The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-23
Arrangements Broadened to
Provide for Emergency
Which Would Be Created by
Gains in Villas Strength.
'CARRANCISTAS DENY
STORIES OF REvOLTS
|Defections at Chihuahua and
Torreon Steadfastly Denied
as Fabrications, Though Up.
held Unofficially.

By Evening Herald Leased NtrcI
Washington. MurCh "a tonfir-
mation OF the report that the Car
ranla garrison oc 1000 under Luis
Herrera. at Chihuahua. had rcvolted
,nd joined villa was stilI lacking to-
|iay AZ tho war department. althourr
dispatch to that effect was passed
ast night hy the United states army
,cnsor at Columous Tho war de.
|,artmsnt insistod tnni General Funs-
toms message last night stated merc-
b. that "it N reported that the rc.
Nult had occurred. adding that ther"
was NO confirmation.
No now adVses had reached tr'
department officials said, and u was
Iieclartd there WIS no indication In
Y,nY message received since the Amer
ican expedition started into Mexico
hnt ihc troops had fired a shot ur
been fired upon.
General Fuustons problem Sc ,o
Dispose the troops al hi- command ~
furh fashion ss 10 insure IN" line oi
Communication behind the force iu
| IlMcNtcu.
j secretary nnKrr when asked TO-DAY
khf General Funston has asked for
|hore roiniorCCments sine" the tiitu
INalry aud Invent fourth infantry
wee ordered tn join him. said.
- thiuk ! viii not answer that
question
\ m,ss1gp from GcnerHi Funston
asst night -hid TINT the motor truck
iraus had satisfactorily solved the
problem OF supplies to the advance
column.
General Funston hud been unensv
h was said. over the supply situntipn.
al hai reported uo shortage.
The navy department Vas without
avicos from Tampico. where dis-
puctirE situation had been iudirat. u
w. unofficial reports. \ message
krom Admiral winslow on the wo.;
oasi said quiet prevailed at Ens'.
ada. LoWvr California.
ofnciul confirmation of report
,achnr General Funston th,t 1000
'arrauyt soldiers al Chihuahua un-
Ter General Luis Herrera bad re-
snltrd and aligned thomsolNcf with
isr,ncis.o Nilh was auNtou.ls await
'd m Washiuston today
1. Some officials bclicVc that n dor
Sora and his men have Joined Niii'
o,ihcr Cnrranza troops may f"ll"N.
\ WHOLESALE re- OH III ~ Hii""@h '
yrmy wuuld render the position "i
!. sic American troops now on Mexican
boil So uorilous that cNor1 'NaiiaDir
uuldicr in the United states Wuuld
- rushed to the border
iii secretary Lansing. returning ftonl
weeks vacation. TOOK personal
hargo oi The situation. 80 far as 4
un.erus IA. state department ",
unforrcd with Elisou Arr"dondr
General Carr1nzas ambassador. wh'
presented - dispatch lfnm 'on~u
Garcia at El paso, denying cniirolt
hat General Herrera had rcNolif,
MIN the chihuahua garrison ana
,incd NIlh,
counsellor Polh ana Nj. Arr'don
% discussed with Secretary LansinH
), proposed protocol for joint acton
n the pursuit ut villa
Mr Nrrcdnudu said he tound Mr.
ausing IN accord with the protocol
ls 1t has been drawn and iorw rd"'
% General CnrranHn ana that h" *
octcd some word from the genera
% po ahead ana complete the agre"
ncnt probabN late today
ghc disposition of the administt'
ION to discourage agitation "t IN
Mo- i,nn sd0aiion m congress Wa
tidcuccd hy Chairman stone ~ 'h'
uIct,u relations Committcc Wht'
-cnuior johnson ul south btkul'
cad "a telegram from rankton. oft"f
ng 10 company uf men 4" the army
Frnaior Smool Republican. agreed
vith the Democratic senator W.
aid ne had received many simila
clcgram, aud deemed u hrs duty =
cfrr them to the war department
THE introduction of commune
ions Of this Kind nt this time
athrr ill-hdyisod said senate
tome Tn. situation in McNico q
Ne lll know, is acute, ANA whateNt
ends tu add to the l"ulcncss Of TIA
ituttiou ! regard as something th'
nuld Dee better loit undun.,
An opportuuity - consider SEM
n SgcrmHns resolution directing ~
president 90 can Tor io,00n volu'
GERS tor Mexican service Was sougl
s senator KENYON, Republican, VII
Injured n Senator sherman intrpde
n bring u up for discussion. SENATE
Stone said he hoped II would not =
aIlcd up tor general dis, ussion au
he vice president recognized Senate
Nurks who made u longe prepare 4
pepch on pIpparcdncs tor peace,