Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-21
MAY EXPECT
NEW, NOTE FROM
CEN. CARRANzA
State Department Officials Are
Officially Notified to This
Effect.
THINK NOTE WILL
BE VERY FRIENDLY
Carranza May Propose the Fran,
ing of a Definite Under
standing.

that it might expect soon a new note
from General Carranza regarding the
| border situation. Indications are that
| it will be a friendly measure. and it
is thought possible General Carranza
may propose the framing Of a definite
| understanding along the lines Of the
unwritten agreement reached by the
military conferees at Ell lPaso be.
tween Generals Scott. Funston and
| ObregOn.
Should this forecast be borne out
the delicate situation created by Gen.
Carranzas request for withdrawal of
American expedition would be clos
ed incident.
Attitude Undergone Change
Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico
City reported today that the attitude
of officials of the Carranza governr-
ment had undergone decided change
within the last few days.
| Officials here believe the change is
directly due to Gen. Obregon's report
of his discussion with the American
chief of staff and border commander.
Gen. Rodgers reported that Mexican
officials now felt the critical stage
resulting from the Columbus raid had
passed. ,.
The determination Of the Carranza
government to reopen diplomatic ne
gotiations for a formal protocol prob
ably explains its delay in instruction
to Elisio Arredondo, it's ambassador
here, in regard to negotiations over
the request for Withdrawal which
! has been handled as a aseparate ques-
tion. Mr.. Arredondo asked for such
instructions Immediately after the bor-
der conference adjourned.
Moved to Bio Bend District
Movement of the 9Th Cavalry from
Columbus, N. NJ, to the Big Bend dis.
trict where their announced objective
is reinforcement of the border patrol,
was begun tonight.
The censorship was clapped tight
ly down at Columbus, but from Of
ficials of the Ell Paso and Southwest
ern Railroad it was learned that load
ing of the troopers and their mounts
on four special trains began this af-
ternoon. The first train out of Colum'
bus left for the east about nightfall.
From El Paso, the 9Th will be trans.
ported to the Big Bend over the Gal
veson, Harrisburg & San Antonio Il.
r. The entire detachment should de-
train at Marathon, Texas, by Monday
morning. From there it faces a 95
mile ride to Boquilles, it's point of
distribution.
The fresh activity of the Columbus
censor was. not clearly understood
here. Military observers conjectured
however that it might have connec-
ton with further movements north
ward of units of General Pershing's
expeditionary force. This belief was
strengthened by the announcement Of
General Gavira, Carranza commander
in Juarez, that he had been informed
large bodies of American troops were
mraching northward past Cases
Grandes.
Army men professed to see in the
new movement an intent far more
reaching than the strengthening of
the border patrol.
Close to Col. Sibley
Major General Langhorne and two
troops of the Sth cavalry, he led one
hundred and thirty-five miles south
of Boquilles in pursuit of the bandits
at Glenn Springs, were fifteen miles
from the camp of Col. Sibley today.
Col. Sibley reported he had gone in.
to camp forty miles south Of the bor-
der. and would wait there until Major
Langhorne came up with the entire
force.
General Funston today asked the
War Department for four coast artil-
lery for duty. The border line from
one end of the Bend" to the other
is $50 miles lOng
Troops Reported withdrawn.
News that regiment of American
troops have been withdrawn from
Mexican soil was received with de-
light here. General Jacinto Trevino,
who arrived in chihuahua City today,
to take charge of the campaign
against the bandits of Chihuahua and
Coahuila, declared that he will be
able speedily to eradicate the bandit
menace. He said he hoped Ameri-
cans would not misconstrue the
northward movement of his troops.
MANY Unfit For Service.
Physical inspection of the New
Mexico National Guard, which is rap
idly nearing completion, has disclos-
ed that approximately SO per cent
Of the militiamen examined are unfit
for service, it was announced tonight.
As . result mastering officers predict
ed that not more than two battalions
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