Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-02

WASHINGTON. July With the ad-
tournment Of the House tonight over
the Fourth OF July. it became highly
improbable that the crisis between the
United States and the dc facto govern
mcnt OF Mexico would come to final
issue before Wednesday. at the earliest.
Despite growing impaticnce over
General Carranza's delay In complying
with demands that he state his inten-
tions toward American troops in Mex
leo, President Wilson made no move
to-day toward laying the situation be-
fore Congress There were no develop
Inents to-day III the diplomatic situa-
tion, although the War Department and
Congress Sill ground away on meas
ures OF preparation for whatever the
future may hold.
Under the War Department, censor
ship, no information General Funston
or the general staff may have as TO
movements of Mexican troops beyond
the border was available. Rumors said
Mexican forces were massing around
the strip OF territory occupied by Cen
eral Pershing's men, leaving open only
tho well-guarded road back TO the bor-
der. These reports appear 10 be In line
with the decision General CarranZa is
said by private advices to have adopted.
1t was predicted that he would re-
affirm his intention to allow no opera
tions OF the American forces on Mexi-
can soil except toward the border.
BULLETINS GIVEN OUT
ny NEW MILITARY AID
a few bulletins. written in abrupt
fr,itit StI.lc civ lur In
the day by Secretary Bakers new MILL
,tary aid. Major Macarthur. They told
OF the movement of various unnamed
National Guard res. ,nts to the bor-
der, of plans and regulations under
which the regular officers would be as
signed to aid in the training OF State
with the mobilization Of 100. 800 men to
re-enforce General Funston's lines.
In Congress the Senate Military Com
mittee prepared to increase by probably
moro than s1O000o,00o the army appro-
priation bill as 1t passed the House.
The committee now has approved in
creases totaling s75.ooo.ooo. 1t is cx-
pected the $4,000 measure passed
by the House will reach total of more
than s300,00O,o00 when reported to the
Senate.
In the House the Appropriation Com
mittee faced another angle of the MeHi-
can trouble. Secretary Lansing called
for an additional 100000 TO get Ameri-
cans out of Mexico.
DESIRABLE FOR AMERICAN
CITIZENS TO LEAVE NIEXICO
Tho conditions are such at the pres
ent time" the secretary said in a
memorandum dated June os. which ac-
companied the estimate. that, In my
opinion, it is highly desirable that
every American citizen should leave
Mexico at the earliest practicable mo-
ment. The appropriation made hereto
fore by Congress for assisting Amcri-
cans to leave Mexico is exhausted, and
! urge that the amount above men
toned be expedited as much as posi-
be."
From Secretary Baker came hurry
estimates OF S1,643.500 to meet emer-
gencies on the border. The money is
needed to buy equipment for the Ma
tional Guard, ranging from machine
guns TO engineer implements. An item
OF S450,o00 is for the purchase of $50
machine guns which were destined for
use on European battle fields, hut have
been diverted to American uses. a
supply OF illuminating grenades also is
desired for use in night fighting.
State Department advices to-day
dealt only with the flow OF refugees
from Mexico and the efforts of the Car
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