Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-11
GUARD MAY
BE CALLED TO ASSIST
Not Known How Mexicans Will View
Entry of United States Troops
Orders are to Proceed as far
as Necessary to Clean Up
Northern Mexico
FINANCED BY AMERICANS.


Minneapolis, March 10.''That Villas incursion and
the Columbus massacre were inspired and financed BY in
terests this sde charged today by former Cover
john Lind recently confidential representative of
dent Wilson in Mexico. His intimation that the n
terests involved are trying to force Intervention
MIR. Lind made the suggestion that the two govern
mens aSrse on neutral sop along the border 70 be
Iced by a1mies both count1es order to suppress villa
ana MS oan"ts,
Washington March 1oAeaican troops were ordered across
the Mexican border today by President Wilson take Francisco
Villa and his bandits dead ora alive y
Under the direction if actually the leadership Of Major
General FUNSTON who ended the Philippine nsurecon by taking
Aglnado single handed American columns expected to be
ing into Mexico before tomorrow night.
TO MEET 5000 GUERR1LAs
They go to meet about 5000 guerrilla troops the mountainous
regions from which Caranza troops have fed
Whether this long deferred action which begins purely
punitive measure to clear Northern Mexico of menacing bandits
bandits which General Caranza has control shall go
general armed intervention occupation Mexico depends
large upon General Caanza and the Mexican people,
1t begins with President Wilson's declaration that is entirely
aid Of the Carna and with thought aggres
CABINET APPROVES
President Wilson'S decision from tho
full waiting Columbus Yesterday was
noced today after being unanimously approved by the cabinet
The presidents position explained fully the latter who
agreed that he should not be embarrassed at this time by discussion
of a minority which might arouse trouble in Mexico
VILLA MUST GO.
After brief cabinet meeting president was
scbdd as being as determined to eliminate Villa he was to emi
his first act Office orders the border troops
Soon afterwards the general staff assembled and
fed the ans first drawn perfected the Mexican
situation oomed dsrer OF the oof the United States
URGES UTMOST SECRECY.
General Funston egraphed utmost of the
plans The border honeycombed with Maxcan spies and
agreed that the expedition would be by keeping Villa
and his ignorant of it's movement possible that
respondents will be permitted to the columns At
rate strict censorship will be imposed.
GARRISON OFFERS HIS AID
Former Secretary Garrison familiar with the army Mexican
plans by his with the crisis of years ago.
Washington and offered his services aid his Th
accepted and Mr. Garrison conference with
Secretary Baker at the war department
General Carranza telegram to the department
pressed regrets Columbus but no comment
the proposal sending American troops hunt down the bandits
State department. officials declined what their attitude
would be if General Carranza took hostile position They said the
United States would settle that question when offer
of Crranza troops made they said could hardly
ba refused
ORDERS 5000 TROOPS
Today General Cranza ordered 5000
rsons upon the Villa force The their advance
probably would be keep Villa forces the border but
Baker announced today that matter how far Mexico
for Americans to penetrate to increase their
force the United States would consider the expedition punitive
purely for the of outlaws For such action there
is ample precedence in international law.
How Of the IL 600 troops the border will Be
ployed has not fully been determined
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