The evening world., 1914-05-01
FUNDS FOR ARMY
MAY NOT Walton
THE FISCAL YEAR
President Asks That SOL, OOo,.
900 Appropriation Be Made
Available Now.
MORE TROOPS MOVING.
Regulars to Look After Border
Patrol-Milina to Be
Withdrawn.
TROOPS MOVING.

WASHINGTON. May IA leint
resolution 70 make available lmmsdi.
atsiy the entire eto1y ooo. 900 pre-
vidsd fer In the Army Appropriation
blu. Just paced BY both houses o.
cenurss6, has bssn lntrsdues1 n
President Wilsen's request BY
Chairman Hay q The Committee On
Military Affairs.
The measure u designed 70 allow
the use Of any or all OF the fund.-
provided In the big supply bill. orig
inally designed to meet only the needs
Of the army for the fiscal year be-
ginning July I. to meet the present
emergency In Mexico.
It has been suggested that the same
course may be followed By the Naval
Affairs Committee. although Chair.
man Padgett does not favor such &C.
ton unless the President requests Il.
In other ways the Government 10
also taking steps to be prepared
tor war. Secretary Of War Garri-
son II preparing to substitute regu-
lars for the Texas State troops now
stationed at Brownsville. Heavy de.
mands made upon the mobile army
by the border patrol and the Vera
II necessary to draw the force from
the Coast Artillery.
The Secretary suggested to Gov.
ColQuitt the impracticability OF Fsds
oral and State forces seeking to ops
crate In the same territory under
different commando. and the Cover.
nor has agreed to withdraw tie milit
tia whom regulars arrive.
The Arizona militia. which has
been doing border patrol duty and
Was recalled by Gov. Hunt, was re-
placed to-day by Company d Of the
Twelfth United States Infantry along
the Laguna dam and irrigation gates
and canals.
The report that Manzanilio. ON the
west coast OF Mexico. had been bonn.
barded by tho Raleigh brought this
statement from the Navy Department:
Newspaper reports VI q lombard.
iished In some OF the papers this
morning without confirmation and In
spite Of positive assurance from the
Secretary Of the Navy last night that
the rulnor could not be true, have
besn entirely disproved by . telegram
received from Admiral. Howard. In
charge Of the ships on the west coast
OF Mexico.
"Mr. Daniels In the morning made q
personal request to the press to re.
gard all reports Of q Sensational ma.
ture with extreme suspicion II not
confirmed by dispatches received q
the Navy Department. Every hap
pening OF the slightest interest n be-
Ing given out promptly by the depart
ment and the Secretary hopes that
unconfirmed rumorA ALL be carefully
Investigated and confirmed before BE-.
Ing published.
"The Secretary desires to thank tn,
press for the care they have exer.
Glazed % far and wishes 70 sxplsjy
that Q failure 70 hear from the wee
eoaet Of Mexico during to-day doe,
not indicate either that anythino 4
BEING suppressed or that anything e.
rjous hiss happened. Communication
with the west coast 10 largely b.
wireless, and unless something OF
startling nature occurs despAtchs,
are held until after midnight, whey
the atmospheric conditions are favor
able.
"The telegram from Admiral How
ard, after positively denying the 70
ports OF q bombardment. says tina
che Raleigh reports tV him that Their,
was q serious incendiary fire q
Manxanillo. which probably gave re
to the report"