The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
IN MEXICO
TO GET EIGHT Big
WAR AER0PLANES
New Craft to Carry Two Men
and Will Cost $4,000
Each.
MACHINES TO BE
DELIVERED IN APRIL

W,suiNGroN. March 30.--Eight addi-
'"nil dcroplancs we're ordered to-day by
th' Secretary Of War for use In conncc-
ton with the pursui, OF villa. -Four OF
these will bc Curtiss machines and four
Of the Siurioyant type. They will cost
ahou, $1,000 each, exclusive Of extra
parts.
som" of tho new machines will hc de.
ltcrci IN the border In about two
weeks. The las, Of them will not be
available until about April 80.
According to Secretary OF War Baker,
auo announced the purchase. the acro-
planes will I've the most powerful ever
acquired by the army. The types were
dcrlI,d ON upon the basis of their yuar-
sn'rcd efficiency. the rapidity at which
they cdn attain a given attitude and
tn,r carrying capacity.
They viii be equipped with engines
Of l5o horsepower, az against So horse
power engines now used. Each will he
equipped to carry u pilot and an OBJ
server and sufficient gasolcne fer a four
hour sustained flight.
As rapidly as tho planes are COM
plctci they will he placed 1T the d sp,sal
o. Gen. forshing. OF the eight iua-
chimes sent 10 Mexico with :he Per
Sung expedition only two are now In
WORKING order. The emergency appro-
~iriation which has passed Congress for
the expenses of the pursuit II villa in
,iudcs a sum of money wtich will en-
able tho Department to purchase IA total
of tweuty-four new acropllncs. For the
rc."ut. however. only the eight ordered
'o-dIy are to he bought.
More PLOT Charges.
charges continue to be mad, n Ad-
uuuistration circles that interested par
ties In this country are seeking delib-
c-atrly to stir up trouble between the
United states and the de flcto gov
eminent of Mexico in an attempt to force
.utcrven,ion. In this correction Il was
armed to-day that agents OF the de-
partment of Justice havc unearthed
evidence in New York AMI other cities
tending to show that villa ~ being sup
l.sd with funds from evurces In this
country.
Thus FAR, however. the evidence is said
=, Involve only subordinate individuals
end viii not he disclosed until all efforts
.sy. been mad 10 locate the "men
u.her up
Department agents have also investi-
gated reports that pro-German influences
81, behind the movement. but 80 far no
Indication has been given AS to whether
lHv results have been reached in this
ERECTION.
Secretary OF State Lansing did not
hesitate this afternoon to express his
belief that the iptcrview attributed 10
zen. obregon. Csrranza's Minister of
War. charging the United states with
responsibility for the villa outrages was
mad. out of the whole cloth The
-"rr-i Try stid all reports received by
the state department concerning tn
att.tudc of Obregou show that he Is
.viug every assistance possible TO til.
success OF In. Tershing expedition.
Roth Secretary Lansing and Secretary
Riker repudiuted remarks attributed Il
ar.uI u state Department officials
ou tho border to the effect that obregoi
was disappointed because the Initc'
states lad deprived him of "se>era
private killings which undoubtedly h
would have enjoyed"
silent ON Negotiations.
officials Of the State and War Depart
rents refuse to discuss further the sta
t. " the negotiations with Carranzs
r'.Al.Nt 10 inc IelueSi ~ 'HC H'tc'
states for permission to ship supplies
20 Gen. Pershing over the Mexican
Northwestern Railroad.
Secretary Baker has already directed
Gov. Funston to tender shipments d
tics" supplies. c~onsigning them to civ
.aIS n Mexico, to the railroad ofi
Gals At ,Juarez. Apparently 1t is tn
npr that carranza viii iuterpose ~
o.lr. thong to this plan and II he doe
'nf tine chances are that efforts 4
res. am further on this score will NJ
nc ~t'toupted.
TIE War department was advised to
"a. Of the arrival at Fort Ringsold
T.Nts. Of the third squadron OF tn
THrI cavalry. The detachment wa
sem there from san Antonio I
strengthen the border patrol in tina
N..tH.
CONDITIONS along both coasts Of Mex
D Wc.c reported quiet IN advices I
the Navy Department to-day.
Although Government officials on tn
bass ui Information received by Their
'.ou investigators. discount the seri
nIslcss OF the movement, advices re
.-lyoi here By members of the diplo
nat corps from European legations i
Mexico, declare that formidable proper
"us are being attained by a net
r.i distinctly antl-American revolu
'ouary movement led by Felix Diaz i
r"g,ou. American officials insist tina
Felix pa is not even in Mexico, bu
y N|l go Ion thHA ttnf ..