Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-03
0BRECON SENDS TROOPS
IN PURSUIT OF BANDITS
Disposed in Accordance With Plan
Disclosed During Meetings With,
Scott and Funston.
COOPERATE WITH AMERICANS
Movements DO Not Indicate Prepare
ton OF Unfriendly Demonstration
Toward Pershing-CarranZa' Ad.
visers S0lidly Behind Him.

ASHlNGTON June Despite the
threatening tone of General CarranZa' .
last note. his military forces in Chi
huahua State are being disposed in ac-
cord with the plan disclosed by Cen
eral Obregon during his conference at
Ell Paso with Generals Scott and Fun
ston This was shown to-day when
General Funston sent word that tho
2o,Oop Carranza soldiers modified
within tho last few days at chihuahua
city had been spread over the region
not controlled by General Pershing' $
column in n way TO carry out an active
pursuit Of bandits.
Secretary Baker said that General
Oregon had sent Il large number of
men in pursuit Of the bandits. and All
War Department advices indicated tina,
this plan was being carried out He
added that he now knew of nothing
to prevent the sending OF new expedi-
tons into Mexico after raiders pro-
viding hot trail was followed other
wise he declined to discuss statements
in the Carranza note holding that the
note is n State Department matter
Army officers said the Mexican troon
dispositions, as reported by General
Funston, appeared TO be in accord with
plan to police the country, and did
not indicate the preparation of an un-
friendly demonstration toward General
Pershing's forces. The Mexicans have
been. for the most part, distributed i'm
small commands TO police definite sec
tons. No large force is being held in
one place. and the reports added that
no intrenchments or entanglcments had
been constructed. So far there has
been nothing to show that military
preparations for an attempt TO driv.
out the Americans have he.n set in
motion.
NOTHING TO INDICATE
TEMPER OF PEOPLE
on the other hand. reliable informa-
ton has been received in official quar-.
ters that all of Carranza's advisers
stand solidly behind him in In. ok
pressions Of his note Nothing has
come to indicate the tempcr of the
people in Mexico City or elsewhere in
the country. following it's publication.
N."s or renewed activity hy Zapats
followers in Southern Mexico, officially
reported to-day to the state Depar,
ment. Indicated General Obreron ma,
be compelled TO recall som. of his
forces I'm the north. 1t has been stated
out without specific authority, that
$4,000 men are being concentrated in
ihe north. Offtcial reports have placed
the number at 10000. At any rate. of
hctrs here think large enough nor
tioh o. Carranza's available forces have
oeen moved north TO weaken his con-
trol over the southern bandit areas
mere were no indications to-day
mat the state Department wms prenar
ing TO make an early reply TO the de-
mand for withdrawal or for a definite
statement OF the intentions Of tho
United states toward Mexico. 1t is
known that officials feel that the nur
poses Of the United States have been
stated over and over again in language
that would bear no misconstruction
President Wilson, himself. has stated
MS views fully and clearly. both in pub .
lie addresses and in official state
mcnts. They feel. also, that the good
taith OF those statements has beer der,
ohstrated on SO many occasions that
they cannot he questioned seriously.
Iheir attitude In this connection NAV
he reflected in the Americas reply.