Arizona republican., 1916-03-13
SECRECY STILL THROWN ABOUT
 BORDER PLANS
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Eonwn the fact that the expedition was on it's way just as soon as the news reached him.
 Questioned as to the messages that had come the secretary admitted that there was nothing directly denying reports that the border had been crossed. He sad he had nothing to add to or retraC- from his prev ious statement that General Funston had fully emphasiztd the fact that any steps taken hy the army would be In full recognition of Mexican sov- ereignty
 When President Wilson returns to Washington tomorrow morning after a week -end outing on the yacht May 1 flower, he will take up with Secretary | Lansing at once the note from Gen. l eral CarranZa received yesterday re- questing permission for the de facto 1 government troops to pursue the 1 bandits into American territory should 1 the need arise. Administration off cials anticipate that d prompt answer will be sent to General Carraiza. They believe it will be satisfactory to the defactO government.
 1 All important developments of the day were transmitted to the MayfloW- CT by radio today and tonight for 1 the presidents information.
 i Both the White House and the wal department were again flooded today with offers of service by prospec- | tive volunteers. MT. Baker repeated
 to all inquiries the statement that 1 no call upon the national guard or for volunteers is contemplated
 l The general instructions to General | Funston. it is understood, lay stress | upon the necessity of mpreSSing Mexicans on both sides of the bor-
 der with the fact that the United
 States is interested only in defending it's own borders and that troop move
 ments now in progress as cOntemplat- ed. have no other object lnstruc- tions are explicit it is said. to cap ture or disperse the bandits and re- to United States territory immediately
 Orders calculated to complete in detail every arrangement for the movement of the American forces in to Mexico have been issued by off cers of the general staff. Nothing has
 been omitted in the program recom- mended by General Funston.
 Major General Tasker H. Bliss, chic
 of the mobile army division, informed Secretary Baker today that machinery
 had been perfected to meet any con
 tingency that might arise. Similar
 reports came from the adjutant gen eral, the inspector general, the guar
 termaster general, the surgeon gener al, the chief of ordnance and tn, other divisional officials.
 Every move by the department t' execute the presidents orders ha been clOaked in secrecy. in accor
 dance with General Funston's sug . gestiOn. Sunday was day of activi
 ty for the first time since the mobili l Zation of the army on the Mexican
 border two years ago. Secretar
 Baker spent the day comforting wit 2 officials of the general staff. Direc l tedegraphic communication betwee 5 the department and the border wa
 established.
 , Officials reiterated expressions c l confidence that the forces alread
 along the border would be sufficien to carry out the campaign. It wa Q said that no additional orders fo
 troops to proceed to the border woul
 be issued, at least for the present. Tn t three cavalry regiments ordered sout would constitute the only movement ( f troops from the interior posts unles