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"ROOKIES" ARE PUT THROUGH THEIR PACES; TRAINED TROOPS DRILL AND RECRUITING IN FULL SWING IN THE CITY
FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR
FIGHT TAKEN BY OBREGON;.
ACT AMAZES WASHINGTON
f By International News Service.
Mexico City, June 22.—Fu1l respon
sibility for the attacic upon American
soldiers at Carrisai is assumed by Min
ister of War Obregon in an official
statement Issued at the war depart
ment. This says that the Americans
were trying: to occupy the railway sta
tion at Carrizal.
General Carranza has called a full
meeting of the cabinet for this after-
Boon. At this General Obregon will
make a complete report on the sit
uation.
The statement Issued by General
Obregron follows:
"The ministry under my charge by
the first chief's orders instructed Gen
eral Trevlno on June 18 that if Gen
eral Pershing's forces forming the
punitive expedition which penetrated
pur national territory after the Co
lumbus incident moved southward.
Westward or eastward from where they
Were, they should be attacked.
"Early this morning (Wednesday)
an American force tried to occupy the
station of Carrizal. on the Mexican
Central railway. General Trevino or
dered it to be attacked. The fight that
resulted Is described in official reports
rendered to this ministry by General
Trevino as follows:
" 'June 21. 1016.
" 'Headquarters, Chihuahua City, to
Minister of War and Navy, General
Alvaro Obregon:
" 'General Francisco Gonzales re-
Jorted to me last night from Cludad
uarez that American forces were ar
riving at Santo Domingo. Therefore.
I ordered them attacked to-day, and I
am informed the fight began at 8
o'clock this morning in Carrizal. I
have Just been informed that the
American forces were repulsed.
" 'General Felix Gomez was seri
ously wounded. He commanded our
forces. We have others killed and
wounded.
HANDLE GUARD
SUPPLIES FAST
Real System at State Arsenal;
Organization Rivals Ger
man Plan
When Col. Livingston V. Ra"u-=ss. as
Quartermaster of the National Guard
of Pennsylvania, left his office at the
State arsenal in Harrisburg to go to
Mt. Gretna to prepare camp for the j
coming of the National Guardsmen
ordered out in response to the call of
President Wilson for troops to guard
the Mexican border, he was absolute
ly certain that the vast and varied
supplies he would need would follow
him promptly in a steady and constant
stream and in the order required.
When the European war broke out
correspondents of American news
papers in Berlin marveled at the sys
tem of the German army which per
mitted each man to report to his ar
mory, open a locker marked with his
name and take therefrom a complete I
equipment, and at the rapidity with j
which the camp equipage was as
sembled and dispatched, each lot to
Its own regiment and destination. But j
the German system excels in no way !
except in extent that of the National
Guard of Pennsylvania.
The State arsenal in this city, which |
attained a high state of organization
under the late Col. Richardson, has j
been greatly improved under the ad
ministration of Col. Raucii. There is j
no guesswork and no hunting in timej
of haste. System supplimented by a
well-trained and efficient corps of em
ployes leaves nothing to chance. With
in an hour after an order to entrain
is given the wagons are moving in a
steady stream from the arsenal
grounds to the freight sidings of the
Pennsylvania railroad, eight or ten
squares distant. When the new ground
Is added to the State capitol park ar
mories and an arsenal will be located
directly on a railroad siding, but in the
meantime a well organized wagon
train force loses little time in hand
ling the equipage.
In a new building, now nearing
completion, most of the infantry can
vas is stored, the remainder In large
tents pending the finishing touches
now being put upon the new structure.
The tents and poles are kept In mois
ture proof, concrete bins, each bin of
sufficient size to accommodate the
tentage of a regiment and each com
pany's equipment assembled so that at
It may be detached at & moment's no
tice for separate shipment. Each bin
Is numbered and when the tentage of
any regiment or fraction of a regiment
is desired an army wagon is brought
up in front of the bin and loaded. This
is followed by another and another in
a long line unti la.ll is on its way to the
cars. A regiment's tents can be loaded
without difficulty In an hour.
Much of the smaller equipage is
stored in the main building nearby.
Here, as carefull cataloged and as
easy to reach and separate as the
tents, are field ranges, rifle, uniforms
In large quantity, cavalry equipment
of all sorts, raw materials, camp sup
plies and soap, in boxes of fifty and
bearing the brand of the State service.
The first floor of this building re
sembles nothing so much as a great
store. Here in a few minutes may be
assembled anything from a campaign
liat and trousers to a complete equip
ment for a company or a regiment,
stored according to size and arranged
for quick handling. Broken lots are
kept in stock to fill emergency needs
such as companies in the field may re
quire in the regular wear and tear of
camp life, but there are also huge
quantities of supplies of all kinds in
bulk, the boxes marked with black
paint as to contents, set away as pre
cisely as card index systems will per
mit and even marked with their
weight as to permit of weigh-bllis be
ing issued by the railroads without
the time usually required for weighing
shipments.
William L. Hicks, foreman In charge
in the absence of Col. Raurt, said In
commenting on the system in use:
"We never hunt for anything here.
We know where it is without asking,
and we know the quantity and how
to get it to the desired point in the
least possible time."
This Is verified by the fact that there
*has -been no hurry at the arsenal
since the troops were ordered out.
"How soon can you begin to ship,"
asked an anxious Guard officer over
the phone last Sunday night.
"within an hour, if you need the
stuff." came back the reply.
And when the Guardsmen reach
camp on Saturday they will find Col.
Rauch there before them with their
camp equipage all on hand and ready
to be set In place.
Regular army men attached to the
State Guard have agreed that there Is
no more complete nor better equipped
urmory oven In the United States ser
vice than that of the Pennsylvania
militia at Harrisburg. Preparedness,
efficiency and system are ColT Raii'-i's
watchwords.
THURSDAY EVENING,
" 'Seven Americans were taken pris
oners and just now T received another
message reporting the death of Gomez.
I am giving the necessary orders.
" 'General in Chief Jacinto B. Tre
vino.'
"Another message quickly following
this read as follows:
" "Headquarters, Chihuahua City, to
General Obregon, Urgent:
" 'I have Just been informed from
Cuida Juarez that when the forces
were reorganized it turned out that
seventeen Americans were captured,
not seven, as stated in the foregoing
report. The Americans' interpreter was
captured. He confessed that the
American leader was responsible for
the conflict. I have ordered that the
prisoners be brought here. Respect
fully, General in Chief Jacinto B.
Trevlno'."
By International News Service.
Washington, 0. C., June 22. An
nouncement from Mexico City that the
de facto government in the person of
General Obregon, war minister, ac
cepted full responsibility for the at
tack upon the Tenth Cavalry was re
ceived in official circles to-day with
amazement. It was everywhere ac
cepted as forcing a showdown by the
administration. Up to 9 o'clock Sec
retary of War Baker to be
without any official word of the fight
ing. He refused to say what action
was being planned in view of the
Obregon announcement.
Everywhere in administration circles,
however, a declaration of war against
Carranza was considered certain
should the official reports bear out the
Information at present available. This
is due to the fact that Carranza had
precipitated the warning contained in
this government's note on Tuesday.
That is the situation, officials say,
and the United States must defend its
authority with all its armed forces.
FUNSTON WAITS
REPORT EAGERLY
Anxious For Pershing's Report
of Battle; Staff Officers
Study Situation
By Associated Press
San Antonio, Texas, June 22.—Gen
eral Funston's headquarters reflected
early to-day the unrelieved strain in
the American-Mexican situation.
The night had passed without news
from General Pershing and army offi
cers here professed to see a remaining
chance that war might be' averted, al
though unwilling to believe that the
commander of the American force that
clashed yesterday with General Tre
vino's men at Carrizal had been the
aggressor.
Frank skepticism vai aroused by
the suggestion that General Gomez
might have been attempting to enforce
the Carranza edict bv force and it was
pointed out that liis determination to
force the Americans back to their own
line was indicated by the official ad
mission that he had sent a messenger
to the American commander advising
him to withdraw.
General Funston spent the night in
efforts t.o learn mere details of what
occurred at Carrizal, but In conformity
with the known altitude of the ad
ministration not to precipitate war
without orders or sufficient cause, he
remained steadfast in his determina
tion not to authorize moves that would
remove all doubt si to the American
army's future relations with that of
Carranza.
Staff officers studied every report
that came from officers in command
at border stations, for while wholly
cognizant of the significance of the
Carrizal fight, they realized that in the
event of military or, - rations on a big
scale the great problem would be in
dealing with the various big units of
the Carranza army stationed within
striking distance of every port of entry
from Brownsville to Lower California.
Juarez Evacuated
News that Juarez was left, being
evacuated by the Mexican garrison,
did not 3urprlse the headquarters staff,
which yesterday learned that General
Rlcnut had removed his forces from
Matamoros, and that similar action
had been taken at one or two other
towns. In no case, however, have the
Mexican forces moved far south of the
border. Apparently, the intention of
the Mexican amy officers is to make
such disposition of their men that a
defense could be maintained beyond
towns that lie under the guns planted
on the American side.
Garrison Reinforced
Instead of evacuation at all points,
however, notable exception was offered
at Negras, opposite Eagle Pass, where
the garrison was increased by the ar
rival of General Francisco Murgia with
2,000 troops. Additional troops also
were added to the garrison at Oiinaga,
opposite Presidio, and from Nogales
also was reported a heavy concen
tration in the interior and in position
to menace a rich valley on the Ameri
can side. ,
None of the reported Mexican troop
movements caused anxiety at army
headquarters, however, where con
fidence Is felt In the ability of the
American forces to carry out without
hitch any orders they may receive.
3,000 Guardsmen Assemble
in Armories of Philadelphia
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, June 22. —Three thou
sand officers and Kuardsmcn are as
sembled at their armories here to-day
in preparation for mobilization at Mt.
Gretna. On Saturday the men and
their equipment will entrain for the
State camp where 7,000 additional
guardsmen will gather.
The troops here comprise the First,
Second and Third infantry. Company
B engineers, field hospital company
No. 2 and ambulance company No. 2.
A squadron of cavalry composed of
the First and Second City Troop,
Troops A and G will leave for Mt.
Gretna on Sunday.
The guardsmen passed from civilian
life with the call of the bugle at 8:30
a. m. at the various armories. The
men will spend the night there, but
will be allowed to return home to
morrow night and take Ilnal farewell
of their families.
The entire First Brigade, under
General W. G. Price will ho seen In
farewell parade to-morrow.
Fresh impetus was gtven to the re
cruiting to-day when the news of the
clash between American and Mexican
forces had resulted in casualties
among General Pershing's men. The
news also served to increase the eager
ness* of the guardsmen to get into ac
tion.
Mgggggmk ft 1 •
Enlisting at the Armory for service in Company D, Eighth Regiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania. Ot
the left is First Lieutenant Josiah P. Wilbar, of Company D. and on the right Howard M. Zimmerman, who has jus
passed the final examinations for enlistment. He has Just signed his name to the paper which makes him i
guardsman In Company D. • •
MEXICO SENDS
OFFICIAL WORD
Wants to Know Why U. S.
Troops Were So Far
From Base
By Associated Press
Washington, June 22. An official
communication from the Mexican
Foreign Office, announcing the clash
between Mexican and American troops
at Carrizal and saying the de facto
government found it difficult to under
stand why the Americans should have
been so far away from their base was
delivered to Secretary Lansing to-day
by Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican
ambassador designate.
The communication telegraphed by
General Aguilar follows:
"Please bring to the attention of
the Department of State that an en
gagement occurred to-day (21st) at
Carrizal near Villa Ahumada, Chihua
hua, between American forces num
bering about 200 men with a force of
our government during which en
gagement General Felix Gomez and
several of our troops were killed.
There were several casualties among
the American troops, 17 taken prison
ers.
"According to the statement made
by the Interpreter who was acting as
guide for the American forces, the
for the encounter.
"Please make proper representa
tions to the department and say to
the Secretary of State that this gov
eminent finds it difficult to understand
why the American troops that took
pari in the engagement should have
been at Carrizal, a point on the line of
the Mexican Central Railroad some
distance from Ciudad Juarez and
rather far from the point which is
alleged to be the base of the rest of
the American troops which entered
Mexico by Columbus. Further details
will follow."
Occupation Hostile
Mr. Arredondo also sought an ex
planation of the reported action of
General Pershing In occupying the
towns of Casas Grandes and Nuevo
Casas Grandes, saying such an act
would be one of open hostility.
Secretary Lansing had no official
Information on which to discuss the
Carrizal affair, and according to Mr.
Arredondo also was without knowl
edge of whether any Mexican towns
actually had been occupied.
Official Mexican dispatches were
described to Secretary Lansing indi
cating that the Mexican forces thought
the American troops who approached
Carrizal intended to take the town.
Mr. Arredondo said he called Secre
tary Lansing's attention to the dis
tance traversed by the American
troops from their base and to what
he called 'the larik of prudence of
the American commander in ap
proaching the Mexican Railway."
He said his reports showed that 17
American soldiers had been captured
but did not give the number of
casualties among either the Americans
or the Mexican forces.*
Prominent Columbia Men
Go Into U. S. Service
Special to the Telegraph
Columbia, "Pn„ June 22.—Columbia
will send to the United States service
with the National Guard of Pennsyl
vania some of its most prominent citi
zens. among them being Colonel Ed
ward C. Shannon, commander of the
Fourth Regimeijt; Chief Burgess Wil
liam S. Detweiler, who ie second lieu
tenant in Company C, Fourth Regi
ment: Major Cleon N. Berntheisel,
district attorney of Lancaster county.
Judge advocate on the staff of Major-
General Charles M. Clement-, com
mander of the division; Dr. Andrew
H. Haxter, captain of Company C, and
H. W. Zeamer ,a druggist and former
burgess, who is first lieutenant of
Company C. The company will leave
the armory recruited to full peace
strength and the second lieutenant, will
remain at Columbia to bring the com
mand up to the war footing of 150
men.
Changes in Noncommission
Staff of Eighth Announced
Official orders issued last night pro
vided for the following changes In the
Eighth's noncommissioned staff:
"Private Charles L. Crist, Co. I, ser
geant major, vice James B. Wheeler,
is hereby appointed regimental ser
geant.
"Regimental Sergeant Major James
B. Wheeler is hereby appointed bat
talion sergeant major, vice Battalion
Sergeant Major F. P. Whare, dis
charged.
"Private Henry M. Gross, Co. I, is
hereby appointed regimental commis
sary sergeant, vice Commissary Ser
geant F. W. Houston, discharged.
Mr,. Gross Is a son of Park Commis
sioner E. Z. Gross; Mr. Wheeler, who
is more familiarly known among the
younger people of the city as Jimmy
Wheeler Is a former second lieutenant
of a Corry company of the Guard. He
.is employed on the Hilt
HARRISBURG t&f&t TELEGRAPH
ENLISTING AT THE ARMORY
TOLD THAT CAPTIVES WILL BE
HANGED AT
By Associated Press
El Paso, Tex., June 22. —A story
brought to El Paso by J. C. Hubble,
an American who has been employed
by the Compania Agricola at Boqull
la«, bears out several of the details of
the engagement presented by Gen
eral Gomez. Hubble's story was cor
roborated by James Maxey, another
American, who also was on his way to
El Paso from the interior. Hubble
and Maxey said that while their train
was stopped at Villa Ahumada they
noticed numbers of dead and wounded
being brought in and were told by a
Carranza captain that a battle had
taken place. The captain Informed
them, they said, that a number of
American prisoners had been locked
in a cattle car and were to be taken
to Chihuahua City to be hanged.
They mentioned Mexican soldiers
who told them that several hundred
Americans and 120 Mexicans had been
engaged.
"The Mexichn * officers at Villa
Ahumada treated us with the greatest
ccturtesy," said Mr. Hubble. "They
answered our questions quietly and
with no show of antipathy or excite
ment.
"According to the story they told ui,
BUGLE PLAYS THIS WEDDING
MARCH INSTEA
Dan Cupid was routed horse, foot and
dragoons to-day by grim vlsaged Mars
which ruthlessly tore John E. Shade
from the arms of his bride of a few
hours and forced him to report to the
armory with the other members of
the Governor's Troop. The girl, whose
wedding march was played on the bugle
instead of the traditional organ, was
LOCAL MAN WITH
"FIGHTING TENTH"
Captain Rutherford Adjutant
of Regiment Attacked by
Mexicans
When the "Fighting Tenth" Cavalry,
a detachment of which was attacked
in yesterday's engagement at Carrizal,
goes into action a Harrlsburg officer
will be riding with the colonel and his
staff.
This man will be Captain Samuel
McPherson Rutherford, son of J. E.
Rutherford, Paxtang, and a brother of
Robert M. Rutherford, president of
the Steelton National Bank and Steel
ton Trust Company.
Captain Rutherford is regimental
adjutant Of the "Fighting Tenth" and
was formerly stationed at Fort Hua
chuca, Ariz. When the present crisis
arose his regiment was one of the first
ordered to join General Pershing's
command "somewhere in Mexico."
From accounts of yesterday's skirmish
It is likely that the honor of "starting
things" will fall to this crack fighting
organization of colored men, which Is
officered by some of the best United
States commanders.
The "Fighting Tenth" is a regiment
that is known by many Harrisburgers.
It was just two years ago that this
crack fighting crowd marched through
this city and camped near Wormleys
burg. i
Those same soldiers who made ac
quaintances with many Harrisburgers
are now encamped amid the sand
dunes "somewhere in Mexico" wait
ing for the word that will send them
on their way to Mexico City. •
Lack of Cooks Causes
Wail From Pittsburgers
By Associated Press
Pittsburgh. Pa., June 22. Enlist
ments are numerous in Western Penn
sylvania's many National Guard units
and the entire Second Brigade in full
strength will move to Mt. Gretna
promptly Friday, night, commanders
say officially.
"We can get all the privates we
want, but nobody who can cook Is en
listing and competent enlisted cooks
are our greatest problem," declared
several commanders last night. "It
might sound like levity, but it's no
joke, this lack of cooks and nobody in
our outfits are able to cook," walled
the captains of the Pittsburgh ambu
lance company and the radio com
pany of the signal corps. Numerous
prospective recfults have been turned
'back because of defective teeth.
the Mexican command was concealed
In the underbrush when it discov
ered the American cavalrymen riding
toward them over the sand. General
Felix Gomez, the Mexican commander,
immediately sent a courier asking for
a parley under a flag of truce with
the American commander. The par
ley was arranged and as the Mexican
leader and two aids started forward,
the Americans suddenly deployed in a
semicircle skirmish line.
"General Gomez, apparently believ
ing he was about to be attacked, raised
his arm and signalled a machine gun
in the rear to open fire on the Ameri
cans. The machine gun swept the
cavalry ranks, causing heavy losses.
"Immediately, however, a detach
ment of American troopers dashed for
ward, under heavy fire, to the center
of the field where General Gomez and
his staff were sitting on their horses.
In the resultant encounter one of the
cavalrymen killed the Mexican leader
with his pistol, while the remainder
of the Carranza party escaped to their
own lines."
The two Americans said their infor
mation was that the American dead
numbered 17 and that the Mexicans
had taken forty prisoners.
Miss Katherine E. Mattis, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Mattes, of Mid
dletown.
The ceremony was performed at 8
o'clock last evening by the Rev. Fuller
Bcrgsiresser, pastor of St. Peter's Lu
theran Church, in the parlor of the
Mattes home. Wright and early this
morning Trooper Shade bade farewell
to his weeping bride and started for
the armory, Mt. Gretna, Mexico
and ? ~
Vast Stores of Supplies
and Ammunition Already
in Mexico For U. S. Troops
By Associated Press
San Antonio, Tex., June 22.—Vast
quantities of ammunition and supplies
are already in storage in Mexico and
at points along the border for use of
American troops, a high army officer
at General Funston's headquarters de
clared to-day.
Factories are in a position, he as
serted, t6 keep supplies going as fast
as they are needed. He pointed out
that the government had taken the
precaution to make large preliminary
purcnases as well as to increase the
output of its arsenals.
During the three months American
troops have been in Mexico, such im
provement has been niade in the
army's organization and equipment
that officers here admitted that it is
far better prepared than if a break
with Mexico had come immediately
after the Villa raid.
The greatest forward step hks been
made in the transportation depart
ment, the army experts declared.
When General Pershing started his
pursuit of Villa in the middle of
March the quartermaster corps did
not have a single motortruck as a
part of the supply system; now there
are upwards of five hundred machines
in the service.
Not only have the trucks been used
for the transportation of supplies but
they are being employed to rush
troops from place to place. Experi
ments have proven that entire regi
ments can be moved in trucks much
more rapidly than cavalry.
A large increase has been made in
the number of motorcycles in us* by
the army. Some of these machines
are of special construction, with ma
chine gun attachments.
High-powered aeroplanes, of the
latest design, are now at Columbus and
will be sent into Mexico as soon as new
propellers have been provided.
The long stretches of territory to be
covered in Mexico have led to marked
betterments in the Held wireless equip
ment and "buzzer" telegraph lines.
Pershing Seizes Mexican
Towns; Disarming Natives
By Associated Press
El Paso, June 21.—Persistent ru
mors were current In El Pftso to
night that Gen. Pershing had seized
the towns of Nuevo CasafKGrandes
and Casas Grandes, abaut nine
miles from Dublan, had captured a
quantity of Mexican stores and was
disarming the natives. It was
pointed out that Casas Grandes,
located on the line of the Mexican
Northwestern railway, la an Impor
tant strategic point
TUNE 22, 1916.
RAKE AMERICANS WITH
MACHINE GUN AFTER THEY
ARE TRAPPED IN PITFALL
By Associated Press
Ei Paso, June 22. A new version
of the engagement was brought here
to-day by a Mexican civilian, who
was in Villa Ahumada early yester
day afternoon and who said he as
sisted In dressing some of the Mexican
wounded. He said that General Felix
Gomez, the slain Carranza leader, had
been aware of the approach of the
Americans for 12 hours and had sent
a number of couriers to them warn
ing them to return to their encamp
ment. '
When they persisted in their ad
vance, he said, a pitfall several hun
dred feet in length was dug directly
in the trail over which the cavalry
men must ride. This was cleverly
concealed with brush.
As the Americans rode unsuspect
ingly throOgh the sand dunes toward
the entrenchment. General Gomez lay
concealed some hundred yards away.
The horses of the American vanguard
plunged into the pitfall unseating
their rides and injuring a number of
tliem.
Then, the Mexican asserted, the
Carranza forces lying in ambush raked
the American ranks with a machine
gun. The heavy fire forced the Am
ericans to withdraw to reorganize
their line and the Mexicans captured
1 7 soldiers who had been thrown into
the pit.
He aserted that It was then that
General Gomez went forward under
a flag of truce, and that before the
proposed parley had begun an ir
responsible soldier again started the
machine gun fire.
Kill General Gomez
A small detachment of cavalrymen
charged toward General Gomez and
his party, who were In the center of
a field, directly between the wto com
mands, their pistol fire killing the
Mexican leader.
According to the story both com
mands withdrew. The Mexicans was
unable to estimate the Mexican dead
but asserted that the American dead
numbered forty, his statement agree
ing; with the Mexican official reports
that the American dead numbered
, forty.
BOTH SIDES WAIT
FOR BATTLE COMMAND
[Continued From First Page]
where opposing machine guns almost
rubbed noses across the international
bridges, to the field guns in back of
El Paso and Juarez the ragged sol
diers of Carranza and the trim cam
paigners of the United States army
were ready for instant action to-day.
Await Only the Spark
It was said an enormous conflagra
tion waited only for the spark of tire
that would send a roaring name along
the border. The American troops, en
raged by the story of barbaric treach
ery at Carrizal, were eager to avenge
their fallen 'comrades of the Tenth
Cavalry. The Mexicans, jubilant over
the reports of victory that were posted
in the Juarez plaza, were intoxicated
with the visions of another triumph
and the possibility of attacking El
Paso.
Early to-day two battalions of the
Seventh Infantry began throwing up
sand tag redoubts along the American
bank of the river. Mounted guards
patrolled the American side. Machine
gun crows slept beside their guns in
tht camps at strategical points along
the twisted course of the river.
In the streets of Juaf", Carranzista
cavalry was massed a> night. Six
hundred Mexican troops were marche«
east along the river before sunrise.
On the west bank a similar force
trf.mped to take positions. In the
railroad yards five trains were held
v/ith full steam up under orders from
General Gonzales, commander at
Juarez.
"WhJpned the Gringos" Boast
The confidence of the Carranzista
officers and men was great. There was
ni* disguising the swagger in their
manner as they discussed Carrizal
fighting. No matter what th 6 method,
they boasted that they had whipped
the hated "gringos."
This was especially marked in the
actions of the leaders who are sup
poted to disguise what they may feel.
They took particular pains to convey
to the American authorities news of the
Carrizal battle. There were those who
saw in this action the result of Gen
eral Trevino's arrogance in ordering
General Pershing not to move east,
south or west. They saw in it a sneer
for President Wilson's statement to
Carranza that "the execution of this
threat will lead to the gravest conse
quence."
Officers at Fort Bliss would not dis
cuss i:. their official capacity the ac
tion that would follow Pershing's
anxiously awaited report. But. since
last Friday none of them has been
away from his command and all of
tl.tm are ready for the order that has
been so long deferred.
Bell "Ready FOP Anything"
General George Bell, Jr., in com
mand of Fort Bliss, returned early In
th<; day from a long inspection of the
soldiers posted about the city.
"We're ready for anything," said
General Bell. "I ant awaiting orders
from General Funston. 1 have for
warded to him what information I
was able to gather of the Carrizal
fitvhting. Now I can do nothing but
Up to the time General Bell made
this statement most of the informa
tion about the Carrizal incident had
come from Mexican sources." These
reports placed the American dead at
between 17 and 40, together with the
capture of a large number of prison
ers. They still placed the blame for
t'ip start of the fighting on the Am
ericans. Incidentally, they admitted
hcuvy losses on the Mexican side.
Mexican reports located General
Pershing himself and also assert his
forces had seized Casas Grandes and
Ncuvas Casas Grandes after violent
nnti-American demonstrations and
after both towns had been evacuated
by their garrisons.
Troops May Be Under Way
Fort Bliss officers think that the
troopers of the Tenth Cavalry engaged
at Carrizal were assigned by Persh
ing to run down a new bandit outfit.
This, of course, would be a tacit an
swei to General Trevino's demand
that Pershing's forces move In no di
rection but north. The Carrizal battle
woi'ld be Trevino's redemption of his
pledge and would leave the next
move would be as convincing as It
was harsh. Perhaps, It was sug
gested early to-day, by this time he
hat' a new force already or. the way
to Villa Ahumada, nine miles north
east of Carrizal. and ready to support
the action that might come at Juarez.
Mexicans .Mass at Ahumada
General Gonzales to-day refused to
discuss the number of troops at Villa
Ahumada, but for the past few weeks
it has been known that a large num
ber of soldiers from the south were
being massed there. The possibilities
of position as military position have
Interested the Mexicans for sometime.
Two months ago the International
News Service correspondent saw rifle
pits being dug there and these have
been strengthened by a series of new
trenches. These trenches would throw
a protecting fringe around the string
of adobe houses that run along the
Military authorities here expressed
no doubt that both commands suffer
ed heavily in the fight but pointed out
that no Information concerning the
engagement other than that from
Mexican sources has been received.
Even the two Americans, James Maxey
and J. C. Hubble, who brought the
most detailed accounts to the border
said that their informants were ail
Mexicans. Hope was expressed that
the American casualties will not prove
as heavy as the Mexicans reports have
indicated.
It was not considered unlikely that
General Pershiiig already has taken
steps looking toward the reinforce
ment of the cavalry command engaged
and to a swift punitive action. It was
also expected that he would take such
steps as are possible to rescue the
captive Americans, who now are on
their way to Chihuahua City, to be
held subject to the orders of General
Ti evino, commanding Carranza's army
of the North.
Evacuating Juarez
Reports of the evacuation of towns
held by Carranza garrisons in the
territory occupied by the expeditionary
command, continued to-day and it was
thought that General Trevino has
ordered the redistribution of the troops
composing the ring which had sur
rounded General Pershing's forces for
some weeks to offset a realignment
which the American commander be
gan yesterday. During the night up
ward of one thousand Mexicans cross
ed the border from El Paso to Juarez
and to-day the exodus continued.
Many of these left immediately for the
south while the town itself was being
rapidly depopulated. Through the
night a steady stream of wagons carry
ing the household goods of citizens of
the town poured out along the roads
leading to the south. Whether the
civilians had been warned by the
military authorities to leave the towns
could not be learned.
Army officers asserted to-day that
the Mexican leaders have long realized
that In the event of hostilities with
the United States they could not hope
to ho'd Juarez against the Americans
and have planned to withdraw to a
more strategic point.
side of the railroad track. The houses
themselves might easily be shattered
by artillery fire, but would make an
excellent shelter against rifles.
Artillery to Open
Juarez also affords such shelter
from rifle fire, but the effect of the
American 4.7, fired from the Mesa be
hind El Paso would undoubtedly make
the town untenable .within a few
hours.
That artillery fire will open an en
gagement here—if such an engage
ment Is ordered—ls practically a cer
tainty. One well directed shot could
put out of service the water supply at
Juarez and Its lighting system. The
American officers have not been wast
ing their time on the border.
This seems so certain that there
have been rumors that the Carranzista
garrison there is on the point of evacu
ating without waiting for the first gun
to fire. If that had been the intention,
the victory the Mexicans claim at Car
rizal has put out of their minds all
thought of retreat before having a
chance to kill some more "gringoes."
The Mexicans, too,have artillery and
It would please their gunners Im
mensely to take a few shots at the
taller El Paso buildings that offer such
a fair shot on the American side.
Whatever the Juarez commander
intends to do, the Juarez population
does not relish the prospect of Amer
ican shells dropping into their dusty
town. Motley caravans of persons have
been tramping out of the town, bojind
rather vaguely for the hills and desert,
stretches toward the interior. The
sufferings of these refugees can better
be Imagined when it is understood
that food is scarce and water scarcer
In Juarez.
But the Dance Goes On
Last night at a dance on the roof
of Paso del Notre Hotel a report was
brought to the gay crowd that the
Mexicans were ready to "start some
thing." On the balcony overlooking
Juarez hung a crowd of men and wo
men between dances. With the bright
lights on the roof they were occupying
perhaps the best target afforded the
Mexican artillery.
But they were willing to accept the
risk for the chance of seeing the
fighting start. Many families have
departed from El Paso for the sum
mer, but any, suggestion that they left
to avoid the difficulties that might
arise were indignantly denied.
Great numbers of the Mexican pop
ulation of El Paso have left for the
other side of the Rio Grande following
the example of Consul Andreas Garcia,
who sleeps in Juarez every night and
who has sent his family into Mexico.
The police and provost guard are
keeping watch for disturbances.
There have been numerous reports of
clashes between individuals and badly
battered Mexicajns have limped into
the Mexican settlements after unsatis
factory efforts to debate the issues in
question on the streets of El Paso.
Foreign Service Veterans
Offer Services to Flag
More than 100 members of Calder
camp. No. 31, Veterans of Foreign Ser
vice in special meeting last evening
unanimously offered their services to
the nation.
The officers of the camp are: Jonas
T. Reist. commander; Howard Myers,
first lieutenants; E. L. Wagner, sec
ond lieutenant; Frederick Bryan, ad
jutant.
POST OFFICE MEN GET LEAVE
Business houses, corporations, etc.,
iall over town have asked for leaves
: of absence from scores of eager young
i men who want to "go down to help
avenge Pershing." James T. Long,
Jr., Josiah P. Wilbar and E. H. Ander
son, were among the post office em
ployes who got leaves of absence Yes
terday. Mr. Wilbar is first lieutenant
of Company D. *
HUGHES, JR., A CORPORAL
By Associated Press
Plattsburg, N. Y., June 22.—Charles
E. Hughes. Jr., son of the Republican
nominee for President, is to be a cor
poral in the training regiment here,
as shown by the list of officers given
out by Major Murray. Archie Roose
velt, son of Theodore Roosevelt, is to
be a battalion quartermaster.
End Battleship Campaign
The Telegraph has completed its
campaign for funds in support of
Murjorie StcrreU's battleship idea
and henceforth no collections from
individuals will be made or author
ized so far as this newspaper is
concerned. This afternoon a check
for nearly 1300, contributed through
the Telegraph by the girls and boys
of Harrisburg and vicinity, was sent
to the New York Tribune, which is
acting as treasurer of the fund for
all the co-operating newspapers.