Evening star., 1916-05-12

! IttsoN' Ar1z.. Way 1S.-Mexican
bandits are reported to have raideA
and burned the town of LochieI. on
of NogaIes. today.
Ell PASO, Tex, May 1e.-Acting no
longer as diplomatic agents. Gen. Hugh
L. Scott, chief of staff of the United
| States Army, and Gen. Frederick Fun
| ston. commanding the Southern De-
| partment, will leave at 1890 tonight.
Gen. Scott will go to Washington with
out delay and Gen. Funston to San An
| tonic to direct the mobilization OF mi
| litia and regular troops that have been
! ordered to the border. Gen. Obregon
! started south before daybreak.
| BY the transfer of the questions they
| have been debating for two weeks with
Gen. Obregon, Mexican minister of war.
| to diplomatic channels, Gen. Scott and
| Gen. Funston now are concerned only
1 with the military aspect of the situa-
1 tion.
| Gen. Funston was in communication
| with Gen. Pershing and Col. Frederick
/ w. Sibley, commanding the forces near
Boquillas, today, but IL was understood
that neither the heavy column in Chi
huahua nor the small force stretched
across the border into Coahuila wouid
| assume aggressive attitudes at present
| Unless action is forced by the Mex
| leans, the American army probably Will
| make no forward move while negotia-
| tions between Washington and Mexico
/ City are being conducted. Active prep
arations along the Arizona-New Mex
| ico-Texas border will be made. how
ever, and Gen. Funston expects to
strengthen all points that might be OBJ
jectives of rading parties. The fresh reg
ular troops will be distributed along the
! border almost Immediately after their
/ arrival al their temporary stations, but
some time will pass before the militia
| will be utilized. The guardsmen from
| the three states are being mobilized
at Douglas. Columbus and San Antonio.
where they will be mustered into serv-
ice and drilled for field service.
Protective Patrol in Chihuahua.
COLUMBUS, n. NJ, May 12.-Reports
unverified at military headquarters
that American troops are being with
drawn from San Antonio, Mexico. and
other advanced bases, gave rise today
to a belief in some quarters that de-
velopments look toward a protective
| patrol of northern Chihuahua.
| Supporting this contention is the
|
| been concentrated at San Antonio back
| seventy miles to Namiquipa. 1t IS
| known also that Gen. Frederick Funs-
| ton has expressed his belief that the
present line Of comnunication Is too
! long to be maintained properly.
Final arrangements for the concen-
| tration of the New Mexico National
| Guard were completed here today. The
| first companies probably will arrive
| from Deming and Silver City before
night. With the announcement that
/ the militia is to be brought to war
| strength for the mobilization Capt.
! James Walsh. chief of ordnance of the
base, has prepared the additional equip
| ment necessary.
! U. S. Asked to Aid Officers.
! SAN FRANCISCO. May 12.-Efforts
We're made here today to inerest the
| United States government in securing
| the freedom of four officers of the
| burned American power schooner Cen
eral Mariscal, reported held in prison
J at Acapulco by the Mexican authori-
ties.
The Mariscal was destroyed April IL
in Acapulco harbor. All of the crew were
arrested by the port authorities, but later
all were released except four-Alfred
Brew. purser: VIII Wig, first mate:
George La violette. chief engineer. and
Frank Horn. first assistant engineer
! Horn and La Violette were guarantee en-
gineers in the employ of the United En-
gineering Works here and We're put on
the Mariscal by the concern to handle
new engines.
The wives of the two engineers have
telegraphed United States Senator j. ID.
Phelan declaring they believed their hus-
bands were in danger or being executed
and asking that the United States gov
ernment take steps to protect them.
The United Engineering Works has taken
the matter up with the Navy Depart
ment.
Whole Situation Where It Was.
The situation is almost exactly where
ii stood before the conferences began
The Mexican government still insists
on the withdrawal of Gen. Pershing's
columns upon a certain date and want;
that date to come quickly. 1t is known
that Gen. Obregon has been willing to
make concessions in order to reach an
agreement with the American con-
ferees. He has been overruled, how
ever. by the first chief, Venustiano Car
ranza. and his advisers. After prac-
tically conceding the demands of the
American conferees he was compelled
to reverse his attitude.
The end of the negotiations came
after two conferences had been held.
The first began at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning and lasted until 1 pm.
when a recess was taken until o'clock
to permit Gen Obregon to keep a lunch
discussions were renewed. After two
hours and a half, however. they were
brought to an end. Gen. Obregon, ac-
companied by Juan n. Amador. Mexi-
emerged from the private car occupied
by Gems. Scott and Funston. naked