Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18

the recent border raids have created
great excitement in the American col
ony in Mexico City Many Americans
are said 10 be preparing TO leave.
There are approximately loco Ameri-
cans In the Mexican capital and 1900
In and about Tampico. As a measure
Of precaution the destroyer mother
ship Panther and number of de-
stroyers have been ordered to Key
West, ready for a quick dash TO the
relief Of Americans along the coast
II is understood also that other navy
craft are being prepared for cmerg-
ency use, although plans have been
carefully guarded.
Details of san Ignacio Fight.
A message today from Major Gray
OF the Fourteenth cavalry gave fur
ther details of the fight at San fg-
acio between his troops and bandits.
All of the bandits are believed TO have
been Carran2a soldiers at one time or
another, he said, though II was hard
to say how many still were enrolled
as such. A lieutenat blouse was
found; papers on the bodies OF Mexi-
cans bore the stamp Of the Carranza
army and Major Cruz Ruiz. believed
TO be Carranza officer, was cap
tured.
Major Gray picked mp a number Of
rifles and ten bombs, left behind by
the attackers. lie also noted that am-
munition used by his assailants in
,lndnA enft ,.rgal 1nIt.t.
Sole New Troop Movement.
The only new troop movement an
nounced today was orders to an am
bulance company and field hospital
stationed at Fort D. A. Russell. Wyo.,
to proceed to the border Immediately.
A report from Progreso, Yucatan,
received at the state department said
that fourteen American residents In
that section had sailed for the United
States within the last few days. Of
flcials said that departure was due
probably TO the efforts OF consular Of
ficers who are encouraging all Ameri-
can citizens to leave Mexico. No
mention of disturbances at Progreso
or in the state Of Yucatan was men
toned.
No Additional Troops.
After his conference with President
Wilson, Secretary Baker said he had
ordered no additional troops to the
border and that General Pershing had
asked for no reinforeements.
II look for no Immediate trouble
there" said the secretary. THAT sit
uation seems TO be not imminent"
Funston Expects Fighting.
Although the war department had
no report tonight on developments be-
yond the border ut Brownsville. a dis
patch came from General Funston
telling of raid by fifty bandits near
San Benito, Tex. of their repulse by
u detachment OF the Twenty sixth in
fantIy under Colonel Bullard, and of
the crossing of Lieutenant Newman
into Mexico with troopers of the Third
cavalry to pursue the raiders. Gem
cral Funston added, Il anticipate
fighting
No Clash With Carrnnza.
General F'unston's dispatch was not
made public but officials indicated
that It did not go into details regard
ing the situation at Brownsville. Sec
retary Baker was inclined to believe
there had been no clash with Carranza
troops, pointing out that the depart
ments Information contained the pres
ence of only few small Mexican COM
mands in that vicinity
Mr. Bakers conference with the
president lasted more than hour lie
would not discuss 1t afterward.
Baker and scott Confer.
After he left the White House Sec
retary Baker went into conference
with Major General Scott, chief of
staff at the war department. and lat
er Major General Bliss, assistant chief
of staff, and Brigadier General Mills
chief of the militia division, were
summoned. The three officers re-
mained closeted with the secrctarS
until nearly midnight. None of them
would disclose the nature of their
talk, but they are understood to have
gone over very carefully what course
would be pursued in case of a clash
between Carranza and American
troops.
The presence Of General Mills was
taken as confirmation of the fact that
one of the first steps to meet such q
development would be a mobilization
of more national guardsmen at the
border After the conference. Gem
eral scott said no new troop orders
Of any sort had been sent or were
decided upon. When the department
closed for the night no other report
from General Funston regarding the
Brownsville situation had been re- +,
ceived.
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