Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-13
Secretary Baker Sends 1000 More Regular Troops To Region Recently Raided Near Laredo
CARRANZA REPORTED
 TO BE WEAKENING
Anti-American Outbreaks Spread To All Parts Of Mex leo, Disafection Of Carran- "a Underlings Grows
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WASHINGTON, June F. = With 1900 additional regular troops ordered to the Mexican border tonight, and re- ports of the rapid spread of antiAm- erican feeling continuing to pour in from consuls all over northern Mexico administration officials made no at tempt to disguise their uneasiness. It was officially admitted that there is increasing alarm over what the agita- tion may produce and the possibility of an attack on General Pershing's expedition.
 Part of the increasing apprehension here is due to the renewed raids in the Laredo region. Several reports dealing with the situation there have been received. Officials declined to reveal details, but they gave the i'm pression of having reason to believe serious purpose was behind the bandit raid on the Coleman Ranch. Three raiders were killed and three captured one raider admitting that they meant to burn a railroad bridge near Laredo. but failed.
 The new force sent to join General Funston's border patrol Secretary Baker said. was to fill in gaps in the guard such as that near Laredo. It vii, be composed of 10 companies of coast artillery and battalion of engi- neers. The artillerymen will be with drawn from Notifications between Portland, Maine, and Sandy Hook, and the engineers will go from barracks in tEis, city The secretary said there was no present intention of calling ad- ditic1al national guard regiments fo- border duty
 Soldier Wounded
 General Mann, commanding at Lar edo, reported today that patrol of three cavairymen was fired on during the night of June 10. near the town of Hachita, and Private w. L. Saunders of Troop K, 18th cavalry, was slightly wounded
 A message from Captain Burrage. commanding the battleship Nebraska. at Vera Cruz, said there was consider able unrest in that region. due appar- ently to the currency situation. There was no evidence of unfriendliness to- wards Americans, the message said. It added that the CarranZistas had been sending troops and ammunition inland. Captain Burrage did not know the object of these troop movements.
 Outbreaks Remarked
 The state department, through Special Agent Rodgers at Mexiro City has called the 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 the continued presence of American troops in Mexico.
 In two or three instances American property has been attacked but no threats against lives of Americans have been reported. The reports of consuls telling of the agitations were turned over to the CarranZa officials more as a matter of information than as representations. Where his regu- lar troops are in control, apparently General Carranza has earnestly tried in most cases to prevent the holding of protest meetings. and in some plac- es contemplated meetings and parades have been prohibited There are in- stances. however where the troops ap- pear to have stood idly by while the agitators stirred up antagonism a. gainst the United States.
 Officials have been unable to deter mine the inspiration behind the sud den outbreak of anti-American feeling or to estimate the ability of General Carranza to protect American lives and property They feel that the real danger lies in the possible action of irregular forces now under the Car ranza banner, but whose commanders yield only doubtful allegiance to the central government.
 ConsuIs Pessimistic
 Because of economic conditions in Mexico. officials feel that the possibili- ty of serious trouble is enhanced. The currency situation is acute and the people are restless and easily stirred to outbreaks. Several consular agents have declared frankly in their reports that any eventuality might he expect ed if the agitation continued to spread.
 Secretary Lansing still is at work on his reply to the Carranza note de manding withdrawal of American fore es. He again declined today to dis ycuss it in any respect. It is not known whether the present disturbed condi-
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