Show M RE TROOPS ARE RECALLED BORDER General Funston Selects I Five State Militia l Regiments Regiments Regi-I Regi Regi Regi- ments to Return Home I Under Department Orders GUARDSMEN GUARDS IEN LEFT ON FRONTIER Washington ashington Officials Say Move Does Not Indicate Change in Policy Cabrera Continues to Block Pact SIA SHAM I BATTLE BEGUN Nov No 16 Five Fi Five W national guard regiments were ordered home from the Mexican border border borr bor bor- der r today I In Instatement a statement announcing the order order order or or- der the war department said it was in continuation of the policy tt announced announced an announced an- an sonie some time ago gradually to toI I ith withdraw v national guard regiments I from frum the thc border as conditions permit and in in ill accordance with Ute tile recommendations mend of or General Funston these regiments ments have hn-e been heen ordered home War department officials said the tho order did not Indicate t any change In policy or general withdrawal 0 of I the guardsmen tro front from n the border and had no relation t to tr the tho pio c Q ings-Q U I Joint join t conference at set Atlantic b CI City t They said sald that as rapidly as J conditions on any portion of ot the border are aro considered considered considered consid consid- ered b by General Funston lunston to Justify tho the withdrawal of or the troops It Is the de departments department's departments department's departments department's de- de Intention to bring homo home ad- ad nd 1 regiments and release them from federal service ser Approximately n national a t i Ion o n 11 1 guardsmen will remain on the tho border when when these five regiments with Ith a a. 1 to total total to- to tal strength oC or about have havo been withdrawn The re regiments will win start homo as soon as ns transportation facilities tI ties s will permit and all probably will willbo willbe bo be at their tate muster point by fy Thanksgiving Selected d h by hr General San Antonio Tear Tox Nov Nev The The five Infantry regiments ordered home from tho the border today b by the war department depart depart- mont ment w were ro selected b by General Funston Funston Funston Fun Fun- ston from the thc troops on patrol dut duty duly at the request quest r of or the department to designate that number of ot organizations organizations for I release Acting under those tholo instructions he recommended tho the re return return return re- re turn o of the First t South Carolina at atEl ii El 1 1 Paso Pao Seventh New lew York at McAllen MCI Third Indiana at Llano Grande Third Wisconsin at San Antonio and Third Minnesota at Llano Grande Staff Starr officers tonight professed ig- ig of or the reason for tr the return movement at this time Thc They were at ata ata ata a loss to now know whether the order Is the tho beginning of or a n. general return movement of or troops engaged In border patrol work worl It was admitted In military circles that there are no state troops to take the tho place of those relieved unless regiments that already alread have ha ve seen border service are sent sen t back All troops remaining In state tate Continued on Page 7 MORE TROOPS ORDERED HOME General Funston Selects Five Reg Regiments 1 lents for Relief I Men Remain 1 Continued from Page late 1 1 camps d under the thelast thelast thelast last call when guardsmen were sent Bent to relieve some of ot the tho or organisations that had been on eu the tal foi tala foia a period of or months In selecting the tho five regiments along the herder border General Funston gave consideration consideration con con- sl to the length of ot service of or troops from various states And also partly governed b by knowledge e of ot states that had benefited In earlier return movements Another nother factor was the desire to keep Intact the divisions or tactical units Into which the state troops have been organized at various varlo border points DIode Block Atlantic City N. N J. J Nov O 16 All All ef- ef forts of ot the American representatives on the Mexican American Joint commission com corn mission to pcr persuade ua o Lulu Luis Cabrera chairman of oC the Mexican an representation tion tiomi tion to abandon his opposition to the plan of or border control approved In general general gen gem eral oral by his colleagues failed tailed today The other othel members of or the commission had not lost hope hopt tonight and the conference conference con con- ference ferenee win will be continued but there thero was wa absent the note of ot optimism which cha characterized ac the close of or the sessions I I yes yesterday cs terla Mr 11 Cabrera met with th the commission commis commis- aba sion on today for tor the the first time since Ince Tuesday The fact that ho he had hall bitterly opposed the agreement sanctioned Tuesday by Ignacio Bonillas and Al Alberto Alberto Al- Al berto borto J J. J Pan PanI Panl tho the other Mexican representatives representatives rep rep- and that while he was out of ot the city yesterday Mr 11 Bonillas and Mr Pant Pan again offered their support sup sup- port to tho the plan resulted In peculiar Interest being attached to hi hie reappearance reappearance reappearance reap reap- In the commission room to to- to day It was vas believed possible he might yield to the Importunities ot r his colleagues colleagues col col- leagues and bring the discussion to an amicable close Before they left lert their room tonight after a a. long session the commission commission- slon- slon era er agreed that they the would say nothIng nothing nothing noth noth- ing ing- regarding the days day's talk Mr Cabrera Cabrera Cabrera Ca Ca- met the newspaper men men and told thorn he ho had agreed not to sa say on one word to the press A few fe minutes later lator Secretary Lane chairman of ot the American AmAdean commission supported Mr Cabrera with t a similar statement men i It became known however th that t virtually virtually vir vir- tho the entire da day was spent In ar argument argument ar- ar calculated to con Mr 11 Cabrera Cabrera Ca Ca- brora of ot the advisability of ot indorsing tho plan and to make clear to him tho the danger er In which continued opposition might place his government so Mr Ca Cabrera Cabrera Ca- Ca was ready with which It 11 Is understood arc re regarded regarded re- re by the Americans no nil Impossible for them to accept All AU was ready rendy for tor the formal preparation atton allon 0 of an agreement There Thoro had been forwarded from Washington a a. a supply of ot the special paper on which treaties are written and even e the green white and red ribbons the colors colors col col- ors ora of ot Mexico wore were purchased toda today j CIJI-j for tor binding the sheets but hut th there re ap appeared appeared au- au little prospect tonight of ot their early use use- I Extensive Maneuver r Begun Brownsville Drowns Tex Nov XO 16 The Thc The Brown arm army representing a n theo theo- I foreign power Intervening In i Mexico which whEel last night Invaded the United States at Point Isle lele thence I marching to Brownsville Browns departed to today today toe to- lla day toward Sun San Benito nineteen miles north There an nn advance brigade brigade bri bri- gade of or tho the defending White arm army commanded by Co Col R R. L K Dullard Bullard I j I awaits the advance It took the tho Brown Bro troops four tour hours I of steady marching to clear olear Browns Brown yule ville Th They y will camp eight miles north of at here tonight renewing their advance ot on tho the White h te brigade de to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow morning Th The White division dl was still in camp at Llano Gran Grande Grando e. e twenty six I mites miles back of at Its advance anco brigade this morning but Is 15 now supposed to be I moving mo toward the southeast Ideal weather graced the tue start of ot tho the maneuvers of the tho u I I In tho the Brownsville district |