The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-14
CODE BOOKS STOLEN
FROM ARIZONA POST
Thieves at Fort HuahuaCllic
Ma. BE- Able to Dccipher
Pershiny's Messages.
BRUSHES ~ THE BIG BEND

Ct pAso, May 10. Information was
Received to-day at the headquarters ~
Gen. George Ee !. Jr.. commanding the
border patrol forces Of The tinted
states army Of tive robbery of the tele-
graph office at Fort Huachuca. AriS..
last night and the theft Of the army
code books IN the place.
III thieves took a large amount, but
appeared 10 have searched carefully and
Q long time FOR tic code books. Oni-
GERS OF the Government do not Know
who IL responsible for the robbery. but
they are confident the primary object or
the search was 20 secure the code b'oks.
The army in Mexico uses co.'s to handle
it, messages to the border. There are
wireless stations In sonora capable OF
picking up the code wireless mes
sages OF the american army in Chihua-
hua If they were OF any value. with u
coee book. such messages would be OF
great valuc.
Means Of communicative with the
army nos scar hing south Of he Bis
Bend country will not be wireless out
ground wire. The wire is now being
s.ruus by he signal corps between
Marathon and Boauiilas. This. IT Is
said. viii have it, dlsad>antage s Also
as it can be tapped and u is liable TO go
out OF commission ~ Wet weather.
which s. fast approaching.
To-day II was said That the approach
~ the rainy season - one OF the reasons
FOR dlaWing IN Tia. base Of the Pers.iing
army 10 Culunia Dublau. Trucks Will
have harl going, IT Is hnovn. and oy
dra the troops back toward the
border all trucks not IN use in the long
line OF ~communica.i on Will Re avallaple
FOR the shorter haul. II any can D.
spared some viii probably be sent TO the
Marathon base.
Mob ~liza;ion work was completed to-
day BY the militia OF Arizona. New
Mexico ard Texas, and two carloads OF
recruits arrived In FL Paso from the
cas-, for the Eighth Cavalry TO helr
bring the regiment up to war strenStn
Two companies Of t"e Coast ARTILLERY
arriving to-day AZ Fort sam Houston
we're ordered sent to III Paso by Gen
Funston ON arriving there. These WI
replace the Two companies Of infantry
SEN tnis week TO pcv'ls River to gutrc
the High Bridge" Of the southern IA
cihc.
Juan y. Amador. Sub-Secre,ary o'
Foreign .Ana'rs. said to-day that Gen
Trev.uo. commander az northern Mc>lc'
for the Carranza Government, u comma
north to Chihuihua city 10 take per
eonal charge OF the hunt tor bahdits' an'
that he viii have 10000 men AT MI
command. lie will send them westward
after the Villa bandits and eastwar'
after the band that raided Glenn Springs
Full cooperation will be given the Amer
cal =. Ama'or said. -.
The four american troops sent S"At
from Alpine and Marathon followins IN
raid on Glenn Springs and Boauillas las
week are. now reported in Mexican terri
tory. close on the heels Of the bandit
who are hiding in a cave south or IN
border.
several brushes have taken place aiou
the border between the Americans an
the MeXicans and some exchanges q
shots have also taken place since I'll
Americans entered Mexico on the chss'
The Mexicans are said to be located q
Sierra Blanca. seventy-Hve miles sout
OF Boquillus. accord!ua to the best infoi
nation the army il able to secure.
A company OF coast ARTILLERY! mas Al
rtyed at Marathon to guard the baS
and the line o: communication IN crdt
tina all cavalry may be released for Il
rde after the bandits.
Pablo Lopez. also commanding u
villa bandits AZ Santa Isabel. when u
eighteen Americans were m~assacred.
still alive in the Chihuahua peniten:iar
ara Is reCOIerlVg from MS NpuNoS al
Yeported TO be getting fat on his prisc
fare. The oNcial announcement is TN
as soon a. LoneZ has "fat'encd UP u oi
he will be tried and executed.
Americans believe he is being hello
await the outcome Of the present IL
Agreement betwee the Crited STATE
ard Mexico. and that he will never I
tried for his uffspce If there should !
break IN the relations between the ~
~ountr.es, for. according to cpori FRO
MeXlcj. mlstreatment Of Americans /
MeNicanA il not likely to excite the arg'
Of other Mexicans.
Gabino Nizsca IA, the ii paso custo
broker. who Is being held In the Juar
tail on a charge preferred by Mex,
city. is 20 be taken TO the nationa! car
-ol on Monday by Cen. Pablo Bertani
answer charges preferred by the Mi
!ster OF Finance Fizscarra Was co
nected with the purchasing departing.
Of the villa government at one time, al
the charges preferred against him are q
result OF his appearance from Juar
with some Of the villa funds at the tin
he was III the service Of villa, when tn
chieftain pretended allegiance to Ca
rama. hence II is held by the Carrant
CovernmcUt that the money taken b
bnged Ia tho Government Of Mexico.