Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-02-13 | Page 5 | Special Guard Put at Border Points to Check Villa

t SPECIAL GUARD PUT AT BORDER POINTS ATTO I. I TO CHECK VILLA VILLAr r Carranza Suggestion Anent Exports and Belligerents Ridiculed 57 II loi S f It lt to t TIEL Tl TI 8 EL PASO Texas Feb The The d daring dar dar- rIna r- r Ina ing act of a 1 band of who oc occupied occupied occupied oc- oc ng the town of Palomas only four miles south of Columbus N. N M. M and I within gun range of General Pershing's army caused a sensation in military circles hero today but there was no intimation that the government would take tako any action Ur liT S nIce to Th Tb T lf run WASHINGTON Feb lOfb 13 Villa Villa ac activity RC- RC In northern Mexico IH IR i being clo closely cly watched by 11 the UP United States It Is in exp expected hero here that a strong ef effort cC- cC f- f fort to get control of or border der points will wm be he made h by the bandit leader be before before be- be fore tore Ambassador ador can present his his credentials to First Firs t Chief Carranza Because of ot this General Funston has taken special precautions to safeguard American 4 territory and It openly IH In asserted that another Columbus raid mid cannot be attempted Meanwhile I officials while publicly ridiculing he Carranza suggestion that neutrals cut off oCt all nIl exports to the ho I European ean belligerents privately ex express express ex- ex press treSs concern that trouble is to come Should Carranza tr try to stop shipments of or oil from th the tho Tampico district he would seriously Interfere with the operations op op- op- op ot or the British and French navies navies na na- na- na vies Ies and a sharp protest at least would be made b by them It easily might In Involve Involve In- In volve volvo the United States inasmuch as asIt asIt asIt It Is well known here that England hns has let lct It be known that she he considers roost most of ot these oil fields her own property prop- prop erty and will see ee that they are operated ed cd at any cost