Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
MILITARY DRILL
BEING GIVEN To
JUAREz CITIZENS
P Precautionary Measures
Against Possible American
Invasion Being Takeni Civil
Guard Is Organized,
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I'll Paso, Tex, June l7.-About
three-score Mexicans reported in
Juarez plaza this evening in response
to a call TO citizens to receive fun mill
itary instruction that they might be
prepared 20 repel invasion in the
event there should be break with
the United States The MeMcans or
ganized civil guard, went through a
few perfunctory military movements
and went TO their homes without fur
ther demonstration.
Numerous rumors were current in
III Paso today that secret organiza-
tons are being formed in Juarez,
whose members are pledged to take
arms in the event of American inter
vention, but these were not confirmed
by Mexican officials
Precautions Taken.
Excitement manifest in El Paso last
night and early today apparently had
abated tonight with the realization
that ever preparation has been made
to protect the city. Persons closely in
touch with the situation apparently
expected no overt act against the
Americans from the Mexicans in this
vicinity Even the arrival Of 400 adj
ditional troops from villa Ahumada,
leighty-three miles south to augment
the Juarez garrison, caused but pass
ing comment
Much interest centered In the num-
ber of destitute Mexicans who are ar
irving in Juarez daily in the hope OF
crossing into the United States to OBJ
tain work Several hundred who ar.
rived today from the Torreon and La
guna districts said Carranza officials
in those districts are giving free
transportation to poor peon families
who come to the border. They point.
cd that in the districts there is q
shortage of food and little or no work
and that the officials feel that the
problem can best he solved in this
way.
Border Patrol Ready.
Gen. George Bell. Jr., commanding
the American border patrol, continued
tonight to keep all officers and sol
diers Of Fort Bliss garrison in Tho
post awaiting amy developments,
but he reiterated the order was mere
" measure of preparedness. Wore
was received at military headquarter'
today that train Of twenty-seVer
motor trucks had been shipped to +
raso to be used in transporting troops
and supplies along the border whcI
necessary.
The state department has author
ment money, If necessary, to get in
dlvidual Americans out of Mexico
Not so much concern is felt over tn,
old-timers who have married Mexican
wives and become more or less Mex
Iicanized, as the mining men down il
the Parral district, who are for thu
most part new to the country.
i Elections in September.
Newspapers from Mexico reprin
Carranza's decree calling for munich
pal elections throughout the republic
on the first Sunday in September
This decree states that no person I
eligible for election who has oppose,
the constitutonalist cause either b.
arms or as an officeholder under hos
tile factions,
An aviation school for civilians a
well as Tor army men will be set a
next week on the parade ground a
Fort Bliss by arrangement with tn
military authorities. Harry Young
blood, an aviator who holds a recor
for bomb dropping, Will be in charg
of the school