The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-15
TO INVADE MEXICO
 IF IT IS NECESSARY
Army of Three Units, Independ- ent of the Border Control, Would be Sent Across Border in Case of HOStilitieS.
By H. P. Stansbury, Staff Cores pondent of the International News

By H. P. Stansbury, Staff Cores
 pendent of the International News
 Service.
 Fl Paso, May 14.-An army of three units, independent of the border patrol, will be sent into Mexico in case of open hostilities with the Car ranza government.
 Gen. John J. Pershing's force of ap proXimately 1000 men will be di- vided to fill out a skeletonized brigade that will enter from Fl Paso. A third brigade or division will move south either from Laredo or Eagle Pass.
 Torreon, which is the hub from which all railroads in northern Mex ico extend, will be the objective point of the combined forces.
 Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood and Gen. Frederick Funston are likely to have joint charge of operations One will command the base, supplies and com muncations, while the other will di- rect field operations.
 This is authoritatively stated to be the skeleton plan advanced by the War College, the details of which are being worked out by the military commanders here and elsewhere along the border.
 Until needed to reinforce regular troops which aEe to bear the brunt of the campaign, such volunteers as are called to the colors will be util- ized to protect the railroads and gar rison towns.
 Would Drive for Monterey.
 The army that enters on the north eastern end of the boundary will drive first for Monterey. This will give control of all railroads in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamau- lipas, which includes the seacoast con- nections out of Tampico The opera tions in the northwestern will center about Chihuahua City until the start for Torreon is made.
 Plans for a move further south than Torreon will depend entirely, it is said, on the developments from the proposed campaign in the north coun- try.
 The interior of Mexico, south from here, has been as a sealed tomb since Minister of War Obregon left Juarez during the night of Thursday for Chi huahua City. Consul Edwards, who his instructions from Washington to report on the reception given the Mex ican official, has reported his inability to get reliable information.
 Additional Precautions Taken.
 General Bell today admitted addi- tional precautions against the possi- bility of trouble from the Juarez gar rison.
 Company K of the Seventh Infantry was hurried to the Rio Grande and divided into two platoons, each going into permanent camp at one of the two international traffic and foot bridges. Two squads were detailed to guard the approach to Fl Paso at the railroad bridge which crosses the river near by.
 The total river guard for Fl PaSo now includes six companies of infan- try, all in permanent camp close to the bank of the muddy stream.
 Two companies of the Twenty-third Regiment are encamped near the city's stocl, yards. A company of the Twen- teth is posted at Hart's Mills, an other at the shelter above the city, and third west of the big cement plant six miles out of town.
 Provost guards have been doubled, and the electric lighting plant, the water pumping station and the gas house have been garrisoned Doubled provost guards walk in the streets to- night.
 Watch Closely for Poison.
 At Fort Bliss hospital, close watch was kept over the patients returned from the front below Casas Grandes, with symptoms of cyanide poisoning, Instructions in the tests to locate cy- anide in the pools and streams con, tinues.
 Gen. Cruz Dominguez, one of the Villista officers who escaped with few of his followers when the Ameri- can forces under Major Howze at tackled Ojo Azules. has made applica- tion to the Carranza authorities for