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Show News That American Troops Had Crossed Into Mexico and Information Infor-mation That Carranza. Was Co-operating With: Pershmg Is Received With Satisfaction. GREAT SECRECY IS MAINTAINED Four Authorized Correspondents Corre-spondents Go With the Expedition, but Their Stories Will Have to Be Transmitted by Radio and Will Be Carefully Censored, WASHlt-GTOW March 15 W th Amercan troops across the Me 1 can border tonight seek np Vila and ha band ts Prea deut Wilson and offic als of the war department res gned them selves to wa t poea bly many days fo news of developments n the chase In formation that forcea of the de facto Mexican government were co-operat ng with tha eipedit on from the Tin ted States served to rel eve am ety that bad been apparent on all a dea over the pose b 1 ty of Carranza troops revolt ng aga nat the r commanders and attempt ma to oppose the entry of the Amer caps Although Br sad er General Pershing and Colonel Dodd marched nto Mev co w th aome 5000 men about coou today it vas not unt 1 more than sx hours afterward that the offic al announce meat came to Washington It waa re ee ved th s evenine and Secretary Ea ker at once burr ed to tbe Wh te house for a conference w th the prea dent Baker s Announcement Se retary Baher made the follow ng statement at 10 o clock ton ght The department rece ved ton ght a code a message from Oeoeral Funatou wh ch announces that Amer can troops crosaed the border into Mexico today but does not g ve the hour of the crossing I am very happy to say that the d spatch shows that the m I tary represeeta t ve of the de facto government of Mfli co not only interposed no ob ataelea but appears to be cooper at ng Secretary Baker made It clear that e had not given out the who e ot Genera Funaton a d spatch Jja Ea d wh e e exped X on as n progress the depa ment would make pub c no de a s wh ch might nto fere with General Fun Eton a pana for secrecy General Staff Busy Officer a of tha general staff we a on duty at the dp par ment unt i ate o n glit, b t so fa as cou d be learned no add tlonaL Information ot 1m porta n e had been rece ed General Funaton s e pected to report on when the e a 0 de v opmenta and 1 s generally under h ood (hat the 4 s t e probab of a c ash be raeen t e American troops and the band a befo e Fr day or Sa day Reports on ht to d of Gene a Ob e con Carranxa a new se e arj of na and ef m ,ir man ordering Gene a. Gavra omm de of e Jua tz gur on to o Ojie a e e ? ws w h rie 1. 11 ed Sia s fo ces Tha was a ep trt aa 0 n nc p 00! o( the a de o e Ca anza ?o e nmen and an e main ng feara of troub e between the (Continued on Page Seven ) REPORTS RELIEVE ISM'S ANXIETY Con tinned from Fags OD6) Am ! and no die 3 oE the de facto go t nrren 4 e based on tha poss b tlty of n o il na on or of mistaken den t Screen Closely Drawn Th oughou he daj- he oepa trnent ma n a ned b ence as o tf"f a ua on on the o de Gunera "tint on naa mov In h h n e ca n he game h la. ba h nd a cu la n of se ec It p Daby was the moa comp e e con so sh p he coun try hag e e knoun The screen ttas drawn 30 c osn hat the depar ment e f was no ad sJ of he oss ng until tno hou b af e he roops ne e on the march The on y a sra ch as to he bo der e t ua on rece ed by Sec e a y Bake dur nR the afternoon dea h e depar tu o of he E e tn h cava, r I on C at tanooga. to re nfo qe the ho de pa o Rumors flew about the orrido a of he war department a I day Some dea t n li repo ted f jjhilng on ho h s dee of ha border One ea d a res ment of Ame an eava y had been atin h ated Depa ment o(f c a a had no epo s o h ci finch sltemen s roo d ba e been founded On y meage tk-uu bu e a f on he t oops n le o a e epec ed Wh e four cor esponden s of press asso a ons ha c been g en c ode t a a o a Tocnpan Gene a Pe cb ng 5 command he 1 be under atr ct censoreb p Repu a ona of the ar department under wh ch tbey wh e des nated g ve he con mande con t ol over the nfo ma on sen hack No h lng that cou d be of a un to I e en em fl.1 be pe m tted to pass o e w a e e 1 ne of commun ca on Ge e a Pe 3 ng keeps open Messages Will Be Buef Su h mea 5i.ee a aw a e re ayed w 1 be b pf At most the enpedl 0 vr a e on fed fad o ae B to keep in touch b be bo der and off c a reports i cog tb s means of tranem t ng news T e Ame an peop e p obab y w hea of he chase and ol tbe bat e hi e ban d is t here b one n e se ofl c, a mes sa es f om Gene al Pe ah ni; and th ongh tile s f ng of the umo s ba reach U e American s ds h ougb Mef an boo es ' T e announcement of Gene a Funs on t at the chase nas on d spoaed of omors that e pa cu i y pu u 1 ouh out he da t at a empo ay at ad been ca ed to pe m be ta ansa oopa 0 ea ry out be oivn p ans to cap u e V U befo e Amer can so d e a 00k p he la&k Yt tbe s a e depa tment was ad pos tl ey bat no e Lies from Gen era La edza. fo bu a de ay had been e e ved Ne the bad an ejo nrJe con e to he ep een o Gene a a anza. Monda accep n 3 p opo u. fo a re c p o a ag een en on he horde Taken fc Granted Sec Ptsr Lans n no c c ea s a ed the po?i on of he Ln ed la vn ha he agreement fo pu a" t of band ta naa n fo e w th s acceptance by e Un ed aesadcoead e exped on af er V a T b s en e of Ca anza and off a adv ea conce n ng 3 at tude caused tbe sta e depa tment to take t for ant ed t at e de facto go ernment of Mex lco conqn ed n that v e Whl e xv r and a a e depa tmenU were buev t these mat ere congress con p e ed- the wo k begun yeE erday tbe en ate ro (cur ng n the house reBo ul on p ov d ng for an Inc eaae of the rcfiu ar a my 0 app o ma e y 120 OOU f gh ng t oops Tee was Ue deba e and the s sty n lie sena 0 s n the chamber vo ed unan mous y fo tbe reso ut on Adju ant Oene a McCa n ad ao ed tv hout wa t ng fo f na passage of he reso u on L nde o de s n ed aat n gb ec u n o f es a 0 e be coun y nhfJi ha e been cosed fo on a "era eopened t a mo n ng Befo e the ten ate o ed aeve a hundred men al eady had been enro ed Legion of Recruits Unoff c a epo ts sad prospect ve re Cm ts we e f oc on to the co o e aU 0 er the and Depa tn cut off c a s e e ated Of la e arn y rccru ne has a red the a a of p oape y of c n s say mak ng It d ff cu t 0 obta n men fo he egu & a Yga n toda he vQr department ivss stamped v h te e a ma and pe no a ca e a offer ng vo un eer sei cea a ou d the con try need then Seve a merabe s of t e na onal gua d w 0 ca ed on Sec etary Baker bbsu ed b!m tbe men of he r s a ea ne a ready und eaifir fo a ca Ind v dua s a so w ed to en 0 To a come 3 the sec e a y exp eased h s g a t cat on at t e pa o c Bp t shown but added bat the egu a a mj ec 0 sd as t soon tvou d be wou 1 be fu y ab e to cope w b the ua on Pressed as to poss bap ans now under cons de a on fo futu e use of be na ona gua d he etumed b usua non con m t a ansfie On that subject I have noth ng to say National Guard Plans Such p ans undoub ed y are n tbe rnak nj n he ar depa ment Th s fact bows er does not nd ca e anth ng n 0 e han ha the var pana comm ee of the c aff as a mat e of course j do ng l s aha e n t t wo H of the departmerj p eta ng n advance for any erne gency tha ma 0 se Pepo a f om the bo der of tbe co ope a on cf he Car ansa t oops th Genera Pe s ng s fo ca se ed to e eve anx e y ol dera tment of f c ads 0 er tbe pos 0 lty ba be roopa of the de facto go e nment m gbt oppose the moven ent Across he bo der ega d ess of what Gene a Ca an?H h m&e f m g 1 Or tee s p e ba e soen n the mo emen of t oopa or he 4me an a de U e fo t by Gene a Fun on to guard against the pos B b af sue a de e opment 1 a on y good m ar Judgn ent t 1 po rt ed out o take e erv poes b e precaut on e Epec e of the d p on at o moves tha mnv he n prog ess 0 meet any s uat on The e s esson to be e e thai Gene a Fu a on & ns rue ons cover ll e poss b v of 1 os e demons at ons by I oops of he da facto go ernn ent Iji that event the e ftou d be new and far reach ng . I prob ems before the Wash ng ton goe n I ment Villas Prospective Fate Wh e apparently there lias been no To ma d scut's on of what thai be done w b V a f be s captu ed s rea ded as probable that f aken a vje ho ban d t eader w be turned over to be de facto government for promp etc ut on That vou d a 0 d emba rfiss t oues ons ch m gbt arise f he n ed S a ea under 00k to arrange fo h a e rad t on to Texas for trla on be cha ge or mnrdor Armj office a th nk how e er t a a tngethe un ke that a perm t h f to he made a prla one Know nf the certa n fats awa t ng Mm he s epec ed to fight as long as here s breath tn h a botlj |