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Chief Of Staff Ordered
TO the Arizona
Post.
5000 S sOLDIE RS
Are Ordered to Border to
Quell Disturbing Elements
That May Come Up.

Washington, ID. Brigadier Gem
| eral Hugh l.. Scott, chief OF staff of
the army, was ordered by the war
department to proceed to Naco, Ari-
1ona, and use his personal influence
with Mexican leaders to cease hos
tilities.
a definite plan OF action to stop
Mexican bullets flying over the Unit
ed States border at Naco was de-
cided upon by the administration at
yesterdays cabinet meeting.
Orders were telegraphed General
Bliss, commanding the border, by
Secretary Garrison. who will make
them public as soon as they reach
Bliss. That the policy adopted by
the president and his cabinet will not
lentail any clash between United
ocates ana Mexican forces was stated
emphatically by cabinet officers after
their meeting.
| 1t is understood that an ultimatum,
terse and forceful, will be sent the
lwarrlng Mexican generals, Hill ana
Maytorena. 1t will be SO couehed as
to insure obedience. The warning
will indicate that the United States
has reached the end OF its patience
and viii no longer tolerate firing in
to this country.
Troops to Border.
Washington, ID. Further DEM
onstratton was made by the United
States government yesterday of its
determination not to tolerate the con-
tinued firing by the Mexican fac
tions at Naco, Conora, into American
territory
President Wilson after brief dis
cussion with his cabinet, instructed
Secretary Carlson to comply with the
request of Brigadier General Tasker
II. Bliss OF Naco, Ariz., for reinforce
ments to handle possible emergen-
cy situation. Three regiments of
infantry and three batteries OF artil-
| lery We're ordered to Naco.
4 The general understanding last
might in administration quarters was
that as soon as the American forces
were placed in position on the inter
national line the United States would
return any infantry fire which might
come from Mexican territory. AS it
will require three days for the troops
to reach Naco, the Mexican factions
have virtually that period within
which to comply with the American
demand or be shelled out of their po-
sitions.
u. S. Force 5000 Men.
Reinforcements ordered yesterday
Will bring the total force at Naco to
about 5000 men, including II troops
/ 9f cavalry, three regiments Of in
antry and six batteries OIL artillery
With "a guns has / 800 men and
Il low nr
| government has $500 troops. Both
| actions have what Secretary CART
| ion described today as "a fair
| statement was issued by Mr.. Garri-
| son late yesterday.
In view Of conditions on the bor-
| der as he sees them, General Bliss
| has requested that additional infan-
try and artillery be sent to him. In
compliance with this request the fol
| owing troops are being dispatched
to and being placed under his COM
mand. These reinforcements are be-
Ing requested and sent as a measure
Iof precaution. The troops to be sent
are three regiments of infantry from
Galveston or Texas City and one bat
terry Of Al guns and two batteries
Iof Al howitzers from Fort Sill,
Okla"
Many Mexicans Execnted.
Between 100 and $50 Mexicans,
many of them once prominent offic-
Tally, have been secretly executed in
Mexico City within the last few days,
Iacording to an officiaLreport which
reached the United States govern
ment today from one of its agents
lany of the names OF those put to
Ideath known.
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