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Show GEN. PERSHING TO START FORCE Commander at El Paso to Decide De-cide Exact Hour When U. S. Expedition Shall Cross Mexican Line. San Antonio, Tex., March 13. No movement of the expeditionary force, which will search for Francisco Villa, Is probable today, Major General Frederick Fred-erick Funston announced this morning. morn-ing. Tho general said preparations for the expedition were going right ahead, despite Genoral Carranza's notification to the Washington government gov-ernment that he would not consent to American troops entering Mexico unless un-less Carranza troops were allowed to enter the United States. It was officially announced that Brigadier-General John J, Pershing will command the expeditionary forces. Geueral Funston said he had received receiv-ed no notification from Washington to hold back the expedition while negotiations ne-gotiations wero completed with General Gen-eral Carranza. General Funston said today that the announcement of the expedition's actual act-ual start Into Mexico probably would come from General Pershing to whom would be left the decision as to the exact hour for setting tho movement afoot. Shortage of rolling stock, Genoral Funston said, was hindering the concentration con-centration of cavalry at the base of operations and this was one reason why a movement today was unlikely. The fault, he said, lies with the railroads rail-roads west of El Paso. "We have even had to transport men In box cars," ho declared. "If this had been merely an Infantry expedition, we could have been Into Mexico on Villa's very heels," he continued. con-tinued. 'But this is largely a cavalry movement and that Js why thero has been dolay." Size of Expedition. Light was thrown on the size of the expeditionary force by tho general, who said: "When this movement is completed there will be only six or eight regiments regi-ments left In the United States other than those troops stationed along the border for patrol duty. "Of course," ho said, "If the Carranza Car-ranza government were unable to control con-trol the situation and thero should be general opposition In Mexico to the entrance of American soldiers (the entire regular army would have to bo employed In the movement and part of the militia too. Patrol duty along the border would be delegated to the militia." It was made clear that this ovontu-ality ovontu-ality wns not expected. There will be no Infantry or cavalry movements from Fort Sam Houston for the present, It was announced today. to-day. The First Aero Squadron, Captain Cap-tain Benjamin D. Foulols, commanding, command-ing, went forward to El Paso this morning. Reward for Capture of Villa. Albuquerque, N. M., March 13. A reward of 40,000 pesos for the body of Francisco Villa had been standing for the last sixty days in Carranza con-su'ates, con-su'ates, it was disclosed today through letters to a local Carranza official. |