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Show ORDERS SENT TO U. ) AKMl i UuSu Troops to Be Held in Readiness Readi-ness to Act Promptly Against Mexican Border Bor-der Brigands. VERA CRUZ IS QUIET Battleships New Hampshire and Louisiana on Way to Reinforce Commander McNamee. Washington, Aug 11 In accordance accord-ance with Secrptary Lansing's announcement an-nouncement yesterday that it might bo well to strengthen tho forces of tho Mexican border because of brigandage, brig-andage, orders probably will go out soon to army posts to hold troops In readiness if not actually to move them. Under Major General Funston's command on tho border are about 14.000 troops. At other posts in continental con-tinental United States are about 12,-000 12,-000 more mobile troops It was being be-ing today suggested that if the need of troops became Imperative, It might be necessary to uso national guardsmen. guards-men. Reports today from Vera Cruz, where anti-foreign uprisings aro feared, fear-ed, told of no disorders The battleships battle-ships New Hampshire and Louisiana are on their way to reinforce Commander Com-mander McNamee's little gunboat squadron, In case it should become necessary to protect lives or properties proper-ties of Americans against demonstrations demonstra-tions of Mexicans in Carranza's tem porary capital, wno resent tne acuon of the United States in calling a Pan-American conference to compose Mexican affairs. The Carranza agency today announced an-nounced that General Carranza had sent notes to Argentina and Chile protesting against their participation in the Pan-American conference. Washington, Aug. 11 Reports have reached here that more than 1000 Carranza troops, from the command of General Navarette in the state of Tamaulipas, have moved over into Texas in the territory surrounding Brownsville and have scattered Into bands to rally Mexicans In tho state with the announced purpose of beginning begin-ning an uprising. They are reported to be under command com-mand of Juan De Los Santos Vicente Davlla and Carlos Garcia. War department officials would not discuss the report, but It was said to be In their possession and probably would be one of the reasons for moving mov-ing troops to tho border. |