Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
Congress Displeased With Presi-
dent Wilson's Agreement
With General Car
rama. !
BORDER FORCE LARGE ENOUGH
Only Completion Of Plans for Back
ing Up Expeditionary Army
Awaited.
BORDER FORCE LARGE ENOUGH

The President is threatened in
congress as result of his deal with
Carranza whereby reciprocal ar
rangement has been consummated
between the two governments for
the hunting down of Villa and his
bandits The house is displeased by
this measure, believing that diplo-
matte Intervention in Mexico is JUS
titled. The administration has TAX
en- the Intervention propaganda un-
der ADJUSTMENT. ~
Ell Paso, Tex, March 14.-Twelve
hundred men, twenty-eight battal-
ions of artillery, heavy machine gun
companies and train of transpor-
tation motor cars are ready to be
dispatched after Villa and will prob
ably leave before tonight. General
Funston announced today that all
but eight regiments of the regular
army of the United States of Ameri-
ca are at the front. In case of any
trouble between CarranZa and the
American troops the National Guard
will probably be used.
Carranza has sent several columns
of soldiers after Villa and if this
excursion is successful it will make
Funstons expedition unnecessary.
Mexico City, March 14.-Danger
of trouble between the United States
and Carranza is small and is not an
ticipated here
San Antonio, Tex, March 14.-It
is rumored that fifteen hundred cav
airy men are under marching orders,
having crossed the border last night
and are well on their way in the
hunt for Villa. Fighting is expect
ed to occur at any time.
San Antonio, Tex, March IL
That sufficient force is now gath
cred at the Mexican border, under
the command of Brig. Gen. John J.
Pershing, to begin the pursuit of
Francisco Villa, was announced last
night by Maj. Gen. Frederick Fun
ston.
The general said that only the
completion of plans for backing up
the expeditonary force now was
needed. He was noncommittal, how
ever, as to the time needed to ac-
complish this.
Late last night General Funston
said the expedition would not get
under way tomorrow morning. He
characterized all rumors that troops
already were in Mexico as absolute
falsehoods." Reiterating previous
statements, he said it would be USE
less to send anything but a strong,
well prepared force into Mexico.
That the expeditionary will be
strong one was indicated by a state
ment of the general that when the
expedition was fully organized there
would be only six or eight regiments
other than those on the border left
in the United States.
This did not take into account
troops in the canal zone, and the
Philippines. Outside of mentioning
two or three scattered movements,
the general refused to give any def.
mite idea of the size of the eXpedi-
tion stating what regiments had
been ordered to the border.
He said that the Twenty-third in
fantry stationed at Galveston was
expected to leave for the west to.
night; that part of the First cavalry
had left San Francisco for the east
and would pick up the rest of the
detail at San Diego; and that the
second squadron of the Twelfth cav
airy at Fort Robinson, Neb., had
been ordered to start, but was being
delayed by lack of rolling stock. 9th
err than this he would not discuss
troop movements .-.
General Funston's announcement
yesterday that Brigadier General
Pershing would command the punt
tive expedition into Mexico was the
first official statement on the subject
although the appointment had been
expected
To General Pershing will be left
the final disposition of the expedi-
tionary force. Orders will be issued
for the forward movement by GEN