Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-21
Entraining Of First Addi-
tional Troops Will Take
Place Today.
CARRANZA ARMY
IN DEFIANT POSE
Believe War With Carranza
Certain on Heels of
Latest Note.
GAN ANTONIO, Texas, June

CAN ANTONIO, Texas, June
~ 20.-Facing Carranza s de-
fiant army in northern Mexico
there will be stationed along the
Rio Grande within week or ten
days an American force that will
total, it was believed today, al
most seventy thousand men. Gen
eral Funston has requested the
war department to send him as
quickly as possible large part
of the national guardsmen and
advices received late today in
dicated that entraining of the
first troops would be begun to-
morrow. As fast as they arrive
in the south they will be sent to
the stations chosen. A part wiIs
be brought to San Antonio and
held here as reserve, but
LARGO part of them will be within
sight of Mexico when they get
off the trains.
General Funston did not an
nounce how many he has asked
for nor the stations to which
they would be sent, but 1t is
known that he expects more than
division and it was said that
not less than twenty-eight thou
sand would be sent.
Believe War Sure.
Secretary Lansin, S note to
Carranza minister of foreign
affairs was read carefully by
General Funston and members of
his staff.
Those officers familiar with
the temperament Of the Mexican
officials regarded il as a com
munication almost certain 70
sweep aside the barriers holding
apart the two armies Already
the border army, made up OF
troops of the regular establish
ment and the militiamcn of
Texas. Mexico and Arizona, com
prises more than forty thousand.
- The army already patroling
the international line is prepared
to resist any aggression the
Mexican government forces
might make. but it was demon
strated some time ago that II
was not big enough to guard
the long line from Brownsville
to the Pacific, and army officers
never have regarded If as strong
enough to undertake an invasion
in force. General Funston S re-
quest for the guardsmen was for
number sufficient to give ade-
quate protection to the border.
Officers at his headquarters also
felt that with this increased force
operations in Mexico on a big
scale might be undertaken. but
in the event Of Intervention or
any other action making nenes-
sary a general forward move
ment into Mexico, General Fun
ston explained that he would ask
Immediately for the remainder of
the 100000 guardsmen called to
service this week.
Forces stopped.
Army officers ut Dol Rim tofav vvere
Inclined to believe that the Mexican
force that yesterday was moving to-
wards that town had been halted some
distance beyond the border and that
probably the intention to attack the
place had been postponed or abln-
6oned The command of Colonel
Frederick Sibley was strengthened
early today by the arrival there OF
battalion of the Third infantry
Reports continued to indicate that
bandits are operating just sonth OF
the international line AMI that new
incurslons may ne expected at any
time. Reports brought here by ci,il-
ians and made tu army Headquarters
by agents that have been sent into the
country south relate that in all quar-
ters there is manifested reflection Of
the belligerent attitude assumed by