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Show OBREGON COMING TO BORDER WITH I FORTY THOUSAND MEN BEHIND HI I I Americans Have TwentyThousand Concentrated in Mexico ilH Both Generals Scott and Funston Will Meet de Facto f H Minister of War and Full Details Will Be Discussed H Plenty of Supplies Have Gone Forward to H Pershing Reinforcements Have ( H Reached Destination. H . San Antonio, Texas, April 25. Gen. Funston will accompany Gen. Scott to tho conference with Gen. Obregon, it was announced at department headquarters head-quarters today. It was said Gonerals Scott and Funston would remain hero two or three days, in order not to arrive at the border too much in advance of General Obregon. They expect instructions in-structions tomorrow. General Funaton's participation In the border negotiations was ordered bv the war department and is In line with the wishes of the chief of staff, who believes that the purpose of tho conference will bo better served if he has with him one who is more intimately inti-mately acquainted with the details of-the of-the situation. Washington Awaits Outcome. Washington, April 25 Official attention at-tention was focused today on a conference con-ference regarding tho Mexican situation situa-tion to be held within tho next few days, probably at Juarez, between Major-General Scott, chief of staff of tho United States army, and General Alvaro Obregon, minister of war ot the de facto government of Mexico. Upon its outcome probably will depend de-pend further steps in pursuit of Villa and the relations between the American Ameri-can and Mexican governments. Advices to tho Mexican embassy today said General Obregon left Mexico Mex-ico City Sunday night and predictions were made that his special train would make much better speed to the border than regular trains which take about five days. Embassy officials said it was possible pos-sible that Obregon might stop at Chihuahua Chi-huahua to receive any available information in-formation as to Villa's hiding place. It was believed here that the conference con-ference would begin at Juarez on Mexican soil and be completed in L.1 Paso unless General Obregon preferred prefer-red Laredo as being closer to San Antonio. .,,,. Part of the Seventeenth Infantry crosseu uiu uumci .n.o.v.., lumbus to strengthen General Pershing's Per-shing's line of communication. Tho Seventeenth was Included in the 2,300 troopB recently placed at General Pershing's Per-shing's disposal. The expedition has supplies sufficient suffi-cient to remain In Mexico a month or more, officials said today. A.merican Consul Letcher at Chihuahua Chi-huahua telegraphed that ho has been reliably informed that Villa is only 60 mib38 distant. Obregon Coming to Border. El Paso, Texas, April 25. Assurances Assur-ances that' the dofacto government of Mexico is now prepared to cope with Vlllista bands In nothorn Chihuahua are expected to be made by General AlvHro Obrogon, minister of war of the Carranza government, at his coming com-ing conference hero with Major General Gen-eral Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff ot tho United States army. General Obregon, Ob-regon, it was learned in Mexican official of-ficial circles here today, will develop his plans for policing tho northern Mexican country in detail with tho hope that they will prove acceptable to General Scott. Should these plans be deomed adequate by General Scott, who will make his report to Washington, Washing-ton, the defacto government will again renew Its request of tho American Ameri-can government that Ub troops be withdrawn from Mexico. General Scott's original order to General Funston regarding tho Villa pursuit sot forth that the troops wore to discontinue their quest into Mexico until the Villlsta bands wore destroyed de-stroyed or broked up, or until such timo as the dofacto government was In position to control tho activities of the bandits. Andres Garcia, Mexican consul, expected ex-pected to obtain some official information infor-mation as to what time General Obregon Ob-regon will reach Juarez. Unless Gen-oral Gen-oral Obregon has already departed from Mexico City, It will probably take him nearly a vrcok to make the Journey to tho border because of tho defective condition of the Mexican railroads. Mr, Garcia thought the conferenco might last several days, as It was understood hero that dotails nf Vio TirnnnHrtd Tirotop.ol relative to tho dispatching of armed forces of either government Into each other's territory to run down marauding outlaws out-laws would be carefully discussed as well as the plans of the Mexican government gov-ernment for policing the border to lusure tho safety of Americans and prevent a repetition of the Columbus massacre. That Beveral weeks at least will elapse beforo tho troops are withdrawn with-drawn from Mexico appears evident from the amount of food and forage J sent south from tho Columbus baso. 1 M Supplies sufficient to last tho entire !' M expedition from 30 to 35 days are ' M now at tho front. General Pershing ' fl also has received sufficient clothing I fl and shoes to completely re-outfit tho : M men who suffered so badly in tho M hard drive to Parral. M All of the 2,300 troops ordered to 1 H Columbus to reinforce the lino of I H communications have arrived at their j H destination. The Sixth calvary, en H routo from Brownsville', passed. j H through El Paso today en route to M the border baso, arriving there at M noon. M El Paso, Texas, April 25. General i H Alvaro Oborgon, minister of -war of M tho do facto government, departed. M from San Luis Potosi today for Juarez i jH fr his conferenco with Major General M Hugh L. Scott, of tho U. S. army, on 1 tho military questions that arc now jj fl pending ibotween tho United States ! H and Mexico. ' H ! iH San Antonio, Tex., April 25. Re- 2H ceipt of news that moro Mexican M troops are being concentrated in Nor- M thern Mexico increased the interest M at Goneral Funston's headquarters in j the coming conferenco betweon Gen- ,! eral Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff, and ' ,H General Alvaro Obrogon, minister of H war for the de facto government of M Mexico. It was realized that General , , Obregon, as minister of war, has so jM disposed his forces that, by the timo ho meets General Scott in a diplo- ' H matlc engagement, he will have behind I H him within easy reach no fewer than H 40,000 men. H Gonoral Scott probably will remain H here until he knows that General Ob- H regon Is nearlng the meeting place at R the border which, it Is believed, will not be beforo the end of the week. 'M The concentration of General Per- M shing's men has continued and today jH tho punitive forces are back together M in a much shortened lino,' with the jH main points of concentration at Naml- H qulpa. Official Information placed tho H number of those in and about Torreon : M at about 20,000. Military estimates of H those in Sonora that could be used H against the Americans are approxi- J matoly 15,000, while another 5,000 are H In the state of Chihuahua. JH Failure by General Obrogon to con- M vince General Scott of the soundness H of his diplomatic arguments could be ' ,M followed, army men hero asserted, by : 'M a very peaceful use of this combined !H oo ll |