Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-15
Redistribution Of Forces Now
Under Way Believed to
Guarantee Americans Pro-
lection Against Raids.
MExlCANS COOPERATE
IN BANDIT CHASE
Carrancistas May Yet Head
Off the Raiders and Force
Them Back into the Amer
ican Lines,
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san Antonio, Tex. May l4.--Major
General Frederick Funston today be.
gan the consideration OF plan for
the reorganization Of the border pa-
trol. Relieved OF diplomatic respon-
sibilitles and having under his direct
control almost $4,000 men. he out
lined to his staff redistribution OF
the forces that he believed would
guarantee the protection Of American
residents from Mexican raiders.
Already forces at border stations
have been strengthened and indca-
tions today were that before the end
OF the week the greater part OF tho
regular troops and militia that have
been sent into the three border states
would be in shape and In position for
quick service along the international
line.
General Officers In Command.
General officers will be In charge
of the patrol districts. The district
commanders include Brigadier Gen.
eral James Parker. commanding the
First cavalry brigade; Brigadier Gen.
eral william A. Mann, commanding
Alt f'ttoHu blthhut Ut lthttdVt ic3.s
and Brigadier General II. A. Greene,
who has been ordered to report at
headquarters here from Fort Leaven.
worth.
II il improbable that more troops
will be sent TO Colonel Sibley. who In
In charge of the little expedition that
crossed into Mexico near Boquillas ns
a result of the raid at Glenn Springs
and Boauillas q week ago. Four
troops of cavalry and machine gun
detachment are now operating close
to the line, scouting through limited
territory south OF the border. but
there never has been any intention OF
sending forward at that point q puni.
tive expedition that would compare
In size with that of General Pershing
In the state of chihuahua. IL the
cavalry that Is operating south of
Boquillas fails to locate any bandits
within few days. It's return to sta
tions north Of the line Is probable.
Army officers here are deeply In
terested, however, in the efforts the
Mexican troops were reported to be
making to run down the bandits who
ralded the Big Bend district and who
yet hold as prisoner Jesse Deemers,
tho American store keeper. II Ia re-
aarded here as not impossible that
the Mexican troops may cut off the
retreat towards the interior of the
bandits and force them back into the
lines Of Colonel Sibley's cavalry.
Reports from General Pershing to-
a ...<I.
tine Since the negotiations between
Generals Scott and Funston and Gem
eral Obregon and Subsecretary ANA
dor began at El Paso, General PERISH
ing has made no effort to prosecute
the campaign against villa. His forces
have been withdrawn until his entire
column of more than $4,000 men Is
almost compact unit.
Funston Investigates Fires.
With the exception OF the attempt
to destroy part of the buildings at
Fort Bliss last night, no unusual in
cidents were reported to general
today. General Bell re-
porting the fires to General Funston
expressed the opinion that the fires
were Of incendiary origin. General
ordered an investigation.
With the exception Of the Thir-
teenth and Third infantry, one bat
talon of the Third field artillery and
one company of coast artillery, all the
additional troops ordered to report to
General Funston have arrived The
and Third were reported
today 10 have entrained at their sta
tions In New york state. The Third
Will be sent to Eagle Pass, but II has
not yet been decided just where the
will be stationed.
Four of the eleven companies OF
coast artillery brought here have been
sent to border stations. The remain
der have been mobilized al Fort Sam
Houston. The militia mobilization at
Columbus, and here. was
today Here there are en-
camped three regiments OF Texas mi
itia, a squadron of cavalry, a battery
IF field artillery and n field hospital
snp,napv ,f tho faflstin