Arizona republican., 1916-05-08

ences. II was indicated however. that the only subject seriously discussed was the riad at Glenn Springs.
 There was manifest a tendency to keep the negotiations as secreti9e as possible.
 It became known today that Gen. Ooregon hmself is exceedingly an- xlOus ;hat his agreement with Gen eral Scott be signed at the earliest possible moment.
 The delay however. is due wholly to the Mexican authorities. General Scott remained ready today to pro- cee1.
 General Funston sent to Obregon soon after it's receipt his report on the attack on the American post at Glenn Springs. It was the Mexican minister of wars first intimation of trouble at that point and that it had been caused by Villas men was assumed by him as a matter Of course. The nearest Car fdnza garrison of strength IS that at Oiinaga where there are 900 men. Who was leading the band that made ;he raid General Obregon could not guess.
 The details of the report were dis cussed at the conference and 1t is un- derstood that General Obregon was toid that prompt measurers already were being taken to get more Ameri- can troops into the "big bend" district both for more adequate protection Of the people living there and to punish in whatever way possible the invaders.
 Whether the American troops ac- tua.l' would cross the border into Mexico was not known but it is believ- cd that the possibility that the action taken below Columbus might be dupli- catcd below Glenn Springs was point , ed OCt to General Obregon Whether they will go into Mexico will depend largely on the circumstances they find after their arrival from Fort Clark and from here.
 ! General Obregon and his advisers
 came from their private conference in Juarez win their faces betraying anx- [ lety. It was indicated they had talked Fof- the course they would pursue ir the event another punitive expedition entered Mexico and how to meet tho 1 immediate situation arising out of tn Big Bend raid.
 Throughout his conference Obregoi
 had assumed an air that appeared |,
 indicate that he was counselling con
 'servatve attitude. Later q Mexican official admitted that all effort woul be made to prevent the radical ele l ment from crecipitating a clash be r tween the government forces and tn , Americans in case of their crossing tn , liver. His attitude, he explained, wa rot to offer opposition to secon I entry other than 5y protest. and in tn end to endeavor to adjust the ne I move by the standard Generals Sec c and Obregon have tried to apply
 the first.
 1t became known today that Ger n cral OOregon is having increasing di if ficulty in retaining the loyal cooper; VI tion of some of his military men
 the tentative agreement he has ente tv cd into with the American chief a staff. From General Pershing's colun L. there camc also the news that the J. ID dH ilcIcdSlnB nuflDer or Carran " assertions to Villa leaders. in sor
 cases small attachments of Carran 1t troops passing in a body to Vills l. organization.
 D. Strengthened by these Villas men le Chihuahua were reported to be gat tt ering in greater force than ever 1t. front of General Psrshing's collen d. No disposition to doubt General Pers nd ing's ability to care for himself W re evident at headquarters here but IT. was feared that he might be fore