Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-04
De Facto Governments Rep
reSentatVe Reports Good Inn
preston Created by PERISH
ing'S Concentration
CARRANCISTAS POLICE
ABANDONED SECTIONS
Adequate Military Protection
Seems to Be Afforded by
First Chiefs Troops Are
dondo Hopeful,

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diplomatic aspects OF the Mexican dii-
ficulty showed no change tonight,
war department measures for new
distribution OF the border patrol
clearly indicated that months Of ac-
tive service along the frontier await
the thousands of national guardsmeu
gathering In the south from all parts
of the country. only the appointment
of a general officer To supreme com
mand is lacking now to complete ade-
quate administrative machinery, not
only for border operations but for a
campaign Of any desired proportions
in Mexico, should general hostiliues
come.
Under the new plan the 1 SOC mile
frontier will be divided so that tho
southern and western military de-
partmcnts will take care of the east
ern and western eNercmities of the
line respectively. Major General
Frederick Funston relieved from re-
sponsibility for the entire border at
his own recommendation, will con-
tinue in command of the southern de-
partment, while Major General j.
Franklin Bell, commanding the west
crn department, will transfer his
headquarters from San Francisco 20
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with his share Of the border work.
New Mexico Department
The md-sectiou OF the border line,
embracing territory between lil PasO
and point near Douglas and reach
ing northward TO the Colorado state
line, win hc known hereafter as the
department tt New Mexico. Under
its jurisdiction viii fan the expedition
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and Brigadicr General J j pershing,
now commanding The eXpedihonay
force, has been offered the post of
department commander,
a message went 10 General PERISH
ing today asking if he desired to as
sume the duties Of department chief
in addition to those which now fall
to him as commander in the field.
The expedition Is believed to have
about completed the movement which
began ten days or more aEo, when
General Pershing, for strategic rea-
sons. ordered his lines drawn IN
closer TO the border The war depart
ment has no definite information as
to the exact whereahout of the vari-
Gus camps, but it is thought that the
most advanced patrols now are With
In $50 miles of the border
No Word From Pershing.
No reply had been received from
General Pershing at o late hour to-
night II is possible that he will see
difficulties in the way OF combining
command Of the new department and
of the eXpeditionary force under one
head In that case there are lndiCa-
tions that he would Do expected 70 rc-
linquish direct command Of the eX-
B. 80. h.t. ll.tts sftgs Ittsl
at some point on the border where he
could give personal attention to It's
needs and also supervise the DISPOSE
ton and training of the thousands Of
national guarIsmeu soon TO be added
to the portion of the line within tie
new department The war depart"
ment has suggested FL Paso for de-
partmcut headquarters, but left the
final choice to General Pershing. with
the line Of communications generally
shortened the general still could CO.
ordinate the operations of the various
regiments now beyond the line, prob +
ably with the senior colonel assigned
to direct command OF the expedition, I
Effect on CarranAa
In This connection officials here are (
known to be considering the effect Z
this course might have on General
Carranza's suspicious as to the real
purposes of the American govern
ment The expedition, without a gen
eral officer I'm command, would lose (
something of IT'S significance iu mill I
tary eyes, it is said, and could be
viewed as nothing more than the po- /
licnp force 1t was designed 10 be /
Some officials believe that this might Z
not bc lost on General Carranza and
would tend 10 bear ont the assertions
of the Washington government that /
It's troops would be Withdrawn from
Mexico az soon as the danger of ban
dli raids across the border had hceu
ended
submission Of the dual command .
proposal 90 General Pcrshinr how I
ever was viewed here as confirming
the utt-repeatcd statement that
President Wilson Us not now rousld-
erinp withdrawal of the expedition
from NeNico Final decision as TO nis
course viii await the formal reply 90
Secretary fausugs note, drmIudluk
that Genera CawauzJ explain hostile
orders tD hls troops iu the Vicinity OF
the etpoditiunuy columns
Cause Of Withdrawal
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thurilv That GDuDul psrahiur orders
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