New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-11

sent foreign interference regardless OF
the motive.
Ambassador Avcdondo merely was
told by Secretary Lansing OF the oe
cision Of the President. and to-nlgnt
he sent this information 10 Carranza.
low many Of the 10000 troops now
o., the border will be employed IN the
pursuit OF Villas band has not fully
been determined. The general plan
will be 10 distribute the infantry 70
GUARD the border towns, while tne
cavalry will be released COR securing
the mountains, deserts, sageorush apu
arroyos.
In order not 20 weaken tie defence
% border towns. il may be necessary
20 move other troops from interior.
posts 10 the border
request was received TO-DAY rom
Colonel 5. J. Slocum for one oattaNoh
Of infantry and one squadron OF cav
alrv additional 10 the American force
nov, stationed at Columbus. y. VI. WIKI
those endorsements. Colonel Slocum
said. 81 can 20 after him." referring
10 Villa and his bandits.
No prospect OF using the nauonai
gard exists in the situation to-nlghl'
but any larger scale OF operations
would involve it. . -.
No orders have been given TO me
nav The feet, with more than lo'VOo
bIueiacket. and marines. available ioI
landing duty, is on the winter u..,,
ground of Guantanamo, WITHIN
Sailing distance OF Mexican "alei,'
sbould anti-Americsn demonstrations
or uprisings endangcr Americans VI
other foreigners. ., ~.
naval force as available. there Is ever
dIsposition 20 do nothing in the We!
~ naval demonstration which nisn'
be regarded as menacing Cartahla'
from whom the United states nope.
and expects cooperation, passive a.
least. if not active. ..d "a
Orders have already beer issued 20
tho commandaat of the western "a
partment that all mobile troops oe ny
IN readiness 10 proceed at once u '''
Mexican border. 49, o9d
Colonel Wright, commanding the ~
Tnfantry. in camp at Fort orocA 49, y.
Galveston. Tey., this afternoon re
ca.,,od INSTRUCTIONS 10 hold his regi-
mont IN readiness for movement ~
moment notice. II ordered out LOT
service on the border the regiment
could be ready TO start in Few h9ut4.
Already national guard officers nav e
volunteered for service in the Mexican
camnaigp. Colonel Miller J. Foreman.
OF tho lst Cavalry, Illinois national
GUARD. was the first state ohcer 20
cTor his services. In telegram 10
the General STAFF he asked that mis-
regiment be sent out among the hrs'
10 cross the border.
Stationed on the border between
Douglas. Ariz., and FL Paso. Tex, are
10000 troops, with forty-elght noun
tain batteries and field guns.
4 little more than one-thlrd or that
force Is cavalry. and all could be as
sembled at any point between the Two
towns within two days. The cavalry
and battalion of mountain artillery
with twelve mountain guns. espeeiai'y
designed for the character OF hghtng
which the punitive expedition VIII
wage. could he assembled within
twenty-four hours.
Tho 13th. 9Th. sth and 10th Cavalry
arc scattered along the border between
Douglas and FL Paso. The llth, 18th
and ODD Infantry. the 9th Field Artil-
lerv and a battalion OF the 4th Noun,
tain Artillery are at Douglas. At FL
Paso. about sixty miles from Column
bus. arc four regiments Of infantry
the 9Th. eth. 18th and goth. The 18th
Infantry is at Nogales. between Column
bus and Douglas; lst battalion, 10Th
Infantry. at Victoria. thirty-two miles
east: Troop G.. 18th Cavalry. at the bor'
der gate. three miles south OF Colum-
bus: six troops of the 18Th Cavalry, IN
camp with machine gun platoon at 60,
lumbus Heavy patrols were stationed
all along the railroad line from Ha-
chita TO Columbus.