The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-21
Generals Morton podd, Adams.
and Pluplper, Recently Pro
NOTED, ASSIGNED 10 Border r
|MlLlTlANEb blscAARe6D
TO CARE FOR DEPENDENTS
i it5i ~ ffftift f WYNN rNkFN I'm,
Thousands Of Others Have Ap-
|"tpIleu For Discharge, From
Service On Same Account

(Aisoeiaied Rrtss by Federal wirslsss.I
WASHINGTON, July 2O.--The war
department last night notified General
Funston, in command Of the troops At
the border, Of the following assign,
mehts of the newly promoted brigadier,
generals 60 commands under him;
Brig. Gen. Charles q. Morton, for!
merly colonel of the Fifth Infantry,
stationed in the Canal Zone, to com,
mand Of the seventh Infantry brigade,
with headquarters at Douglas, Arizona.
Brig .-Gen. George A. Dodd, formerly
unattached colonel Of cavalry, to com.
mand the second cavalry brigade with
the punitive expedition under the com.
mand of General Pershing. .,--tt
Brig. lGen. Granger Adams, formerly
colonellof the Fifth Field Artillery, sta
toned at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to com.
mand Of the fifth and eighth artillery
regiments, stationed at Ell Paso. 4
Miiitiamen Seek Discharge aEHj
I Brig Gen. Edward H. Plummer,
formerly colonel of the Twenty-eighth
Infantry, stationed at Mission, Califor-
MIA, to command Of the fourth infantry
brigade, aud ordered to report to
Funston for assignment.
The war department announced last
night that seventy.fve militiamen have
been discharged from the service be.
cause they have dependent relatives.
General Funston has received thousan ds
Of applications from men who wish
their discharge on the same grounds.
2 Following a lengthy discussion deal
ing chiefly with the powers of the
joint commission which is to be ap.
pointed TO confer on the matters in dis
pute between the United States and
Mexico. AgtinEf Secretary Of State
Polk, and Senator Arredondo, ambas-
acknowledgements from Mexico, announe,
ed last night that the formal 'publica-
ton of the course Of action upon which
they have decided win be made very
soon. .'7- .&1"'F. 'T'
Plan Soon Announced
az II is und6sstood that the plan has
been submitted to President Wilson
and sent to General Carranza for the
OF the heads Of the two gov
ernments. As'soon Us this is received
the announcement of the plan will be
made W..
Ambassador Fletcher, who has been
mentioned as possible member, Of the
commission, will not be named as il is
believed that his usefulness in the City
Of Mexico, would be impaired He is
expected to return to the Mexican CAPT
tai about the first of the coming month.
II was announced Mt the state depart.
ment yesterday that there is no basis
for the reports now current that the
United States, in seeking to reach an
agreement with the de facto govern
ment, is PREPARED to sacrifice anything
that is deemed vital to the interests Of
the country. 1t was added that there
is no Intention of withdrawing the
troops under General Pershing in
Mexico. 'r w.
Statement Not Authorized
This statement was made by Acting
Secretary Polk following the receipt of
word from the city Of Mexico that Gen.
eral Obregon, the minister of war for
the de facto government, has declared
that the American troops would be
Withdrawn at once. ,0bregOn said that
he made the assertion on the authority
OF Consular Agent Rogers, and Mr.. Polk
emphasized the fact that Rogers had no
authority for making such a statement.
a party of bandits, believed to have
been Villista soldiers, attacked train
of the Mexico q Northwestern hne near
Santa Ysabel, Yesterday, bht was beat
en- back. Eight were made prisoners
and taken to the City of chihuahua.