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Show TROOPS PREPARE TO CROSS LINE General Carranza's Proposal , Considered as Favorable by Administration Officials. AERO SQUADRON TO GO Killing of Villa Officers Confirmed Con-firmed Senator Smoot Asking Aid for Mormon Colonists. Washington, March 11. While American troops are preparing to Tiove across the Mexican border to exterminate the Villa bandits, General Carranza, In an official communication communica-tion delivered through Consul Sllll--nan, has asked the United States for oermlsslon to send his troops into American territory, If necessary, In nursuit of outlaws. Administration officials consider General Carranza's proposal as favorable. favor-able. It seems to indicate that he will not protest against American roops on Mexican soil as has been 'eared. Practically such a reciprocal 'rrangement probably would never re-lult re-lult in a single Carranza soldier crossing cros-sing the line as the possibility of ban-llts ban-llts taking refuge In American terrl-.ory terrl-.ory Is considered remote. It Is realized that such an arrage-ment, arrage-ment, however, would go far to satisfying satis-fying General Carranza and permit him to comply with popular sentiment In Mexico There was no Indication early today how the proposal would be received. Troops Being Assembled, Up to noon today no American troops actually had crossed, so far as was known here, and It was believed none would start moving before night. All arrangements are being left In the hands of Major-General Funston. Villa today was reported moving southeast with not more than 300 men. Last night's report gavo his force as 3,000 but that Is believed to Include sympathizers In his territory. By his movemont southeast, it was thought a threatened attack on the American Mormon colony at CaBas Grandes had passed for the present. Telegrams Flood War Department. The war department today w.ib deluged del-uged with telegrams from individuals and organizations offering service as volunteers. There was at present, Secretary Barker said, no need for summoning volunteers to tho colors. A total oMlfty-sevon dead Mexicans have been found in and about Columbus. Colum-bus. General Funston reported. A report that 18 more bodies are lying in the brush between the town and tho border is being Investigated, i Aero Squadron to Accompany Army. Secretary Baker has suggested to i General Funston that the army aero i squadron now at San Antonio be era-. era-. ployed fully in connection with the - pursuit of the Villa bandits. ; Senator Smoot of Utah received a 3 telegram today from Mormon leaders urging him to impress upon the war department the danger to the colony at Casas Grandes. The war department depart-ment assured Senator Smoot everything every-thing possible would be done to protect pro-tect the Americans. More Americans Missing. The state department announced receipt re-ceipt of telegraphic advices to the effect that the customs officials on tho border report that two additional Americans are missing from a ranch in New Mexico which was raided on the night of March 9 near Nlmbres and about eight miles west of Columbus. Co-lumbus. General Carranza's note will bo answered an-swered after it has been laid before President WilBon. The reply of the United States probably will say to General Carranza that his suggestion will he considered if at any time it should become neceBBary for his forces for-ces to pursue bandits Into American territory through the lack of a sufficient suffi-cient number of American troops to do the work. Ambassadors Ask Information. Washington, March 11. The am-1 bassadors from Chile and Brazil, who took part in the Pan-American concert which resulted in the recognition of General Carranza, called on Secretary Lansing today to Inquire about the action of the United States. They were Informed fully and made no comment. com-ment. There was no Indication of a disposition to do more than gather Information. |