The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-28
BORDER IMPLANTED
 BY NEWEST OUTRAGE
Parker Raid Demonstrates Anew Carranza's Futility
TREVINO IS PREPARING
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 Fl Paso, June 27.-Excitement here over the Mexican controversy was renewed tonight with the receipt of news of a new bandit raid across the border near Hachita, N. M, resulting in the murder of William Parker, an American ranch man, and his wife.
 The general sentiment seemed to be that the incident demonstrated anew the inability of the Carranza government to offer any protection to the American iron tier and would serve to bring matters to head quickly
 Military authorities doubted that the marauders, who are believed to have been members of band of stock thieves known to have a lair in the fastnesses of the Sierra Madres, south of the New Mexi- can border would be overtaken before they crossed into Mexico. pointing out that the ranch is only four miles from the line.
 WOULD CROSS BORDER
 Officers of the American border patrol had been unable to learn tonight whether any of the. cavalry attachments ordered in pursuit had crossed the border be- cause of the isolation of the district The belief was expressed, however, that if the troops had discovered the raiders trail, they followed them into Mexican territory. It is not believed. however, ir the event that they have crossed the border, that they will encounter any Car ranza troops, all available reports here indicating that the larger Mexican forces have been concentrated east and south of the district in Chihuahua and westward of it in Sonora.
 Mexican reports tonight indicated that General Trevino, commanding the Car ranza army corps of the north, has prac- tically completed disposition of his troops in preparation for possible hostilties with the United States. The command, the strength of which is variously esti- mated, from 25,00O to 10000 men, has been distributed along the two railroads of Chihuahua, the Mexican Central and the Mexican Northwestern, and in the Santa Maria river valley, in such a way as to menace the American line of com munication and present an obstacle to a possible American drive toward Chihua- hua City. For more than a week troops have been concentrated in force at strat- egic points north of Chihuahua City, along the line of the Mexican Central, running directly south from Juarez. Prepara tions 10 oppose any American attempt to use the Mexican Northwestern railroad, which extends in a sweeping semi-circle, the arc of which bends to the west of Juarez, through Casas Grandes, Madeira and Santa Ysabel to Chihuahua City, also have been made by the stationing of large forces at Bustllos and Guzman. At each place several thousand men are said to be encamped. the palpable ob- ject 1t Guzman, about 50 miles southwest of here, being to block any effort to use the road to transport supplies from the border to General Pershing's column and that at Bustillos 70 miles west of Chi huahua City, to prevent General Persh- ing dispatching troops by rail to take the state capital
 POSTED IN CANYON
 Several thousand soldiers. including some artillery. are said to be bivouaced in the hills above the Santa Clara can yon, about 20 miAs east of Namiuuipa their guns commanding the canyon through which passes the wagon road south toward Chihuahua from General Pershing's chain of bases.
 / To offset these maneuvers, General Pershing has gathered at Colonia Dub- Ian more than 200 motor trucks with which, in an emergency. he can trans port infantry across country rapidly. The line of communication has been shortened. the southern base being al Ell Valle. about 200 miles south of the border. Mexicans travelling over the motor truck trail in the zone occupied by the Americans are subjected to the most rigid examinations and the AmerI- can fleet of aeroplanes recently sent south from the base are making daily reconnaissance flights. The Mexican de facto government still has hopes, how ever, that the problem will be solved by the withdrawal of the American forces from Mexico, according to a tel egram received today at the local con- sulate from Mexico City. It pointed out that "a very favorable impression" had been produced by General Trevino's report of the withdrawal of the puni- tive forces from Bachinova and San Ge- ronimo and added the conclusion gen. erally drawn from General Trevino's report was that the Americans acted under orders to return to the border for patrol duty in their own territory.
 "It is the opinion here" the dispatch continued, that had proper vigilance been used and warnings needed, bandit raids could have been minimized or al together prevented"
 INDlAN0 WILL RISE
 Other dispatches to Consul Garcia from the capital said that If the Amer jeans attempt to invade Mexico they will find opposing them 45,0O0 full blooded Indians. "direct descendants Of the forces that four centuries ago re- sisted the march of Cortez"
 Indignation is felt in official cir cles over a report from Mazatlan that an American war vessel entered tho harbor there and neglected to give the customary salute" the message con- cluded Tt is to be hoped explanations will be offered"
 It was rumored here today that American troops had clashed with Car ranzistas in the Santa Maria river valley. east of Colonia Dublan, and that number of Mexican prisoners had been taken to the American field head quarters. The reports were denied to- night by both American and Mexican authorities here and reports from the expeditionary base at Columbus said no prisoners were being held in Dub Ian.