Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-26
FUNSTON TO TAKE:
PART IN PARLEY
/. WITH ODREGON
General in Command Of Forces on
the Border Will Acco.~pany
General Scott to City
OF Juarez.
DE TACTo TROOPS CONCENTRATE
Mexican General Will Have About
Forty Thousand Men Ready to
Back His Views.
AMERICAN LINE is sHoR :zNED
HrILETIN.

M EAobf lFAst RpTll tH.~~tfHs
eral Alvaro obregon, minlatcr Of war
Of the dc racto government. de-
parted from San Luis Potosl today
for Juarez for his conference with
Major General Hugh l.. scttt OF the
United states army on the military
questions that are now pending be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
y dispatch was received today by
General Gayira. commander Of the
Juarez prison. from General Obre-
gon which stated he had started
on his journey and hoped 10 see him
soon
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. April 25.
General Funston will accompany
General Scott TO the conference with
General obregon, It was announced
nt department headquarters today.
II was indicated Generals Scott and
Funston would remain here two or
three days, In order not to arrive al
tho border too much In advance OF
General Obregon. They e5pe in
structlona tomorrow.
General Funstons partici patton IN
the border negotiations was ordered
by the War department and ls In
line with the wishes OF the chief OF
staff who believes that the purpose
OF tho conference will be better
served II he has with him one who Is
more intimately acquainted with the
Details Of the situation.
Receipt Of news that moro Mexican
troops are being concentrated In north
ern Mexico Increased the interest al dem
eral Funstons headquarters In the com
Ing conference between General Hugh J..
Scott. chief-of-staff, and General Aware
Obregon. minister OF war for the DC faoto
government Of Mexico. II was roAized
that General ohregon as minister ot war
has 40 disposed his forces that BY the
time hn meets General Scott IN a dIplo-
matte engagement nc will have behind
him within easy reach no fewer than
1000 men.
General Scott probably Will remain here
until he knows that General Obregon ls
nearing the meeting place az the border
which, II is believed, will not be before
the end Of the week.
Funston sbortr:i= Line.
Tho concentration Of General persh
ing's mcn has continued ana tl4lay the
punitive forces arc backed togethrr in
a much shorter line, with the main poists
Of concentration AZ caHas Grandoa ami
Namlaulpa. Scouts reported movements
OF dc faeto government troops continu
ing. Official information placed tie mum
bor OF those in and about Tonoog ~
about 2o0o0 Military estimates Of those
IN sonora that could he used nealn't the
Americans are approximately i5.coo. while
another 500 arc IN the state Of Chi
huahua,
Failure hy General Ohrcgou to convince
General Scott Of the soundnef1 os hi'
diplomatic arguments could be followed.
army men here asserted, by 4 very pfac-
teal use Of this combined force
General ohreGon on the Mny.
WASHINGTON, April ~ Adviecs -
the Mexican embassy today said General
ohregon loft Mexico city sunday Hight
and predictions we're made that his spe
olal train would make much beiter speed
TO the border than regular traius which
take about five days
Embassy officials snd u was possible
that obreson might stop ~ Ehihuahna
10 reroiye any available information ns
10 Villas hiding place.
II was believed here that the conference
would begin az lunrez on McNlcam soii
and be compoted in ri Paso unless gene
eral Ohregon preferred Laredo as being
clnder 20 san Antonio
Fart " the Seventeenth infantfs crossed
the border Yesterday 80 Columbus 20
atrengthen General Pefahme'a llus q,
communication The seventeenth was IA.
cluded u the ano additional troops re-
Gently placed al General rruhlnss
disposal
The expedition hsa supplies su'fleieit
tn remain in Mexico a month or more of,
tielAls sala today
Amttiean CONSUL teteher AZ chihuahua
has ielekrspbed ihe state derauuteul
that De aas reliably Informed thai
villa tad been reported aiNty mi'es saNih
ef aaie,o