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The center section text of this particular paper articulates how the United States would become involved in Mexico and how the military would be going after Pancho Villa. According to the article, the United States was making an official announcement of American troops crossing the Southern border. They refer to Villa as a bandit and culprit of the New Mexico massacre. Officials are stated to be concerned about the military action in Mexico and believe the Mexican people may view the actions as more than just a chase of the Villa bandit, like a sort of policing of Northern Mexico. This demonstrates the delicacy behind the diplomatic nature of this endeavor and the United States does not want to be hasty in its advance at the Southern border. The specific American force for the campaign was closely guarded, but estimates point toward cavalry, engineers, and mountain artillery in the 5,000-6,000 troop range. The final section of the article relays information about American troop movements and even includes a section of John J. Pershing who was a Brigadier General at the time. This military action in Mexico would ultimately be the prelude for General Pershing as he would later command the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War One.
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Newsprint, "Senate Urged to Prepare for War