The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-12

WHOLE ARMY.
ON The MOVE.
Expected Two Divisions
Will Be Used in Invad-
ing Mexico
OTHERS IN USE AS
A BORDER PATROL
Gen. Funston Calls on War
Department for More
Cavalry
OTHERS IN USE AS
A BORDER PATROL

San Antonio, March 11.-Major
General Funston, who received in
structions from the war department
today that he would not personally
command the troops which will in
wade Mexico, tonight made an an
nouncement Of the plans for the ex-
petition. While most of Funston's
details are kept secret, he authorized
the following:
"That an officer, subordinate to him,
a brigadier general, would command,
that officer to have complete field
command and not be hampered by a
lot of instructions; that it would take
three or four days to organize force
to pursue Villa, and that the aero
squadron at Fort Sam Houston will
be a part of the expedition"
Funston declined to give the num-
Der Of men composing the expedition.
While personally eager to command,
the war department thought he had
better stay at San Antonio to direct.
IN case a second expedition goes,
Funston will have general direction Of
both. The aero equadron's partici-
patton will be the first of its kind
IN the history Of the United States
army. Captain Foulies, commanding
the squadron, and ten officers and
eighty troopers composing the aero
command, are working hard today on
the fliers The weather here is ideal
for the movement Of the machines.
Funston tonight asked the war de-
partment for four more cavalry regi-
nlents for the border. General Scott,
chief of staff, Immediately ordered the
Eleventh cavalry from Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Georgia; First from Monterey
California; the Seventh from Fort
robinson. Nebraska, to proceed 81
once. The Fifth cavalry at Fort
Mver, Virginia, was ordered to hold
itself in readiness.
Army officers estimated it would
take three to five days for the three
cavalry regiments to reach the Dor,
ae- While no announcement was
made, the order is construed to NEAR
that Funston intended to use the foul
cavalry regiments now on the border
east and west Of Columbus, as par
of the expedition.
A regiment Of mountain artillery
with twenty-four guns packed u
mules, is available for that section
for an incursion.
he force, which. it is understood
will be under the direct command O
General Pershing, if composed of fou
cavalry regiments and mountain bat
teries, would consist of about fou
4 thousand The Villa forces are esti
mated at about three thousand.
Secretary Baker declined tonight &
make public troop movements to tn,
border, adhering to the Funston re
squest for secrecy.
President Wilson, who is aboar
the Mayflower, was notified tonigh
Of the request made today by Car
rama to allow the Carranza troop
to cross the American border in pur
suit of the bandits. He said he woul
consider the matter when he returne
to Washington Monday. 1t was in
dictated tonight that the government j
likely to accede to the Carranza re
quest, as there is little chance of Viii
fleeing into the United States.
San Antonio, March 11.-Order
were issued at Fort Sam Houston t.
night for the Second battalion Q
engineers, Major Brown commanding
to entrain. Similar orders were il
sued for field hospital No. and an
bulance company No. Z, Majors Clay
ton and Jones commanding. Order
are said to refer only to command
going west" The engineer battalio
is one-third the United States eng
neering corps, and is composed Z
three companies of on ehundred an
fifty men each. The ambulance deta
consists of twelve ambuIances.
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