Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-28
MEX|CANS BEGIN
To FEEL EFFECT
OF U.S.. EMBARGO
CarranciSta Force Leaves
NueyO Laredo Because For
age Is Scarce Troop Move
ment Causes Comment,

icy MORNING JOURNAL sfEStsL LEAstU wtFIl
San Antonio, Texas. June 27.--The
embargo or expectation of supplies in
to Mexico from the United States al
ready has affected the Mexican army.
according to news received here. II
became known today that the reason
that The Mexican force recently left
NuevD Laredo was because they We're
unable to obtain forage for their
horses from this side OF the border
The situation opposite Naco, Ariz
where l,500 Mexican troops are being
held on trains. aroused widespread
speculation here. General Funston has
announced that American officers
were sure they had fathomed the de-
sign Of this Mexican troop movement
and renforcements were sent to the
American force at NacO and entrench-
ments have been thrown there. The
stress placed on the fact however
that the Mexican troops were not al
lowed to leave the ears on which they
we're loaded is taken by some Off
GERS here to indicate a possible move
against some othr portions of the
west Mexican border.
Armorcd Truck Efficient
The armored motor truck recently
assigned 10 the troops at Fort sam
o
when tried out late yesterday 1t ac-
counted for one milk wagon, one auto-
mobile and one COW.
General Funston and his STAFF
searched every report from all border
stations today for some sign Of hos
ilty on the part of Carranzas army
that is pouring into northern Mexico,
but the real work at department head
quarters was the supervision of the
multitudmous details incident to pre-
pairing the American force Tor eff
cient invasion over night ard early
morning reports from FL Paso. Eagle
Pass. Brownsville and other head
quarter posts indicated no active ag-
erosion by MeXicans and only brief
reference was given to bandit activi- |
ties any where.
Ready Tor Emergency.
Units of the American army have /
been stationed in such manner that |
almost instant action could he secur- /
Cd by the commanding officer here /.
No relaxation Of efforts to guard the (,
border towns and ranches from ban
dts has been displayed but far moro /
attention has been paid from martial /
ing the thousands Of men along the /
border in what. is i'm effect. line OF 1
battle.
The units of national guard now
moving Throughout the United states
are expected 10 begin arriving in Texas
tonight Just where they will be sta
toned has not been made public here.
Some Impotence was displayed at /
General FunSton's headquarters today
that so much publicity had been Civ
en- To movement Of troops, twas in
dicated as practically certain that u
far reaching censorship soon would be
instituted
Activity Is Explained
The activity at Naco was explained /
today. the information had reached /
headquarters that the MeXcans had (
planned to sweep across the line to
Bisbee and there raid the offices and
storehouse Of the copper smelling con
Germs The Twenty second infantry
was rushed from Douglas to Bisbee
last night.
To strengthen the garrison al Eagle
Pass a battalion of the Third field ar
tillery was ordered there today. Two
more batteries of the Fifth field ar
tillery al Fort sill, Okla. We're ordered
TO Ell Paso last night,