Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-04
Only Naming of General Of dcer Lacking to Complete
 the Arrangements.
CAREANZA KEEPS
 U. $. WAITING
State Department Shll t'ninlOrmed Regarding Probable Reply to De. Dland Sent More Than Week Ago,
 Asking Immediate Response.

Washington. July 3.-Wlile the diplomatic aspects of tnn Mexican difficulty showed no change tonight, war department measures for new distribution of the border pat.ol clearly indicated that months of ac- tive service along the frontier awaits thousands Of national guardsne n gathering in the South Only the ap- pointment of } genera! officer to su preme command is lacking now t1 complete adequate administrative plans. not only fc border operations but for a campaign oi any desired proportion in Mexico.
 Under the Il W plan. the 1S00-m lc frontier will be divided so that the Southern and Western military de- garments will take care of the eastern and western eXtremities Of the line. respectively.
 Funston Relieved at Own Request.
 Maior-General Funston. relicv l from responsibility Of the entire border at his own recommendation will continue in command of the Southern department, while Maj.Gen. J. F. anklin Bell, commander of the Western department. will transrer his headquarters from San Fran cisco to Douglas. Ariz.. to be in direct touch with his section.
 The mid-section of the border, af- fecting all territory between ElPaso and Arizona and reaching northward to Colorado will be known hereafter as the department of New Mexico. Under it's jurisdiction will fall the expedition into Mexico. with it's base at Columbus, and Brigader- General 'Pershing has been offered the post Of department commander.
 A message was sent today to Cen erll Pershing asking if he desired to assume the duties of department chief in addition to those he is now dis charging. The expedition is believed to have about completed the move ment begun ten days ego when Cen cal Pershing. for strategic reasons. ordered the line drawn in closer to the border. The war department has no definite information as to the ex- act whereabouts of the various camps. but it is thought the most ad- vanced now are within 150 miles of the bcrder. No reply had been re- ceived from General Pershing at c Ute hour tonight.
 Arrrdondo Denies Having Reply.
 The state department had no ad- vices today regarding the time the probable reply 10 the demand pre- scented more than 3 week ago might be rec ived Eliseo ArredondO, Mexican ambassador designate, also professed ignorance of his govern ment's plans. Latest intimlation reaching the state department was that the Mexican note would be trans mitted through the embassy, although the ambassador felt certain 1t would come through Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico City.
 MT. Arredondo emphatically denie! the suggestion that the communlca- ton already had reached him and was being held up. That was the course pursued with the long demand for withdrawal of American troops sent several days ago. which was brought by messenge. from Mexico City, and given to MT. Arredondo for delivery to the state department. While having the note in his possession. VT. Ar redondo denied it's receipt, and later admitted that he had made false statement.