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Show I GENERAL SCOn I GOES TO BORDER K Chief of Staff to Confer With K General Funston Regarding I Future Action in Meixco. PROMPT ACTION TAKEN I Radical Move Must Be Made 1 Soon Either v Back Up I Troops or Withdraw. Washington, April 10, Major General Gen-eral Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the army, will go to - San Antonio, Tex, tonight by order of Secretary Baker in order to get accurate information infor-mation as to the situation on the border bor-der and in Mexico. , Secretary Baker issued this statement state-ment "General Scott leaves for San .Antonic this evening at 6:15 at mv request He will spend several dav's I. with General Funston and return. This trip is made solely for the purpose pur-pose of getting as accura'te information informa-tion a& possible for the use of the department General Funston remains in full charge of tho affairs of his department, Including1 the expedition ! in Mexico. He has the full confi-; confi-; denci- of the department and his dis-poEitlonB dis-poEitlonB have the department's entire appnnal " ' Scott to Decide Future Actions. Secretary Baker would not discuss General Scott's mission beyond his formal statement. It was assumed, however, Uiat his report, after a conference con-ference with General Funston, will go far toward determining the course to u- ..-,,,7 ;., aia..i. t. i i l I UU miioiivu ill iilCAltu. It it, KUUWIll ibat General Funston has been urging urg-ing the department that he be permitted per-mitted to shift his headquaiters and the border base in order to shorten Ills line of communications. The- department de-partment has not thus far approved the suggestion, although the request was before the cabinet yesterday. 1 be department apparently has hesitated hes-itated to authorize any radical change in the status of the expeditipn, in the face of icquests from General Carran- ! ra that the troops be recalled believing believ-ing it might tend to increase anti-Amencnn anti-Amencnn feeling among Carranza garr.sons L'nti1 the German situation is clearly clear-ly undprstood it is impossible to forecast fore-cast the administration's decision as to Pershing's expedition. Military I obsen lts appear to agree that some radical move must be made soon. I either to back up the troops in i Mexico, or to withdraw them. It Is believed that, General Fuu- s ton's decision to place additional troops at General Pershing's disposal ! aroused the department to determine ! upon the course to pursue with as llt- : lie delay as possible. ' General Scott is, acquainted with Villa and with many Carranza officials offi-cials and with his knowledge of the border and the confidential information informa-tion General Funston can supply, he ; will be able to advise Secretary Baker. Wood Confers With Scott. Washington, Ajn-il 19. Major General Gen-eral Leonard "Wood, former chief of staff and now commander of the eastern east-ern department, today conferred with Secretary Baker and Major General : Scott, chief of staff. -He said his visit bad to do only with the summer training camp movement. ! General Wood said that Secretary ' Baker wished to know about how many men would turn out for tralninc in his department this vear 'He was told that from 10,000 to 16.000 men would bo available, if provision cold' be made to train them. Eastern department camps this nEXi W,H ,S.oIude plasburg, and Chattanooga, Tenn. |