Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-02
General 0bregon Strengthen
ing His Army While Thou
sands of National Guards
men Are Modified,
STRONG CARRANCISTA
FORCE NEAR PERSHING
General Funston and Staff
Believe, However, That Ex-
pedition Can Take Care of
Itself,

tBV NoHHiHo IouHFAL aPactAS taANHo W'F0l
San Antonio Tex. July while
the war department today was NOV
ing into the frontier thousands OF ma
tional guardsmeu General Obregon,
Carranza' minister of war waa en-
gagged in strengtheninr his border
forces
Minor changes were directed by
him in his armies that now are quar-
tered in force in almost all the north
ern cities except that few lie under
the American guns, according to in
formation that reached the intelli-
gence department at Fort Sam Hous-
ton
II was another day without news of
any clashes between Mexican and
American troops that face each other
across the line
AviatOr's Report Reas-urmg.
one of General PershinEs aviators
reports that Mexican
troops had been concentrated at Guz-
man and that they even had begun
march towards the American lines,
but his report showed the improbs
biity of immediate action from that
quarter He flew over Guzman, which
is east of the line General Pershius
has established, and reported that tho
number of Mexican troops now there
appeared not more than 1000 ana
that apparently no preparations Tor
ian eariy move were being made.
strong Mexican forces have been dis
ttibuted along lines paralleiing cen
eral Pershings positions, both on the
east and west but General Funston
land his officers continued 70 believe
that he could take care Of himself if
the Mexcans did not begin to close in.
Increased caution WAS displayed at
army headquarters today TO keep Sc
cret the movement towards the bor-
der Of the national guardsmen Agents
of the department Of Justice We're
working i'm close touch with the mill
Itary in efforts to learn OF any plot
to interfere with the movement Of
trains. and soldier guards watched
the more important bridges along the
railroads that stretch through tho
southern part Of Texas
Mobilization Nears Completion.
BY the end of the week those in
charge Of the mobilization believe that
it will be almost completed
rhe First Illinois was the First reg
.lmcut to go into camp here and it was
expected by tomorrow the Second and
c,.....,at. ..,.,,,i,t;,,,, o.. UriYat 1.r{Ua ID
commanded by Gen T.. j, Foster,
would be here The seventh, Seven
.ty-first and Fourteenth New York in
fantry passed through San Antonio to-
.dav on the way TO the Brownsville
district other New York regiments
will pass through tonight and army
officials believe 10y Wednesday or
the New York movement
will be completed.
The New York division hcadquar-
tiers will be at McAllen, where auXil-
iary troops aud the Second brigade
made up Of the Seventh, Twelfth and
Seventy-first regiments viii be sta
tioned The First brigade, comprising
tho First, Second and Fourteenth in-
fantry. will be at Mission, and Tho
Third brigade of the Third, sixty
ninth and Seventy-fourth infantry at
Pharr.
Complication Averted
Unwillipgness OF a lieutenant Of the
Eighth cavalry today TO assume re-
sponsibility when In pursuit OF raid
ers near Fort Hancock served to avert
the adding Of another compleXty TO
the international situation
Late reports TO General Funston
told of the raid by eight Mexicans
about flfty-four miles southeast Of FL
paso. Lieutenant Edwin N Hardy Of
the Eight cavalry with a small de-
tachment began the pursuit. He did
not get within range of the raiders,
but followed their trail to point
where it entered the river leading in
the direction OF the Mexican side. The
Mexicans had driven away = few
horses.
The lieutenant reported the Incl
dent, adding that ne did not feel Ike
assuming the responsibility Of follow
ing the Mexicans across the Rio
Grande