The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-18
FUNSTON PLANNING
A QUICK CAMPAIGN
Wireless and Motor Trucks
Bic Factors. With Tru>ty
BurrO Read! 10 Aid.
BASE HOSPITALS READY

SAN ANT'Nto. Ten. March = Pans
Tor conducting the campaign IA Mexico
were announced TODAY. The ten ton
motor truss and ilin,uutlve burro viii
be- utilized as the ir!nc.pal transport
~ hiinE.ug up supplies. The base OF
npera'ious ~ TO b" at Fort sam Hous-
ION. where Major-t;.n. Funston will is
sue commands to field generals and re-
,e!vc their reports hv wireless and tele-
graph. The main base ~ supplies will
ne N columbus. y. NJ. inbrok.n lines
~ communication are t. bs maintained
from columbus to ia" :ruops in the field
.inl between Fort sam Houston ard
Columbus. Border patrols and scouts
"iii b" on guard Night and day TO see
that Gen. Funston can get in touch with
his army ~ a moments notice.
TT" hospital base. quart-rmasicr's
depot, ordnan"" and r"inount stations
Il so ar" IL he at Columbus. There vii,
oc thousands OF mules and horses to
supply troops IN the fold Enormous
Quantities OF cartridges. shells. shrapnei
ard ammunition for artillery vii. II"
stored there. subsidiary hospitals VIII
h" established either al san Antonio ar
Austin. ~ the troops advance field hos
pitaI' and supply bases are to be moved
nearer operations.
Telephone and telegraph lines will sup
PIGMENT the wireless in communicating
between field operations and base. Amer.
lean soldiers ave able to lay u mile q!
telephone ana telegraph line IN twenty
minutes Whenever nee. ssary barh.d
wire fences can b. utilized for wires
ard IN cases of emergency insulated
wires will h" laid upon the ground. Sig
nal CORPS mon can set up wireless sta
tons IN thirty minutes and fash a call
FOR help ,r ask for orders from tire
commanding officer
\ constant stream OF supply trains
viii PASS To and from field operations
and bases of suppv. Munitions. forage.
food. water, Red Cross men and supplies.
surgeons and nurses. are 10 be trans
ported to and from the front In auto'no-
h!los. motor trucks and wagons. mule
and horse drawn vehicles. and on motor
cycles and BICYCLES.
Wherever it is impossible to find good
loads hurro and mule rains will replace
vehicles. \ mule can carry zoo pounds
Of supplies, and fifty mules ompose n
train, There usually are twenty-seven
wagons in a train. eight mules TO a
wagon. An automobil" company Will
consist Of tw-nty-seyen supply trucks
and one repair truck.
American soldiers receiving wounds
in battle viii be brought from field hos
pitfalls to the base hospital in Columbus,
When the wounded are sufficiently re-
covered to ,ravel they will he sent to
subsidiary hospitals at San Antonio or
Austin. 10 remain until they recover and
report for duty.
Success Of the expedition will depend
largely upon tho engineer and medical
.,, The ,,uly - sk.. nVDt,,naro g. IN
prepare roads for passage OF men and
supplies through the mountains n
across the plains. They also vii, he
confronted with the job of building and
repairing bridges to span the avine
and Streams over which Gen. P~ershing's
troops must pass
Nrla will burn bridges. dynamite
roi Is and lay waste wherever possible.
lie knows every foot ~ the ground in
northern Mexico and IL he d,nides 10
conduct guerrilla warfare il may require
months to surround and trap him. Army
officers are confident OF SUCCESS. but none
viii pr,dini how long i. may take 10
c~a''t9re or kill Villa and his followers.
Gen, Funston is taking no chances and
has made elaborate preparations to meet
every obstacle.
The Medical Corps viii have not only
10 comba the diseases Of Mexico but
must see that none OF the streams or
other water supplies have been poisoned
Every pr~acaution will he taken to guard
against troops contracting typhus fever,
smallpox and malaria, Medical ON, ers
WI nnalyzo all milk, water and native
food which the soldiers will consume.
Thousands of cavalry and infantry are
to he stationed near the border as re-
serves and rushed 10 the field OF opera.
tlons on a moments notice as reinforce.
ments
Mcdira' corps men and officers and
men in every arm Of the service are be-
ing assembled at the various army posts
and sent to the front, while recruiting
officers In all parts Of the United States
are endea voring 10 enlist the 1000 men
authorized by Congress to bring the mo-
bile army to a full strength Of 10000
men.