Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-11
Actual Pursuit of Outlaws
Is Begun by Troops of
Eighth Cavalry.
FUNSTON TELLS NEEDS.
Commander of Border Force
to Ask for Two Thousand
Texas Ponies.

Marathon, Tex. May 1-Major
LanghOrne with his two troops of
the Eighth cavalry, crossed the Rio
Grand into Mexico last night and
are making their way rapidly
southwark today.
They have with them the three
Mexican bandits who were cap
tured by the employees of the Porto
Rico De Boquillas mine to guide
the column to the camp of the
brigands, who are supposed to be
about IL hours march in Mexico.
1t is reported that j. Deemer, Is
being held prisoner at this camp.
A company of coast artillery has
been ordered here to guard the
line of communications.
Washington, May 11-American
c0nsuls, under their original in
structions to warn Americans from
Mexico, were authorized to leave
their posts and return to the Uni.
ted States if they deem it neces.
sary for their safety. Under the
instructions they are to use their
own discretion and not await spe-
cific orders from the department.
Ell Paso, May 11.-Major General
Frederick Funston, commanding the
southern department of the United
States army, desires to strengthen the
border patrol by mounting 1000 in
fantrymen on Texas ponies. The gen.
eral plans to make this recommended
ton to Secretary Lansing because the
available forces of cavalry for patrol
purposes have become practically ex-
hausted- General Funston points out
that Texas ponies are suited for pa
troll work, being able to maintain them
selves on the scanty grass along the
Mexican border where the regular cav
airy mounts are hardly able to exist
After Glenn Springs Bandits.
General Funston said he thought that
Major Langhorne and his troops Of the
Eighth cavalry were well over the Rio
Grande into Mexico today and that the
Americans had a good chance of at
least overtaking part of the bandits
who raided Glenn Springs, as some ot
them had loaded down wagons with
loot which would retard their retreat
Negotiations looking toward a set
tlement of the American-Mexicanm mil
ltary questions were resumed at 1C
O'Clock this morning between Major
Generals Hugh L. Scott and Frederick.
Funston, representing the United
States and General Alvaro Oregon,
minister of war of the de facto gov
eminent, and Juan Amador, sub sec
rotary of foreign affairs in Mexico.
The conference, which may be the last,
was held in General SCOTS private
car.
0beg0n Holding Negotiations.
Upon General Obregon depends to-
day the outcome of the negotiations
between him and Generals Scott and
Funston some days ago. Unless he
signed the agreement entered into by
him and General Scott, or was pre-
pared to make radical concessions it
appeared probable that the American
representatives would indicate to
Washington the uselessness of further
parleys.
Mexican officers in Juarez did not
believe, however that failure to ar
rive at an understanding here would
mean more than a transfer of the con-
troyersy to diplomatic channels.
General Obregon and Juan n. ANA
dor, sub-secretary of foreign affairs,
have no misunderstanding of the posi-
ton of the American representatives.
They have been told that the came
here to discuss cooperation of Amer
lean and Mexican troops in Mexico
and not the withdrawal of the Amer
lean forces.
Does Not Intend to Sign.
Whether General Obregon was pre-
pared to yield enough to justify fur
Their delay in the negotiations here
could not be ascertained before the