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Show TOBEWITHORAWM, Washington, April 6. Categorical denial by Secretary Lansing late today to-day wa sthe official answer to persistent per-sistent reports that the American troops misht be withdrawn from Mexico shortly regardles of development develop-ment in the hunt for Vila. Both Mr. Lansing and Secretary Baker of the war department, Indicated that there was no present intention of changing the original orders given General Funston. News from the border that a train-load train-load of supplies, shipped by private firms, had left Juarez today for Casas Grandes and Pearson, where they will be available to General Pershing, caused satisfaction here. Although the army authorities were not the actual shippers, it was believed the practical result would be the same. Even without action by or concessions conces-sions from Carranza, such use of the railways, some officials think, may meet the needs of the United States without causing embarrassment to the de facto government. Secretary Baker Indicated today that, In the present status of the Mexican Mex-ican campaigning, the motor truck HneB from Columbus are to be the principal princi-pal artery for supplies, with whatever what-ever use may be gained from tho railways rail-ways as merely supplementary. State department dispatches during the day from Special Agent John L. Rodgers at Queretaro, told of continuance of negotiations with Carranza on the railway question. It was officially stated that Rodgers' messages were somewhat vaguo and Indefinite regarding re-garding the exact status of the negotiations. nego-tiations. Interest in political questions affecting af-fecting the Mexican situation, was renewed by receipt at the state department de-partment of correspondence between Horst von der Goltz, alleged German spy and aid of Captain von Papen, the former German military attache. It was understood some of the corre- . spondence, submitted by the British government, dealt with activity ot . von der Goltz in Mexico. |