Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-16
STATE OFFICIALS
AWAIT REPORTS
o. CONFERENCE
Believed That "Unwritten Agree.
ment" Was Made Betwcen
Scott and obregon.
BORDER PATROL CAN
HANDLE THE SITUATION
Chase for Villa at q Standstill:
Funston Is Rearranging
His Forces.

His Forces.
Washington, May 15.-Both the
state department and General Car
rama are awaiting detailed reports
OF the recent FL Paso military con
ference before seeking an agreement
as to the border situation through
diplomatic conversations. Gen. Scott
chief Of staff OF the army, returned
here today, optimistic over the mill.
tary situation, confident that the
meeting between him and Gen. Funs.
ton on the one side and Gen. Obre.
gon, Carranza's war minister, on the
other, had created better under.
standing between the two govern
ments. which might form the basis
for the protocol.
Elisio ArredOndo. the Mexican am
bassador designate. asked for instruc-
tions last week, but Gen. ObregOn
will probably not reach Mexico City
for several days. The state and war
departments advices showed no
change today along the border. Ad-
ministration officials express conf.
dence that the forces now under
Gen. Funston's command will be able
to protect the border in such fasL IN IA
that repetition of the Glenn Spriass
raid will be impossible unless Ii 500
lis a general anti-American outbr ssss
beyond the border, in which Carraa ii
troops participate. 4.
n Unwritten Agreement. ~
NJ Gen. Funston's new plan for cos
dinating the work of the bore
guards was regarded in some QufF
ters here rs tending to confirm fn
.tiinations that an unwritten agrCs
Gment as to steps to. be taken VA
reached by the lEl Paso conference.
mo official would admit howevS
thst a plan Of action had been agret
upOn by the conferees.
Gen. Scott prob AaA1y will confer ;t
length with Secretary Baker tOm0N
row, and later with Secretary Lana
ing. There is no need for haste in
the formulation of protocol, 1t is\
felt by officials here, if Gen. Perish
ing's force is not to engage in active
operations beyond the line.
The war department has had no
advices mentioning Villas name for
many days. Some officers are inclin-
ed to believe that he is either dead
or has slipped away into hiding. to
recuperate from serious wounds. At
the moment, he has ceased to be q
factor in the border situation, what
ever part he may play in the future
Rearrange Forces.
San Antonio, Texas, May 15.-Ma.
jor Gen. Frederick Funston and his
chief of staff, Major Malvern Hill
Barnum, worked out many details to-
day of the plan of reorganization OF
the border patrol while reports from
Gen. Pershing and from the Big Bend
district served to emphasize how In
cidental the American operations
south of the border have become.
Gen. Pershing's troops drew closer
together and gave no signs that the
early resumption of the chase for Viii
la was contemplated.
Col. Sibley is driving his little com.
mand of cavalry, some 60 miles south
of Boquilles, but there is displayed
little hope that he will capture the
bandits or rescue Jesse Deemer, car
ried away there.
The safeguarding of the Southern
Pacific railway from here to El Pas6
was decided today and as quickly as
possible troops will be sent to every
bridge along the line.
In the event of military operations
on a big scale the use of that rail.
way would be imperative.
New Army Planes.
Columbus, N. M.-Aeroplane ma
chine guns and bomb dropping devices
arrived here today for the use Of the
First Aero Squadron. Army aviators
here denied knowledge as to whether
the planes to be sent into Mexico arc
to be quipped with the devices. Tho
corps have been working to bring the
feet into field service. However, It
was stated tonight that none Of the
machines is ready for Mexican serv.
Ice.
Mexieans Build Reads.
Field Headquarters, via motor to
N. M.-Another failure OF
villistas to spread revolt against
Americans has been registered here
in the employment OF forty Mexic1A
laborers from the town Of LAsCruces,
1T road building, under the direction
Of the Engineer Corps, attached TO
the expeditionary force. This road
is for the use Of the army 0oeDe
trains.
When Candelario Cervantes, the
villistas leader, entered LasCfues
with some of his followers the otler
week, he threatened with dea&A any
Mexicans thereafter caught workfAe
for or selling food to any American
soldiers. /.
Find Aaissino rrsspse
Marathon, Texas.-E. Bundan2a, NJ
lost trooper Of Company "a I'm
Cavalry, was found to1ay y ClAA.
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