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Show I FUNSTON SAYS THE EXPEDITION IS NOT AN EASY TASK j San Antonla, March 12. Major General Frederick Funston today- outlined out-lined his plans for tho capturo "dead or alive," of Francisco Villa and his band of outlaws. "Wo do not ourselves know Just when the expedition will start Into Mexico, although, of courso it will bo soon," ho declared. "It will go forward Just as soon a3 a sufflclont number of men with an adequato commissary can ho organized. organ-ized. It will not bo held back, how-over, how-over, until all tho troops now ordered order-ed to the border havo arrived. "Thcro Is no uso going at this thing half cocked. Tho task ahead of us will bo a long and arduous ono. It became known today that tho plans for tho campaign ognlnst Villa havo been affected by tho bordor situation elsowhoro than at Columbus, Colum-bus, N. M. Tho situation Is bo Important Im-portant as to havo hlndored rapid concentration of tho punltlco expedition expedi-tion that will go nfter tho perpetrators perpetrat-ors of tho Columbus outrage Great excitement has been noted, It is authoritatively said, In tho Car-ranza Car-ranza garrisons at Nognles, opposlto tho Arizona border town of that name nnd at Pledras Negras which fronts Eaglo PaBs, Texas, from across tho nio Grando. This uneasiness has extended to Wk tho large Mexican population on tho American side. Troops now station- ed on tho border nro su (Helen t to copo with any situation that may nrlso, General Funston says. Howov. cr, as it Is his Intention to utio tho troops in tho search for Villa and as they cannot bo moved until other de-tachmonts de-tachmonts arrlvo to roplaco them, comploto organization of tho expeditionary expedi-tionary military linn beon hold up. |