Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-30
To Release Bodies of Dead.

At the request of Gen. George Bell
jr., commanding the Ell Paso military
district. Mr.. Garcia today made prelimi
nary arrangements for the return, at
the expense of the American govern
ment, to the United States for burial of
the bodies of the American soldiers kill
ed at Carrizal. No accurate figures on
the dead are available, but the missing
number is fifteen, and 1t is belleved all
were killed.
Reports from points west along the
border reaching Ell Paso today indicated
a considerable anti-Mexican feeling as
a result of numerous forays from the
Mexican side upon isolated ranches. cul-
minating in the murder of William
Parker and his young wife, at their
ranch southwest of Hachta, \. NJ. Sew
eral persons of Mexican origin have
complained to civil and military au-
thorities that they had been mistreated
by posses of cowboys in that vicinity
Every preparation had been made to-
day for the arrival of the National
Guard organizations ordered to Ell Paso,
and it was expected that the first of
these troops would reach here some
time tomorrow.
Guardsmen Move to Border.
SAN oNToNIo, Tex, June 30
While thousands of National Guards
men were iHoHiib eoudS to"dTu DOTueT
stations. extraordinary precautions
were being taken to prevent the exact
routings and schedules of the numer-
Gus special trains from becoming
known.
Gen. Funston was instructed to exer-
cisee the utmost precautfon in conceal
ing details of the mobilization and
general managers of all railroads
carrying troops were requested not to
make public the movements of trains.
1t was explained at Gen. Funston's
headquarters that the unusual meas
ures were not taken to prevent the
news of Just where the American
troops would be stationed from reach
ing Mexicans, but to render more diff
cult any attempt that might be made
to wreck one of the trains.
Secrecy Regarded Essential.
Information obtained by the intell-
gence officers has indicated that such
an attempt might be made Train
wrecking, either by the removal of
rails or by the use of dynamite, is so
common to warfare in Mexico that the
general staff at Washington and the
military authorities here regarded as
almost essential such secrecy of move
ment.
1t was hoped at Gen. Funston's head
quarters that the greater part of the
tTOOpS now UIoSiDS "OulQ De on the
border by Saturday night and that
early in the coming week such dispo-
sition would have been effected as to
render available for prompt action the
heavily reinforced army along the in
ternational line.
Reports th>t a strong Mexican force
had Interrupted Gen. Pershing's line of
communication were denied
Communication Not Cut.
COLUMBUS. N. NJ. June so.-scoutine
detachments sent to investigate reports
that Carranza cavalry were concen-
trating in large numbers near Guzman.
have informed Gen. Pershing that there
is no cause for apprehension, according
to news received here today They
found no evidence that the Mexicans
were preparing to cut the American
line of communication. The garrison
at Guzman. they said. had been some
what increased by cavalry arriving
from the south.
Officers here said today that Cen.
Pershing's line of communications was
entirely open. They denied a report
that truck train bound from Coll,m-
bus to Colonia Dublan had been turned
back last night through fear of a Mex
lean force of 1000 men. They said
that no truck train had left Coiu mhus
and that none was then ready to leave.