Arizona sentinel., 1917-09-06
ADDITIONAL CARRANZA TROOPS SENT TO LA
 BOLSA PURE FAKE AND CANARD.

The recent story started in Los Angeles subsequently, reaching Calexico and finally reaching Yuma last week. alleging that Carranza has recently sent 300 add tona soldiers La Bolsa for the avowed purpose of lacking Governor Cantu Baja California about the si Hest fake and canard that has been started for many months There isn't word of truthNin it.
 Capt. Carlos C. Calles commanding officer of the Car anza forces south of border Yuma Thursday and Friday He here for the purpose of purchasing supplies and decorations for the big celebration he intends give just below the border September 6 Mexican ndepend ence Day. was with him much of the time while he in the city. He has many friends here in Yuma who raised up with him. in Tucson notably Al and Arthur Yer dugo and Ray Howver. He than willing to talk about affairs in his territory and greatly exasperaed when he read the canard first published the Hearst papers of Los Angeles repubshed Calexico and then re-hashed here in Yuma.
 1t is absolutely false in every respect canard pure and simple, declared Captain Caes when asked him for statement for the Associated Press You can say for me that President Carranza and Governor Cantu working in perfect accord My mission below your border eju vnate that rich section of country We intend build nice town down there and make the lands of that section produce something worth while am exceedingly anxious to make of arrangement with your project man. ager through him with the Washington authorities utilize the waste water that flows back the Colorado
 
 ecty willing to stand it's share of the cost of delivering the waste water the border in fact willing and anxious to do anything within be allowed the water that going to absolute waste We Zous continue the canal from your spway down along the edge of our as far take it, d vert down into the bottom ands lands that are exactly like your lands in Yuma Valley.
 "Of course, continued Captain Calles If all the water now going waste eventually used in your valley or on your would then have devise other for watering our lands But if such thing be possible would be willing pay for the construction of another phon if by doing could obtain from your fa- nous Laguna dam. My ambition is to build up farming community below the line that will be credit this tion We have absolutely uerio motives in locating there.
 This story about my receiving additional troops prob ably originated from the fact that last week. many previous occasions received lot of supplies from Quay mas supplies for my soldiers and additional implements with which to till the soil But there wasn't additional soldier on the boat have all the men need and we perfectly friendly with the Cantu government.
 That certainly ought put stop the nasty nuendos that being made apparently for the sole purpose of stir ring up strife between the CarranZa and Cantu forces It would that very bad time to try create trouble between neghbors Far better that do all power keep them friendly We hear enough Of every day without trying bring to door by publishing stories that investigated would be proven abso ]uely without any foundation whatever.
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