CRITICAL FORTNIGHT AHEAD

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2727, 23 March 1916, Page 5

CRITICAL FORTNIGHT AHEAD

MODEM SITUATION IN MEXICO

MJHfICITY PEAKED

By Telegrajih-Ercss Assodfttaoii—Copyright : ("Times" and Sydney Services.) ; (Eec. March 22, 5.5 p.m.) ' London, March 21. The "Times" correspondent at Wash- ' ington states that the United States ; troops, under General Pershing, are one j hundred miles over the Mexican border, I Villa's men are fifty miles away, punc* j tuating their retreat by massacring ! Americans. General Carranza's troops, j are south of him. 1

The situation is causing disquiet at j Washington, and fears are expressed i regarding Carranza's goodwill. • The ! officials fear that foreign influences ar< j trying to inflame the Mexicans genen j ally against the frontier forces.- Thq ; noxt fortnight is expected to bo highh ': criticaly, and even\the complacency oj | Congress is shaken.' . ~ ' |

MORE TROOPS DEMANDED'. ; (Rec. March 22, 10.30 p.m.)-'- j New York, March 21. J The American Army, which is chant j ing Villa an Mexico, has been unsuccess- ! ful in locating the bandit forces, anct ! additional troops aro demanded. j

BRITISH ARMY VOTE i

FOR FOUR MILLION MEN

"WAR MUST BE WON.BY I

VICTORIES^'

By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyrighl i (Rec. March 22, 9.15 p.m.) ' j London, March 21. -j In: the House of Commons the debate , ; on tlie Army vote for four million men j centred on recruiting. Several speak- ] ors criticised the Government's attitude) j towards the 1 married men. I

I Mr. Long (President of the Local' i Government. Board), in reply, said that f the Government was taking-all possible- j measures to secure the enrolment o£ I single.men, but the Government never j undertook'that;.married men "should not I be called up until every single man had j been taken. The Government was i fully conscious of the importance of air I warfare, and was doing its best to put I the service in a satisfactory- position. I He urged that all their energy should ,j be concentrated on strengthening the j Army,-; and Jet "other things go. It | was dangerous to rely on the financial j exhaustion of their opponents. The) j war must be won by military victories. . j The vote was passed. ■ "I