Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-27

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El .PasO Tex, June 26.-Gen. John
j Pershing's erstwhile punitive ex-
peditionGry force in Mexico is ready
for action, If action Is, necessary
Today, according to the best infor-
nation here, his southernmost out
post is in the vicinity of El Vale, less
than fifty miles from Colonia Dublan.
the main base. 1t is believed that
from Ill Vale, a large and mobile
force may be pointed eastward, in u
strategic position, toward the Mexican
Central railroad
In the neghborhood of II. geo men,
in splendid fighting trim compose
General PershirEs army Reports
from the front indicate the highest
morale among them.
Equipment AlI Ready.
Equipment has been put In the best
Of condition Horses and mules have
been tested until only the fit and
strong remain. Big motor trains, al
ready loaded with the. necessary sup
plies for an advance, are lined up,
ready to be started.
There is not single wounded or
incapacitated man with the force. All
have been sent to the base hospital
at Columbus.
Trucks Sent to Front.
In the meantime every empty truck
which remained at Columbus has
been sent to the front to aid in the
speedy transportation of infantry.
Speculation on the border today
dealt with the possibility that some
action by the Mexicans may precipl-
tate hostilities before the exchanges
between Washington and Mexico are
concluded
With the lines of the Americans and
Mexicans paralleling for at least one
hundred and fifty miles, the rash ac-
tion of some subordinate commander
might at any time embroil the main
commands Tension. consequently
grows with each hour.
Ready for Trouble.
Fear that events might he thus
hastened prompted border command
ers to redouble their vigilance. At all
points the soldiers were ready to
spring into action at moments no.
tice. Troop dispositions We're made
with view to meeting sudden and
unexpected emergencies.
Five thousand national guardsmen
are expected to come TO I'll Paso, it
was said today, and most of them may
get here by the end of the week.
From Columbus it is reported that
preparations are being made to care
for 10000 guardsmen.
Hope Springs Eternal"
Andres Garcia, the Mexican consul
at FL Paso, this morning declared
himself still optimistic that trouble
would be averted
81 do not see that there need be
war from my Interpretation of Presl-
dent Wilson's last note" he declared
These seventeen prisoners ought not
to offer an obstacle. We have re-
ceved no information from the de
facto authorities as to the questions
on hand, and the whole matter is up
TO General Carranza.'
It is expected that seven Americans
attached to the Alvarado Mining ana
Milling company and the Compania
Agrcola will reach Juarez late this
afternoon from Chihuahua, With
them out, that state will have practi-
cally no Americans in II.
Information reached here today
from apparently reliable sources that
Pancho Villa, until recently at Santa
Rosalia, had reached an agreement
with the de facto government ana
that this was being used to induced his
followers to join the Carranza forces.
The efflux TO Mexico from this coun-
Try of Villa adherents continues TO be
OF considerable magnitude
MEXICAN FORCES REPORTED
PREPARING TO WITHDRAW
San Antonio, Tex, June 26--NeWs