Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-27
AND PERSH|NG
ARE WARNED
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that an attack OF some sort along
the border might be in prospect have
been reaching the state department
Up to yesterday they have been so
indefinite, 1t was understood. that
officials were not inclined to treat
them seriously There were no clues
on which to start an investigation,
1t has been known for some time,
also, that Villa, or whoever the bandit
chieftain may be, who is operating
against Carranza garrisons under
that name, has had considerable
supply of both silver money and am
munition, smuggled over the border
from the United States. The refer
ence in Secretary Bakers statement
to the fact that Mexican bandits are
known to have been paid recently in
silver is thought to have been
founded upon those reports
/ A report brought to the border
by Americans arriving from Mexico
said the bandits we're close to Cen
eral Pershing's advance posts and
had demanded the retirement toward
the border and eventual withdrawal
OF the American troops under penalty
of attack. No confirmation was re-
ceived by the war department up to
late hour.
The nature of the warnings re-
ported sent to General Funston and
General Parshing were not disclosed
1t is assumed here, however, that the
war department relies wholly on the
discretion of the officers to guard
their commands and the border towns
and hamlets from attack A more
optimistic view of the situation in
northern Chihuahua was taken as the
result of reports that the Carranza
garrison at Chihuahua City had been
reinforced by 5000 men and that a
formidable campaign against the
bandits was about to be launched.
Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ambas-
sador designate. when shown Secre-
tary Bakers statements. said he had
heard limitations when he returned
from Mexico two weeks ago that a
border raid plot by Intervention in
terests on both sides of the border
had been worked out. He said he had
promptly informed General Carranza.
who telegraphed in reply that troop
movements to prevent such an occur.
renee had been ordered.
3 81 understood" Mr.. Arredondo
) added, that the border attack was
t planned with the purpose of impeding
!. negotiations of the international com
J. missioners and also presumably t.
produce some effect in the cominl
presidential elections both in tn
United States and in Mexico. cal
not condemn too strongly the activit,
: of these common enemies of bot
9 countries. Now that the plans ar
L known, l think they will reac
l. directly against the purposes of tn
l. plotters."
70 Mr.. Arredondo gave the imprei
sion that he had no recent report
= as to the plot.
Army officers have been incline
to doubt vague reports that the bal
dts might attack Pershing's force
They believe that the Mexican GU
laws would not willingly chance
clash with the troops of the Amer
a can expedition.
u The Importance of the fact Thu
=, the bandits are said to have bee
paid in silver rests on the fact tn;
heretofore even Carranza soldier
have been paid in paper money, the
daily pay being the equivalent
about four cents American gol
le. Only the most fortunate families
ne Mexico, it has been reported, hay
he been able to pay for their supple
with silver coin and If the bandi
are now being paid in metal 1t wou
seem like wealth for them, for whit
they might be willing to take al
re- risk.
US Further reports of the exodus
in Mexican families from Mexico to Il
nd United States came to the state
oy partment, one dispatch saying tn
i'll members of the Carranza. Obrego
ot Trevino, Huerta and Madero famili
were now in San Antonio, Texas, al
officials here could not trace L
full meaning of what appears to
an unusual desire to get out
L. Mexico just at this time
on In some quarters it was believ