The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-27
PERSHING is READY TO ACT
General HostiIities May Begin
At Any Time While Diplomats
Are Striving to Avert War
Sentiment Is Bitter in the
Mexican Republic.

Ell PASO, Tex, June 26-Although
the United States and the Republic
OF Mexico ARE theoretically on peace
full terms, the waFlike preparations on
both sides of the border would not in
dicate that such a state of affairs ex-
lists. United States troops are rapidly
moblizing here and at other points
along the Rio Grande while all reports
from the south indicate that the Mexi-
cans are preparing for struggle.
Carrapza troops in North chihuahua
are being concentrated hastily and in
force along the line of the Mexican
Central railroad between Juarez and
: SChihuahua City, according to private
dispatches received
These messages said that eight
troop trains packed with soldiers to
be distributed at points between Villa
Ahumada and Laguma have left the
state capital.
Military men assume from this
movement that in the event of hos
tilities with the United States the
Mexican plan completes the sparing
of no effort to hold the railroad the
main artery of transportation from
the border to the interior
While the Mexican troops are be-
ing aligned along the railroad, other
reports indicated that General Per-
shings expeditionary command. less
than fifty miles to the west has been
down into parallel line extending
up the Santa Maria valley from FL
Vale to Columbus, n Mex Large
Mexican forces are being guarded at
Villa Ahumada and Motezuma, while,
according to reports here, Gen Per
shing has his largest forces at Ell
Vale and Colonia Dublan.
Scouts May Clash.
Between the two lines, which are
each 200 miles long, both American
and Mexican cavalry scouting patrols
are operating.
Apprehension wFs manifested in
both FL Paso and Juarez today that
some of these patrols might clash
and precipitate general hostilities.
With reports that thousands of peo-
pie in Northern Mexico are on the
verge of starvation and that the situa-
tion daily is becoming more acute,
fears were also expressed that some
of the natives might attack an Amer
ican motor supply train in the hope of
obtaining food
A refugee from Mexico City, ar
irving at the border today, said that
at stations in Northern Durango men
and women who no longer had cloth
ing to cover themselves, crowded
about the train and cried for food.
He said they fouglI over bits of
orange peeling which a fellow trav-
eler threw from the coach.
The refugees brought to the bor-
der Mexican newspapers to show to
what extent the anti-American feel
ing is growing. An editorial in La
Reforma. a semi-official paper pub
lisVed in Saltillo. captioned, Blood,
makes a violent attack upon the
United States, its people and its poll
cies. and continues:
above all do not forget that at a
time of national need, humanity is a
crime and frightfulness is a virtue.
Pull out eyes, snatch out hearts,
tear open breasts drink--if you can
the blood in the skulls of the in
vaders from the cities of Yankee.
land.
@In defense of liberty. be a Nero,
be Caligula-that is to be good
patriot
:Peace between Mexico and the
United States will be closed in throes
OF terror and barbarism."