Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-04-01

to preclude the possibility OF armed
Intervention in Mexico The state
ment follows:
I'm order to remove any misappre-
hension that may exist either in the
United States or in Mexico. the Presf
dent has authorized me to give in his
name the public assurance that the
military operations now In contempla-
tion by this government will be scrup-
ulously confined to the object already
announced, and that in no circum-
stances will they be suffered to in
fringe in any degree upon the sover-
eighty of Mexico or develop into in
tervention of any kind in the internal
affairs of our sister republic. On the
contrary, what is now being done is
deliberately intended to preclude the
possibility of Intervention
The departure of General Pershing
means that the headquarters of the
main expeditionary force has been
shifted from here to Columbus, where
nearly 1000 troops, representing the
three arms of the service, artillery,
cavalry and infantry, have been con-
centrated This force practically has
completed it's equipment and accumu-
latfon of supplies and is approaching
campaign form.
simultaneously with the departure
OF General Pershing and his staff, it
was learned from a high military au
thority that Villas raid on Columbus
was not as barren of results to the
bandit chief as was at first supposed.
He is now known to have captured at
least ninety-two cavalry horses. which
he drove before him safely across the
border.
1900 Troops Are on Border.
Columbus, N. M, March 14.-Ap-
proximately $4,000 troops with forty
eight mountain and field gun batteries
were on the border tonight between
Douglas, Ariz., and Ell Paso, line
about 200 miles long. A little more
than one-third of this force is cavalry.
Carranza Issues Manifesto.
Mexico City, March 13.-Generaf
Carranza tonight issued a manifesto
to the nation declaring that under no
circumstances would the Mexican gov
eminent grant the right to the United
States to violate Mexican territory by
sending an armed force in pursuit of
Villa without consent and the. recipro7
cal privilege being first obtained and
admitted
General Carranza says in his mani
festo:
81 am sure that I interpret in this
matter the national sentiment and that
the Mexican people will comply in a
dignified manner with their duty, be
the sacrifices what they may, to Sus-
tain their rights and sovereignty if
unfortunately this drags US into a war
"a war which the United States can
never justify. We will not be respon-
sible for the disastrous consequences.
Upon the heads of the traitorous Mex
leans who within and without this
country have labored to produce this
result will fall the memorable justice
of the people"
Headquarters shifted.
Ell Paso, Tex, March 14.-Brigadier
General j. ]. Pershing and his entire
staff left here late today for Columbus.
General Pershing went ON a special
train. leaving his personal baggage to
be sent after him.
Villa Splits Force.
Columbus, N. NJ, March 13.-Re-
ports which multiplied here today
stated that Francisco Villa is disin-
tegrating the force of 1900 to $500
men whom he used to support or to
make the Columbus raid last Thurs
day.
Villa Chase a Long One.
San Antonio, Tex. March 1--we
do not ourselves know just when the
expedition that will search for Fran
cisco Villa will start into Mexico. al
though, of course, it will be soon. 1t
will go forward just as soon as a suff-
Gent number of men with an adequate
commissary can be organized. 1t will
not be held back, however, until all
the troops now ordered to the border
have arrived"
This was the statement today of
Major General Frederick Funston
while he was outlining at Fort Sam
Houston, southern department head
quarters, as closely as military exped-
iency would permit, the campaign that
Constitutionalist leader.
There is no use going at this thing
half-cocked. The task ahead of us will
be a long and arduous one," he added.
President Acts Promptly.
Washington, March 11.-American
troops were ordered across the Next
can border today by President Wilson
dts dead or alive.
Under the direction, if not actually
the leadership of Major General Fun
ston, who ended the Philippine insur-
rection by taking Aguinaldo single