as been made for framing and floor ig the tents of national guard troopa. EFFEOT OF THE H X - .(i' . .1. .. . VILLA AGAIN IS MANAC 3KIRMISHING BETWEEN BANDIT'S ADVANCE TROOPS AND GARRI SON SOLDIERS. leportcd That Chihuahua City Has Fallen.-Carranza Consul Denies Re port.-8,000 Men Are Sent to Rein. force the Garrison. San Antonio, Texas.--Persistent re 'orts of the fall of Chihuahua City tc he Villa forces, wili i have been cur. elii. lire, have not beeli eon iried ill dives to Southirni department head irters of the United States Army Iaj'i1 General Funston, questioned egari din gtlie reports. sai( tliat SC ir as he knew they were not true. Washiington.-Mexican Consul Gar ia at El Paso, Texas, telegraphied the lexican Embassy here that he had cen advised by General Trevino o te arrival at Chihuahua of trool ains bringing about 8,000 mel unde: oneral Maycotte to reinforce the gar S0Il. An earlier message from the Consu ti lie had( just received informatioi 'om General Trevinlo denying that hi itended to evacuate ChiIluallua am eclaring he (lid not fea ran attach Chihuahua City, Mexico.-Skirmisli ig between General Garlos Ozuna' dvanced forces and those of Frainci" o Villa continued, although the gel ral engagement. is being delayed 'b! ioneral Trevino until all of Ills troop ave been placed in stategic position 11 Western Chihuahua. The excitement caused by the al oroaclh of the Villa forces has bee tuieted and the coiceitratiol of 8 00 troops here has restored the fec ng of security among the inhabitant: Two milltary trains carrying a pat f General Maycotte's command froi ~orreon arrived here. General Trovino aulthorlzed the A: ociated Press to make an official dI' ulal of the rumors that lie was prepa ng to evacuate the city. Hie characte izedI these rumors as "mualicious linvel ions." General Trevino stalted that the si uiationi in the field and in C'hihuahu City was entirely satisfarlory. "Any fear t hat Chilhuahua Cit y wi h~e capt ured by bandits is simp lly al surd,"' he saidl. TWO BATTLESHIPS EXPECTED TO BE BUILT IN SOUTI Navy Department Opens Bids For Coi structing Colorado, Maryland, WasI lnglton and West Vircginia. Washinogton .-liuds for thle fouir ne' battIleshi ips ('ol orado. Mairylanid. Wash ingtonii andii West V irginila were' opjenie at the Navy D~eparitment andis indici tion1s were that theP411 onuctilon of tw woiiihi he awvarded to1 t hei Newpoi News Shiipun11lig & IsrydI o k Cc ands that ,th'e othier tw~o would lie hui by thle Fore Shipbuilding (Conmpany,< Qulney. Mass. WVhile all of the tenders show th heavy increaisee in prices during thi abonormal ('ondi1t Ions of the sh ipibinl ing indlustry, they were with in lie Di par'tmnlut's limIt of cost. and~ It is vir' ually (certain that the0 Governmnicit i self willI not (construclt any of thies craft or' of thle 29) destr'oyers for whic offers also wer'e received. NEW $300,00,000 LOAN TO BRITISH ANNOUNCEI New York-Official anfnonneelem was made~l by JT. P. Morgan & ('o., thi a1 newI British baan b~y Ameiirian bani1 ers, aggrA'gatlig $300,000,000 haid h~oC arranlged. It wvill heiar int erest 5 1-2 per cent and~ is payable in twv installments. one of three years ani 0o10 of five years. ALLIES DOMINATE RAW MATERIALS ESSENTIAL IN U. Wain~llgton.-.1omination by tl1 AllIed Nations of the wor'ld's r'aw mn terials whichi are esential to AmeiIca mlanuifactures has bieen prioved co elusively to officials here by the ('Or plation of a comlprehlensive sumlimar of it ish tra'de policies as to impor-t Into this c'ounltry. As a result til recent Paris IEonomnic Conference< the Entento Powers is regarded hei with far geate disquiet than bae., IGH COST OF LIVING . .O SMASH GERMAN LIN[ GWITCH POSITION FROM SOMvI REGION TO NORTH AND NORTHWEST. Preceded by Violent Bombardmer Such as Marked the Great Attac and Counter Attacks When Verdu Was the Focal Point. London.-Switching their offensiN from the Somme region in P'rance possibly as a counter to the advant of the Teutonic Allies In the Dobrud, region of Rumania-the French hai smashed the German line not and northeast of Verdiuin over front of four and one-third miles, pe otrating it along its entire length, J the center gaining a distance of nea ly two miles. When night fell, the village at Fort of Douaunont, in the cente were in the hands of the French. whi on their left wing the Frenchien ie pushed beyond Thiaumont and captui ed the Ilaudreniont quarry and ::d up positions along the Bras an1d Dat 10111) front. On their right wing col siderable progress also has h'oini ma from Douaumont to Danilonp. .\ot than 3,600 prisoners and qua antities i war material were captured by ti French. I In the Dobrudia region of iluma - ia, the Germans. Bulgarians and Turl - are giving no rest to the lussians ni Rumanins who continue in retre along the entire front from the Blac Sea to the Danube lziver, SANTO DOMINGAN GENERAL SLAIN; AMERICANS KILLE Engagement Fought Between U. Troops and Native Forces When A t rest of Rebel Leader is Attempte Santo Domingo.-In an engageme between Amneriean troops andl reb .forces Gen. Unamon Batista wvas kille .Several Americans also are rep~orti . killed. including twvo efficers and o1 .American officer was woundled. *The names of the American office killed are given as Capts. William Lc .- and Atweood, Lieutenant Morrison w, a wouedti(. The Amterican commander at temi 1 ed to arrest Gener'al flat ast I, w~hoi .sist ed and ordered an attack on i American forces. Fight ing centinu for a considerable tIie anmd the rebe wvere eventuially (defeat ed. The gagemen t took lafce opplosite Sdm Dohmingo City andi caused somewhm of a pani Ic n thle Capi tal. hteinmufort ments were sent there to aid Ame ennl trcoops in maint alininmg erder. Tl ynumber of killed and wounded in tl fih sat present net known. FORD PUTS WOMEN ON SAME PAY BASIS AS ME 0 Long Branch, N. J.-Ilenry Foi the automobile manufacturer,a nucedl after a conference with Pr< idlent Wilson that as the result of "inspiring talk" ho had with the Pr! idhent two weeks ago, he had establis ed the women wvorkers in his plantu on the samo pay basis as the men. Mr. Fordh authorized the followil -statement: "I had the pleasure to inform Pr< idont Wilson that I had establish, the women workers of my plant Detroit and in the branch factories other cities upon a pay equality wi the men workers. I took this st 'following my conference with t tPresident more than two weeks a tand 1 did( 50 because of the inspiri talk I had had with Mr. Wilson the forward movement among wommi kind. This principle is now in opei Ition and I look forward with comple 0 confidence to its vindication." CARRANZA PLANS TO LEAVE MEXICO, ENEMIES REPOR Washington.-Charges that Gener C Carranza is preparing to leave Mexl are being freely mnade by his politic opponents in Mexico City. They a basedl uIpon his (decision to leave 11 Capital for Querotaro and the fa a that Mrs .Carranza already hats cro: o d the border into the United Statt faccompanied by the wife of her nt band's War Minister and chief eu nnorear, Genealn Obrg... RE-ELECT KIRYEN FOR THIRD TERN STATE FAIR SOCIETY HOLDS AN.. NUAL MEETING ANO r-LE.CTl: OFFICERS REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGING History of the Organization Has Bee Compiled and Published.-Several Vacancies Filled. Columbia.-J. N. Kirven, who ha. been directing the leadership of the State Agricultural and MechanicaL society into progressive chanels dur ing the last two years, was unani iously reelected president of this or 1,anization. A. B. Langley of Colum bill, mtemttber of the executive commit tee from the Seventh (nn1m11 - distriet, was nmado Vi succeed Benl F. Tayl. that Iis 1atne he I ot this oflfice. S. J. Sun St. i'lat thew was itoiiu a iemner or the executiv e colmilittee front the Seventh contgesinIal district to fill the vacancy created by the irom1o tion of Mr. Langloy. iThe secretary and Itreasurer wil! he e lected by the, (xeutIlive committe at its midyear itoetillg next, lehr'llary. The retnain. in:; six members of the exocutive com miitee were retailecd. These are: virst disterit. ienjamin MeInnis, M. D., Charleston; Second, I. B. Wat. son, Ridge Spring; Third, T. J. K inard. Ninety-Six; Fourth, John D. W. Watts, Laurens: Fifth. 13. H. Boy kin, Boykin; S son, Darlington. At the outset itat the fair jus , onditioni fIn~an~c.,.., ilt m u tii ko u A t lid ever been," adding, "And we now intve on the best fair we have ever ield." Inl substantit ion of his claims, i comparison of tie attendance re ords of one year aIgo with those of his season was made. "The attend. ince last year was the largest we ver had. Ott Monday of the present air the figures exceeded those of the ,orresponding day of last year by 28 er cent; Tuesday they were 11 per ,ent in excess of that (lay one year igo; while Wednesday they were 80 per cent." Another interesting feature of the annual meeting was the report of the committee, appointed several years ago, to prepare and Iblish a conjlete history of the society. W. A. Clark, chairman of the committee, explainod that 300 copies of this 330 page history had beetn issued trom the presses and were now being distributeid. Collab rators with Mr. Clark in the task of providing a permanent record of the society were W. G. Ilinson of James Island and D. P. Duncan of Union. In assenbling data necessary for the publicalon of the volume, the com mittee lhas collected copies of able ad dresses on agricultural subljects in ante-bellum days. 'rThe society desire. to preserve these also andl an appro priation of $50 wvas ordered to defray clerical expenses in pressiing work. Thirteen life members electec 0. S. Boynton, Cline; M. S. H. F. IB. Jervis, E. E. Smith at Wyman, Columbia; HI. D. Ridge Spring; S. J. Dlerriel berry; J. P. Kilgo, Darlingto Smonk, St. Matthtews; (1. Hlartsville; A. H~art Kohna, Ct 3. W. Rlazor, D~onalds, antd Dr' Newberr y. Barringer Heads Mayo Columnbia.-W. IR. Bar-ringet enco was electedl presidet South Carolina Mayors' as: - 'To next meetinag will be 1 Chtarleston, at a time to lbe d. . by the executive c-ommittee. Mayor 'V. TI. Hlayde coutld nc for thte second~ day of the.cco-. lHe left a letter to the me Pressintg his regrets that, . leave, andl extending to th< tion a hearty invitation to i. in the city by the sea. On Mayor Barringer the accept unanimous. ArchItects In Sessic Columbia.-The South Ce sociation of Architect. wa~ with the South Carolina cha American Institute of This makes the South Caru. ; ter of the American In *: Architects the largest in u1 E. D. Somapayrac was elee dent; D. C. Barbot of CharM~ presidlent; N. 0. Walker of secretary-treasurer, and thr '' committee will consist of t'e. cers and A. W. Todd of Caio a'hd George El. Lelaye of mant!)y, Engine Kills LIttle Cnd. Charleston .-Report has be; eeived here of a distressing . at Ruffin, near Walterbor,.i Atlantic Coast Line engi:: . y and killed the 2 1-2 year old -- r Rev. 3. B. Bell of Bethel et. 'a 3 chIld ran upon the tracks. V'lttdw . der a moving .engine. A i~, a.~ made a heroic but vain Ottort tot yes. cue the child, narrowly aening~~ hk. jury to himself. Although' ltbi 1o r. era! hours after the accident the 1use fellow, horrilfly manmgle-l, hasd chance for recovery. \OOTTON GINNED TO OCTOBER ITH GOVERNMENT REPORT PLACES THE AMOUNT AT 7,291,733 BALES. FIGURES GIVEN BY STATES I Census Bureau's Cotton Statistics, Show More Than 1915 But Lessj Than 1914.-Texas Shows Increase. Report of 1915 and 1916. Washington.--Cotton ginned prior to October 18 was 7,291,733 bales, compared with 5,708,730 for 1915 and 7,619,747, the Census Bureau announe. ed. Round bales included were 133, 659 and Sea Island 16,931. The number of ales giIied, by I States, and last year's ginning to the same date, follow: State. 19 1 15 Alabama .........2!2.! 15 556.)86 E Arkansas .........69.,27 283A 2:1 California ....... .52 4.272 Florida .......... ..2,N-15 32.165 Georgia .........1,2 ;.742 1.178.0-15 Louisiana .........0,S 223.01, Mississippi ........- . .. 171 .121 1;: It North Carolina .. 2523 261.93.5 k Oklahoma ....... 489.7S2 6(.255 South Carolina... 5S1.C;7 n Tennessee .......172.211; -1!:'s1l Texas. ...........2.S.I 5.11) 2.00)1.-il (; All other states.. :~Ik29 19.387 ,e lstribut ioul of Soa liamdby sta:t e, - Is lorida 21.009; 7orgia .1,.5 and !0 South Carolina 3.57. F0 RUMANIANS BLOW UP BIG .It a BRIDGE OVER DANUBE RIVER. 1iomi4lo.11.----Excet for -h 1 1 .m0 11111 - Int 111,t1, lie Himn111iaa s beflore thelir I retrcat fronm Teime4avo7a blew im5 lthe li bridge spani. g tlie Iantibe imlerthreby placig anl ob~facle In I Iist ib o f Sih ( n oazi e oin tie e Ionic lia i1roll,009 l)orgia t1,565 ald ni lutniaic. litie fresh Firowledg o e real situaton inl t f eortor of the na has been vouitsae by any of rteat fwro Thhlicerllores. e wetrograd asserts tne force I of the violent blows whi Field jMarinoal von acensn had bfem delivered i n is his rapid drive northward in Dobrud Id ja has slackened somewhat although It Berlin says the Tintonii Allies still k are making progress against the Ru manians andi Russians. Along the Transylvania front the Runmanians and Austro-Germans are D. still engaged in hard fighting. Ber linl reports that in the Trotus Valley, S. south of Paroitiz and on the roads to r- Sinaya and Campulung, tle Central d. Powers have met with further siue. nt ceases. On the othci' hand, Buch ci arest asserts that the Austro-Germans dI. hahve been driven from the entire' 3d1 western front of Molavia, northern 'i Rumania, suffering heavy casualties and that in the Uzul and Oituz Val rs9 leys the Rumanians arms also have wV been successful. as . __________ -NEUTRALITY BrEACH BY U. S. '*- WARSHIPS HINTED BY BRITISH. 1e rd Lond~on.-SOme uitteranceer of Ithe 15 feeling that tao activity of American n- arahipls in rescuing passenigers from to the vessels sunk by the G.ermnan sub at marino U-53 off the American coast e- amoun tedl to a breach of ieuit rality ri- were made(1 in the Hlouse of Lords by ICefBaroni Ieresfor-d and Bair Syden-. ne hami. Lord IBeresford is recognized as the sp~okestian for the Navy in the H ouse of Lord~s and Lordl. Sydenham's varmied N. activities has included thle authorship) dof books on naval affairs. Similar dop)inions have been expr'essedi by somle3 of the newspapers andl lpublic men as well as by naval officers and the matter was brought imp for din cussion by requests for information 1-from Foreign Seciretary Grey, regard. Linlg the American policy andl possible action b~y the British Government. NO PA PAR SHORTAGE REPORTED IN GERMANY AT PRESENT. at Bi Ierlin.--The threatened paper fain th ine which months ago causedl cries of dp(istress among the publishers, appears enow to be a thing of the past. Claim ing a shortage of labor and high wages othe manufacturers have sharply ad vanced prices since the eutb~reak of -the war and the publishers several months ago reduced the number of to pages to save Cxpenses. The govern menut Inaugurated a propaganda for thle economical use of paper. T. TROOPS REMAIN LONG AS VILLA SHOWS HIMSELF. al Washington.-Villistas activity near co Chihuahua had the effect of convincinig al officials here that no thought should h)e given soon to rcemoval of guards. remen fro brepatrol diuty or with et (Irawal of General Pershing's column from Mexico. Fear was felt that if Villa should succeed ini his apparent movement to Chihuahua, he might find it easy to get control later of northern Mexico. The entire Mexican situation wan regardedas s.eio..