The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-18
ARMY IS READY TO ACT
Conflicting Reports About AL
legged Offensive Utterance
From Trevino--Mexican En-
bassy Has No Confirmation of
Reported Warning.

WASHINGTON, June 17.-General
Funston advised the war department
today that the was informed by GeIf
Bell at El Paso that Gen. Pershing
had been warned by Gen. Trevino,
the Carranza commander at Chihua-
hua, that any movement of the
American expedition to the south
west or east would be signal for
an attack by the Mexican forces.
No word has come so far from
Gen. Pershing himself, but even be-
fore the arrival of Gen. Funston's
message department officials were
inclined to credit newspaper dis
patches telling of the Trevino warn
ing. Preparations have been made
for any eventuality and Gen. Per
shing is ready to deal with any force
that may be sent against him. 1t is
probable, however, that he will hold
to his present lines and make no
move to precipitate hostilities.
Gen. Funston reported also that
Maj. Gray. of the Fourteenth Cavalry,
commanding the two troops attacked
by MeXicans at San Ignacio, Tex. re-
Gently. had returned from an effort
to pick up the bandits trail The
cavalry rode some distance down the
American side of the river, crossed
to the Mexican side on reports that
bandit mobilization was in prog
ress, turned north again on the
Mexican side for several miles and
recrossed into American territory
laws or finding a trail. Two addi-
tional prisoners were captured on the
American side and the body of an
other dead Mexican found in the
brush near the scene of the attack.
Received Assurances.
Maj Gray reported he had receiv-
ed assurances of cooperation from
Carranza military commanders
across the line The Mexican Off
GERS said they had captured twenty
men believed to have been engaged
in the attack on the American camp.
The American commander said
he believed the band had been brok-
en- up, and that no more trouble was
to be expected from that particular
force.
Mexican embassy officials said they
had not been informed Of any mes
sage sent by Trevino and that ex-
pectation of what purported to be the
text of the warning published in some
OF Tie morning papers was sufti-
cient proof that it either was badly
garbled translation or fabrication.
They were not disposed to doubt,
however, that some Kind Of warn
ing had been sent.
Practically all available regulars Of
the United States army, including
many coast artillerymen. already are
on the border or III Mexico, and the
National Guard of Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico are in service ior patrol
duty. The guardsmen Of other states
were notified some weeks ago to be
prepared to respond If it should be-
come necessary to call them out. IT
was learned today that considerable
correspondence has been expected be-
tween the department and the gov
ernors and adjutants general of va
rious states relative to the new status
given the guardsmen under the Hay
Chamberlain army reorganization bill,
which becomes effective July J..
These messages are presumed to have
caused. recurrent reports that the en-
tire force of the National Guard was
being prepared for active service.
only One Militia.
War department officials. after a
study Of the enlistment requirements
of the various states, have deter.
mined that only the militiamen Of
one state, Kansas, can continue un-
der the y-Chamberlain bill without
the necessity of re-enlistment. The
new law requires dual allegiance
for guardsmen who are to partici-
pate in the militia pay and other
liberalization features of the plan.