New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-19
Funston Directs Men
Be Rushed to Gen.
Pershing.
DUE TO HOSTILITY
OF CARRANZISTAS
Evolutionary Forces Con-
centrating at Three
Fortified Bases.
,r,ca . stAn corr.spondsn, o, The rrieun.

rrrra stAr Correspondent OF The tribunal
Ell Psso. Tex, April 1S.-General
George Bell. jr., was advised this
afternoon that General Funston had
decided 10 send 1900 additional
troops to General Pershing in Mex
leo Immediately.
II was stated at Fort Bliss to-
night that the new expeditionary
force would 60 from Douglas and
points along the Arizona and New
Mexico border. There are $500 SOL
diers at Douglas.
Troops selected for General Perish
ing are the 9Th Cavalry from the
Brownsville district, the 18th lnfan-
try from Eagle Pass, Troop L of the
10th Cavalry from Fort Apache,
Ariz., and one battalion of the Gath
Infantry, one company of which is at
El Paso. one at Maria, and another
at Fabens. Maria is just north OF
Ojinags on the Mexican frontier.
and Fabens is on the Rio Grande,
only a few miles from E Paso.
Carranzista Hostility Great.
In addition 70 these troops, General
Pershing now has In his base guard al
Columbus 800 men, but the necessity
Of maintaining at least that many there
Is recognized.
staff officers here were convinced
some days ago that unless Villa was
taken before he got beyond Satevo the
chances Of getting him were remote
That point has been reached and 'ii'a
remains az large, or dead. and TO that
.i.ration Is added an undisguised hos
tility Of various Carranza organizations
which, army men here declare, MAKES
doublv necessary the Strengthening OF
Pgshing's force.
Additional troops are being sent az
much for protection Of those already IN
Mexico along the line Of communication
as 70 strengthen the mobile forces IN
tho region south Of Sstevo. The forces
OF General Pershing have occupied
points from where concentration can
Be made rapidly, and the general mas
established his field headquarters a.
Nsmiquips. some distance north OF
Satevo.
Rerorts were received here to-day
from Mexican sources that the Par-
raj fighting had most unfortunate
eject on the people Of Northern Mex
ico and had greatly infamed the anu
American feeling. The Psrral Incl,
dent. IL was said, had been magnined
by snti-American and anti-Carrsnza
sgitstors into @ great battle, In wnlen
the Americana were badly beaten. Inc
Mexican dead were accounted lot as
Unarmed citizens who had been kllIe9
b. the Americans before the PARA!
garrison could interfere
Excitement Greatly Increased
The excitement OF the people had
been very much increased, according 70
the came reports, by their knowledge
that Villa, dead or alive, had never
gone a. far south as Psrral. and then,
consequent inability 20 understan
Why tho American cavalrymen were IN
that district, except on the assuinp-
ton that they were really invading
Mexico.
General Funston to-day asked that
report be made 20 him az once on
The unofficial rumor that a trainload OF
forage shipped from Juarcz 20 Chl-
huahua and Intended for the American
troops Rad been seized by Carranzaa
Authorities. The arrival OF some oil
The supplies sent 20 Chihuahua mas
b',n reported, but no advices tna'
tney had reached the army had been
received
Interest N Pancho Villa, dead or
alive. lost IT. rest to-day when ~ pc
csmt known that Csrranza troops were
preventing the American forces from
Penetrating further into Mexico.
!, no longer n question OF hndlnp
villa. II he IL no. dead. he certainly
u beyond The present possibility o'
capture by Americans.
Practical abandonment OF the pufsui
% villa was reported in to-day's ad-
yices from the south and by Americans
coming out of Mexico. General fer,
th.ng has been forced 20 call IN all o.
The more advanced columns OF cavalry
" The Satsyo base. II was quesuon
- falling back or fghting CnrranziS'as
Fillittaz and civilians.
Fear Csrranza Attack
~ Satevo, ~ San Antonio. a. colonis
Dublan and wherever there are Amer
can troops defensive measures nave
been taken, not against Villistas. but %
prevent surprise attacks from Carrnhza