Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-13

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| Washington. June 12.--With 1900
: .dditional regular troops ordered to
! the Mexican border tonight and re-
ports of the rapid spread OF anti
American feeling continuing to pour
lin from consuls all over northern
Mexico administration officials made
no attempt to disguise their uneasi-
ness. 1t was officially admitted that
there is q growing alarm over what
1.-The agitation may produce and the
possibility of an attack on General
iPershings expedition
Part Of the increasing apprehension
! here is due TO the renewed raids in
the Laredo region. Several reports
dealing with the situation there have
| been received. Officials declined to
reveal details but they gave the i'm
preston of having n reason TO believe
a serious purpose was behind the
bandit raid on the Coleman ranch.
Three raiders We're killed and three
captured, one report said, adding that
they attempted to burn railroad
bridge near Laredo, but failed.
To Fill In Gaps.
The new force sent TO JON General
Funston's border patrol Secretary
Baker said, was to fill in gaps in the
guard such as that near Laredo 1t
will be composed of ten companies Of
coast artillery and a battalion of en-
gineefs The artillerymen viii be
withdrawn from fortifications be-
tween Portland, Me-, and Sandy Hook,
and the engineers Will go from bar
racks In this city. The secretary said
that there was no present intention Of
|calling out additional national guard
regiments for border duty
General Mann, commanding ai la
redo. rcpo:'sd today that j patrol of
three cavalrrmen was fired on dur
ing the night of June -. near the
town of tIachit, and Private W. l..
Saunders Troop X, Twelfth cavahy
slightly wounded. Two mounted Mex
leans who did the firing escaped.
Unrest Near vera Cruz.
message from Captain Burrage,
commanding the battleship Nebraska.
at Vera Cruz. said there was consider
able unrest in that region, due appar
emily to the currency situation. There
were no evidences of unfriendliness
towards Americans, the message said.
IL added that the Carranza govern
rient had been sending troops and
ammunition inland. Captain Eur
rage did not know the object OF these
troop movements.
The state department. through
Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico City,
has called the attention of the de
facto government to the anti-Ameri- !
can outbreaks, which for nearly two
weeks have been spreading steadily. {
Many towns have held mass meetings
and protested against the continued
presence Of American troops In Mex /
leo,
Property Is Attacked.
In two or three instances American !
property has been attacked but no
threats against lives of Americans
have been reported. The reports of
consuls telling OF the agitation were /
turned over to the Carranza officials
more as matter of information than
as representations. Where his read
lar troops are in control, apparently
General Carranza has earnestly tried
in most cases to prevent the holding
Of protest meetings. and in some I
places contemplated meetings and
parades have been prevented. These
are instances, however. where the
troops appear to have stood idly by
while the agitators stirred up antag-
onism against the United States.
Officials have been unable to de-
termine the inspiration behind the /
sudden outbreak of anti-American
feeling, or TO estimate the ability of
General Carranza to protect Ameri-
can lives and property. They feel
that the real danger lies in the pos I
sbie action Of irregular forces now I
under the Carranza banner. but whose /
commanders yield only doubtful al
legiance to the central government.
Serious Trouble Feared.
Because of economic condition In
Mexico officials feel that the posi-
blity of serious trouble il enhanced.
The currency situation is acute and
the people are restless and easily
stirred to outbreaks. Several consular
agents have declared frankly in their
reports that any eventuality may be
expected if the agitation continued to
spread.
Secretary Lansing still is al work
on his reply to the carranza note de-
manding withdrawal of American
forces. lie again declined today to
discuss il in any respect. II Is not
known whether the present disturbed