Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-06-13
1900 MORE TO
PROTECT BORDER,
GR|NGOES THREATEN
No Immediate Intention of Call
ing Out More of National
Guard.
CONSIDERABLE UNREST in
NORTHERN SECTIONS
Secretary Lansing Drafting Re-
ply to That Carranza
Note.

Washington, June 12.-With 1,5OO
additional regular troops ordered to
the Mexican border tonight and re-
ports of the rapid spread Of anti
American feeling continuing to pour
in from consuls all over northern
Mexico, administration officials made
no attempt to disguise their uneasi-
ness. 1t was admitted officially that
there is growing alarm over what
the agitation may produce, and the
possibility of an attack on General
Pershing's expedition. Part of the in
creasing apprehension here is due to
the renewed raids in the Laredo re-
gion Several reports dealing with
the situation have been received. Off
cials have declined to reveal details.
To Fill Gaps.
The new force sent to the border,
Secretary Baker said, was to fill in
gaps in the guard. 1t will be compos-
ed of ten companies of coast artillery
and a battalian of engineers. The
secretary said there was no present
intention Of calling out additional
National Guard regiments for border
duty. General Mann, commanding at
Laredo reported that patrol of
three cavalrymen was fired on during
the night of June 10, near Hachita,
and Private W. l.. Saunders, Troop X,
18th cavalry, was slightly wounded.
Two Mexicans who did the firing, es-
capped.
Considerable Unrest.
A message from Captain Buarrage
commanding the battleship Nebraska,
at Vera Cruz, said there was consider
able unrest in that region, due ap-
parently to the currency situation.
The state department, through Spe.
cial Agent Roberts, at Mexico City,
has called attention of the de facto
government to the anti-American out.
breaks, which for nearly two weeks
have been spreading steadily. Many
towns have held mass meetings, and
protested against the continued pres
enCe OF American troops in Mexico.
. carranza Men Idle.
Reports Of c0nsuls. telling of the
agitation were turned over to the Car
rama officials, more as matter of
information than as representations.
Instances have been reported where
the Carranza troops appear to have
stood idly by while the agitators
stirred up antagonism against the
United States.
Officials have been unable to deter
mine the inspiration behind the out
break against anti.American feeling,
or to estimate the ability of General
Carranza to protect American lives or
property.
Secretary Lansing is at work on his
reply to the Carranza note, demand.
ing withdrawal of American forces.
Bandit in Carranza Uniform.
One of the three Mexican bandits
killed today in the chase of outlaws
who raided the T. A. Coleman ranch,
near Laredo last night, wore a Car
rama uniform, bearing the insignia
of Carranza lieutenant colonel, ac.
cording to message received here
tonight. One of the bandits taken
prisoner identified the body at
Weebbs' Texas, this afternoon as that
of Lieutenant Colonel Villareal of the
Carranza army. y
Cenobio Mendez, Mexican cowboy,
who was captured by the bandits in
the raid on the Coleman ranch and
scaped when the tMexicans were sur
prised when attempting to burn the
bridge on the |. & G. N. railroad, near
Webbs, said tonight the bandits talk
ed freely of their purpose to burn
the bridge and wreck train, after
which they intended killing and rob-
bing the passengers At Encinal, just
east of Laredo, the bandits, accord
ing to Mendez, permitted him to write
farewell letter to his wife, the ban
dts having previously stated their in.
tention of killing him. The letter was
given to Villareal, leading the band,
who promised to deliver it to Men
dez's wife. This letter was found on
the bandits body.
Deputy Sheriff Dolores of Laredo
headed the posse which intercepted
the bandits at the bridfie, and it was
the deputy's shot which killed Villa
real there. Villareal and his band
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