Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-12
MORMON COLONY
BELIEVED SAFE
FROM CEN. VILLA
Mexicans in Juarez Quiet but
Not Pleased With Prospect
Of Invasion by American
Forces,
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El Paso, Tex, March 1.-THE
Mormon colony in Casas Grandes is
in no danger of an attack by villa.
owing to the reinforcements sent into
that district. said General Gavira at
Juarez tonight. The only train to
come that way is the special carrying
General Gutierrez to Juaroz. protect
ed by "A strong guard. Villa so far
as is known at the Juarez headquar-
tcrs, is still in the neighborhood of
Aseencion. where he was reported
yesterday
,juarcz Is Quiet
Juarez has preserved its usual
calm. General Gavira has cavalry
patrols out every night and sees that
no seditious newspapers are allowed
10 cross the river to the Mexicans. In
III Paso, some apprehension was
aroused among the authorities by the
large numbers of Mexieans crossing
over into Texas. but an investigation
showed that they came So az to get
out of the range Of any conflict, for
they had seen enough Of war on
other occasions. Rumors concerning
villa recruiting agents operating il
Juarez have not stood the test of in
qury. The leading newspapers in
Spanish keep off from the interven-
ton question in their editorials and
handle the plain news of it, but sev-
eral small sheets of unknown back
ing that break out whenever a crisis
occurs have been taken in hand by
the police
Watch for Smugglcrs
Although the border is closely pa
trolled by the Americans, the main
object is to catch any contraband
arms that may be passing through to
the Nillistas The regular army of
Mexico is given every facility in the
way of obtaining supplies, and Cen
eral Bertani has placed a large order
in Ell Paso.
At the very time today General
Pershing issued statement terming
the Villa expedition "a most friendly
act OF assistance on the part of the
United states, warlike preparations
were being rushed at Fort Bliss Of
ficers made the rounds of the automo-
biles sales houses in Ell Paso. listing
motor trucks.
Preparations to Move.
one company of infantry left for
Yseta and two others made ready TO
so tonight to Deming. \. NJ. the cen
ter of district suffering much from
III AH diAu4At al Aflt past lit thR
mule batteries at the fort
are awaiting orders to move over the
roadless haunts Of Villa. Also the
operating the field wireless
expect to be among the first to leave
fer the front. There are at present
no aeroplanes in this part Of the
country but they are expected since
weather and atmospheric conditions
are ideal for scouting
Wait RcinfOrcements.
Reinforcements are expected here
before the expedition gets under way
to relieve for active service the sea-
soned men now on patrol on the Dor
der.
The forces on duty in this section
consist of two mule batteries of the
Fourth artillery, a field battery of the
Fifth, nine troops OF the Eighth cav
airy with the Thirteenth at Colum-
bus. and the Sixth Seventh. Sixteenth
and Twentieth regiments of infantry,
besides signal corps and hospital de-
taehments
No Word From Carranza.
President Carranza's attitude to-
ward the United States in the villa
affair is unknown to General Gayira