The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-01
~ Thousand Foes Crowd
Americans. Who Must Move
Only North or Fight
ORDER MEXICANS BRAC
4 TREVINO'S STRATEGY
llexican Commander at No
Ales Yesterday Wanted to
Arrange Stage Setting for
First Border Battle
~ II. n. srANsRuRY.

N PAxo. Texas. June 3o;--CarranSa
E1Heops are still assembling in forces of
ESnenacing proportions one the south.
e4At and west OF General Pershng's
main positions at FL Vale and Colonia
yOnblan.
aENMsA Mexican column estimated at 1900
N1ou IL reported at Guzman. on the
&Aet and just forty miles south OF
SEotunnbus.
xenight endcayoring TO locate the posi-
II iOns OF similar force which Is said
Xt0 have slipped through the passes
sl0f the Sierra Madeira Mountains from
Eonora. Samtquipa and all positions
no the south which have been evacu-
kked BY american comma ftaef have
Shesn garrisoned and strongly fortified
NV the Mexicans.
The sum of this situation LIS that
I General porshin& has been forced. by
.a4he delays In dealing with First Chief
S1sarHanza. into q position where his
4l4ttle army OF i5.ago is likely TO be-
1ttacked At any iturr from three sid as
SsNx Il force Of not less than ao.eo0,
AS iii he raoyes IA any direction except
the roffh as CarranEa has ordered.
must fight
H Aef Military Secrets.
sas Theas s.9esnot military secrets They
a6rc facts known to every inteli gent
a4fexfraa on the border and they hrag
about the successful strategy of Gem
Nral TFevinp al every opportunity. The
. Mexiean commanders along The ber-
DEF are convinced that there is Roiu
No be war and are masking active prep
zxratsoDs FER II Their attitude is that
MI President Wilson does NOT take the
anifiative on the strength ef what has
sAlready happened they will make some
@aHurE- shHt VITA force h.s hand
y rhreugh bout the northern States
I there is a disposition to publicly be-
41fttle the effort Of the hrst chief to
flrcfcng the diplomatic controversy be-
&ee<n Washington and Mexico CITY
w NoSales today the Mexican COM
Anfer, General Norzs Garayea. was
eager 10 start the hghtinx that he
S1led upon the American commander
4Es4aonei w. H. sagae. to make arrange
NJ euts for the first battle. The meetine
4Sfna held In the American consulate on
Tie American side of the border. Col
&&1nnl Eagae advised the Mexican officer
3V4 await instructions from this gov
36&ament saying that ne intended to
<&alow such course unless fired upon
<om south OF the border.
SE Cavtrn Comes to Life.
m Iuarex the feeling has not re-
Hed. General Gabriel Gavirn. once
0ported as killed BY an order of Min
t6tof OF War ohregon. has returned
1S1thout his former friendly smile. He
Nno announced that his instructions
ri to resist with all the strength OF
xNf2 force any effort to take the town
make use OF the railroads terminal
there. The cavalry horses and par.
the equipment OF the prisoners taxi
~ CArrisal were delivered to Gen
%&a1 George Bell. Jr.. during tho day
~ animals, twenty-five In number
- eraanoiatsA and in bad condition
neaily. Several OF them had been
5kad BY Mexican bullets. but none
- seriously wounded.
- complete list OF equipment
I EaeA Ii 70 the American authorities
a1ditton 10 tho horses was - fol-
NJ; Twenty-one saddles twenty
HE blankets. six siickera twenty
Ho4 rifles. ave automatic revolvers
80 thousand cartridges, two pack
AIDES and twenty blankets
The stock Of one Of the rifles had
S6A shot away and the barrel OF
SoGhAr was missing. One OF the
+ 63omatics bore tell-taie stains, indi-
xing that Il was not dropped until
u the owner had been wounded
Dead Have Been Interred.
j{38o bodies OF captain Boyu and
9kenant Adair. with the remains
several Of the soldiers have already
d G&6aA inferred In the cemetery near
HIM Ahumada. according to Robert
abr. the ranch owner. General
made a formal request to Mext-
4 Consul Garcia yesterday for per-
fen to bring the bodies TO the
1@44 States. Garcia replied that such
tteeton must be obtained from Gen
Trevtno at Chihuahua, but volun-
~ TO transmit the request to Ire
m Mexican commander has ignored
fAquest. according to the American
I&ary authorities
Merey Meets Troopers.
E&nAtAettc scene was enacted at Fort
Captain Lewis Morey. Of the
1tod Troop X. held reunion with
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