The Washington times., 1915-09-15
Mai. Gen, Fred Funston to Safe.
guard American Lives Dur
ing Celebration.
FEARS RAIDS IN TEXAS
All Undesirab|es Deported as
Bands Are Reported Ready
for Uprisings Tonight.

Extraordinary measures are being
taken by United States military author
tiles along the border and by United
States consuls in Mexico to safeguard
American lives and property during
the three day celebration Of Mexico's
Fourth Of July" which begins at IL
o'clock tonight.
Because of the uncertainty which ex-
lists as to President Wilson's future
course of action 1t is feared that the
celebration will be marked by serious
anti-American disturbances.
Exercising unusual powers. Mai.
Gen. Frederick Funston. commanding
the border forces, has proclaimed
what is practically martial law along
the Rio Grands.
Seizing arms and ammunition from
all suspicious persons, arrestinE
Mexicans on this side Of the line who
are unable to give good accounts Of
themselves. and deporting all un-
deeirables from the danger zone,
General Funston is acting under full
instructions from Washington.
Warned of Raids.
The steps which he Is taking to pre-
pare against invasion from the Mexican
side are being supplemented by the
Rreparatioaas S lion OF State authorities in
warned that Mexican bands are plan
ming wholesale raids into American ter
ritTEry tSnight or tomorrow
public the text of its warnings to Amer
leans in northern Mexico to come to
this side Of the international al boundary.
1t is as follows:
Owing to disturbed conditions pre-
yailing along the Mexican border. the
department repeats the advice hereto
fore given to American citizens to re-
main on this side Of the international
line for the present"
consuls In northern Mexico, acting un-
der instructions from Washington have
exerted themselves to an extraordinary
o;,fI defree IN their EFFORTS to get American
ing was as follows:
pndaunted by the series of defeats
which his armies have encountered at
Villa today issued through his Wash
ington agency a statement predicting
that the Villistas are certain of utli-
mate triumph in Mexico.
telegram. the local agency expressed
the belief that villa was about to
launch new offensive against Gen.
eral Obregon.
You can emphatically deny the
reports that there is panic in Tor
reon. and that my army. panic-stricken.
dicrs who compose this army will al
ways fulfill their duty. When they have
suffered reverse they have shown for
danger ahead ana possessed. as they
are, of the certainty of triumph their
morale Is unimpaired. We hold Tor
reon and time will show that we will
regain our position of military supre-
macy"
The message was dated from Tor
reon.
steps are being taken in anticipation Of
action by this Government looking to
the recognition of Carranza, apparently
they have been so interpreted by VII
las followers. who are said to be maxi
Ing dark threats against Americans in
the territory which Villa still controls.
The outcome OF Saturdays Pan-Amer-
lean conference Is being awaited with
the utmost interest. Although 1t is still
doubtful whether the conferees will
reach a definite decision on the question
Of recognizing or ignoring Carranza 1t
Is regarded as highly probable that
the conference will move to accept
Carranza's counter-proposal of an in
ternational commission to consider the
question Of foreign claims against
Mexico.
Press dispatches today from Buenos
Ares disclosed the fact that while
Ambassador Naon will leave this coun-
try early next week on an ostensible
leave of absence he is really being
called back to the Argentine capital
for the purpose of reporting fully to
the Argentine chamber of deputies on
the plans of the United States and
the Pan-American conference regarding
Mexico.
The Argentine congress is reported
to be extremely anxious that the Ar
gentine ambassador shall not become
a party to anything which might lead
to armed intervention by the United
States in Mexico.
The governments Of other Latin
American countries represented in the
conference are to exhibit the same
jealous unwillingness to subscribe to
any use of arms by the United States
in Mexico.
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