The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26
PERSHING CALLS
FOR MORE TRUCKS
Funston Gets Urgent Messages
by Air CONTRIBUTIONS
Need Supplies.
OUTLAW WIRELESS

san ANTONIO. Tex, March 2J.-Late
tonight Gen. Funston gav out the i'm
formation that he had received four re-
ports frop Gen.. Pershing. all pertain
ing 10 supplies and how TO get them
quickly Tho messages We're carried
by Capt. Townsend r. Dodd. an aviator.
who flew from Pershins's command TO
Columbus. thence by wire 10 Fort Sam
Houston.
Pershing reports tho trucks are carry
Ing but half their capacity Of supplies bc-
cause of the bad condition Of the roads.
one hundred more trucks could be used TO
advantage and more must be sent at
once Il the expedition is to be kept In
food aud other necessities, he says.
II was made known tonight that the
amy. the Stltc Department and the
Department; Of Justice are bending every
effort to locate IN outlaw wireless station
located somewhere near the border,
,l,hcr in Mexico or the United States.
That such a station exists and IL Gauss
iug no end OF trouble with tn. army
v~,rcits~ from tn" troops in Mexico IL
kuowu. but - weeks search has failed
- locate ~
Other brief messages that came to
army headquarters here from tho forces
IN Mexico to-day gave 40 indication Of
either - brush aith Villa forces or "A
word that pcf.hing's command were hot
on tho trail.
Gen. Funston said h. regretted very
much tn" tardiness OF advic,s from the
front, a be- was dcevlv concerned In the
movement Of his troops.
Cnoffic!ally. came reports from south.
"f. t~biaIdhut that the w~her"abcuts OF
Villa ~ not known and the theory Was
advanced that he was not where the
tdrtau9a reports located him. II ia
under stood. however, these reports We're
not buth"riug Gen. I'ershiag and his
mon, who we're continuing a campaign
alons tn" line already mapped uu' 10y
Gen. rCrshing after he got IN the neigh
boruoud Of Casas ,;rani.s.
Headquarters il greatly worried over
two failures which have been reported.
REGARDLESS ~ tho censorship ou rews.
The most important ~ these IL IL" wir.-
loss apparatus carried 10y a.. punitive
eNpvliti1n. y has worked In fits and
then very unsatisfactory and II T. gem
"rdliN conceded that tn" wi .l-sS from
The forces iu Mexico u "A complete fa.l-
urc. such messages Is do get through
~ W. 80 AHH-Nt 49, W. - -
hours ia their %decodiug T. il believed
the outlaw wireless may l." Responsible
for tine diiNrultN
The second failure il the a"rnp.av"S,
aud tbs Is said to bc ~ fault OF th"
b riWrn, vino though not experienced ana
daring. are very enthusiastic TO get into
the war anne actively. but the TYP" Of
plane Is too cunbe' sonI. and too Sow and
too dangerous Tor close observation
work.
t~uusId'rdhl" Impotence. II not uncdSi-
nos. is manifest a. army hcadpiartrrs
because of the railroad proposition for
moving supplies To- the American troops
IN MrNico. rn" thiue - certain. fersa-
.ug has not used any main railway yet.
Now iha' iirrduId has delayed So
lUtg IN wcrinr ia" request of thu"
American Government for the use "f the
Mexico Northwestern II develops hat the
National Railway Of Mexico - the logi-
cal line for getting provisions 10 the
American troops.
The Northwestern Won have been ia"
line mp To- a few days ago, but ow NIX
IT, ~" SHIFT Of troops IN lower Chihuahua
th.S are uow operating closer 20 the Ma.
t.oudl hallway lines.
Reports of suffering ~ tn" American
troops from '>.r"'n- cold ut night and
heat during the day ar. coming in from
official Sourc,s. \ request has been
Hft. - ship overcoHtN and more hlan.
ksts for the troopers with the advancing
.b. t'-.