Our Army To Hold Border.

New York Times 100 years ago today, April 21, 1913:
Gen. Wood Says Troops Are Likely to Stay Six Months.
    GALVESTON, Texas, April 20.— Major Gen. Leonard Wood, Chief of Staff of the army, announced to-night that the second division would remain mobilized at Galveston and Texas City "until the causes of the mobilization are removed." He added:
    "I do not know just how long the division will remain mobilized, nor does any other man know. The division will remain any length of time, from one week to one year. I am sure the stay will be a long one — six months or longer."
    Gen. Wood, who is on a tour of inspection of border camps, visited Fort Crockett to-day and expressed satisfaction with regard to camp conditions. Training of the men in manoeuvres and mobilization would be valuable to the army, he said, and directed that the greatest attention be given to the solution of the transportation problem. He insisted that the evolving of a new plan for the distribution of supplies for an army in the field was all important. Gen. Wood was especially interested in the use of motor trucks, six of which were in use by the division.
    The Texas City camp will be inspected to-morrow, and Gen. Wood, with his aid, Capt. Powell, Clayton, will leave at night for Brownsville. He will proceed from Brownsville along the Rio Grande to El Paso and Nogales, Ariz. He will return to Washington from Nogales.

    NOGALES, Ariz., April 10.— Desultory firing was continued to-day between Constitutionalistas holding Empalme and the Huerta garrison entrenched at Guaymas. The exchange of shots was at long range across the bay. Concentrated attacks are not expected for several days. The State troops will be delayed in any general attack by necessary repairs on the artillery employed in the recent attack on Naco and the repairing of pieces captured from the Federals there.
    Federal and State troops taken prisoners incident to the battles at Nogales and Naco, Sonora, remain here, held by United States troops of the border patrol. It was said to-day no order for their release had been received from Washington. Contrary to reports from the capital, the Federal soldiers here are being fed at the expense of the Mexican Government. Returning the Federals' arms and ammunition to the proper authorities would arouse complications, it is stated, as the captured munitions are mixed. Several persons profess to have authority to receive the rifles and cartridges.
    Negotiations between the State authorities and officials of the Southern Pacific of Mexico will result in the turning over of the road to-morrow to the railway company. Since the beginning of the Sonora uprising the railway and its branches have been run by the State.