| Show r Move fo When Re Ready dy 1 t I Order Is Given Give SAN SAX ANTONIO Tex March I 15 hile regiments United States cavalry cavalry cay cay- alry airy heavily supported by infantry awaited General Pershing's order today to to- to day dayto to advance General Genera Carranza's Ct r according to inform lon re- re iv here Wor worked d desperately y to 19 Q feet f ct the capture of Villa Villain in order to forestall forestall an ah entrance Into Mexico by American forces From t official l arid sources sources' S' S General Funston received reports of Increased activities ot of the de de' de facto government troops but there was no disposition at his headquarters to re regard re- re gar gard the as anything more than evidence of Carranza's determination determination determination nation to operate co-operate with the United States government In eliminating Villa General Funston remained In his is of office ot- ot lice flee until after midnight to receive any report General Pershing Perishing might make mak It had been reported here that b by this morning the American troops would be across the boundary line but General Funston himself did not know General General General Gen Gen- eral Pershing's Intent Intentions ons His orders to to the commander of the punitive expedition ex expedition ex- ex were in effect move when you are ready Everything in Readiness f I Little in the way of ot preparation was left undone last night but there was wasa a feeling at army almy headquarters that General Pershing might wish to delay his Ills advance until practically every possibility of or a hitch in his plans had been eliminated The general orders that have been Issued for tho suppression suppression sion Ion of ot all news that might interfere re with the success of the contemplated expedition into Mexico have served to keep the public publio in Ignorance of of the exact number of troops that will be besent besent besent sent in und under r General Pershing but It ItIs itIs itis Is generally known that the for force e will not be less than and that the greater part of the available troops In Inthe inthe inthe the United States will be within reach if fit it should become necessary to use them Troop trains Continued last night to carry cavalry and infantry to the dis district district dis- dis let ti-let along the boundary line between Mexico and New Mexico but the con concentration conk of ot men and supplies virtually virtually vir vir- vir- vir was completed The first firlit aeroplane squadron Is there and numerous motor motOl trucks have e been park parked d on n The he border ready for use al along ng lines of or communication that hat hatwill will be maintained wherever the troops will go |
