The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-14

these troop, were showing !ncrcashs
hostility towards Americans aud
might even .spousc IA. cause ur
VIVA. The United states military au-
thorities we're sufficiently aroused hf
these stories to rush reinforcement
To- the harrison at NacV.
The frontier country between hcfG
aud Columbus II showing unmistak
abio signs that 1t is beginning To fe"l
tn, ncr, ous strain that has been IN
crcasing In tension since the 'ol1n-
bus raid. The scattered hamtcts
which mark this section, consistins
generally of half "a dozen houses o.
cupicd by railroad foromer and Sec
ton hands have sent demands To thU
military officials for protection.
stories OF the activity of VIVA
agents have poured into Fort Bi'ss
aud have been received IN large mum
her by the ci,.l authorities several
arrests have already been made aud
others are expected to follow. one
such story b. Go the effect mat the
villa sympathi2crs are using doss TO
serd messages ana .nioima''1
across the border. The man wh)
brought this story * an American
livlng on tle border close to this city
lie SAID he had seen cnc dog with !
rull OF papers tied around ms neck
runnins across the border. lie ircd
several bullets at the animal Oui
failed to hit H.
I'm The meantime trains loaded WITH
all Kinds OF military supplies continue
To arrive here oI pass through en-
their way to other points Cn the m
ternattonal line Among the equip
ment brought IN was a tranload Oi
motor trucks winch are to bc tried as
transports In the sandy wastes OF ~,
Chihuahua deserts
Keen interest is being shown here
IN tho arrn al of the aoropldne suuad-
ron which is reported to DE on rs
way from san Antonio and is expect
ed to arrive today ur tomorrow. IN"
rwenty-thrd infantry, which was Or
dered to cntrain az Galveston, is also
expected here late today.
The question a. To- when the border
viii be crossed first ard where t''
mains a matter of pure speculation
In the absence of any official az
nounC.mcnt. bat there are numerous
signs that the start will not be lonE
delayed.
soon after General pcrshlng' de
partutc lnst night the mass "i de-
tailed information which has been
pouring iu for several days lrum nu-
mcruus border points west OF nero
about details Of troop movements
Was completely stopped. This was IN
line with the policy furocastcd hN
military a1thoritics tu keen secret
any important troop movements.
so information reached here ~ 20
how soon movements 10 fore" might
he expected General Funstun's am
nouhccmcnt last n.ght that the "N
p.dItiuu Nus awaiting only the pla .-
np of adequate border patrols did
not serve To- clear up tA' question "l
| when the troops win enter, for al
though considerable Information nnt
| been obtained about the gdthcring 'i
United states troops Tot the 'Np"d o.
lHpnay column, the military authot:-
I tes have effectively vloakcd thrir
| preparations Tor maintenance "i a
| srcuudait line for patrol GutN diuns
I the American border. Tnr Suddo .
| shut-do, on Information from the
( border territory where IN, nrst lars %
force hud gathered was taKcn hcr' a.
mean simply that the military d'-
| thpritics have completed their ar
Iranscmcnir To trN TO keep villa IN
/ ia, dark a. to what pursuit hc may
expect.
| fl is known here that the tru"p'
now available along ia. New M"Nic,-
| Arizona border are equal IN nunbe q
and equipment to any of the strong
est forces which the United STATE p
| a N.sFaf =
! their disposition, either Cor pursu''
of villa or tor border policinS'
nothing is known definitely here cN-
c.pt that the Columbus force t"dN
numbering nearly i.Ooo men, Is the
largest ,,
overnight reports placed villa sul
at Corfaiit0- whcr" he nad shit''n
ms men YESTERDAY tarranza o'd-
cIals Al Juarrs we're trNuE ms morn
iug to get further information about
I him Hi- present position II su1i
". thin striking distance "i ~" Nor
mon ,olunN eel 500 Americans ABOUT
! Casds Grandcs.
Caitanza troop movements AZ
,ordiug tn reports from McN'"an o.
tc,fs at border points, are much SIN
liar To the American army prepafh'
tom that ~, the Mexican s"ldicrs
are hcine gathered IN considerable
force al various points instead Ell
lrushiug a few smlil bodies of mon
In Immediate pursuit of villa. These
l Currunzn forces massing at Ntiinu
points. numbered some ten thousand
men north of Nlla ana near th'
American border. 80 figures wcr'
available as t. the total number
gathering south of Villas position
REPORTS reaching Juaroz indicate,
thnt to the south also the 'arranai
lprcparatious seemed tu bc tor a Ion.
rather than "A short aud fast cam.
paign.