The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12
INFANTRY TO KEEP RAILROAD OPEN.

1t Is supposed the infantry will be
used TO keep the railroad open, the en-
gineers to make repairs to the road and
the cavalry and artillery to cooperate
with similar commands to enter Mexico
from Columbus and Hachita, n. NJ, in
an effort to surround villa.
The aeroplane squad from San An
tonic is reported TO have been ordered
to proceed at once to Columbus. II Is
believed It will start at once doing
scouting duty. From authentic sources
1t Is believed Brig. Gen. James Parker,
commanding the First Cavalry, will
have charge OF the military expedition.
He Is expected to come to FL Paso In
a short time.
Quiet prevailed along the border yes
terday and today. At Columbus il was
reported that two raids had been made
on American ranch houses, but II Us not
believed any Americans were killed The
situation at Columbus remains UNI
changed. Several bands of armed SOL
diers were seen near the line, but the
arrival In the Palomas district of IS.
Carrauzista soldiers has resulted I'm the
bands retreatlng into the interior.
Patrol Maintained.
A strong patrol In maintained along
the border day and right. United States
troops are on the alert to guard against
any attempt OF villa bandits to resume
their raids.
In lei Paso there were no disorders
One hundred and nifty additional police.
| men were sworn in to guard the city
and the provost guard has been prac-
tically doubled.
Carrnnza's attitude toward the United
to General Gavra, commandant al
Juarez. General Gavlra stated today he
had not received word from the Next
can government relative to the crisis
! but added that General Gutierrez. mill
tary head of the state of Chihuahua
would arrive at Juarez on a special
train today for a conference.
In reply TO the question as TO whether
General Pershing will he party TO the
| meeting, the general answered In the
PERSONAL. He was quick to deny, how
ever, the report that the Mexican popu
| lace took hostile view of President
| Wilson's position.
Will Cooperate With L. s.
81 have the greatest faith in AIR
| Wilson's disintercstedness and friendly
motives. and l. am quite as positive
that General Gutierrez shares my view
We shall he glad to cooperate with tho
| United States"
Inquiries among we'll informed MeNi
cans in Juarez showed that the idet
| OF American troops on Mexican soil II
not altogether welcome. One MeNlcaI
| in an official position spoke suardedlA
OF tho affair, but expressed his feelings
| in this form:
I've are now placing large forces II
the hel dagainst villa. and | hope W.
4 can dispose of him before the American
| troops cross the border. 1t would b,
much better from the Mexican view
point to let us finish him ourselves
! Then there would be no possibility o
any clashes or Observation-Disclosures"
There Is an unveritied rumor In Juare
that the garrison has wired Genera
Carranza a threat TO revolt against hin
IL he permits American troops to ente
| Mexico.
Villa Reported at COrralistOs.
General Bertani. who Is leading tn
outposts closing in on Villas position
from the north. has telcgraphed tn
Juarcg commander that Villas marc
from Columbus had been made in
southeTly direction. and that scout