Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-30
AME R|CANS NOT
PLEASED WITH
RESTRICTIONS
United States Soldiers Should
Be Permitted 10 Guard Sup
plies Shipped Over Mexican
Roads, Funston Believes

san Antonio Tex March a.
General Funston had not received Of
fcial notification late today that he
was AT liberty 10 ship supplies through
Juarez to Casas Grandcs. but orders
lalready issued to the cOmnissary de-
partment were such that no delay
was expected. II was said that with
in few hours the stores which the
quartermasters department had been
accommodating at III Paso, could be
billed to points along the Northwest
ern once the official sanction was
giNcn.
Motor Trucks Inadequate
The position taken rs the advance
forces If General pershing made
some new routing OF supplies neces-
sary ana Carranza's permission to use
the railroad for the transportation Of
supplies was welcomed, as "a relief
even although bearing the handicap
Of the conditions ship as commercial
freight" II has been realized for
several days that some method other
than that of moving supplies ny
motor trucks over sandy route of
more than $50 miles would have to
be secured unless the expedition were
to be placed in jeopardy General
Funston had waited anNiously for al
most week for the granting of his
request and meanwhile the forces
commanded By General Pershing were
moving further and further into the
interior and rapidly placing Them
selves beyond the reach Of the drivers
Of the quartermaster's motor trucks
Disappointed by Restrictions.
Disappointment Of the staff officers
lat headquarters was unconcealed,
however. They had expected the de
factO government Of Mexico TO give
unqualified consent to the use of the
Northwestern, The permission 20
ship supplies as commercial freight
consigned to some one not directly
connected with the army, and failure
to give the American army the right
to supervise the transportation Of its
own eupplies WAS REGARDED ass made
quate.
Tho first shipment Of supplies Will
be sent from Juarez TO Casas Grandes
and from there distributed by motors
and wagon trains to the detachments
that are beating the trails $50 miles
10 the south
Good Plan Spelled.
II had been hoped by General Fun
ston and his staff that Carianza would
not impose conditions In which case
rolling stock from the American side
would be- moved to the tracks Of the
Northwestern. and American railroad
men would man the trains and Amer
lean soldiers would serve us guards
for the trains This plan has been
spoiled, however. BY the conditional
permission of Carranza pificers
were frank ia the expression OF their
fears that shipments made under the
ordinary rules Of traffic would be lost
or dangerously delayed between
marcz ana points Of destination IT
was pointed out that the track OF the
railroad Is in bad shape; that the
management would have difficulty in
obtaining equipment and that more
tentative arrangements. now disar-
ranged. had been made for providing
rolling stock from the American side
ana that American crews We're wait
ing ut El paso for the opportunity OF
handling trains,
american Guards Necessary.
Also it was pointed out that the
army men had expected TO guard the
shipments en- route.
Carran2as permission for the ship
ment Of supplies only as commercial
freight has brought to a standstill all
such plans and in the opinion of army
officers. retard the chance of effec-
tive support by the commissary de
partment OF the men in the field.
General Pershing reported early to-
day the positions of the advanced
columns but the new positions were
not revealed. villa. he said, mad been
reported last In the Santa Maria VAL
ley. where he was said to be among
friends who were making it difficult
for the scouts to learn anything re-
gardlng his movements.