The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-07

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receipt of the note or makes any state
ment of what it proposes to do.
Pending a satisfactory answer to its
second and more far-reaching require
ment, the United States will continue
to hurry troops to the border and to
take every step necessary in prepare
ton for the carrying out of its pur.
poses by force of arms.
Any delay incident to new negotia-
lions with General Carranza will be of
inestimable benefit to the United
States should the course of events
cause a general clash between the
United States and forces of the de
facto government, according to army
officers at San Antonio. No similar
advantage would accrue to the Next
can forces, according to those in close
touch with the intelligence department
of the army.
This advantage would consist not
only of permitting the release for ac-
tive service of the $4,000 regulars
guarding the border by substitution Of
national guardsmen, but in the Concen-
tration of supplies for big campaign,
the mobilization of transport, Of tele-
phone facilities and the rehabilitation
of the flying arm of the service.
The activities of the quartermaster
department of the southern division
have been diminished in no way since
the report was received that the Amer
lean prisoners taken at Carrizal would
be surrendered to the American au-
.horities. The department has con-
.inued to arrange for camp sites for
The numerous national guard units not
yet started for the border.
On July l bids were opened for ire
nendous quantities of provisions, in
Guiding acquisitions for 10000 pounds
If beans, $4,000 pounds of rice, 10000
cans of tomatoes. 10000 pounds Of
coffee, 100000 pounds of sugar, $4,000
pounds of prunes, 10000 pounds Of
evaporated peaches, $4,000 cans of
Jam, 100000 pounds of salt and $4,000
:ins of tobacco. 1t is estimated that
he forage for horses and mules used
by the army will cost the United
States nearly $95O,OOO a month, while
approximately $4,000 a month will be
lsed for gasoline.
The pay of officers and men on the
border now approximates $1,SO0,O00
month, but this will be greatly in
creased with the addition Of national
yuardsmen.
Washington.-An immediate break
between the United States and the de
acto government of Mexico has been
lverted by compliance with the Amer
can demand for release of the twenty
:hree troopers captured in the fight
It Carrizal.
It is known that powerful influences
lave been brought to bear on Car
ANA in the past few days to make
lin at least turn over the American
prisoners. Prominent Mexicans in the
United States, as we'll as American
bankers and business interests with
influence in Mexican affairs, have
Hooded the first chief with messages.
They all sent him the same warning
hat the United States government
meant business and that to hold the
prisoners would mean war.
News of the release of the prison
ers, received Wednesday in press dis
patches, brought undisguised relief to
nigh officials 1t was accepted as cor
'ect, although no announcement had
come through official sources. More
over, it was assumed that Carranza,
impressed with the urgency of the
situation, had ordered the captured
,avalrymen started for the border
without waiting for his announcement
Of the action to reach Washington.
Southwestern railroads are sweeping
aside almost every consideration ex-
3ept the successful and expeditions
transportation of United States troops
from the different sections of the coun-
try to the Mexican line.
Commercial business goes into sid
ngs while troop and equippage trains
speed by drawn by the fastest and
most powerful locomotives. The most
experienced trainmen are being placed
in charge and the utmost care is being
taken in all branches of the railroads
Of the Southwest to have everything
go through without a hitch.
Coincident with reports that Car
rama forces have been concentrated
with view to holding the railroads
Of Chihuahua in the event of HOSTILE
ties with the United States, military
authorities at Ell Paso are taking steps
that they say will render them practi.
cally independent of railroads for the
transportation of troops and supplies.
A train of twenty-seven armored mo.
tor trucks, with fuel tank cars and re.
nnir tr11alc arrivad