Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-14
Columbus Is Transformed Into.
a Military Camp With $500
Men Of All AIMS on Ground.
and More Coming,
IMMENSE QUANTITIES
OF SUPPLIES ON HAND
Twelve Mountain Guns Ready
for Expedition and Aero
planes Are Reported en-
Route From San Diego,

fuF MOANING lcuHNsL SPECIAL Lftsfp HiHrl
Columbus. ~ NJ. March l3.-Gcn-
orai Pershlng arrived tonight from
/ IN Paso. II Is understood he is to as
sumo immediate command Of troops
already concentrated here for tho
punitive expedition against villa into
Mexico. Commands now on the
ground muster approximately $500
men. Several other commands are
expected, the plan apparently being
to make the column to move out OF
Columbus the main unit Of the eype-
dictionary force with field wireless
ana aeroplanc equipment.
Organizations now on the ground
arc eight troops Of the Thirteenth
cavalry, with the first squadron en-
route from Maria. Tex. and other
border points east, the Sixth and Six
tecnth regiments Of infantry and
three companies Of the first battalion
OF the Twentieth infantry.
Twelve Mountain Guns.
Batteries A, b and c. composing
twelve mountain guns of the Fourth
field artillery, Battery G of the sixth
field artillery, field wireless organi-
cation. field hospital and ambulance.
II was reported tonight that In addi-
ton TO the First Ninth, Tenth and
Eleventh. regiments OF cavalry two
squadrons of the Twelfth would be
dispatched here at once Another re-
port stated that three aeroplanes were
en- route here from San Diego. Cal.
General Pablo Bertani, who Is COM
mandng the garrison Of 1000 Car
ranza troops at palomas, six miles
south Of the border, today notified
American military authortcs that he
expected TO call on General pershlng
for a conference.
10000 Troops on Border.
Approximately $4,000 troops with
forty-elght mountain and field gun
batteries were on the border tonight
between Douglas. Aria, and El Paso,
a line about 200 miles long A little
more than one-thIrd Of this force was
cavalry.
From a camp of a few hundred
men. Columbus over night and today
grew to military establishment with
indications that about 1000 men arc
to he concentrated here Immediately.
Three Columns Likely.
Officers here talked of march
straight southwark In pursuit OF VII
Ia Troop movements seemed TO bear
out reports that while the Columbus
column Is striking south, another
movement win be made from the VI
entity of El paso and a third from
the Arizona line, somewhere near
Douglas. Both the El Paso and
Douglas movements would be able to
follow rail lines while the central
column from here would have TO go
overland across a desert
Belief here tonight YVES that the
Columbus column would be ready to
start by Thursday or Friday. Intel
llRenee department officers secured
maps and topography charts OF the
mountainous chihuahua Sonora hor-
0er into which It seems possible for
i lila to enter easily with his present
start.
Villas position today. according to
crorts received by General Pablo
8ortaul. was still near Corralltos,
where he stopped more than two DAYS
aFo
Troop trains bearing cavalrlmen.
infantrymen, artillery. sigma and hos
ital attachments, and several train
loads Of freight unloaded here today
umterine gray army wagons rum
BLEED all day through clouds OF dust
each wagon piled high with supplies,
such as army knapsaeks. boxes of
informs. shoes. blankets, forage and
food
NeXicans Closely Watched.
In the town of Columbus the CON
duet Of MeNicans who were strangers
was closely watched This work was
rendered dc icato by the large num-
Der Of MeNicans who are American
citizens by birth, and among whom
the Mexican newcomers were diff
cult Go distinguish one prosperous
American ranchmRn Of Hcrmanas
who comes of Mexican family. was
taken into custody before his identity