Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-13
Marched Out of Fort Bliss
and Headed West to Take
Up Position
RAILROADS GUARDED TO
PREVENT DYNAMITING
American Consul Telegraphs:
DENY Reports Of Anti
American Feeling
BY H. D. Jacobs.

Omitted Press Staff COrrespOndent)
FL Paso, Texas, Mar. 13.-American
concentration against General Fran
cisco Villa and his followers is in full
swing tnis afternoon.
The Sixth infantry marched out of
Fort Bliss and headed westward, en-
route to somewhere on the border. ="
Other bodies of troops are moving.
Censorship has not yet been estab-
lished over dispatches from the front,
but railroad employees were told they
would be expelled from service if they
gave out information about military OPP
erations. The Sixth is travelling under
sealed orders. From various unofficial
sources it was learned its destination is
believed to be Columbus or Hachita.
The Sixteenth infantry is to follow. 1t
is believed the Sixteenth will 90 to Col
umbus where upwards of 5000 men are
to be concentrated by the time the Or
der to march is received
The date of the Villa hunt remains a
mystery AS details of the thorough
ness with which the expedition is be-
ing plannel become known the impress
sion increases that the moment of start
ing the invasion may be advanced to al
low time for all preLminaries.
If General CarIanza eo-Operates in
the huge manhunt it probably will be-
gin earlier than otherwise. If ne defin-
itely announces his intention to oppose
the expedition it will likely be delayed
so plans may be made for campaigning
against stronger Mexican forces than it
is now anticipated may be encountered.
Some Carrangistas Will Oppose.
Indications are that whatever stand
the provisional president takes, a con
siderable number of Carranzstas might
ultimately oppose the entry of an Amer
lean army into Mexico. The consti-
tutionalist generals uniformly awaited
instructions from Queretaro, where Car
rama has called a special meeting of
his cabinet Meantime the Carranzis-
tas are apparently concentrating along
tie border. 1t is estimated there are
more than 10000 of them in northern
Mexico, and an unusually large number
scattered along the international boun-
Diary.
Military patrols have been establish
ed on all railways passing through FL
Paso, They are closely guarding the
tracks wherever they skirt the Mexi.
can line. Because of troop movements
over these roads it is feared Mexican
svmpathizers mignt dynamite them.
The vanguard of Americans fleeing
from the Mexican interior is expected
here tonight or tomorrow
Troopers of the First cavalry, en-
route to the front from Monterey, Cali.
fornia, will probably encamp at Column
bus, n. NJ.
Nothing Heard of Mormons.
Whereabouts of the American Nor
mons on the way to the United States,
whom Villa threatened to massacre,
still remain a grave mystery. Bishop
Hurst, of tae Mormon church, called on
Carranzsta Agent Gavirl this after.
noon and requested that the settlers be
located and provided with an adequate
escort
General Pershing conferred with Ga
vra at the Mexican consulate. He re-
fused to discuss the session but in
timated his interview was every sat
isfactory' -
Adyices from the state department
declared that Gavira, as representative
Of the de facto government, would be
held responsible for the Mormons safe.