U. S. AND MEXICO ARE NEAR BREAKING POINT
NO OUTBURST
IN MEXICO CITY
Absolute Quiet Prevails in Re
ceipt of News of Fight; 250
Americans Stay in Capital
Washington, June 24. —• Mexican
embassy dispatches to-day said news
of the fight at Carrizal was received
in Mexico City without demonstration
o' any sort.
''Absolute quite prevailed in the city
and from all outward appearances it
was impossible to discern that the na
tion was facing a serious situation,"
the message said. "There was marked
activity among both the civilian and
the military officials of the govern
ment."
The dispatch added that the en
counter between the two forces was
accepted by the people as a Justifica
tion "of the action of the Mexican
forces, and there is a restive senti
ment which has developed over the
long stay of the foreign troops in the
country. Numerous telegrams declar
ing adhesion to the Carranza govern
ment and personally to the first chief
were received."
250 Americans in City
Ad%'ising the embassy of the depar
ture from Mexico City yesterday of
the special train carrying 150 Ameri
cans for Vera Cruz, the report added:
"During the past ten days," the
message said, "4 50 Americans from
Mexico City and elsewhere have left
and it Is now believed by consular and
other officials that more than 250
Americans remain in the capitol. None
of these remaining express any appre
hension regarding their safety. All
the foreigners in the interior city of
Guanajuato have made a statement to
the British consul that they have en
tire and absolute confidence in the
ability of the constitutionalist govern
ment to protect them and they will not
leave."
The embassy also was informed that
a number of concessions for the con
struction of railways, granted by the
Huerta administration have been de
clared cancelled by the constitutional
ist government.
Ask Plattsbarg Men
to Form War Division
Nf>w York, June 24.—Information of
a volunteer division to be composed of
men who have had the advantage of
military training at the Plattsburg
camp is proposed In a circular letter
sent out last night to each of the 13,-
onn men enrolled for Plattsburg In
struction, by the Military Training
Camps Association of the United
States.
"During the camps the men will he
given an opportunity to declare their
intention of joining this 'Plattsburg
division in the event of a call for Mex
ican service,' says the letter.
The letter also assures the men en
rolled for the camps this summer that
tliey will be held as planned and that
full provision has been made for suf
ficient officers and equipment to carry
on the work.
Three Regiments From
New York Now in Camp
By Associated Press
New York. June 24.—Another regi
ment of infantry, the Fourteenth, of
Brooklyn, left for camp to-day In re
sponse to the National Guard mohili
zation call. The regiment was under
orders to go to Peekskill to remain
there until next Tuesday or Wednes
day. engaging in rifle practice. This
makes three New York regiments which
have gone into camp.
More than 2,000 recruits in the New
York National Guard have as yet re
ceived neither uniforms nor equip
ment. IJeutenant-Colonel Henrv Bost
wick, in charge of the State arsenal,
said the War Department had an ample
supply in reserve but had asked the
New York officers to hold up theii'
requisitions for the present. It was
learned at army headquarters that
guardsmen will not be required to
serve a full new term because they'
have taken a new oath to serve the
federal instead of the State govern
ment, which they originally enlisted.
Motor Track Train Leaves
For Gen. Pershing's Base
By Associated Press
Columbus, N. M„ June 24.—Investi
gation of reports that a number of
Mexican spies have been in the ex
peditionary base camp here recently
resulted to-day in the discharge of sev
eral Mexican employes of the army
quartermaster's department.
A motor truck train carrying sup
plies left here to-day for General
Pershing's base. The train was es
corted by two troops of cavalry and a
battery of machine guns mounted on
motorcycles.
Reports from the field indicate that
General Pershing is drawing his com
mand Into a shorter and more com
pact line. N'othing has been heard
from the field wireless station at
Namlquipa since Thursday night and
the Impression prevails here that it
lias been abandoned.
Railroads Advised to
Keep Rolling Stock on
This Side of Border
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C.. June 24.—Cus
toms officials along the Mexican bor
der have been ordered to hold up
freight shipments into Mexico and to
advise the railroads to keep their roll
ing stock on the American side of the
line.
Treasury officials said to-day the
collectors were acting under general
instructions to co-operate with the
military authorities and that no spe
cific embargo orders bad been issued.
Efforts to keep rolling stock out of
Mexico have the double purpose of
protecting the railroads on their own
account and also guard against the
loss of equipment which might be
needed for the transportation of
American troops in the event of actual
war.
PLANS GO FORWARD
By Associated Press
Chicago, June 24.—Plans for the mus
tering in of National Guard regiments
in the various States comprising the
central department of the United
States army went forward vigorously
to-day at the headquarters of Major-
General Thomas H. Barry, command of
the department.
AID SOCIKTY KXTKKTAIWKD
Special to the Telegraph
Dauphin. Pa.. June 24.—The Indies'
Aid Society of the JCIon Lutheran
Church met at the home of Mrs.
George M. Kinter, in Swatara street
Thursday evening. After the regular
business meeting refreshments were
served.
If Hair's Your Pride
Use Herpicide
v .ATURDAY EVENING,
I DRASTIC ACTION BECAUSE
OF MASSACRE CONSIDERED
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deliberately led into a trap. The only question remaining to be
settled, it is indicated, is whether the Carranza government ordered
the attack or if it was the work of a subordinate officer.
Will Ask Repudiation
In the latter event, unqualified re
pudiation of his act and immediate
surrender of prisoners probably will
be demanded. General Gomez, Car
ranza commander at Carrizal, was
killed In action, according to Mexican
reports. So if he gave orders to open
tire, he has already paid the penalty
for his act.
It will require nearly a week, it Is
understood, to complete the mobiliza
tion of the National Guard on the bor
der, to make possible a movement in
force beyond the line. The border pa
trol must be maintained and strength
ened even if occupation of Northern
Mexico is undertaken. American
lives and property would be in danger,
otherwise, and the first purpose of any
action will be to safeguard the towns
and ranches along the international
line. ,
Guardsmen to Relieve Regulars
It is regarded as probable that reg
ular army regiments now on patrol
GEN. PERSHING IN REPORT
INDICATES THE PRACTICAL
ANNIHILATION OF TROOPS
San Antonio, June 24.—Complete disorganization of the two
troops that were engaged in disastrous combat Wednesday morning
at Carrizal with Carranza's troops, and the practical annihilation of
those actually in the fight was indicated in' a report from General
Pershing to General Funston to-day.
One packer and eight enlisted men of Troop C, and seven men
of Troop K were picked up yesterday morning by Lieutenant
Meyer near Santa Maria. All were horseholders. The stories these
men told were almost identical to those told by the other stragglers
that reached the transmission lines yesterday.
Twenty-seven Returned
General Pershing in his report to
day referred to the number of those
who previously had returned to the
American lines as eleven, although in
previous dlspatche she fixed the num
ber at seven. With those who were
rescued by Lieutenant Meyer, the to
tal number of those who had returned
was twenty-seven.
The total number of men in the
two troops was learned to-day to have
been 84. General Pershing offering a
summary of his information and ex
plaining that his conclusions were
based on such information as he had
obtained from the straggers and from
press reports, called attention to the
indications there were fifty-seven miss
ing and that press reports indicated
fourteen of these were dead and forty
CARRANZA COMMANDER
ISSUES ORDER TO ATTACK
NEW PATROLS SENT OUT
Chihuahua City, June 24.—American columns have been seen
advancing from the American base in the direction of San Antonio
and Oj (. aliente and General Jacinto Trevino has issued order to
attack them if they do not immediately retreat.
General '1 revino said the Americans would g-et the same treat
ment that they received at Carrizal as he is determined to earn
out his orders to the letter.
In this, he said, he had all his subordinates with him and thev
will remain with him in case of a rupture.
Have 22 Prisoners j
The Mexican commander said that
it seemed probable, inasmuch as Gen- !
eral Pershing seemed ignorant of the ;
f c e . B °J' d column, that outside '
of five additional prisoners now being
brought here, the Americans were an- ]
nihtlated, although it was possible 1
more had escaped.
General Pershing has wired for the !
name of the dead and the prisoners.
It was officially announced that '
none of the prisoners brought here :
will be hanged, that "not being the
custom of a. civilized country."
Captives in Pen
The seventeen American negroes
captured in the Carrizal battle have'
been placed tn the penitentiary here,
there have been no arrangements
made tor removing l hem to Juarez to!
be surrendered to the American au
thorities.
Lem Spillshury, the Mormon scout'
CARRIZAL MASSACRE
RANKS WITH THE ALAMO
AND GEN. CUSTER'S STAND
By Associated Press
San Antonio, Tex., June 24.—1n the
shadow of the Alamo, where the
deaths of Davy Crockett, James
Bowie, Colonel Travis and Colonel
Bonham made history seventy years
"-go, citizens of San Antonio to-day
were convinced that another Alamo
had been fought last Wednesday at
Carrizal by Captain Chnrles T.
Boyd's troops of the Tenth cavalry
and that the names of Captains Boyd j
and More.v and Lieutenant Adair I
would go down into history alongside j
those of their illustrious predecessors. ,
Officers at Southern division head
quarters, however, still hoped that
h. complete and official report from
General Pershing would show more
i than seven men, who have reached
the main column, have escaped death, i
. wounds or capture.
Plight Desperate
Yet hone disputes that the fragmen-
I tary reports show that the plight of j
; the little band of Americans must]
I have been desperate. According to j
; these reports, they were lured to their j
death by the pretense of a parley.
The Americans were nearly eighty I
| miles from the nearest chance for aid,
I surrounded by a tremendously super
ior force; while endeavoring to avoid
; a clash they were swept by machine j
j guns and rifle fire.
The fragmentary reports, showing
that Captain Boyd hoped to avoid a
j clash, gave no indication that the
American troopers occupied ground, j
' which could be readily defended when '
| the battle opened, or that it would af- j
i ford protection from the raking cross!
tire to which the} were subjected.
Much Like Custer's Right
Unless Captain Boyd succeeded in ;
i checking the Mexican charge and I
j withdrawing his men to a more ad- ;
vantagoous position, the stories on i
| which General Pershing's reports have ■
! been based would seem to indicate to |
military men here that the American!
: tronns were forced to take what :
they; could from the sand dunes j
duty will be promptly relieved by Na
tional Guard regiments as they reach
the border. The regulars, already ac
climated and prepared by months of
border work for a vigorous campaign
would be concentrated at the points at
which a general advance would be
begun.
Secretary Baker had no additional
advices from General Punston when
he went to the White House. Secre
tary Lansing had received a' dtspatch
from Mexico City announcing that the
30 Americans in Guanajato held there
by lack of transportation, had been
promised train facilities by the Car
ranza authorities.
Work of getting Americans out of
Mexico has proceeded rapidly. With
in a week, according to present indi
cations, there will be very few remain
ing there. Navy ships are hastening to
every important port to pick them up.
A cordon of ships for this purpose has
been established on both coasts. They
will also be ready for blockade duty or
any other service if war comes.
three were prisoners. General Per
shing does not account in his report
for the number wounded hut appeared
to assume that all those wounded had
been captured.
No Report From Eleventh
General Pershing reported that he
had received no report from the com
mander of the two, squadrons of the
Eleventh cavalry that had been sent
iorward to rescue the remnant of the
Tenth.
All those brought in by Lieutenant
Meyer were horseholders and, like
those who came into camp yesterday
were not actually in the fight. They
had difficulty, they said, in handling
the horses an dwhen the furious ma
chine gun and rifle fire began they
r< treated before the conclusion of the
engagement.
| captured at Carrizal, also is in prison.
me prisoners were assaulted by Mex
; lean civilians as they were being trans
ferred from the train to the peni
tentiary; according to the authorities,
they are being well treated.
Americans Killed in Ditch
The troopers brought here are Pri
-1 ivir. P T afre ' p £ terson > N. L. Lloyd, W.
j \Y ai d, Jones. Sookes, Marshall, Oliver
M. Donald, Williams. Given, Stone !
Harris. I.ee and Graham, of Troop H i
and Howe and Alexander, of Troop C.
According to. a statement said lo
have been signed by Spillsbury. made I
h , ' y i y General Trevino,
nettnei lie nor 'lie negroes knew which
Mdo begun the tiring.
Spillsbury's statement says that I
I practically all the Americans who lost
i their lives w-re killed when thev ud-I
vaneed lo a deep ditch in which Mexl- I
cans were stationed nnd when other!
Mexicans, getting around to a deep!
MiUh In their rear, attacked them
from the flank.
of an open plain and fight it out as did
Big Horn L ' n al ' h " ' >a,tle ° f ,he Ut,le
further from General
Pershing arrived at General Funstons
headquarters early to-day and what
vl .1, V° sr luadrons of the
Eleventh cavalry sent as a relief ex-
PoV i*? scue the remnants of
known a ( ' omma nd, still is un-
State troops will begin moving to
ward the border within the next few
I days. General Funston has made his
Plans for the disposal of the National
Guard mustered into the service of the
government. Their destination* have
not been announced, however, for rea
sons of military expediency.
Forty Troopers and All
Officers Missing Is Report
Received at Columbus
By Associated Press
! Columbus. N. M„ June 24.—A1l of
the American force which engaged
tlie Mexicans at Carrieal have re
turned to the field base excepting Cap
j tains Boyd and More.v, Lieutenant
| Adair and forty troopers, according to
a report brought here to-day by'ar
rivals from the interior.
The three officers are believed dead.
| According to this report the total of
I American dead in the battle probably
! was twenty-six, unless some of the
troops still are wandering in search
!of the expeditionary force. Seventeen
prisoners have been taken to Chi
| huahua City.
| Mexican reports that twelve Amerl
! can dead were found on the scene of
j the engagement, would Indicate, if
the latest details are correct, that
I fourteen troopers either died front
| their wounds, were killed In later
; fighting or have not succeeded in
] reaching their base.
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