Arizona republican., 1916-06-19
Bandits Dispersed General Parker Promptly Witrus Force
FEARING HOSTILITIES
 PREPARATION IS MADE
 ON BOTH SIDES BORDER
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

,EL PASO, June 1S.-Apparent prep arations were being made on both sides of the international line here tonight for possible hostilities. The Juarez gar rison was reinforced by the arrival of about 100 troops from Chihuahua Clty, while battery of the New Mexico National Guard, 130 men and four 3- inch field guns and the First battalion of the Twentieth infantry, arrived from Columbus, N. M.. to take station at Fort Bliss. Tex. on the outskirts or Fl Paso The battery is the first to cross into another state for duty
 General George Bell, Jr command ing the Fl Paso military district an nounced tonight that in any eventualty the fullest possible protection will be afforded to all law-abiding MeXlcans on the American side of the frontier The announcement did much to qulet the fears expressed by the large Mex ican population of the city, which IS centered on the Rio Grande Tn the southern section. General Bell also re- iterated d public warning to all per sons in Fl Paso to stay off the streets in the event of trouble.
 Added precautions were taken today to prevent the smuggling of ammunl- tion across the Mexican line following the arrest at the international bridge of Luis CorreOn, charged with at tempting to take 2.500 rounds of small arms ammunition across the border in motor cars. Correon. who was taken ! # Nf.T.l f fE4. declined to discuss his case.
 | A heavily loaded passenger train ar '; rived from Chihuahua City today, car l rvine two of the seven Americans who were left in' there and one thousand Mexican refugees from the Torreon dis trict. The refugees said that in their i opinion the Americans remaining IT ! the state are in no danger, their Mex ican friends being amply able to pro tect them. In accord with orders re-
 ceived today from General Obregon il
 Mexico City, none of the MeXican' were permitted to cross the American l frontier.
 Reports from various towns m Chl- thuahua and Sonora indicated that th'
 citizenrv generally is being armed and that a furore of anticipatory eXcitemen prevails throughout northern Mexico
 On the Mexican side of the river to
 night only thirty four men turned 1T
 the citizens drill as compared to three
 score yesterday. Military men her
 continued to express confidence in th' ability of General Pershing's command
 to protect itself in any emergency
 even though private dispatches quoted
 the expeditionary commander as ad
 hitting that the situation is very tense It was pointed out that General Persh ing is prepared to send columns il Eanv direction from his line, despite Gen
 eral Jacinto Trevino's recent ultima tum if he considers his Hanks imper
 lied. The dispatch said also that heav guards have been thrown about d
 American camps in Mexico and tn temporary field headquarters at Colo nia Dublan. 120 miles south of tn
 border.
 The Mexican consulate in Fl Pas will not be closed until word come from the first chief. Consul Andre fTiarcia announced tonight. MT. Garci admitted. however, that he had ser
 his wife and family to Mexico an |. packed his belongings within the pas 24 hours. He said he was following tn
 precedent of Consul Edwards in Juare who last week took advantage of q expired lease to move his home [
 (Continued on Page Three)