Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-28
Border Is LnHamed
Anew byBandH Raid
and Double Mlude,

tioaliv has completed the disposition OF
his troops in prepa ration for possible
hostilities with the United States
The command the strength OF which
!S estimated at from 25.00o TO 10000
men, has been distributed along the
two railroads TO chihuahua. The MeXi-
can Central and the Mexican North
western and in the Santa Maria River
Valley in such a way d 10 menace the
American line Of communication and
present an obstacle TO n possible Ancri-
can drive toward Chihuahua City.
TROOPS ARE CONCENTRATED
AT STRATEGIC POINTS
For more than ~ week troops have
been concentrated in force at strategic
points north of chihuahua City, along
the line Of the Mexican Central, run
ming directly south from Juarez. Prep
aratioas TO oppose any American at
tempt 70 usn the Mexican Northwestern
Railroad. which extends in a sweeping
semicrclc. the arc of which bends TO
the west OF Juarez. through Casas
! Grandes. MADEIRA and Santa Ysabel TO
Chihuahua City. also have been made
by the stationing of large forces at
Bustillos and Guzman. At each place
several thousand men are said TO be
encamped. the palpab!e object at Guz-
man. about five miles southwest of here
being to block any effort TO use the
road to transport supplies from the
! border 10 General Pershing's column
and that n Bustilios, seventy miles
west of Chihuahua City, to prevent
General Pershing dispatching troops
by rail to take the state capital
Several thousand soldiers, including
some artillery. are said to be
bivouacked in the hills about the Santa
Clara Canyon, about twenty miles east
| OF Namiquipa. their guns commanding
| the canyon through which passes the
wagon road south toward Chihuahua
from General PershinG's chain of bases.
PERsHING HAS GATHERED
FLEET OF MOTOR TRICKS
| To offset these maneuvers General
Pershing has gathered at Colonia Dub
Ian more than 2l0 motor trucks. with
which. in an emergency, he can trans
port infantry rapidly. The line of com
munication has been shortened, the
southern base being mt FL Vale about
200 miles south OF the border Mcxi-
cans travelling over the motor-truck
trail in the zone occupied by the Ameri-
cans are subjected to the most rigid
examinations. and the American feet
of aeroplanes recently sent south from,
the base are making daily reconno!s-
sancc flights.
Ihe Mexican de facto government
still has hopes, however. that the prob
lem Will be solved by the withdrawal
OF the American forces from Mexico,
according to telegram received to-
day at the local consulate from Mexico
City II pointed out that very fa
Norahle impression had been produced
by General Trevino's report of the
withdrawal Of the punitive forces from
Bachtnov: and San Geronimo. and
added that the conclusion generally
drawn from General Trevino's renort
was That the Americans acted under
orders 10 return to The border for
patrol duty IN their own territory
1T is the opinion ..c" tn, disnatch
continues. that had proper vi~ilonc.
been used and warning needed, bandit.
raids could have been min,mizad or
altogether prevented"
FULL-BLooDED INDIANS
WILL OPPOSE AMERICANS
Other dispatches 10 Consu! Garcia
from the capital said that il the Amer.
leans attempt to invade Mexico they
will md opposing them $1,000 full
b!ooded Indians direct descendants of
the forces that four centuries ago re-
sisted the march OF Cortez"
Indignation is felt IN official circles
over report from Nazatlan that an
American war vessel entered the hnrbor
there and neglected to give the Gus
tomary salute" the message concluded
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