Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-21

Gelay in getting supplies through
from the border to Casas Grana &c,
from whore II can be cent forward Ia
the Eobilc units operating south OF
thore, might interfere seriously with
General Fershmg's plan of pursuit.
General Funston cviuccd no impa-
tience but ho did show concern and
expressed the hope that Carranza
would not misunderstood the motive
for his request.
Use American Crews.
Even II the request is granted. II
VIII be some days before the road
can be used because at two points
AT least repairs will have to be made.
American rolling stock VIII have to
be sent across the line on account of
its lack on the other side and Amer
lean crews and dispatcnors will be
used. THE reasons for their use
should be obvious said an army
oit,Ccr tonight.
General Funston has made II plain
to the war department that his only
desire to use the road is for the
transportation of supplies, but he
has not concealed the fact that a
guard woulI be placed on every train
ana that II might become necessary
TO station guards at different points
along the right of-way.
General Pcrshing has advised Gen
cral Funston that he has found guam
titles of 9lialfa for his animals and
, thai lac haF experienced difficulty in
getting fresh beef
The question of occupying cities
and towns in Mexico is not worry
ing these at headquarters. "Our
troops viii be too busy to camp in
any place long nor would we con-
slider il wise on account of sanitary
conditions to do so," said one of the
Headquarters officials. Whether the
troops mare he'd through Galeana or
marched around it on their way
south is net known here General
Porshing cid not report on that
roint.
Mobilizing at Juarcz.
The reason for the Carran2a troops
moving To the border remains uneX-
planned. 1t is impossible even to
make a fair estimate of the number
Of men under General GaVira at
Juarez, The large staff at his head
quarters and the fact that new troops
are arriving daily indicates that his
force is large one. The most con-
servatiVe estimates place it at three
thousand and calculations range from
that point upward to eight thousand.
Every procaution has been taken to
Q
most of the men are kept outside the
town among the hills. Reports from
Aqua Pfieta and Ojinaga tell of Mexi-
can reinforccmcnts reaching those
points, but nothing is known as to
their numbers.
Would Provoke Poems,
There is no question that there is
serious and growing uneasinoss in El
Paso which has been sharply ac-
centuated by the problem which has
arisen over the request of the United
States government to General Carran-
"a for the use of Mexican railroads to
transport supplies. Americans here 40
not believe that Carranza dare grant
this request. especially as 1t is under
stood that General Funston proposed
If it is granted. to take train crews
and equipment into Mexico and place
military guards at the stations. The
presence of American soldiers on
Mexican railroads could not fail to be
misunderstood by the poems and. ii
Is feared. would be sure to provoke
iutbreaks
on the other hand. there are many
indications here that the Mexican
railroads are sorely needed by the
American military authorities to ship
supplies to the troops in the field. AT
go forward over "A desert and noun
tain trail bv wagons and mules. The
pressure is intensfd by the fact that
almost all the forage for the cavalry
horses must be sent from the base. as
the corn and oats fed mounts of the
troopers of the United States could
not live on the diet that will support
a Mexican pony. Columbus reparts are
received here that the transportation
system is already overtaxed and ii is
this feature of the situation that
causes the deepest anxiety and most
apprehension. This anxiety has not
been lcssened by the news that Car
rama has deferred the issue by a
request for more information from
the Washington government.
a Delicate situation.
At the same time Andres Garcia,
CarranZa consul here and known to
be in intimate relations with the first
ger of friction over the question of
the shipment OF American army sup
plies over the Mexican railways. So
long as 1t was merely a question of
supplies. Mr.. Garci sad today. it was
a matter of small consequence. He
added. however, that the passage of
American soldiers on Mexican trains
would come under different cate
CORY.
THE Americans have permission to
Luy supplies in Mexican towns" said
Garcia, 80 l see little difference so
far as the attitude of the Mexican
government is concerned between al
lowing merchants to ship food to sell
to the American troops and the
American army shipping direct"
Too Many Troops.
"I cannot see" he added, "how the
United States needs to rush down any
more troops considering that our
combined forces amount to about fifty
thousand men opposed by only two or
three thousand. We have too many
troops already for the purpose, it
seems to me-"
Whatever be the outcome Of the
situation the military and civil au-
thorities here are taking no chances