Show I I I I I I I Had Set Date for Sacking Brownsville I I II General Funston Convinced Mexican Authorities Fostered Fostered Fostered Fos Fos- Border Trouble I 0 x- x xA A ANTONIO TO IO Tex Au Aug 14 After H-After After S SAN iJ a Q conference held tonight b by Gen Germ Frederick k Funston commanding the thc southern ou thorn department t with A n co committee JT 1 headed b by Congressman J John hn Garner G General Funston announced that ho imo bolle believed d the committee had thoroughly established Its contention th that t tho tIme disorder dis dis- order lii In Iu the tho Rio Itie Grando GrandI valley had been fostered b by 13 constitutional Mexican authorities Affidavits were submitted submit submit- t ted to the the war war department to the ef effect ct- ct feet that a date had actually been sot set sotby by bythe the Mexicans for the sacking of or Dr Brownsville G General Funston candid candidly admitted that thu up Ul t to the time of ot the conference li i Jt the committee today ho did not bell believe eYe the outlawry in n the alley valley was receiving recel Its backing from the Mexican 1 side of the time Rio Hio Grande But Dut I upon presentation of oC a mass of or I e.-I- ho said sald h he was US convinced the time committee possessed Information which wai warranted ranted prompt action su t further alleged proof of oC ofa 1 a n nr r report port that General th the I Carranza commander a at Matamoros had bad boasted that when hen the time tittle cam ho would plant Iho Mexican flag fias on- on on top ton of or the Drown Brownsville postoffice af at affidavits affidavits were shown General Funston While given authority to order such additional troops as ns he deemed lIar sary General F decided to tn communicate cOln- cOln com coin n with Washington ton anti and orders were cro Issued at once onlO to dispatch h lery I to tho the Rio Grande alley valley In addi- addi I to Infantry find service |