New-York tribune., 1916-06-19

C0mNNnfr companies NNN ttfANNf
,atal of has companies, eaeh o.
~b;cb r,ust have a minimum strength
Of siNtv-fvc mon when mustered my
tho Federal service. The total enlS'su
fo~cc Of infantry therefore would DC
not less than $4,000 men.
Tcss than five hundred companies
scettered throughout the country VIII
ROT be mustered. and the national guaru
coast artillery companies have not o'V"
All Of tho field artillery. cavalry, en-
cineer and signal corps Will oe en-
Moved. as will many Of the militia nelu
hospitals and ambulance companies
Thc Wer Department has on hand am
pie equipment and ciethlng 10 Vu,..'
and maintain this force. The call ap-
niles 10 scvcnty-ninc batteries OF ne'd
artillery. ninc'y-nine troops OF cavalry
and one New York cavalry machine gun
troon. twenty-five engineer companies
and twcnty-nine signal companies an
with fun equipment already issued 20
them. Twenty-siX ambulance com
panies and twenty-sevcn held hospitals
also have been ordered made ready FOR
cntrainment.
Repl, to Carranza Still Held Up.
No indication was given az the state
NNNnNFfmfNf In~iILiIA NA AiA' NNNt
ho pursucd with regard 20 the reply 70
General Carranza's note demanding the
withdrawal Of the American troops now
I'm Mexico. IL was prepared last week
b. Secretary Lansing and Is suil IN
President Wilson's hands IL had been
intended 20 dispatch IL 10 Mexico Guy
tomorrow by special messenger, bu'
recent developments may change TINS
plan. ..;ds
along the border had created alaIm
among American residents n MeN:Vo
City and elsewhere beyond tff Nc'IeI
were reflected to-day IN a message re-
ceived az the Mexican Embassy from
General Carranza. IL stated tha' eA
element prevailed at the Mexican cap
,teI o,.or the on'inous signs along the
border. and asked Eliseo Arredondo'
Ambassador designate. 20 tell the lrS'
Chief what he had learned of the lnteh-
tions Of the Washington government
toward Mexico. I'm reply Mr.. ARE
6ondo included copy OF secretary
Baker's statement announcing the can
for the militia. ..,,
Carranza's note demanding the recaH
Of the American expedition aske0 ioI
abatement of the purposes o. inc
United States. and Secretary Lansing
response, as 10 has been drafted is u!-
derstood virtually TO restate the Mex
can plank in the platform adopted ny
the Democratic convention at ~. LOUIS
De Facto Government Hampered.
When officials here heard of to-
nights message 90 the embassy tney
construed il as a further indication that
the de facto government was struggling
,.i+b elements within Mexico over Wnlch
IL had little control.
For three months the economic SIT
uation, which General Carranza mas
been attempting to solve without for
eign financial aid, has been growing
steadily worse. Uneaslness has Deeh
manifested in many parts OF the re-
prblic. and agitators, whose purposes
and affiliations are not clearly known
here. have seized the opportunity 10
stir the smouldering antl-Amencan
feeling throughout Northern Mexico
The Washington government mas
watched with growing alarm the spread
Of disorders throughout Mexico anu lhe
evidences that Carranza's control over
his army and his people was waning
from dav 10 day. Up 20 the time Cen
eral Trevino served notice on General
Pershing last week that any movement
Of his troops except toward the border
would be treated as q hostel act there
was no clear indication as 10 Car
ranza's own attitude.
His intentions still are somewhat IN
doubt, although the fact that ne is SAID
10 have personally directed IrevlnO
action leaves little ground for specuis-
tion on that score. The question re
maining TO be settled is whether Cen
eral Carranza will 90 10 the limit OF
ordering an attack upon General fer-
shing's troops.
Wilson has any intention OF weakening
in his determination 20 keep the ex-
pedition where il is. 1t is also evil
dent. however. that the Administration
has no present purpose Of ordering re-
newed activities after bandits by the
column. except in the limited zone IN
which il has been operating with signal
success for some weeks. General fer
shing's recent reports have indicated
that he has succeeded in clearing out
all organized bands Of out.-ws IN the
vicinity Of his camps.
Some officials here have been inclined
TO look upon the Carranza note and
many Of his other more or less hostile
actions as attempts 20 placate the rad
zeal anti-American elements IN Mexico
without actually bringing ui HV9 til4 ''N'
with the United States. They declare
the Mexican government has gone TO
the limit each time, but always fallen
lust short Of the word OF act that
would have made a clash certain.
These officials believe Carranza is
playing a game Of bluff and that much
as he might hate Villa, the direct cause
Of the present situation. he dared not
attempt TO capture the bandit and turn
him over 10 the United States for pun
ishment, because he feared 20 make
national hero and martyr Of his former
ally against Huerta.
Villas Hiding Place Known.
In this connection II was learned IN
diplomatic circles tonight that foreign
agents in Mexico believe Villa 20 have
been stricken with paralysis as result
of wounds received during or after the
Columbus raid. lie is said 20 be IN
hiding in the hills, and it is intimated
that Carranza officials could put their
hands on him in a few days if they so
desired.
Vera Cruz MeXiCanS
Will Resist Landing