Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-20
Obregonistas Trying to
Force Declaration of
War on u. S.
AJ.-GEN. SCOTT
GOING TO BORDER
Expected Conference Between Fun.
ston and Chief of STAFF viii Cause
Washington to Accede to Wishes
OF Expedition Commander.

Washington. April 19.-The state
department has received a dispatch
from Consul Letcher at Chihuahua in
dicating that Carranza has taken
steps to prevent by force any further
movement southwark of American
t1oops in Mexico.
This information, It became known
tonight is back of the sending of
General Hugh Scott, chief of staff, to
the 'Mexican border
The report from Consul Letcher
stated that nearly all the Carranza
troops have been sent out of Chihua-
hua 10 the south. This was interpret
ed to mean that the arranza govern
ment proposes to place large body
CT Mexican soldiers directly in front
Of General Pershing's troops. The
reason given for this troop movement
is Carranza's desire to assist in the
capture of Villa.
FL Paso, April 19-The Obregon
faction in the de facto government of
Mexico is making a desperate effort
to force FRS. Chief Carranza to de-
clare war against the United States
Immediately.
This information was received here
today in message to the Internation-
al News service from Chihuahua.
The WA party" of the Carranza
government is said to have taken COM
plete charge of the conduc; of af-
fairs and Carranza has become no
more than figurehead
The Mexican poems are being told
that If they go to war with the United
States, they will find an ally either
in Japan or Germany, and will be
able to avoid annexation. The mani
festos assert tina. this initiative step
is necessary to Illustrate plan on
the part of the United States to seize
and retain a possession of the coun-
try.
That a real crisis has been reached
in the negotiations with Carranza is
alleged to have been reported to
Washington from Chihuahua. The
message received here says:
Consul Letcher's most recent ex-
ports are of such a nature that should
compel Washington 10 make them
public.
Cali supplies shipped over the
Mexican railroad and intended for the
American forces through consignment
to private individuals are still being
held here. |
when an explanation was demand
ed, the reply was given that the sup
plies could not be released without an
order from General Obregon. The |
nine cars of grain and forage which |
arrived here last Thursday evening !
<oI WI Ho
by Consul Letcher to secure the re-
lease of the several shipments and |
have them forwarded to San Antonio,
Mexico, have been ignored.
General Luis Herrera left Chihua-
hua en- route for Parral on Sunday
night in command Of the Morelos and
Juarez brigades.
"The Mexican officials are no longer
endeavoring % substantiate the re-
port of Villas death. General Cult
terrez said the information amounted
to more than a rumor. Consul Letcher
said there was nothing in the story
of Villas body being found.
Thirteen Villistas were executed
this morning for plotting to over
throw the Carranza garrison.
"Private Eichenberger of the Tenth
cavalry, who has been missing since
the Parral fight, has been located
south asst of Parral, according to a
report from Colonel Brown to Consul
Letcher."
An official of the Alvaro Mining
company reached FL Paso from Par
raj today. His report of the fighting
has been accepted by General Bell.
and it relates but one Mexican was
killed. The Mexican wounded con-
sisted of one man, one woman and
che child.