lVtf ? ff - tH"f"" - - EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY. MARCH 23, .1916. 4a ffflOLEUS.ARMY UNDER KUHSlVfl AS CRISIS WKAKS Border General May Call All Forces, li ixeeueu, to Mexico I PLANS FOR VOLUNTEERS ,i ' .....miwnv. Htnrcli 22. All of the tar ""my forces In the United States regular "";. . ,,, .n,i r r!n. R hV?ii,n.nn. commanding the troops on ff Mexican border. He can call for ln H th "'"'. ,ut,f n.klntf the War dWdu. ""-;.-, -. - nu, .... h JTno circumstances, will the reculars U J?Tn Honolutu he Included In the nrrangc- S t-nneton also can lme 13,000 conet nr- ,1 .nurvmen. organized as Infantry, yhcn Ho jit them. Their organization is com- ' nMe mil unui mej wvmii. ".-- m .no w r1 Hnnnti.iAitinn nf nlnns will lie f made by Iho War Department. 1 gilOC "-., ,,t In nnnilmiln The aiexllltll OIVUU1I...I . ........,..,. rtwnt graver Administration ofllclals, riSnrevor. are not nnamioninir nopo mat icconipllshcd without general Intervention. .. i- MHlnii Iia slttliitlnri In n( lnnet Llrln no worse by the Insistence of tho Mexican ivmnii!s.v ih-iv mi". i"c V..II..H- , (ta forces are aim nn. 1 .. rmtmuat' rnrmrillv ilnntrtl that lien. UrlWls Hcrrera had deserted to Villa, but oniciais iook um uihi n.u n hhviii of gait." Thev sav that It probably will proc ' that Herrera has abandoned r'arranza S .... ntirisr nvir the fant tli.it hn wns removed from his command on tt clmreo qL The State Department Is malting ener getic efforts to Ret a repon irom von ml Letcher, at Chihuahua City, to clear up the Hcrrcrii situation anu 10 snow lust what the sentiment In that bectlon actually Is, Letcher Iiuh not been henid from In more man -t nours. PLANS KOK VOLUNTUUnH. ... nmnnr tnr1.1V HftVPrpU f,.I IplKPll at.. ...AlnMnn tntrnrliiivtrl In thn Ken.ltn hv Senator Hlicrman, of Illinois, iiutliorlzliiK the President to call for 50,000 volun teers. This resolution lias no Hiippoit .. i ho moil ulin will direct thn fichu iUUVUfk " ...- --w tog;. The plans of tho Oncrtil Staff call for a oluntcer army of 500,000 men, with the National Guaul glen first call should real Intervention be made necessary and the officers who are most familiar with the general situation south of the Klo Grande say that any authorization of only 50,000 volunteers under existing clicutn n.nc will onlv servo to Inflamo the entire Mexican nation. m.. rA..nn1 Ctnfl littu cnmli) rt n rrillln : 111(3 vf;iiv,i .i..... .."- - ", " ,.,...,. ment for 500,000 men icady at tho ail I eus supply stations and arrcnals. if any action Is to be taKeu tne tiau win re- r Quest oecrciary u. i jjvvi .. the olunteer call. If made. Is effective for ,half a million men no matter now many actually are uraftca into tne service. Secretary of War Baker today denied reports that tho motortruck communica tions of ,penerul Persning had broken .!...... rtn Mm rnnlrnn'. hn atd. this Vt particular branch of the service was piov- In? Setter man nau ueen aniigiuaiKu. ti,. u'ni. riifTtit nlan wns without B adilces concerning tho report that l'ersh tl Ine would take over the Jlexlcan North- '1 western Railroad. , All reports to the Navy Department in v MAotm that thnrn lmrl hppii llttln chatiirn In ES conditions on either tho east or the west coasts. LANSING BACK ON JOB. Secretary of State Lansing returned to M. ,l.eb tnilni. fffm tl hrlftf Vnf.5ltlnll. ltllt y he did not Interfere with tho arrange ments already maue uy Lounsonor row, He conferred with Carranza's Ambassa dor, Designate Arredondo, this afternoon. If possible the proposed protocol be tween the United States and the de facto Government will bo approved and made public tonight Both at the War and State Departments It was officially stated that so far as Is know n not a single shot et has been filed by cither side on Mexi can soil, Tho Pershing expedition, Sec retary Baker said, has not been In touch with tho Villlstas. U. S. TROOPS TAKE RAILWAY IN MEXICO Ctntlnurd from Puie One M" leads to the belief that the bandit has escaped the trap. It was also unofficially reported that the United States army would begin tho operation of nrovislon trains on the Mox- x Ico Northwestern Railroad from Juarez within the next 24 hours. Final negotia tions were In progress for American I all road eoulnment to bo used over the Mex ican lines. In local yards preparations were Being made to turn over cars and locomotives to the army. The transportation of heavy army sup Piles over the Chihuahua deserts and mountains for a distance of nearly 200 wiles by automobiles and wagon trains became Impracticable. How the prh liege of using the Mexican railways was ob tained la not known here outside of se crethe army circles. With telegraph wires and rail communi cation intact, the absence of official de fVifiL0' aencra' Luis Ilcrrera's reolt at Chihuahua 'City wan generally commented upon here. .A denial by Carranza Consul uarcla, based on Herrera's reputed en mity against Villa, was daicla's personal opinion. SAN ANTONIO. Tex., Murch 23. Km- PnasizInEr tllA tlf,nH nf sinrt In th. ii,t.a,ilf tts ' y'"a by American forces. Major Oen- p,.r, treaertcK Funatcm today virtually R"imrinea jii j'aso reports that General "'"" naa taken oer the Mexican railroad lines to hasten consummation of "" "Petitionary campaign, Tlut Pershing had taken Qer tho Mex ico Northwestern Itallroad and was oper ating It Houth of Casas Orandes to Cum We tunnel, was believed entirely possible by Funston. "Qeneral Pershing has not reported to me what he has done, but I bellevo he may have done so," said Funston. "Of ui?e. he would first secure the consent "f the local Mexlrcin mllltnrv rainmnmlei. & aS the rnUll fa inu ,,mla ..Annl nf 1.a fc Mexican War Department. i unaerttaua it the road Is In fair condition for operation between Casas urandes and the Cumbre tunnel. The ex Plosion in the tunnel which wrecked It about a year ago has never been repaired. A switchback is now operating about tho tunnel and three cars at a time can be nandled over it." Emphasis nasi laid upon the need of peed In (he army operations south of j-asa8 Grandes by officers at the post, and was pointed out that the road ran ""fectly jnto the territory In which Perah S would be most likely to want troops ia a hurry Without direct word from Casas wrandes for more than 36 hours, Fupston iMay wirelessed Oeneral Pershing to get t9 Immediate touch with hlra and re port fully as to the situation. WOO CAIUUNZISTAS DESEJVT TO VILLA, REPORT IN EL PASO KL, PASO. Tex . March 2T. The predicted uprising against Amerl- ll IfOnna ?,,, UbvIas. untl I. nni, imrnv r ,, WM arel herp today Reports of -ranaa iorcM jolninir the Villa Danaits, IS lU)t offlcJally conflrmea persisted With llo wnr,l nf Vflln'w whnrabaulfl caped The 800 Carraiua troops, under Colonel Cano, who were supposed to have defeated the bandit hear Nnmlqulpa, arc teported to have gone over to him. ThW would explain the silence of Juarez offl clals regarding the outcome of the re ported battle. Juarez Commandant Cavlra said Cano withdrew after his victory, an Unusual proceeding, which appears con firms Villa's escape nnd suggests collusion. Unless the American forces returned to their base, nt Ca.'as Grnndes. when they heard of Villa's growing numbers, Oen eral Pershing's caxalry squadrons arc be lieved to be hot on Villa's trail. They wcro' within a day's march of Nnmlcpilpa on Monday. Besides 2000 well-nrmed and mounted Carranzlitas. under llaneral I,uh Her rera, reported marching from Chihuahua City to Join Villa and Cnno's rumored re volt, the Cnrranra garrisons nt Torrcon and Cabullano arc ,ald to have mutinied nnd declined for Villa There wa? no confirmation of these leports Flvo thousand fotmer Vllllitas, who were mustered out of the bandit's service when their geneinli surrpiideicd In Juarez I and received nmnosty last fall were re- i crulled in the de facto Oncrnnient's army. These ntc nmong tlie Carranza forces tcllably irpoitcd to have gone hack , to their old Ic.iitci. ni Paso's fonrs of a local uprising wcie increased toch when Mclrhor llenern, brother of tiencial Luis I Ion era. was nr- , resteci in mis city mm ciitgcd with re cruiting MeNltans here for tho purpose of attacking Kl 1'n Hepoits that th Junn. ganlson was on tho prKP nf icx !t lestiltrd In ti Rtrong guard being thrown along Hie border. Mnyor I'reln. of .luare.!. and Command ant Oavlra weir understood to hnvo sev ered relations following n wordy emarrcl oer tho presence of Amcilcati troops on Mexican soil. A combined attaik on Kl Paso from tho luarez gnriison and by tho large Mexi can colony hns long been tho city's Lugu boo. Reports of (Irnnral llcireia's dcfeellon were chciimstnntlnl. With his 2000 mounted follow er he was said to bo marching southwi'nl. I'ntll ,i few days' ago ho was In command at Chihuahua City, but when deposed by (Icncral Car ranza for druukonnps.1 It was reported Herrera look his Inrgj peihonnl following with him. No disorders oi lighting In the vlolnltj of Chihuahua City liuve been repoited. , small garrison remained, In tho city. General ci edencf was g! en reports that nractlcally tho cntho .lOOO former Vil llstas liae renounced Canunzn and nre on their way to Join the outlaw In south ern Chihuahua. With theso seasoned fighters Villa was expected to make a stand against he American foices pur suing hi in During his ictreat southward REPORTED DESERTER TO VILLA I yQ- w'v t wJB9t( ffJktEV? 1 I - Jr i x ikiut; r i i s S I ha i been on duts near Mercedes since last Denver early today Coldnel W Q. tn Aug- t, prcplred today for ft 49-mllo march to Fort Ilrowu, nl Brownsville, In response 1 ) orders Issued by General Funston. From Laredo. Tex., came n dispatch saying 100,000 cattrldges passed Into Mexico last night through that port for the Cnrranra Government. A squadron of lhe 3d Canlry nt Laredo will leave carl tomorrow for Fort Ringgold. There l.i little doubt now that I'.l Paso III bo made tirlme military base of operations. It was nnld today that Oen eral Funston would come In I J Paso to confer with mllltnrv ofllclals here re garding the situation NHW YORK. Jlaich 23 Orders rending Hi" co.ut aitlllery to tho Mexi can border ns Infnntrj nre expected within j a few bouts at the headquarters of ttio ucpanmcni in tne r..isi HACK FII03I (MIIIillMMNKS. TltOOI'K KIJSIIKI) TO 110UIIBU ' HKNYIMt i-)l. Alarcli 23. Within a' foi might of their return from long service I In tho Philippine. t'ic 21th t'nltctl States I Infantry left fort 1 A. Itut-sell, near i Che.vennt, W.vo. toilii) Tor tho bolder III cars taken riom UinconMi'entnt tr.ilns or gathcreil In a genc-nl I'ltnliing of West ern ,rallr ri' v. i Is PiiHenncii vvcie shooed out of tourists' uonphPH nt imI .iiiiitrt. Col., and forced to ciowil Into the t-pm.ilniler of the trnln wlicn lalhoad olllclals terelvod hurry or ders fur additional can for the troops Tho .vnrrts nt Pueblo, Denver. Colorado Hprlngs nnd I'he.venne wprc emptied of iiMtllnblo pnstriiger ciai'hes. The llrnt drtai-'nnenl p.isscd tlitougli rose Is In command of tho regiment, con sisting of 1700 men. AMERICANS DOUBT CLAIM OF CAURANZISTA VICTORY -.m PASO, March 23. Slnco yasterday morning General Gavlra, at Juarez, has maintained that the wires along the Mexican Northwestern Railroad between Juarez nnd Casaa Grandes have been cut and (hat consequently he could give no Information In regard to a reported battle at Nnmlqulpa between tho Carranza and Villa forces. Amerlcnns here, especially refugees from Mexico, are frankly skeptical both as to the reported battle and the cut ' wires They point out that severed com munication Is one of tho most familiar ruses used by Mexican ofllclals when they I wish to withhold Intormntlon, nnd that It Is strange that the wires- to Casas Urandes. a. distance of only 130 miles, along a railroad, could not he riniifred In two days' lime The mysterious battle of NnmlqUlpit, ended when Cano, the Carranza earn inander. Joined Villa after a short akirnv lsh, according to one report here Cano and Villa are said to have agreed In , conference that Mexican brothers should not fight each other Combining the (w forces, Villa was believed to haye le them toward Bachlnava, where General CandeUrlo Hernandez and 1600 vHllataar were last reported. GAVIRA MAY BLOCK U. S. USE OP MEXICAN RAILWAYS; WASHINGTON, March 23. The proto. col between the State Department and Carranza for use of Mexican railways a supply routes was practically arranged tH day. It awaited only the approval General Carranza. The terms, major and minor, have been accepted by Acting Sec retary of State Polk and Gllzeo Arre dondo, Carranza's representative. 3 ;HIH!i!I!nHH!ii!iHi!Hii!ll!HUUU!U!!!HUmUI!!Uim!UiUmmmm 3626 Residents of Philadelphia registered at Hotel Astor during the past year. Cien. Luis llcrrctn, Cnrinnzn commnnilcr in Chihuahua, is snitl to hnvo deserted northward with 'J000 men to join the outlaw leader. ho Informed Mexicans ho was Having his bullets fo. the "gilngoes." fSIMMHI REWARD FOB VILLA, JOHN It. K. SCOTT'S PROPOSAL Revolt of Herrera Denied by Carranza Consul Garcia SAN ANTONIO, March 215. Samuel Bcldcn, personal repre sentative of. General Carranza nt San Antonio, issued the following statement from Andreas Garcia, the Carranza Consul at El Paso: You arc authorizcdNto deny emphatically the story about General Luis Herrera revolt ing. He is actively nushinjr the campaign against Villa and is entirely in accord with the Constitutionalist Government. Part of the troops under Col onel Cano had a fight with ban dits, led by Villa personally, night before last. Results of the battle not yet known on account of the wires being down, but have been repaired between Juarez and Madera. I am expecting full particulars of the battle. General Herrera is leading the fight against Villa. Officers here, however, continue in the belief that there i3 a for midable uprising among the Car WASHINGTON. March -.M --Fifty i I thousand ilollats rewind for the delivery I of the body of Francisco Villa Is propn.icil I bj Representative John II. K Scott, of I Philadelphia. In n Joint ics-olutlon wh'i'i , he liitridti''cd In the House Iodic Mr. Scott ilccl.iren that In his opinion such u I reward would make pouslhle the e.iptuie nf the Mexican bandit without Ions of American uoldlcrs and would bo cheaper from n money standpoint than conducting , a long expedition. I "My thought Is Hint bucIi a reward would he an Incentive wheiehy inrnv i Mexicans would lie stilled to nttlvitj. and, knowing the country as they do. It would not bean easy matter for the mur deicr. Villa, to find any secmo hiding place," said Representative Scott "It lu a question whether he would even be safe among his own band of foi- , lowers once they became apprised of such an offer, as their sole object of existence , scemii to have been for pin poses of mur- der and loot." ' ' The resolution was rcf cried to the For I cign Relations Committee. ' ! U. S. FORCES RAPIDLY SHIFTED i l FOR FEARED CARRANZA RAID I L PASO. Tex.. March -3 From Brownsville To the California lino fear of uprisings by tho Carranzlsta troops against American border towns lias been suddenly lovlveil. ' The third battalion of the uth Cavalry, now speeding to Columbus, will bo dis tributed Immediately along tho border, and a portion of the 24th Infantry not re quired for protection of General Pershing's line of communication will bo utilized for additional border patrol. Tho 24th Infantry Is expected to icach j Columbus late todaj. One of the most Mgnlllcant changes lu disposition of troops confirmed today was the sending of tho 4th Artillery from t Mercedes to Biownsvllle. 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