Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-12-09 | Page 5 | Troops to Wait for Instructions

TROOPS TO WAIT FOR INSTRUCTIONS Washington, Dec ft o aggression ! action on tho part of thy United States Is contemplated in the sending of additional troops to Xaco. This statement was Issued today at the White Houso. After a conference with President V ilson. Secretary Tumulty made the following statement: "It has been thought wise to strengthen the forces at Naco because of thy reckless carelessness of the contending factions there in failing to control the direction of their fire. Of course no aggressive action is contemplated." contem-plated." A number of messages have been received from Americans living along the border protesting against the continued con-tinued firing into United States. More than a score of people have been kill-!od kill-!od and wounded on tho American side. Later Secretary Garrison said the I com toan dor! at Naco had been ordered or-dered not to fire across the Mexican border unless they received orders to do so from Washington. Under ordinary circumstances discretion dis-cretion would be with the command er. The White House announcement announce-ment thnt no aggressive action was contonip-fttoll W)4S generally interpreted interpret-ed as meaning the troops would take defensive action until Mr. Garrison ruad! his announcement.