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v THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, 3IOXTJAT, JTJXE 26, 1916. ULTIMATUM IS SENT TO MEXICAN RULER Immediate Release of Troop ers and Quick Explana , tion Demanded. CARRIZAL ATTACK ORDERED President, After Conference, Indi cates Ho Will Address Joint Session of Congress goon, : r" Probably Tomorrow. (Continued From First Page.) ican de facto government, trans mitted today to James Linn Rodgers, special representative of the Ameri can Government in Mexico City, says: "Mr. Arrendondo yesterday de livered to this Government the fol lowing communication: Carrizal Responsibility Taken. " 'I am directed by my government to inform Your Excellency, with ref erence to the Carrizal incident, that the chief executive, through the Mex ican war department, gave orders to General Jacinto B. Trevino not to per mit American forces from General Pershing's column to advance further south, nor to move neither east nor west from the points where they are located and to oppose new excursions of American soldiers into Mexican territory. These orders were brought by General Trevino to the attention of General Pershing, who acknowl edged the receipt of the communica tion relative thereto. On the 22d instant, as Your "Excellency knows, an American force moved east ward quite far from its base, know ing the above orders, and was en gaged by Mexican troops at Carri zal, State of Chihuahua. A3 a re sult of the encounter, several men on both sides were killed and wounded and 17 American soldiers were made prisoners.' "You are hereby instructed to hand to the Minister of Foreign Relations of the de facto government the fol lowing: , Deliberate Hostility Seen. "Tha Government, of the United States can put no other construction upon the communication handed to the Secretary of State of the United States on the twenty-fourth of June by Mr. Arredondo, under instruction of your government, than that it is intended as a formal avowal of deliberately hos tile action against the forces of the United States now in Mexico, and of the purpose to attack them without provocation whenever they move from their present position in pursuance of the objects for which they were sent there, notwithstanding: the fact that those objects not only involve no un friendly intention toward the govern ment and people of Mexico, but are, on the contrary, intended only to assist that government in protecting" itself and the territory and people of the United States against irresponsible and insurgent bands of rebel maraud ers. "I am instructed, therefore, fcy my Government to demand the Immediate release of the prisoners taken in the encounter at Carrizal, together with any property of the United States tak en with them and to inform you that the Government of the United States expects an early statement from your government as to the course of action it wishes the United States to under stand it has determined upon, and that It also expects that this statement be made through the usual diplomatic channels and not through subordinate military commanders." Senator Stone Emphatic. The President told those at the con ference tonight of the note from Gen eral Carranza avowing the attack on American troops at Carrizal and of the reply that he had directed to be sent. Senator Stone was very emphatic afterwards in regard to the demand for release of the prisoners. "We must have those men," he said solemnly. The Senator made no effort to hide his own belief that war virtually is nere. A final report from General Pershing was necessary, he sald, in or der that a clear knowledge of what had happened at Carrizal should be at hand. "But If they are g-oing to attack our men without cause," he said, "there is only one thing to do. "We will never have peace down there until we use force enough to compel it." Mobilisation Army Speeded. There is reason to believe that the military situation may be influencing the Administration's diplomatic course. as well as the desire to make it clear to the world, and particularly to the Latin-American nations, that the Unit ed States is being forced into warlike measures by the hostility of General Carranza. The War Department is making every effort to speed up mobilization of the National Guard. A few companies have been mustered in. Others will take the oath tomorrow. In 4 8 hours probablv a substantial force will be en route to the border to back up General Fun "tton's line. Captain Morey's letter regarding the carrizal ngnt reacnea me war depart ment from General Funston late to- . night. hlle no official would com ment on it, there were indications that it would not alter materially the inter national aspect of the Carrizal inci dent, since General Carranza, in the note delivered to the State Department yesterday, had accepted responsibility lor the clash as a result of orders is eued to General Trevino. THREE WOMEN NOMINATED Two in Linn County Out for Super intendent, One for Recorder. ALBANY, Or, June'CS. (Special.) Three women are now running for county offices in Linn County. One is a Republican, one a Democrat and one a Socialist and two of thetn ?e candidates for the same office County School Superintendent. Two women were nominated i:i the recent primaries, Mrs. Ida Maxwell Cummings, of Halsey, being named as the Republican nominee for County School Superintendent, and Miss Velma Davis, of Albany, being nominated ae the Democratic candidate for County Recorder. The third woman candidate In Linn County is Mrs. T. J. Dan n en, of Shedd. who was nominated by the Socialist county convention yesterday as the nominee of that party for school superintendent. OLD GLORT OJi MEXICAN DESERT. v, r - - its. - 1: 1 . . I l- A r'-v hpyi ft y y h ' 1 -JiUf gT-vt r-? JU :y-y - - f ur ; 9 yi ' -u. Photograph Copyright by Underwood. AMERICA' FLAG AT HALF MAST FOR DEATH OF XINITEB STATES SOL DIER, A machine-gun company of the Seventeenth Infantry while out chopping wood in the Cruces Canyon were attacked by Villa bandits led by Cervantes, the noted Villa Lieutenant, who killed an American soldier. The American flag under -which the men In the picture stand is at half mast on account of his death. Charles Brooks, third man from the left, is seen wearing spoils of war taken from the body of Cervantes after he was killed. CAPT. fiiOREY ALIVE American Advance in Battle Array Evokes Shots. WORD SENT TO PERSHING Cavalry Leader Sends Letter by Oth er Survivors and Stays Alone on the Desert, but Later Sends Wireless to His Wife. (Continued From First Page.) tain Morey. believing himself hope lessly wounded, ordered the men to leave him. They also thought him about to die from loss of blood and thirst and obeyed. The stories of the rescued men to lieutenant Meyer were very vague about the details of the fight, accord ing to General Pershing's report to General Funston. Captain Morey's letter told of the joining of C Troop under Captain Charles T. Boyd, and K Troop under his own command at Ojo Santo Domingo. June 20, and the advance together to ward Carrizal, June 21. They arrived in an open field a mile from Carrizal, at 6:30 in the morning. There they halted and Captain Boyd sent a courier into Carrizal Asking permission of General Felix Gomez to enter the town, saying he was going to Villa Ahumada, Gomez replied that he would not be allowed to enter the town, but might make a detour around it. Fearing that they were about to be trapped by the. Mexicans, who had sal lied out from the town during the par ley, the American troops deployed in battle formation, mounted' and moved forward. The Mexicans then opened fire. Captain Boyd ordered his men to dismount and returned the fire, the en gagement lasting about an hour. Led Horsea Stampeded Both C and K Troops advanced, the former to the position occupied by a Mexican machine gun and the latter closing in to one side. K Troop also was attacked from the flank, while a detachment of Mexicans from the town reached the rear of the American line and stampeded the led horses. The Mexicans succeeded in checking the American advance and the Americans MAP SHOWING MAIN I r'DiEdb; 1 7 ' " 1 'f ' ' first were forced to fall back and finally to scatter, each for himself. Following is the text of Captain Morey's letter: "Carrizal. Mexico, June 21, 1916, :1B A. M. "To Command Officer. Ojo Frederico: My troop reached Ojo Santo Domingo at 6:30 P. M., June 20. Met Troop C. under Captain Boyd. I came under Captain Boyd's command "and marched my troops in rear for Carrizal at 4:16 A. M. Reached open field to southeast of town at 6:30 A. M. "Captain Boyd sent in a note re questing permission to pass through the town. This was refused. Stated we could go to the north but not east. Captain Boyd was going to Ahumada at this time. Gomes GiTea Consent. "He was talking with Carranza com mander. General Gomez sent a written message that Captain Boyd could bring his force into the town and have a con ference. Captain Boyd feared an am bush. He was under the impression that the Mexicans would run as soon as we fired. "We formed for attack, his Intention being to move up to the line of about 120 Mexicans on the edge of the town. We formed, C Troop on the left in line of skirmishers, one platoon of K Troop on right of line, and another K Troop platoon on extreme right, a little to the rear. "When we were within S00 yards the Mexicans opened fire, and a strong one, before we fired a shot, then we opened up. They did not run. To make a long account short, after about an hour's fire, in which both troops had advanced, C Troop to position of Mexican machine gun. and K Troop closing in slightly to the left, we were very busy on the right keeping on" a flank attack. A group of Mexicans left town, went around our rear and led our horses away. Men Forced to Scatter. "At about 9 o'clock one platoon of Troop K, which was on our right, fell back. The sergeant said he could not stay there. Both platoons fell back about 1000 yards, to the west, and then, together with some men of Troop C, who were there, these men scattered. "I was slightly wounded. Captain Boyd, a man told me, was killed. Noth ing was seen of Lieutenant Adair after fight started, so a man 1 saw stated. "1 am hiding in a hole, 2000 yards from field, and have one other wounded man and three men with me. MOREY. Captain." In transmitting Captain Morey's let ter. General Pershing said: "The three men referred to by Morey are the three men who had the fore going message in their possession. The wounded man was from C Troop, shot through the knee. Lieutenant Meyer reports that the three men were rather ague as to' where they had left Cap tain Morey, but stated that on the night of the 21st they had carried him two miles; that Morey became weak, could not go further, and told them to leave him there. They thought he was dying from loss of blood and lack of water. ROUTES INTO MEXICO AVHICH INVADERS WILL FOLLOW, STARS MARK POISTS OK DEPARTIRE FROM UNITED STATES FOR TROOPS. j 1700 MEXICANS IN CARRIZAL BATTLE Negro Trooper Tells of Ambush and Praises His Horse for Escape. LOSS OF STEED MOURNED Furious Fighting and Charge by Gallant but Wounded Mount Right Through Foes' Line Described by Survivor. FIELD HEADQUARTERS, Mexico, I J une 25 Tnlrty-ciKnt straggle-ra from I tbe Cai-rlaal engagement "bad readied camp here tonight,, and the number of mlsslnK was estimated officially at 15. COLUMBUS, N. M., June 85. Eight to onethese are now said to be the odds against which the Americans struggled at Carrizal. A survivor of the engagement, Sam H. Harris, a dusky private of C Troop, Tenth Cavary, was brought to the bor der late this afternoon, suffering from wounds in his left shoulder and arm. From him came the assertion that pitted against the 84 men of the Amer ican detachment were fully TOO Mex leans. To top it off." said Harris, "they had a machine gun and they sur prised us. V e approached them in a peaceful way, and never had an idea that they would try to massacre us. Had we known they wanted to fight, we could have given it to them. I guess they got enough, at that." Harris" troop was entirely surround ed by the Carranzistas. he said. He escaped, wounded, from the cordon the enemy had drawn around the Amer leans by riding straight through their line on his charger, which also had been wounded. He rode his horse until it fell from loss of blood, and then nabbed another fleeing animal, with which he eventually caught up with other survivors, whom he accompanied to field headquarters. Neicro Weeps for Gallant Horse. Harris' account of the battle and his escape was expressive and colorful. Tears came to his eyes as he recounted the heroic efforts of his wounded charger to bear him to safety. That horse sure saved my life." he said. "I want you to know I let him see how I appreciated it. "Our troop, with Captain Boyd com manding, had pulled up before Car rizal. The Captain ordered everyone to dismount and we all go down. I was a horseholder and I took charge of some animals while their riders stood at attention. "Just after Captain Boyd went for ward, my horses got nervous and be gan to prance around. I lost what was going on, looking after those fool animals. Next thing I knew the shooting had started. I looked around. Captain Boyd was down and I couldn't see him. I kept on looking. There were easily 700 of those 'greasers' around us. Machine Gna "Talks Fast." "They had come up right out of the ground, forming a half circle. Our men kept on falling. The first shots came from a machine gun. It was trained right on us. and, believe me, it talked fast. Every few minutes it might have been seconds, for all I know it would let up while the operator was putting in more clips. Then you could pick out the clicks of the rifle Ore. It wasn t more than two minutes before the Mexicans had surrounded us. We were right there in the middle. fighting like the dickens. All around the horses were rearing and plunging. Every little bit a horse or a man would get a bullet and go down. 'I couldn t fight for I had to keep after those mounts. Pretty soon my own horse, -a great big fellow, stag gered and whinnied. They had hit him la the neck. Negro Is Shot In Shoulder. "I put my hand on the spot where the blood was spouting out. It was then they got mein the shoulder. "I lost control of the animals com pletely. My own horse was whinnying and tugging on his rope. I could see fellows dropping -all around me. and horses were running off over their bodies. We didn't have a show In tbe world, and I saw it. I cut the horses loose, and, climbing on my animal, bit the thinnest part of the circle. "I went right through, the Mexicans. My horse brushed two of them out of the way as we charged. "I owe my life to that horse, sure as you live. Don't you know that animal was so brave and big-hearted that he carried me along for 10 miles before be settled down to a walk. "Five miles further on his legs gave out and he went down. "Man, I hope you don't ever have to say goodbye to a horse like that, at a time and place like that. It seemed to me I couldn't leave him. Negro Thanks Dying Horse. "I looked back to see if there was any one following. There wasn't, so I knelt down and poured a little water from my canteen on his tongue. He was elioDine fast and I Just told him how sorry I was. I thanked him for the mighty big favor ne aid me. 1 thanked him like he was human. And I guess he understood, for he got that look in his eyes animals have when they are grateful. You know. "I wanted to stay longer, but he was gone, coughing blood. No use my stay ing when some of those 'greasers' might catch up and get me. I was bleeding, too, and in pain. I thanked him again and said 'good-by.' 1 walked and walked. A few miles on I ran onto one of our animals. I jumped him and rode on toward Col- nia Dublan. Before I got there I ran into some other survivors, and we went on together." Private Harris will be kept here for treatment. SOUTH DAKOTA OX WAY SOUTH Cruiser at San Francisco Takes on Stores for Long Voyage. SAN FRANCISCO.- June 25. The United States armored cruiser South Dakota arrived here today from Brem erton jsavy-yard and will sail lor Mex ican waters, at 9 o'clock A. M. tomor row. Shortly after the cruiser anchored in Man-of-War row barges with supplies of all kinds were towed alongside and tne rest or the day was occupied tak ing on stores for a protracted cruise. A detachment of naval apprentices from the Yerba Buena training station was transferred today to the South Da kota. The naval collier Brutus sailed today with coal for the ships on the Mexican coast. CARRANZA ASKS REPORT 3 NEGRO PRISONERS SAID TO HAVE EXONERATED MEXICANS. Chlhnahna City Tells of Captnre of 31 Rifles and SOOO Roan da of Am munition at Carrizal. CHIHUAHUA CITT. Mexico, June 25. Coincident with the arrival of six more prisoners here today, Carranza today telegraphed Jacinto Trevino to obtain a full report on the Carrizal fight. He informed General Trevino in his message that a "portion of the American press claims the Americans were ambushed. Two of the negro prisoners. Sergeants Felix Page and Ira Lloyd, have signed a statement. It was announced by tbe Carranza officials, which substantiates the statements made by Lem Spills bury, the Mormon scout, exonerating the Mexicans of responsibility for tbe battle. Thirty-one rifles, a number of pistols and 3000 rounds of ammunition were captured by the Mexicans at Carrizal. The few Americans now here seem confident in the ability of General Tre vino to protect them. The government continues to receive assurances of sup port from citizens. COAST ARTILLERY IS SENT Order to Oregon Guard to Entrain Kevoked at Captain's Request. SAN FRANCISCO, June 25. Seven companies of United States Coast Ar tillery stationed in the vicinity of San Francisco were ordered to-day on duty to tbe border. Two of the companies will proceed to San Diego and the other five to Calexlco. It was an nounced at the Army Headquarters to night that the artillerymen would leave here about 2 o'clock tomorrow morning. Orders Issued earlier In tbe day to the Third Battalion, Oregon National Guard, to proceed at once to San Diego were revoked, it is said, as Secretaty of War Baker desired to get troops to the border without delay and Captain Williams had reported that the Oregon troops were not quite ready. Tha border between California and Lower California is the only stretch of the international line not patrolled by troops. Conditions at Tijuana, the only town across the border from San Diego, and at Mexlcalt, opposite Calexico. continues to be undisturbed by events along the remainder of the border. It was expected that the artillery companies of the National Guard would be ordered to man the Coast defense In place of the regulars ordered to the border, but at Army headquarters it was eaid tonight that this matter had not yet been considered. WAR THOUGHT INEVITABLE (Continued From First Pa g-e. ) for the use of American troops, but no otnr lnterrerence with munitions or ders of the allies. 4 Increased purchase of American oil by Great Britain and France should the Mexican wells owned by the Pear son interests be destroyed as a result or military operations. 6 Establishment .-if an American protectorate over Mexico when the wa shall end. Japan to Re Really Neutral. One apprehension of the Adminls tration has been removed as a result o official advices that there is no truth In tbe report that Japanese - men-of war are cruising in the Gulf of Califor, nia. The report was put in circulation by the Governr of Sonora. undoubtedly for the purpose of making the natives Deueve tnat Japan was ready to fur nish their country with aid should war come with the United States. As a matter of fact, the corresnonden is informed that if a state of war is aeciarea to exist, the Japanese govern ment will proclaim neutrality and will live up to it. If Japanese subjects are, round lighting in Mexican ranks, it ts contenaea, japan cannot be held re sponsible any more than can the United LILLIAN GISH Star of "The Birth of a Nation," in "AN INNOCENT MAGDALENE" MACK SWAIN in 'Ambrose's Cup of Woe' Keystone Fury of Fun Malay Scenic Educational COLUMBIA Sixth and Washington Up in Front! BROWNSVILLE Clothes always rank up in front with America's foremost makes. 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Administration officials say, however. that if German submarines should re sume the methods denounced as bar barous and inhumane by President Wil son diplomatic relations will be severed immediately. War with Mexico will mean that President Wilson will not be available as mediator between the European bel ligerents. Thus will vanish a hope he has entertained for the past two years. This service, if it be needed, probably wlll be performed by Holland or Spain. The allies have been gratified by the discovery that the United States has no need for ammunition and that their orders for this material will not be Interfered with. Our Army, both regu lar and National Guard. Is in serious need of machine guns. Fortunately as oboe Brothers MOTOR CAR The owner is assured that no matter what the current price of gasoline may be, his fuel cost will be unusually low. This is not an accidental nor an occasional result. It is the gen eral experience due to the design of the car. 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