10 WILL NOT FORCE IMMEDIATE ISSUE ON DEMAND FOR ASSURANCES OF NO REPITITION OF ATTACKS SEES NO TO A VOID WAR [Continued From First Page] tion that his government had ordered the release of the American troopers captured at Carrizal. A brief talk followed during which Mr. Lansing took occasion to make it plain that the Washington government expected an early reply to its note forwarded to Mexico City last Sunday. The am bassador was impressed with the fact that the State Department was growing impatient at the delay. Diplomatic Situation Critical All members of the cabinet agreed after the meeting that both the situation and the policy of the United States were unchanged as a result of recent developments. The release of the captured troopers has delayed military action, but has not relieved the critical diplomatic situation now existing. Several reports from Special Agent Rodgers referring to refugees or routine matters did not mention the Mexican note. He has had no light to shed on the probable course General Carranza would take. It is known, however, that interests in the Mexican capital which have been exerting every effort to prevent a break, are much discouraged. Should the Mexican reply follow the line indicated and be in defiance of the United States, however, its meaning might be wrap ped about with diplomatic language, there is no indication that the administration would waver in its determination to continue the protection of the border by military operations. President Wilson probably would arrange to lay the whole matter before Congress immediately. War Department officials appeared satisfied with the progress of the Na tional Guard mobilization on the bor der. Sufficient troops to meet any immediate development are expected to be available along the line within a few hours. All Guardsmen Available In this connection it was learned to day that War Department legal ex perts construe the resolution adopted by Congress and sent to the White House yesterday as granting author ity to draft every enrolled member of the National Guard into the Federal service whenever the President shall decide the step is necessary. The draft would apply, they believe, to all guardsmen, whether they take a new oath or not. Under this construction, the whole enrolled strength of the State troops, now upwards of 130,000 men, could be called into the Federal service without delay and be used either on the border, or in Mexico. More Guardsmen Hurry South The Mexican situation stood to-day virtually where it was 24 hours ago, except that more National Guardsmen ■were hurrying to the border and the time allowed General Carranza to de clare his intentions toward American troops in Mexico was growing shorter. With the troopers captured at Car rizal back on American soil, appar ently there was no intention on the part of the Washington Government to force an immediate issue on its de mand for assurances that there would be no repetition of the attack on Gen eral Pershing's forces. U. S. Strengthens Force No time limit was set in President Wilson's note making the demand, and there are, indications that the admin istration would welcome further delay of a few days. This would permit not only concentration of a stronger force to meet the needs of actual hostilities if they should come, but also gather ing of supplies, mobilization of trans port facilities and strengthening of aerial forces. Army officers believe the advantage of delay to Americans greatly overbalances the similar bene fit to Mexicans. For this reason, less impatience than might otherwise have been evi dent, was expressed in official circles to-day over the delay of Carranza's note. There were unofficial intima tions that the communication would reaffirm the Mexican government's in tention to attack American troops in Mexico moving in any direction other than toward the border, if the lan guage is not hostile, however, the way may be left open for further diplo matic discussion of the question. The American Government has for warded to General Carranza another communication calling attention to numerous reports of seizure of Amer ican property by local Mexican offi cials. In most cases confiscation oc curred after the American owners fled from the country. Formal announcement of the sur render of the Carrizal prisoners was conveyed to Secretary Lansing by Lliseo Arredondo, the Mexican am bassador designate. He talked with the Secretary for ten minutes. Later i? **! fl had discussed the general situation but had brought no com mumcation from his government. Mexicans 111 Treated In United States Mr. Arrendondo also took up with Secretary Lansing again the question of alleged maltreatment of Mexicans on the American side of the border 80 that steps be taken to prevent further trouble of this sort. On returning to the embassy he made public a message from Mexico City saying that although the State Department had telegraphed Special Agent Rodgers to warn all Americans to leave Mexico at once or the United States government would not be re sponsible for the consequences, actu ally less than 800 had left Mexico City and not more than 200 left the sur rounding country. "The greater majority of Americans In Mexico City," said the dispatch, have elected to remain, as they have been in Mexico throughout all the trouble in the past five years, and no one of them who ,has not gone out of his way to invite trouble has ever been molested. The Mexican government has given positive guarantees for the protection of the lives and property of Americans in the stater of Tobasco and Guantajuto whenever such Americans express a desire to remain, and un questionably It will do so in all other portions of the republic." Few Americans in Mexico In conclusion the message said: "Since the beginning of international difficulties no disposition has ever been exhibited here, at any time, to molest any American on account of his na tionality, although those who have sought trouble usually have been ac commodated." Official reports to the State Depart ment have shown that only a few hun dred Americans are lef* in all Mexico. Await Word From Rodgers Word from Special Agent Rodgers «.t Mexico City regarding Carranza's reply to the American note, demanding a statement of his intentions still was awaited to-day by the State Depart ment. The last dispatch from Mr. Rodgers dated Wednesday night said he expected momentarily to be handed the reply. An overnight message from General Funston tr-nsmlttod n. report from General Bell at El Paso announcing the delivery to him by the Mexican authorities of the twenty-three Amer ican troopers and an Interpreter cap tured at Carrizal. He said he ex pected the horses and equipment of the men to be turned over to-day. FRIDAY EVENING, FOURTH BRIGADE SOON TO BE MOVED [Continued From First Page] of thanks to-day to camp for the boys: of the Eighth who remembered him in the midst of their many camp duties. A number of minor appoint ments in the Eighth regiment will be announced to-night. Soldlefe are still searching in vain for John Ditschey, of Company D, Eighth Regiment, of Tamaqua, who wandered away yesterdav while sick, but he has not been found. It is be lieved his mind is affected. Serond Regiment on Way The Second regiment, the first of the three infantry commands of the First Brigade to leave for the Mexican bor der Is speeding toward Texas to-day via Philadelphia. The First and Second battalions of the Second pulled out from Colebrook station three miles from Mt. Gretna shortly after 12 o'clock and half an hour later the Third battalion with Col. Hamilton D. Turner and his staff aboard followed. So remote was the starting point of the Philadelphia regiment from the camp that only a comparatively small crowd of persons were gathered on either side of the tracks to give a fare well to the troo;is. Hain began to fall as the soldiers of the Second were packing their last pieces of equipment and rushing the transport wagons aboard the goAdola cars, but the showers did not dampen the enthusiasm of Col. Turner's men. Companies A and B engineers, the first of Pennsylvania's contribution of National Guard for border duty, left at 11.40 last night and field hospital No. 2 and ambulance company No 2 from Philadelphia and the signal troops from Pittsburgh left camp at 10 a. m. to-day. Third Will Leave To-morrow Brigadier General Price announced that the Third regiment, the last com mand of the brigade to entrain, will not get away until to-morrow morn ing. The general and his staff will ac company this regiment. The First regiment is expected to leave at 6 o'clock to-night according to orders telephoned to Col. Charles C. Allen. Neither the First nor the Third regiments will go through Phila delphia. The fate of Col. Charlr- T. Cresswell, commander of the Third Infantry who was rejected by the medical examin ers, is anxiously awaited. Col. Cress well has not abandoned his headquar ters tent and hopes that before the Third entrains an order will come from the War Department waiving the technicalities raised by the army offi cers over his physical condition. Engineers Leave Just a week after they mobilized in (heir home armories Company A, en gineers, of Scranton, and Company B of Philadelphia, left shortly before midnight, and to-day the Second Regi ment, the first unit of the First Bri gade to move, will follow. Field Hospital No. 2 and Ambu lance Corps No. 2, traveling with the battalion of signal troops from Pitts burgh, is expected to go about the same time as the Second Regiment. The Second, ae did the engineers, will pass through Philadelphia. The field hospital, ambulance corps and signal troops will proceed to the border by way of Harrisburg, Pitts burgh, St. Louis, Kansas City and El Paso. With the First Brigade almost out of the way, Major-General Clement and Captain James B. Kemper, United States Army, the senior mustering of ficer at the camp, turned to-day to the Second Brigade, composed of the Tenth, Sixteenth and Eighteenth In fantry Regiments, from Pittsburgh and vicinity, and Brigadier-General Logan's men are expected to entrain within forty-eight hours. Second Regiment Mustered The last unit of the division of the national guard. General Clement said will be out of Mount Gretna by the middle of next week. The Second Regiment was mustered In by Lieutenant Cassellman, United States Army, at 7.80 a. m. Colonel Turner and his staff were lined up in front of regimental headquarters and the companies in their streets. Lieutenant Cassellman passed swiftly through each regimental unit, admin istering the oaths to the men, who stood with uncovered heads and raised hands. There was mighty cheer as the company formally entered into the Federal service for a period of six years, although actually the guards men will be in the field only during the present crisis anci then will con stitute the reserve army of the United States. Half an hour later the Second Regi ment struck its tents. All guy ropes were unknotted with the exception of those at the four corners of the canvas. At the last note of a "general" sounded by a bugler the privates dropped their tents and they fell with out five seconds' difference as the white tents slipped to the ground. Each of the three Philadelphia regi ments is above peace strength. About 100 recruits arrived from Philadelphia last night at 0.30 o'clock, In charge of \lalor Robert M. Brookfleld, who went there to enlist them after It was feared a shortage of men In tho Third might delay the departure of the whole bri gade. The regimental peace strength Is 887. The First Regiment has 1,036 men on 1U muster rolls, the Second THREE LATIONAL G UARD COMMANDERS Wtm. GErva&nu JCH % Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Uv •■£.'■ York will send the largest number of National Guardsmen to the Mexican V> border, and they will be commanded V by these generals. Each one will have quite an army in his charge, an (7f~Wfif?£7l- army sufficient to meet any force ■rf- n/ r-~ A/\ Carranza has so far mustered in his C f~f" •*£-£: C> 1/» Mexican experience. CL£tO£(vT <* UNEARTH MEXICAN PLAN TO WRECK TROOP TRAINS NEAR BORDER; MOVE IN SECRECY By Associated Press San Antonio, June 30. While thousands of National Guardsmen were moving to-day toward border stations, extraordinary precautions were being taken to prevent the exact routings and schedules of the numer ous special trains from becoming known. General Funston was Instructed to exercise the utmost precautions, in concealing details of the mobilization and general managers of all railroads carrying troops were requested not to make public the movements of trains. It was explained at General Funs ton's headquarters that the unusuai measures were not taken to prevent the news of just where the American troops would be stationed from reach ing Mexicans, but to render more diffi culty any attempt that might be made to wreck one of the trains. 1,040 and the Third 1,041. How Troopers Travel Each regiment will have two sec tions of twenty cars each. The first section will be comprised of five gon dola cars, four box cars, two sleepers, four passenger coaches, one baggage car and four passenger coaches in order. The make-up of the Second is one box car, one sleeper, nine pas senger coaches, one baggage car and eight coaches. In addltlo nto five days' travel ra tions issued from the quartermaster's department the three' Philadelphia regiments will be further guarded against a food famine on the way south by one day's garrison rations. Nearly 100 Highway Department men with three big road rollers and numerous road drags began working on the roads about the camp to-day. Special attention is being given to those near the First Brigade camp to expedite the movement of equipment to the sidings. Delay Causes Censure Medical examinations were rushed in tho Second Brigade to-day, although at the present rate of departure of the troops from this camp the West ern Pennsylvanians will not. get away for a week. Imminence of examination in other organizations has caused a rush to dentists from organizations In the Fourth Brigade, the artillery and cavalry, and every dentist within twenty-five miles of the camp is being besieged by soldiers desiring to have teeth fixed up. Chiropodists are also busy. Much dlssatlKfactton 1b holng ex pressed In the Infantry organizations about the continual delays In depart ure, but officers are taking advantage of every hour to drill and the camp roads to-day were filled with men on practice marches. The signal corps train moved away from camp at 10.11 a. m., the cars be ing cheered by men from commands along the Opprral Clement vts lted the First Rrlgade to hasten ar rangements for departure between 12 and 1 o'clock. CLOSES EL PASO SALOONS By Associated Press EI Paso, June 30. Mayor Thomas Lea last night ordered all saloons closed until further orders as a result of a street disturbance growing out of a strike of carmen on the local street, railway system. One hundred and ntrfb of the .115 carmen in tho city walked out yesterday, asking higher wages, shorter hours and bettor work ing conditions. Two companies of in fantry and a motorcycle patrol wero ordered from Fort miss to assist the provost guard, the rioters finally going to their homes and tho street car ser vice being resumed. HARRISBURG SSTELEGRAPH Find Evidence of Plot Information obtained by the intelli gence officers has indicated that suph an attempt might be made. Train wrecking, either by the removal of rails or by the use of dynamite, so common to warfare in Mexico that the general staff at Washington and the military authorities here regarded as almost essential such secrecy of the movement. It was hoped at General Funston's headquarters that the greater part of the troops now moving would be on the border by Saturday night and that early in the coming week such dis position would have been effected as to render available for prompt action the heavily reinforced army along the international line. Reports that a strong Mexican force had interrupted General Pershing's lino of communication were denied. Four Columbus Raiders Go Bravely to Their Deaths By Associated Press Deming, N. M„ June 30. Four Villa bandits who took part in the Col-' umbus raid were hanged in the county jail here to-day. The men were put to death in pairs. Ensevlo Retterla and Taulno Garcia were hanged first and then Jose Ran gel and Juan Castillo. The four men were calm. Jose Rangel smoked a cigaret as the noose was adjusted. None would say anything except Garcia, who exclaim ed as he was led to execution: "I hope God will forgive my enemies." This completes the disposition of the cases of the Columbus raiders, as Jose Rodriguez recently was granted a stay of execution and is serving a life sen tence. Half of New York's Militia Is Now on Way to Mexico By Associated Press New York, Juno 30. One half of New York State's militia is now on its way to the Mexican border, and the remainder will leave as soon as they can be mustered in and equipped, Ma jor General O'Ryan, commanding these troops, announced to-day. General O'Ryan said he and his staff would start for the border on or be fore next Wednesday. A dearth of ac ceptable horses and mules is delaying mobilization movements. The Fifth regiment of New Jersey entrained at Jersey City to-day for the border, nearly 1,500 strong. Another 100 in fantrymen went along who are recruits of the First New Jersey regiment, al ready approaching the border. Trooper Writes to Thank Women Who Supplied Gifts D. T. Leavenworth, sergeant of Company H, Second Regiment, Massa chusetts Infantry, of Waterbury, Con necticut, in a letter to Prof. Frank O. Roth, this city, extends thanks for his company, to the women who"early yesterday morning furnished the sol diers With coffee and fruit when their train stopped in this city, enroute to the border. Sergeant Leavenworth in his letter expressed his appreciation of the thoughtfulness of the women In providing the food and magazines which were given to the men. EIGHTH SHOWERS GEN. HUTCHISON Post Cards and Flowers From Officers and Men For Com mander Who Is 111 From a Staff Correspondent Camp Brumbaugh, Mount Gretna, Pa., June 30.—Brigadier-General Jo seph B. Hutchison, who is sick at Chambersburg, was remembered yes terday afternoon by the men of his old command by a postal card shower and a gift of flowers from wives of officers. The Eighth has been having many visitors and they have all asked about the colonel. The Eighth's members are hoping that General O'Neil will succeed in getting their time advanced. As it looks now, the Eighth may not leave before Tuesday. The Inoculation is taking effect on many men and the drills take the starch out of them. There are many visitors from Harris burg and they are being welcomed by the men betwoen drills. General Charles Miller, former com mander of the Guard, visited the Eighth and was later visited by officers of the Fourth Brigrade. General Jklil ler gave a dinner at night which was attended by General Clement and the brigade commanders'. J. Denny O'Neil, the new Insurance Commissioner, was at the camp to see western troops. He came to at tend a publishers' meeting. A. B. H. Roosevelt Is Offered Equipment For Division Oyster Bay, N. Y., June 30.—The news that Colonel Roosevelt was rais ing a volunteer division to serve in the event of a Mexican campaign has caused such a rush of telegrams to Sagamore Hill that the operator in Oyster Bay has been forced to call in aid, and messenger noys are arriving every few hours from Glen Cove, car rying applications to enlist in the T. R. Brigade. Letters also have begun to come in such numDers as to nearly swamp the local postofflce. It is known that the Colonel will have to employ clerical aid to assist in hand ling the mall for the next few days. Last night his secretary Walter J. Hayes, Issued the following statement regarding the question of replying to the messages which Colonel Roosevelt has received in the matter of his di vision: "We have been literally deluged with telegrams and letters of applica tion from men who wish to join a volunteer division. "It is Impossible to reply individ ually to the organizations and to the men who have communicated with us. But X will see that their applications are carefully filed for future reference, so that in the event of hostilities they can be apprised of what action is contemplated." Not only are applications for per sonal service coming in by the thou sands, but also offers of equipment, it Is learned, that had been totally unex pected. Everything which could be possibly needed by such a division In the field, from a high-powered armor ed aeroplane down to material for a field telephone, could be supplied from private sources if the Colonel required Colonel Roosevelt himself, who is looking more fit, every day, declined positively to comment in any way on any plans regarding the division. Complete Preparations to Preserve Health of Troops By Associated Press San Antonio, Texas, June 30.—Ade quate preparations to preserve the health of troops now moving to the border practically have been com pleted. Base hospitals capable of caring for 500 patients each have been es tablished at San Antonio and at Fort Bliss. There also is a smaller base hospital at Douglas, Ariz. Arrange ments have been made to establish other base hospitals at Fort Crockett, near Galveston, Eagle Pass, Laredo and Nogales. Camp hospitals have been established all along the border. In the army there are seven field hospital companies and seven ambu lance companies. The national guard will add to this force twenty-two field hospitals and twenty-two ambulance companies. Steps have been taken to equip all field ambulance companies with motor ambulances and each field hospital will bo given a motor truck. Guardsmen Need Not Fear Typhoid; Only Eight Cases in U. S. Army in Year By Associated Press Washington, D. C.. June 30.—Con fidence In their ability to maintain the national guardsmen called into service on the Mexican border in good general health and especially to protect them absolutely from typhoid fever, the dread of all soldiers, is expressed by the army medical officers. This be lief is based on the remarkable results obtained in the case of the regular troops. Surgeon-General Gorgas has com piled statistics for the past year show ing that in the entire United States Army there were but eight cases of typhoid, a condition the more unusual from the fact that the soldiers were rcattered around the world—in Alaska, along the Gulf Coast, In Panama, In the Philippines, in Hawaii and even in China —under all sorts of varying conditions of climate and habitation. This result has attracted the atten tion of Sir William Osier, who has written to the surgeon-general con gratulating him upon what appeared to be an almost impossible task—the practical extermination of typhoid fever as a soldier's disease. Scouting Detachments Find No Trace of Carranza Cavalry Near Gen. Pershing By Associated Press Columbus, N. M., June 3 o.—Scouting detachments sent to Investigate re ports th«it Carranza cavalry were con centrating in large numbers near Guz man have informed General Pershing that there Is no cause for apprehen sion, according to news received here to-day. They found no evidence that The Mexicans were prepared to cut the American line of communication. The garrison at Guzman, they said, had been somewhat Increased by cavalry arriving from the south. Officers hero said to-day General Pershing's line of communication was entirely open. They denied a report that a truck train bound from Colum bus to Colonla Dublan had been turned back last night through fear of a Mexican force of 2,000 men. They said that no truck train had left Co lumbus and that none was then ready to leave. , JUNE 30, 1916. RESUME HANDLING OF TROOP TRAINS Both Railroads Make Provision For Moving Soldiers En route to Border Troop movemonts from Mt. Gretna to the border were resumed to-day over the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. One train of 16 cars passed through Harrisburg at noon to-day, and was held at the Pennsylvania Railroad station 30 minutes, to have the water coolers and pipes sterilized! and to rewater and ice the train. On this train were Fteld Hospital No 2, of Philadelphia, numbering 79 men, Elmer E. K. Beiser, command ing; and Field Battalion of Signal Troops of Pittsburgh, Major Fred G. Miller commanding, including wire and radio companies, numbering 119 men. Enroute, these troops will be Inocu lated for typhoid fever and vaccinated for smallpox. They expect to reach the border by Monday. While station attaches were look ing after the train, the soldiers ad dressed postcards and conversed with friends and acquaintances. With the signal corps was Guy Dull, a former Harrisburger who was at one time a member of the Pennsylvania Railroad police force, and was quartermaster sergeant of the Governor's Troop. His father. William H. Dull, resides in Linden street. The son has been lo cated in Pittsburgh for a year. This was the first train of Pennsyl vania troops to go south over the Pennsylvania Railroad. Several trains left last night over the Philadelphia & Reading Railway, going to Reading and from there to Newberry Junction where connections were made with the New York Central Railroad. The Cumberland Valley Railroad Company to-day turned over all extra posenger equipment, not required for regular trains, for the use of the United States government, in the transportation of troops, it will now be necessary to limit all excursions booked to the number or passengers th&t can be acommodated In coaches available, and all excursions now booked are subject to cancellation, If necessary coaches cannot be furnished. Thunk Patriotic Women Letters and telegrams expressing ap preciation for the generosity and thoughtful attention given to the troops from New York and Connecticut during the past two days by the wo men of the city who are members of the women's preparedness organiza tions have been received by Mrs. A. E. Buchanan, head of the Harrisburg branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad Department of the Women's Prepared ness Association. Major Mazet, com manding the third section of the Sev enth New York Regiment, the com mander of the third section of the same regiment. Col. McCabe, of the Second Connecticut Infantry, and oth ers have sent gra'teful telegrams since their departure for the west and south. Col. McCabe's troops passed through this city last evening. RHODE ISLAND BATTERY STARTS By Associated i*ress Providence, R. 1., June 30. Bat tery A, Rhode Island National Guard left Davisvllle for El Paso, Texas, I early to-day. The battery numbered J 171 men and five officers fully equip j ped for field service. C. H. Andrus Goes to Reovo Shops CHARLES H. ANDRUS Charles H. Andrus, master me chanic, Philadelphia division, Pennsyl vania Railroad, with headquarters in Harrisburg, wa sto-day transferred to a similar positio non the Renovo di vision, with headquarters at Renovo. Mr. Andrus, who has been located in Harrisburg since November, 1912, will be succeeded by J. L. Cunningham, master mechanic of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore division, with headquarters at Wilmington, Del. Thece changes will be effective to-mor row. Master Mechanic Andrus was trans ferred from the position of motive power inspector at Altoona to Harris burg, succeeding Joseph L. Davis, re tired. He has made many new de partures in the local shops and round houses and is an ardent supporter of athletics. He is president of the Mo tive Power Department Athletic Asso ciation of the Philadelphia Division and has been a big factor in the suc cess of this organization. J. L. Cunningham worked under Jo seph L. Davis and wat transferred to Columbia from this city. Later he was sent to Williamsport as assistant en gine supervisor, and from there to Cape Charles, where he was made as sistant master mechanic. One year later he was sert to Wilmington. $322,000,000 Postal Bill Is Approved by Senate Sptcial to the T els graph Washington, D. C., June 30. The annual post office aproprlation bill, carrying $322,000,000 was passed yes terday by the Senate after a debate begun more than a month ago. Dif ferences over the railway mall pay provision and other sections of the measure probably will prevent final agreement in conference before July 1 and force continuance of existing: portal appropriations with the coming fiscal year. Three important changes were made in the bill In the Senate. As a sub stitute for the House's space method fo» compensating railroads for mail transportation, the Senate adopted tho Cummins amendment, directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to fix the method and rates of pay. An amendment was adopted restrict ing the combination of horse-drawn rural mall route into motor' routes and provision that contracts for pneumatic tube service in the big cities, should be continued another year, stricken out by the House, was t restored, ( MANY OFFER TO RECRUIT TROOPS Camp Headquarters List Names of Enough Volunteers to Form Brigade From a Staff Correspondent Camp Brumbaugh, Mount Gretna, Pa.. June 30.—offers of services from enough organizations, real, proposed or assumed, to make up a brigade have come to camp, either through Gov ernor Brumbaugh's office or direct to General Clement. There have been offers by patriots to bring companies or troops here to enter the service at once if men who organized are given commissions. Some of the men are members of fraternal organizations and are eager to get into the service, in some cases the offers are contin gent upon the men being Immediately sent to the "ttghUng." .^S he ° ffers are all listed, but there Is little chance of their being used unless another call comes, because the Third Brigade will have the first call. It is doubtful whether many of the appli cants could pass the physical test, which is worse than that of a life Insurance company. There Is aJso lots of talk about formaUon of a provisional guard, but nothing has yet been determined. Gov ernor Brumbaugh in a talk here strongly favored more cavalry, but tho State really should have more artillery to comply with Federal regulations. But a regiment of artillery costs about three-quarters of a million to equip, and Uncle Satn has use for his guns now. The shortage of wagons has been overcome by the receipt of 400 regu lation style, which arc to be used at once. They are for supplies and am munition. Tho State will not buy motor trucks just now. as it has leased two tractors from Harrisburg and a dozen motor trucks. The War Depart ment Is buying trucks for shipment to the border. After the mobilization it is likely that tho State will buy trucks and machine guns, because the law npw authorizes it, and there will be funds for equipment when the govern ment pays back what the State has laid out. Ice Cream r.nd Drinks Banned The speed with which the quarter master's corps moves the feeding of the men and the furnishing of supplies j is one of the things which attracts at j tention. This corps is run by a num ! ber of prominent State businessmen j and they are accused of having sent out some supplies before they were I formally ordered, a charge which, if correct, is something greatly to be de ! sired, for it Is conducive to prepared- I ness. The camp has been'struggling ! with unfamiliar work and compelled i to make its own system and has also been liberally supplied with red tape whose ends are in Washington more than Harrisburg. General Clement's order against sale of drinks, Ice cream, melons and simi lar things to soldiers has made a roar, but when It Is looked at from the right angle it is the very thing needed, as these men are being hardened, and the more they get down to a war basis and subsist on three scientifically worked out meals a day the better for them. Similarly the sanitary inspection is be ing followed up with great care. Major W. D. Crookston, the officer who was with the Austrian army in its cam paigns, is directing this work with a conscientiousness that is going to bring results. The hard-worked medical corps was visited yesterday by Major A. E. Truby, who has beep handling the work at New York camps. He came to see how things were going and they made him work. A. B. H. Protest Seizure of American Property by Local Mexican Officials Washington, June 30. —Represen,tn- tions to Genera Carranza protesting against seizure of American property by local authorities in many parts tof Mexico have been made at Mexido City by Special Agent Rodger'ls Official reports to the State Departi ment have said that thousands of dol\ Jars' worth of gold and silver bullion.N horses, cattle, automobiles and other movable merchandise belonging to Americans had been taken. Officials said their Information indi cated that the various local authori ties had made the seizures on their own initiative. Mr. Rodgers was instructed to call the confiscations to the attention of the first chief with a request that he relieve the situation. Most of the property has been left behind by American refugees. The principal confiscations were in the States of Sonora, Jalisco and Tamaull pas. At Manzanillo much gold and silver bullion belonging to American mines is said to have been taken, and many seizures were reported from tho vicinities of Tampico and Jalisco City. Capt. Morey Greets Wife and Troopers in El Paso Captain Lewis Morey, who was in command of Troop K at Carrizal, reached El Paso yesterday afternoon from Columbus, In time to be at the International bridge when the survi vors of the old troop reached the bor der as prisoners. The meeting be tween Captain Morey and his negro troopers was almost as affecting as was that between Captain Morey and his young wife, who had given him up for dead and had returned to her home at Austin, but hurried hero when she learned her husband was alive. Captain Morey arrived at the Union Station wearing civilian clothes and slipped through the large crowd which was there to meet him. His wife missed him and he did not find her until he had walked through the sta tion three times. After taking Mrs. Morey to the hotel Captain Morey hurried to the Sante Fe bridge to see his troopers cross. The soldiers were overjoyed at seeing their commander, and Luther Alex ander. one of the wounded, wept for joy as he shook hands with Captain Morey with his good hand. HEAR OF JAPANESE TROOPS Eagle Pass, Tex., June 30.—Arrivals here from Torreon confirm a report that came from Monterey yesterday that a large number of Japanese hij.ve Joined the Carranza array. It Is statfed that one full regiment of Jap anese was recently formed In southern Mexico and passed through Torreon a few days ago on the way to Chihua hua. Many Japanese have been given employment In Industrial plants where war munitions are being manufac tured. UTAH REACHES BORDER By Associated Press Nogales, Ariz., June 30.—The Utah National Guard battery of field artil lery with 142 men and 6 officers ar rived here to-day.
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