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quarters. who had not believed It likely
that the distance would be covered
quite SO quickly.
The main column. according to the
latest reports from General Pershing,
was making it's march without inter-
ruption, not far north of the advanced
cavalry forces.
Gated Villa still is in the region about
Galena.
Strengthen Border Forces,
The work of organizing the additional
forces thai have been sent into Texas
and New Mexico along the border was
contlnued today. From many places
near the border, where the population
IS largely Mexican, appeals for the pro-
tectlon or troops have been made. but
o oneSt hppeals have been based On no
overt hostile act of the Mexicans.
me garrison at Nogales will not he
materially weakened, although the re-
inoVal or n company Of infantry
orousht a protest to General Funston.
Eel Paso, Tex, March 1s.--American
cavalry men We're camped at dawn to-
DAY at Colonia Dublan, one of the en-
virons of Casas Grandes. They ar
rived in the night. Through Colonia
! nuplan runs the road to the Galena
~dlstrlct, 20 miles southeast, where VII
la was last definitely deported.
Troops in Suburb.
The news OF the encampnent ut
Colonia Dublan dispelled fears OF any
disputes with constitutionalist author-
ltles over what position the American
troops should occupy at Casas Grandes.
mormon scout outriders dashed into
Coionla Dublan last night with news
lfhQf the ArnnytNapr ,,,ax1. ,-. IL
column which was first into this i'm
portant American settlement was said
to &c the cavalry from Hachita.
A new problem faced the American
troops IN Mexico as they entered the
region where Villas trail is scarcely
three days old. This problem came,
not from the Villa chase, but from the
attitude of the Carranza authorities
they they did not wish the Americans
TO occupy n Mexican city.
Fea, Trouble Is Ahead.
on the border at least this was re-
garded as the most serious develop
ment of the expedition up to date.
If for military reasons the army OF
Gen. j. j. Pershing should feel COM
Ielled to occupy q city, the Americans
would be in some danger of crossing
the Mexican sense Of national pride in
one CT Its strongest attributes. Occu-
patton OF a city among Mexican SOL
dleJs and to the mass Of the Mexican
people, is the sign of sovereignty. Some
or the bloody battles Of the last four
years in Mexico have beer fought over
cities whose military Importance was
small, but possession Of which, accord
ing to the IDEAS of the Mexican people.
indicated dominance of that region. As
the CarranZa authorities are not CIV
ing up their sovereignty, it is a prob
lem with them to break this tradition
and permit American armed forces to
Il OccllnV rjfiaC ~ q 1,1cn,
BY Orders of C%arranza.
In making his announcement that he
had asked the Americans not to enter
or occupy Casas Grandes, the city
whose possession means safety to the
american Mormon colonists Of that re-
gion. Gen. Gabriel Gavira, colnmandant
at Juarez. expressed no vcxation at the
presence Of the troops in his territory.
but ne was very firm in his
ment that under his present instruc-
lions from General C~arranza he has
no power to modify the orders to his
troops against permitting the occupa-
tion OF cities. The general offered no
comment on what he would do pro-
vlded the American troops occupied q
Mexican city.
Dispatch direct from Mexico and he
ofhclal announcement from Major Cen
eral Funston made it evident today
that the two American columns. one
1 - Y ! plldSl ISI
Persh1ng, and the other from Hachfta,
N. M, under Colonel Dodd, had gotteT
into close communication with each
other and probably had formed an
actual junction when e little more than
half way on the route to Casas Grandes.
Strategy of Advance.
Something of the strategy of the dash
on Villas trail also was apparent. The
Hachita column made its actua start
from San Bernardinc ranch, which is
IN the little square of territory about
the size of a large county, where the
state of New Mexico extends some 40
miles south of the central east and
west line Of the American border. BY
using this American territory for the
first part of their advance from Ha-
) chita, the flying cavalry command Of
Col. George Dodd was able to strike in
to Mexico at the shortest distance from
Casas Grandes. a little more than 60
miles of march.
The main column, under General
Pershing. at Columbus. N. M, starting
from a point considerably further dis
tant from Casas Grandes. did not go
due south, but apparently veered to the
westward to get into touch with the
cavalry command from Hachita.
Reports here that Perslling's army
intended to establish a base at Guz-
man were discounted in dispatches yes
terday that Guzman was still held by
can columns were marching about Is
miles to the westward. This would put
them very close to the route Of the
cavalry command of Colonel Dodd.
Guzman is an important constitution
alist garrison town. about 80 miles di-
rectly south Of the point where Cen
eral Pershing entered Mexico and, by
going past 1t to the west, no question
Of occupation was raised.
A young American. the son OF ]. F.
Stanford. who arrived here today from
Guzman. said that carly yesterday he
was informed hat the American main
column. under General Pershing. went
Z well To t,la- south md -u.oSf. of- Cue