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Show UNEASiNESS AT FUNSTflN'S CAMP Pershing's Unbroken Silence Concerning Fight at Parral Brings Sharp Call For Report. CO-OPERATION DENIED Carranza's Troops Allow Vil- listas to Pass Through Lines Whenever Pressed by Americans. San Antonio, April 15. Uneasiness was manifest at General Funston's headquarters today, over General Pershing's Per-shing's unbroken silence concerning the fight at Parral. It becamo known today that General Funston directed to General Pershing last night, a communication com-munication sharply urging him to expedite ex-pedite a report-General report-General Funston received from tho war department today, a rather long communication, but he refused to dis-.cuss dis-.cuss its character. There was reason to believe the substance of his late reports to Washington dealt largely with tho positions and activities of Carranza troops In northern Mexico and the failure of them and other Car-ranze Car-ranze authorities to co-operate more effectually with tho Americans. Co-operation Is Denied. Army fleers here and in Mexico have resented the reper-3,1 statements that co-operation was being given when, as they indignantly assert, continued con-tinued refusal to use the railroads and to permit the transmission of code messages over the land wires has been made. The number of Carranza troops in northern and central Mexico is Xar greater than that of the United States force in Mexico, but, army officers of-ficers here pointed out, Villa has no apparent difficulty in passing through their lines when pressed forward by the Americans. It is believed that Goneral Funston also called attention of the war department de-partment to his inability to protect more adequately the detached forces at the front without materially weakening weak-ening tho border patrol, or using the railroads for troop movements. Gomez Is Located. General Pershing's chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel De R, C. Cabell, is now at Casas Grandes, whore he went to supervise the scouting work ordered by General Funston, to ascertain the movements of Carranza troops In the region through which the line of communication com-munication passes. Reports today indicated in-dicated that General Arnulfo Gomez's troops are In the Bavalspo valley, where thoy were being provisioned for Held work-Three work-Three new companies of motor trucks have arrived at Columbus, providing pro-viding the quartermaster's department depart-ment with tho full ten companies, or 270 trucks. |