Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-24
CARRANzA SENDS
LARGE ARMY TO
CHASE BANDITS
State Department Informed That
Thirty Thousand Men Are On
Their Way to the Border
States.
MASTERING GUARDS DELAYED
Arizona and New Mexico Companies
Will First Be Recruited to
Their Full Strength.
FEW TEXAS GUARDsMEN BALK

Washington, May 23-The Car
rama government has ordered 10000
troops into the region south OF the
border 10 cxterminatc bandits, ac-
cording 10 information received today
AZ the State department The new
troop movements are already in prog
ress through Chihuahua, the depart
ment's adyiees state The columns
are routed north via Saltilo for the
most part, as the railway strike has
Interiercd with tile movement Of
troop trains over other lines.
OHicials here were inclined today 10
anticipate further delay by General
Carranza in dispatching his new note
regarding 10 border situation Ofh-
elal announcement that Colonel Sib-
ley's expedition bad returned was cx-
pccted 10 lead TO alterations in the
communication az demonstrating the
purpose Of the United States govern
mcnt to be only tho policing OF the
border region
Mastering OF the Arizona and New
Mexico gnardsmen is being delayed.
General Funston reports, until the
skeleton companies can be recruited
10 the required standard.
Secretary Baker has not decided
what action shall be taken regarding
the ITO Texan guardsmcn who de.
elined 70 enroll in the federal service
Judge Advocate General Crowder has
submitted an opinion TO General
Scott, chief OF staff, outlining the War
departments authority to court-mar-
tial the reealcitrants. His only rec
ommendation, however, was that II
the court-martial were ordered a ma
Jority OF the members OF each court
be militia officers, not regulars.
Official reports today on the num-
ber Of guardsmen actually mustered
into the federal service were 1854 or
an increase OF 547 men over the full
strength Of the organization when il
was called out.
Complaint Against Americans.
FL Paso, Tex, May 25.--Complaint
against the action OF American troops
al Ascension, IN the Casas Grandes
district was received, by General Ga
yira IN Juarcz today in telegranis
from the mayor Of the town.
The mayor charged the Americans
were. committing depredations, these
consisting Of throwing up fortifica-
tons on the property they had oeeu-
pied, he said. He charged also that
General Pershing's men were coming
into the town in violation OF the
agreement between the Carranza and
Washington governments
lie declared the attitude OF the for
eigners was distinctly hostile TO the
Narranzistas, inasmuch as it was un-
necessary, in view OF Mexican coop
Grafton, he said, for the Americans to
fortify themselves.
General Gavira transmitted the
complaint 70 General Jacinto Ire
vino at Chihuahua.
Amnesty Offered Salazar.
The Carranza government will
grant amnesty 10 General Inez SalA-
zar, who recently evaded surveillance
IN III Paso and crossed the Rio
Grande for the announced purpose Of
starting another revolution If Salazar
will agree TO surrender himself in
Juarez, General Gavira said today
The Juarez commander sent word
TO Salazar, who is hiding near Sa-
bina. near Guzman, that he can re-
turn north in security. The message
was taken TO Salazar, who recently
applied for amnesty, by the conductor
OF Mexico Northwestern train for
Casas Grandes
Salazars attempted revolution was
"a fasco lie now has only a few men,
il is said
More Supplies Sent South.
Columbus, n. NJ, MAY 23.-Two
new l60-horsepower aeroplanes ar
rived here today and military avia-
tors began preparing them for held
service, General pershing. expedition
ary commander having made re-
peated pleas ior machines for scout.
ng purposes
Eighteen cars al food and forage
shipped over the Mexican & North
western railroad reached the Amef-
lean command az Gasaa Grandes YES
tefday according Ia reports here
This. taken with the dispatch ol am
engineering company % repair roads
below Lolonia Duhlan was taken here
as supporting the contention that iuf
the present no general Withdrawal nf
the eNpealtnnary command Va c00s
templated