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Show I American Army I ' Biggest Force I Since 1861-65 PPPJ ,The Camps Vacated by Villa's Pur- PPH suers Are Rapidly Filled by the PPH New Regiments H Kl Paso, Texas, March IB. Amer- PPH lenti troupn woro on Muxlcim soil PPH tonfglit sixty mllt'a west of here. T'10 PPH vmigiuird of ail expedition gathered PPH In Icsh thnn ft weclc Is novertlielosH PPH ono of tho most powerful mllltnty PPH forces nssemhlcd by this country PPH since the war between the states. PPH thoy wero out on the Identical lilUs PPH ' whero ono week n& tonight Pnmslio H Villa led 1200 of Ills bandits stealth- PPH ily up to the Anioricnn border, to inako nn enrly inornliig rush upon fl tho sleopliig American eity of Colum- thus, N. M., and murder seventeen ' Americans, eight of them soldiers, H ;' nnd ono a woman. H From how many hundreds of miles H this forco has been assembled, tho PPH elements of Its armament, Its mini- JPH bcrs nnd the direction or dlroctleun PPH ' In which Its various columns headed PPH I itllcr they pissed tho International PPH , lino was n secret held by tho mill- PPH tary censorship. PPH Tho one Important fact, that the PPH Amurlcnus had gouo Into Moxlco PPH ngntn, vhb an event witnessed by H,', hundreds of spectators who crowded v Into Columbus. They saw tho troop PPJH niuvo off toward tho Imaginary boun- PPH dary lino, until when the men cro.ts- H cd they were tiny, hut distinct hrown PPJH lines In tho distance In tho clear PPJH western -air. As the troops passed PPH farther Into Iho low gravel hills, tin PPH clouds of white dust hid tho men, PPH ' nnd their further movements as "f- PPH fectually as the consorshlp. Brilliant PPJH Runshlno occasional!) caught tho PPJH ' Hash of the soldiers nccourtremento. PPJH Dchtnd the troops who moved tot' PPJH ward new roxlinenU rapidly filled tho H " vacated camps In-' Columbus. Tho PPJH Kloventh cavalry from Fort Oslo- H thorpe, Ga,, was ono of tho now ar- H rivals. Tho new regiments expected H to follow, hut their otllcors would not H say how soon nor from what points. H Unolllcltil reports camo Into El Pa H so that about fifty miles west of Col- H umbtts, near llachita, N. M. another PPJH column had gathered nnd probably PPJH had entered Mexico. Nothing moro H dellnlto than tho fact of this column a PPPPJ existence wan established, despite H reports that theso troops might havo PPPH In H i H Kogalcs, Ariz., March K News H that the American troops had crossed H u tho International line was rcceh 'd H ' here nnd In the Mexican town of No H gales, across tho border, qutcth Lit H tlo knots of peoplo gathered on tho H streets of both towns when the new H papers appeared, but there was no H excitement of any kind, As soon ns It wvts olllclally conflnn- PPPH cd that tho crossing hud been effort- PPPfl cd assembly was sounded from 'h PPJH military headipiartera in Nof.iIos, S PPPB nora, and the 400 men of tho garrison H were suinmonod to quarters. This H l was explained by tho Mexican author- H , ltlcs as duo to their desire to avoid B S ny possible friction. |
