Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-03-23
carranzlstas Join Pershlna.

sistance would be offered by the troops
of the de facto government. Colonel
Bertani, the commanding officer of the
Carranza garrison at Palomas, on the
south side of the dividing line, prompt
ly joined General Pershing. His force
was only some four hundred men, but
they were reported to have displayed
willingness and even eagerness to join
in the chase. AS body the Mexican
troops will remain under their own
commander, but number of them are
being employed as scouts by General
Pershing.
It's to Capture or Kill.
General Pershing has gone into
Mexico with orders to overtake and
wipe out Villa and his organization.
Unless orders to the contrary are re-
ceived from those higher in authority
than General Funston, the campaign
that has begun today will continue I'M
til Villa is captured or killed. No linn
its have been placed on the field of
operations. After the campaign is well
under way, 1t was pointed out, circum-
stances may cause restrictions, but
just now the troops are prepared to go
anywhere to carry out the Presidents
orders.
Order Mexrcans to Aid U. S.
Juarez, Mex, March 16.---General
Gavira, Carranza commander here,
said tonight he had received instruc-
tions from General Obregon, Carran-
za's minister of war, to order all
troops in his district to cooperate in
every way with the American expedi-
tionary force. Juarez Is quiet on the
surface, but Americans met with in
suits in some parts of town and there
was evidence of a strong undercurrent
of hostility toward the United States.
A Carranza Garrison Revolts2
Douglas, Ariz, March 16.-Numer-
GUS reports have reached the United
States military authorities that open
rebellion has broken out among the
Carranza troops at CabullOna, eighteen
miles south of here. Americans here
are seriously disturbed and extra pre-
cautions have been taken to guard the
town.
U. S. Troops Held Bridge.
Kingsville, Tex, March 16.-Mexi-
can bandits, said to have numbered
about thirty, fired upon sixteen Amer
lean soldiers guarding the Barreda
Bridge on the st. Louis, Brownsville
& Mexico Railroad, about fourteen
miles north of Brownsville, at 10
o'clock last night, AT least one hum
dred shots were exchanged. None of
the Americans was injured 1t is not
known whether the bandits suffered
any casualties.
To Increase Army.
Washington, March 15.-The entire
mobile army of the United States i'm
mediately is to be placed on a war
footing. The recruiting of the army
to full strength will cover every
branch of the service, with the single
exception of the coast artillery.
Congress late today was stirred by
the sudden and unanticipated request
of the President for authority to place
the army on a war basis. The re.
Spouse was quick and emphatic. With
only single negative vote, that Of
Representative Meyer London, Social
ist member from New York, the House
granted the requested authority by the
enactment of privileged resolution
providing for an increase In the regu.
lar military establishment of approx.
mately twenty thousand men.
This increase of twenty thousand
men will be divided as follows: Infan.
try 10000, cavalry $500, field artillery
LOO.
The recruiting offices over the Ma
tion will be put to work at full blast
to get the required men at once.
Claim Villa Is Surrounded.
El Paso, Tex, March 15.-Through
the thick veil of censorship which has
been established by General Funston,
sufficient information leaked through
today to confirm the belief that the
advance guard of the first expedition.
airy force may start In pursuit OF Villa
in a time to be measured by hours.
The main force may not start for two
or three days.
Agreement With carranza.
Washington, March lathe United
States government entered into a
formal agreement with the de facto
government of Mexico today under
which American troops will cross the
border to hunt down Villa and his
bandits, wi the expectation Of
hearty cooperation from the Carranza
forces.
$4,000 Troops Are on Border.
Columbus, N. NJ, March 14.-Ap.
proximately 10000 troops with forty.
eight mountain and field gun batteries
we're on the border tonight between
Douglas, Ariz and Eel Paso, a line
about 200 miles long. A little more
than one-thlrd of this force is cavalry
carranza Issues Manifesto.
Mexico City, March 13.-General
Carranza tonight issued manifesto
to the nation declaring that under no
circumstances would the Mexican gov
eminent grant the right to the United
States to violate Mexican territory by