Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-10
NATIONAL GUARD OF
THREE STATES (: CALLED
OUT TO DEFEND BORDER
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the Marathon base this morning
pitched camp 80 miles south, at Hen
dersons ranch.
Captain Casper Cole of the 14tl
Cavalry, who has been making obser
vations along the Rio Grande to de
termine the whereabouts Of Villa ban
dts, came in tonight from ,Boquilles
and made report Of his scouting
work to Col. Sibley.
A long range fight across the Rio
Grande between detachment of Am.
erican soldiers and bandits took place
near !Boquilles yesterday afternoon.
Captain Cole, reporting the fight, said
he did not think there were any
killed or injured. Captain Fox of the
Texas Rangers believed several Mex
leans were hit.
Are Aiding Bandits.
Captain Cole informed Col. Sibley
that there were several large bodies
of bandits operating on the south
side of the Rio Grande. He said he
was convinced there were many Mex
lean sympathizers with the bandits
on the American side, who were co.
operating with them
~ Time to Intervene. g..
Austin, Texas, May 9.-Gov. James
F. Ferguson of Texas, on his return
to Austin tonight, issued signed
statement in which he declared that
now is the proper time for United
States intervention in Mexico to re-
store order in that country, if it takes
ten or fifteen years.
Guard FL Paso
Ell Paso, Tex, May "a battalion
Of the goth infantry, numbering about
$50 men, was moved from TT. Bliss
this afternoon and stationed near
tie stock yards dominating the Mex
lean sections of Ell Paso. The stock
yards are about "a mile from the
river and Juarez. The battalion car.
"ied machine gun equipment.
Two companies of the Goth were sta
toned at the court house and two at
the Union station. All are under the
command of Col. Hasbrouck.
Gen. Bells. troops disposition were
taken, he said, merely for precaution-
airy measures. In view of the tense
situation, it was believed best to leave
no stone unturned that might avert
trouble at this end of the International
Bridge. The troops moved into the
city from Fl. Bliss consisted Of five
troops of the goth infantry, under
command Of Col. Hasbrouck. One
was machine gun company.
All was hustle and hustle around
the private car occupied by Generals
Funston and Scott, following receipt
of news from Washington that the
militia Of New Mexico, Arizona and
Texas, hid been ordered to the border,
ard that three regiments of the reg
ular army would reinforce the pa
troll.
a object to McQuatters
The withdrawal of A. J. McQuat-
ters, president of the Alvarado Min
Ing and Milling Company, from the
Fifth conference was one Of the in
teresiing developments of the day.
Mr.. McQuatters arranged the second
conference ct which Generals Scott
and Obregon drew up their tentative
agreement and has been present at
each subsequent meeting until today
About noon, sub-secretary Amador
called on General Scott in his car,
and informed him that the Mexican
conferees objected TO the presence
of Mr.. McQuatters at another con-
ference.
The discussion between Genera,
Scott and Secretary Amador appear
ed exciting through the car windows.
When the Mexican official left it was
with the impression that his objection
had been overruled.
Late in the day, Andreas Garcia,
Mexican consul in lei Paso, wired
Mexican ambassador Arredondo, at
Washington, to protest to Secretary
of War Baker, against Mr.. McQuat.
ters' taking part in the negotiations.
Nevertheless when General Obre-
gon and Secretary Amador appeared
at General SCOTS car about five
o'clock Mr.. McQuatters was on hand.
| Leaves Conference
Only a few minutes passed before
Mr.. McQuatters came out of the car,
leaving the conference to proceed
without him.
Much speculation was INDUCED in
here regarding the actions of Cover
nor Espinoza, of Coahulla sendins
900 Carranza troops to the Big Bend
district to run down bandits who at