VILLA'S IRRUPTION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 65, 16 March 1916, Page 6

VILLA'S IRRUPTION.

FCT DOWN TO HtTK IKFMJiaiCB TO KEEP TT.SJL. BUSY. % (Times and Sydney San Services.) ?-:'"■' LONDON, March 15. The Washington correspondent "Times" states that the American punitive expedition against General Villi and his bandits may become a general pacificatory Mexican war. President Carranza is displeased at Mr. Wilson's action, and has issued V proclamation hinting at war witli"-" ' America if he k refused permission to pursue Villa's Mexicans over the Ameri« can border if necessary. Hie army's attitude is so menacing that' General: Funaton, who is directing the border [operations of the American troops, hai" [delayed his expedition, .pending tbe -' arrival of reinforcements. There is every reason to think that Germans are responsible for the nesr their object being to divert American attention from Germany , * submarine campaign, and to limit tiie '■' supplies of American ammunition to the Allies. German officers are arriving hj; Mexico in large numbers. '.; j An Exchange correspondent reports that Mr. Wilson has arrived at a eatU- - factory arrangement with PresidentCarranza regarding reciprocal crossing ■ of the border by troops.

TROOPS ENTER MEXICO.

US PURSUIT OF THE BAHDRI. (Received 0.48 p.m.) WASHINGTON, March 15; A punitive expedition has entered -' Mexico in pursuit of General Villa, the . v Mexican rebel, and his bandits, who recently raided the United States tow*- p of Columbus, and killed several of the r •■ inhabitants.