Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-02
Senate Military Committee
Would Increase Amount Ap-
proved by House $780,
100000 to Be Total
MONEY NEEDED FOR
GUARD EQUIPMENT T
Chairman Declares Intention
of Putting Responsibility for
Preparedness Upon Con-
greS6} Lansing Wants Fund

washington July with the ad-
iournmcnt of the house tonight over
the Fourth OF July it became highly
inurobable that the crisis between tho
-nited states and the de facto govern
ment of Mexico would come to final
issue before Wednesday at the ear
lest.
Despite growing impatience over
General Carranza's delay in comply
tne with demands that he state his in
tentions toward American troops in
Mexico President Wilson made no
move today toward laying the situa-
tion before congress Officials be-
leve ne will wait some days at least
for a reply TO the note sent week
ago tomorrow, provided there are no
further attacks upon General Per
shing's men in the meantime
Time Limit Lcngthened.
Before the de facto government had
complied with the first demand MADE
IN that note by releasing the prison
ers taken at Carrizal. ii was expected
The president would act within a TINT
limit fixed in his own mind, II there
was no reply or an unfavorable one
The effect Of the release order appar-
entity has been TO lengthen TINS ulhl'
though how much only the president
himself knows.
Under the war department censor
ship. information General Funston OF
the general staff may have as 70
movements OF Mexican troops beyond
the border, was not available. Ru-
mors said Carranza forces were mass
ing around the strip Of territory oc-
cupied by General Pershings men,
leaving open only the well-guarded
road back to the border
The rumored movements OF MeXi-
can troops however appear to be IN
line with the decision General Gar
rama is said 10y private advices to
have adopted. It was predicted that
he would reaffirm his intention 10 all
low no operations OF the American
forces on Mexican soil except toward
the border,
Hostile Act Charged.
II was the order to this effect To
General Trevlno, commanding Chi
buahua state. which gave the present
crisis It's most ominous aspect, Ste-
retarv Lansing has defined the order
as a hostile act and tersely asked tho
de facto government If il desired thal
il should he so construed. On the an
swer to that inquiry hangs whatever
action President Wilson has planned
A few bulletins, written i'm abrupt
military style, were given out during
the day by Secretary Bakers new lnlir
jtary aide, Major Macarthur. IheS
told OF the movement Of various un-
named national guard regiments to
the border, of plans and regulations
under which regular officers Woulu pc
assigned to aid in the training OF state
troops and other matters connected
with the mobilization Of 100000 men
TO reinforce General Funstons INES.
Army Appropriation Increased
In congress. the senate military
committee prepared 10 increase by
probably more than $lO0,000,OO0 the
army appropriation bill as 1t passed
the house The committee now mas
approved increases totalllng $'o'OVO'-
0OO. It is expected that the slS2'OoO,-
OOO measure passed by the mouse ~iII
reach a total Of more than S5Oo'VVV'-
coo when reported to the senate
Among items added today were
$4,000. 600 for The army avlahon
service including provision for
euuipping twelve national guard ava
ton squadrons; St545,490 for the sig
nal corps S12,2O0,OOO for national
guard field artillery and ANN unition