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further reported the capture Of a guam
uty or soft nosed rifle cartridges, all OF
which We're Of American manufacture.
Apparently President Wilson, despite
to-day's developments as reported 10
him by Secretary Baker Tonight. is still
de Wrmined to take no action which Will
provoke hostilitics between the two GOV
ernments. His desire to avoid this is
believed to he responsible for his failure
tonight to authorize the calling out Of
any more militia.
Gen. Pershings force at the present
time is hanked on either side by an
overwhelming number Of Mexican sol
diers. To his force of 900 the Mex
leans are said to have 10000, or ap-
proNimately the total strength of the
American forces both IN Mexico and
along the border. The Mexican troops
practically surround Pershing ON three
sides in the form of the letter V.
Pending developments the American
reply TO the Carranza note is again
being delayed and from present indica-
tions will not go forward before Mon
day. II is probable that in view Of the
happenings of the last few days the note
will be- changed in regard to certain
minor features. Officials stlll insist that
II Is a fiat refusal of carranZa's demand
for a withdrawal of the American
forces.
Army officers here are convinced that
/ the question of general intervention Is
only question OF very short time.
As far as its authority goes the Gen
eral StafT is taking all preliminary pre-
| cautlo to this end. To-day all the
material for pontoon bridges at the
! Washington barracks was shipped to the
| border and all the engineers of the army
whose services would he required IN
building bridges across the Rio Grandc
have been placed under Funston's COM
! mand,
( Several army transports at New Or
I leans and Galveston are understood to
he under orders to hold themselves In
/ readiness to proceed tn TampiCo and
Vera Cruz to serve az refugee ships for
Americans should hostilitlcs between the
two countries commence. Although the
! State Department denied to-day that II
| has ordered all American Consuls tC
leave Mexico II was stated that full dis
erection lies with them To leave whenever
the situation becomes dangerous,
I Consul John Il, Silliman at Saltillo Is
now the only American Consul left re-
naming in the interior of Mexico, Con-
sui Hanna has already left his post a,
| Monterey and Is now at Laredo, Tex
Notices were sent to-day by the War
Department to all National Guard or
Ranizations throughout the country call
/ ing their attention to the fact that the
new army reorganization bill requires
the personnel Of the organized militia to
take a new oath pledging themselves Ia
obey the orders OF the President when
ever he may call upon ,hem.
All of the organizations with the ex-
cepton OF the Kansas National Guard,
which Is already bound by such an oath
must reenlist under this new provision
before July II they are to continue In
receive Federal aid. In view Of the fact
that the army reorganization aN re-
pealed the old militia law and the new
appropriation bill has not yet passed oiii-
cials are somewhat apprehensive Of the
present status OF the militia.
The Mexican Embassy issued tonight
the following statement
THE fact that number OF Americans
| in Tampico had sent protest 10 tn,
state Department AT Washington con
tanning complaints as to ALLEGED dis
criminatory and adverse treatment was