The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-06
COOL RAIN BRINGS RELIEF ID TROOPERS Wet Season Has Begun
 Along Mexican Border MORE DIFFICULTY Y This Will Now Be to Overcome in Us ing Motor Transportation to Per
 shing's Base-Carranza Troops
 Are Being Mobilized
MORE DIFFICULTY Y

Fl Paso, Tex, July 5.-Rains along this section of the border and over northern Chihuahua today marked the advent of the rainy season and promised increased difficulties in operating the motor trans portation system to the American troops in Mexico
 Army men here pointed out however, that adequate preparations have been made to prevent General Pershing's com mand from running out of supplies
 Todays rains brought relief to thou sands of sweltering national guardsinen from Atlantic states. Many of them went outside their tents and stood in the downpour.
 A number of trains carrying guardsmen reached here today and tonight. The New Jersey troops, consisting of two bat talions of the Fifth infantry and a de- tachment of GA recruits for the First in- fantry, commanded by Col. A. A. Wal raven, were ordered immediately to Doug las, Ariz., for station. The First Fennsyl- vania infantry arrived, with the Second and Third regiments expected to follow quickly.
 MEXICAN TROOPS ACTIVE
 While the National Guard organizations being mobilzed on the American side of the border are being recruited, drilled and equipped to bring them to the highest possible point of efficiency, the Mexican de facto government is taking similar steps with volunteer troops con- centrated <in some of the larger cities of northern Mexico, according to Mexican reports here today.
 These reports indicate that large com mands of volunteers have been mobilized CtI@.l l,,,o T,x11, Do ~rsn1 pHCn rio, Torreon and Durango City, and are being drilled daily while Carranzista re- cruiting agents in those districts have never slackened the activities which be- gan several weeks ago.
 EXHUME SOLDIERS BODIES
 Reports from Mexican sources said that the party sent to exhume the bodies of the American cavalrymen at Villa Anu mada and bring them back to the United States for burial, had begun their work It was pointed out that the aluminium Identification tag which each American soldier wears on cord about his neck, makes possible immediate iden- tiflication. These tags uopn each of which Is stamped the name, regiment and rank of the wearer, were issued to the guardsmen here today.
 A refugee reaching the border today fl iom the Namiquipa district denied ru- Fmors that all of the troops of the Amer ican expeditionary command had been withdrawn to Colonia Dublan. He as- serted that three regiments of cavalry re- main at Ell Valle, the southernmost base which is approximately 200 miles south of Columbus, N. M, adding, however, that there are evidences that a further northward movement is contemplated.
 Eagle Pass, July 5-Advices received here tonight indicated important Mexican troop movements within the past "A hours, including the dispatch of detachments from the army of General Francisco Murguia, commanding the Mexican forces in the northeast, to Sabinas, Allende and Fuente on the main line of the Mexican International railroad. One small body of troops was sent to strengthen the garrison at Piedras Negras opposite here.
 From Allende attachments have been sent to Morelos and Zaragoza to the northwest and from Allende toward Guer- rero to the southeast.
 This disposition is regarded by officers here as founded on sound military pre- cepts. Tt is considered possible, however, that the disposition may have been made because of the known shortage of forage near Monclova.
 Arrivals today from Mexico City report no obvious troop movements south of Monclova According to the travellers, General Gonzales has a large force in the state of Morelos, where he is operat- ing against Zapata, and there is another force concentrated at Puebla.
 According to the travellers no large force was concentrated at Queretaro or that vicinity so far as they could learn.
 The First Maryland regiment of national guardsmen arrived today and joined Ver- mont and Kansas troops in camp here. Less than 1 per cent of the troops con- centrated here are on sick report.