Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-06-22
MEXICAN FORCES
CONCENTRATE At
RAILROAD POINTS
Native Troops Apparently Make
Preparations to Resist Pos
sibIe Advance of American
Soldiers,

soldiers, i'll larger numbers than ever
noticed before, are being coucen-
trated AT points along the railroad
leading from the border here to Ma
cozari T5 miles south, according TO
the statements of American mining
men arriving here today from FL
Tfgre, Moctezuma and other points in
Sonora south of here.
The Mexican forces. according to
the arrivals. apparently were making
every preparation to resist possible
advance along the railroad BY soldiers
of the United States in the event of
hostilitles. Many of the score or more
of Americans who arrived from the
mining camps of Sonora were search
ed three or four times by Mexican Of
fieers before reaching the border.
Mining Man Held.
AS Esqueda, where those en- route
from I'll Tigre awaited today's train
for Aqua Prieta, one mining man who
carried a revolver and three boxes of
cartridges was placed under guard
until the arrival of the train, II was
said. The Mexican officers then es-
eorted him to the train.
The Mexican officials took especial
care to show courtesy toward the re-
fugees at several points along the
route to the border where all baggage
was carefully inspected, according 10
the Americans arriving on the one
train TO Aqua Prieta today.
Most Americans Depart.
Sixteen American employees remain
ed at the FL Tigre mines yesterday
when the majority of the employees de-
parted, but they were to leave there
today In two automobiles and were
expected to reach here tonight or to-
morrow A few citizens of the United
States remain at scattered camps
south of the railroad, but most of
them were expected to reach the bor-
der within a day or two
As the Americans were coming
forth, they stated they passed large
numbers of Mexican families making
their way toward the interior of So
nora. Some were travelling in wagons,
others on horses burros and mules
and still others We're walking, carry
ing their bundles Of bedding and fol-
lowed by a nondescript variety of
dogs.
Mexican Families Return.
During the day a number of MeXi-
can families crossed to Aqua Prieta,
opposite here. with their belongings.
Some remained in the Mexican town
and others went to Nacozari Frontier
rs and other towns on the afternoon
train,
A number of Mexican employees at
the two smelters here quit work today
md crossed to the Mexican side of
the line
Representatives of the smelters
stated, however, that only compafa-
lively small number of the Mexican
ty of them were those who had come
here recently from Mexico and had
left their families behind.
Mining Employees Arrive.
Approximately 100 MeXicans, in
Guiding a dozen or more women, ar
rived here today from Mexico. Most
Of them We're employees of the mines
and il is said a majority would return
10 Sonora after purchasing supplies.
Following the example of the
United States officials, Mexican Gus
toms guards at the border gate here
halted all persons crossing to the
American side today and scrutinized
closely all baggage.
Hay for Horses is Passed.
United States soldiers on patrol
duty at the gate allowed 169 bales of
hay to cross to Aqua Prieta for the.
horses of Mexican cavalry. However
the consignment WAS not allowed to
pass by the soldiers until the com
officer sent his approval.
The Mexican population Of towns
south of the Nacozari railroad were
not generally informed of affairs be-
tween the American and Mexican gov
ernments, according to persons reach
ing here from those points and no
demonstrations of any kind had oc-
cured when they left.
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