New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-12
Moving ofFOrmer Vil-
la Men to Frontier
Deemed OminOuS.
MEXICANS MAKE
REVOLT THREATS
Carranza Men Said To Be
Ready to Renounce Him
if Invasion EnSues.
iBy Telegraph % rhs Tribune ]

I'll Paso, Tex. March ll.-Ten
thousand Carranza troops from Gem
tral Mexico are being rushed tonight
to border points through which tho
Eexicans think United States troops
will enter Mexico. Most Of these Car
rama troops are expected to reach
Juarez, Palomas, Douglas and tho
0jinaga country Sunday afternoon
or night.
Reports circulated in Juarez 10.
day by troops Of the garrison say
the Juarez garrison and the garri.
sons of all Northern Mexico towns
have notified Carranza that, II he
consents to American troops enter-
ing Mexico. thty Will renounce HIM
Suppiementing the Carranza
troops movement and coming in ad.
vance Of the Central Mexican forces
are 1000 Mexican soldiers from Chi
huahua City, under General Luis
Gutierrez, a former Villa general,
who now is in charge of Carranzista
operations In Chihuahua. Many Of
the so-called Carranza troops with
him and many Of those from below
Torreon are former Villa soldiers,
who have been incorporated into the
Carranza army.
1t became generally known in
Juarez late to-day that a big moyc-
ment Of Carranza and former Villa
troops was under way 10 the border.
and an air of exultation was shown
by many Mexicans there.
Move Menace 10 Expedition.
That the movement is a menace %
the American plans to enter Mexico
to capture Villa generally is UNDER
stood by Americans on the border.
l. is said this concentration OF troops
is being made with a view Of i'm
pressing the American government
with the military strength Of the
Carranza government. but, as the
United States soldiers probably
would be in Mexico before the Car
ranzistas could get here, the move.
ment, if for that purpose, will fail.
Carrarzistas say the troops are COM
ing TO cooperate with the American
forces in seeking Villa. This Is not
accepted ~ army men or border resi-
dents As the truth, IN view Of the eyi-
dent opposition Of Mesicsns generally
to the passage Of American troops
across the international boundary.
In Juarez II vas said b. those who
claimed to know that within twelve
hours all Mexican troops north Of Tor
reon would be assembled on the border
at Juarez and at Pslomas, while oil
Sonora forces would be at Aqua Prie's.
opposite Douglas, ARE.
Pershing Soon To BE on March.
United States trooDs under command
Of General J. J. Pershing will enter
Mexico through Juarez, either sunday
afternoon or Monday morning. The
exact time will not be announced b.
the military authorities, but will be
determined, il is said. at conference
which General Funston will have with
General Pershing.
Pursuit and capture OF Villa is the
sole purpose Of the punitive expedition
into Mexico. declared General John j.
Pershing to-day in the following state.
ment issued to quiet excitement among
Mexicans in this section:
ut should be deeply impressed upon
everybody that the only purpose Of the
entry of American troops into Mexico
at this time is the pursuit and capt
urc Of Villa and his band of brigands.
81, Is a most friendly act OF assist
ance on our part This should be fully
recognized by all true friends Of the
de fae,o government on both sides Of
the line.
"It is no time 70 indulge in idle
theories about invasion. give the
Mexican people too much credit Tor
common sense to think they will not
gladly accept our aid in eliminating ~
international OUTLAW.
An engineer corps Is ~ route from
Fort Sam Houston, SaH Antonio, to-