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MEXICANS MASS ON ROADS
statement Given Out That In Case
of Invasion Americans AVill Bo
Opposed by 43,000 Full
Blood Indians.
TXi PASO, June 27. News of a new
foray of Mexican bandits upon Amer
ican soil costing the lives of a young
American ranchman and his bride of
five months today added - to the ten
sion that has held the border since the
Carrizal encounter.
William Parker and his wife, Alice,
belonging to a family well known along
the Texas and New Mexican border,
were the victims of the raid. They
were killed In their ranch borne south
west of Hachlta. N. M.. after a desper
ate unavailing: fight by the young: hus
band. Coming: on the heels of Carrizal, the
raid, offering: fresh evidence of Mex
ican Inability to protect the Interna
tional boundary, teemed to add to the
difficulties of the situation.
Military authorities here tonight
iloubted that the maurauders, who are
"believed to have been members of a
band of stock thieves known to have
a lair In the fastness of the Sierra
Madres eouth of the New Mexico bor
der, would be overtaken before they
recrossed Into Mexico, pointing: out
that the ranch Is but four miles from
the line.
Officers of the American border pa
trol had been unable to learn tonight
whether any of the cavalry detach
ments ordered in pursuit had crossed
the border because of the isolation of
the district. Conviction was expressed,
however, that If the troops discovered
the raiders" trail they have followed
them Into Mexican territory. It is not
believed, however, in the event they
have crossed the border that they will
encounter any Carranzista troops, all
available reports here indicating the
larger Mexican forces have been con
centrated east and south of the sltetrict
In Chihuahua and westward of It in
Konora,
Trfvlno'n Troops Placed.
Mexican reports tonight indicated
that General Jacinto Trevino, com
manding the Carranzista army corps
of the north, has practically completed
the disposition of his troops in prepa-
ration for possible hostilities with the
United States. The command, the
strength of which is variously esti
mated at from 25.000 to 40,000 men,
has been distributed along the two
railroads of Chihuahua, the Mexican
Central and the Mexico Northwestern,
and in the Santa Maria River Valley.
in such a way as to menace the Ameri
can line of communication and present
an obstacle to a possible American
drive toward Chihuahua City.
For more than a week troops have
been concentrated in force at strategic
points north of Chihuahua City along
the Mexican Central, running directly
south from Juarez. Preparations to
oppose any American attempt to use
the Mexico Northwestern road, which
extends in a sweeping semi-circle, the
arc of which bends to the west from
Juarez, through Casas Grandes, Madera
and Santa Ysabel to Chuihuahua City,
also have been made by the stationing
of large forces at Bustillos and Guz
man. At both of these places several thou
sand men are said to be encamped.
the palpable object at Guzman, about
60 miles southwest of here, being to
block any efforts to use the road to
transport supplies from the border to
General Pershing's column, and that
at Bustillos, 70 miles west of Chihua
hua City, to prevent General Pershing
dispatching troops to the state capital.
feeveral thousand soldiers, including
some artillery, are said to be bivou
acked in the hills above the Santa
Clara canyon, about 20 miles east of
Namiquipa, their guns commanding
the canyon through which passes the
wagon road south toward Chihuahua
from General Pershing's chain of bases.
To offset these maneuvers. General
Pershing has gathered at Colonla Dub
Ian more than 200 motor trucks, with
which, in an emergency, he can trans
port infantry across country rapidly.
The line of communication has been
shortened, the southern base being at
Kl vane, about 200 miles south of the
border. Mexicans traveling over the
motor truck trail In the zone occupied
by the Americans are subjected to the
most rigid examinations, and the
American fleet of aeroplanes recently
sent south from the base at Columbus,
N. M., is making daily reconnaisance
flights.
Mexicans Hope for Withdrawal.
The Mexican de facto government
still has hopes, however, that the prob
lem will be solved by the withdrawal
of the American troops from Mexico,
according to a telegram received today
at the local consulate from Mexico City.
It pointed out that a "very favorable
impression" had been produced by
Gener.il Trevino s report of the with
drawal of the punitive forces from
Bachinova and San Geronimo, and
the conclusion generally drawn from
General Trevino's report was that the
Americans acted under orders to re
turn to the border for patrol duty In
their own territory.
"It is the opinion here." the dis
patch continued, "that had proper vigi
lence been used in the past and warn
ings heeded, bandit raids could have
been minimized or altogether pre
vented." Other dispatches to Consul Garcia
from the capital said that if the Amer
icans attempt to invade Mexico they
will find opposing them 45,000 full
Mooded Indians "direct descendants of
the forces that four centuries ago re
sisted the march of Cortez."
"Indignation Is felt in official circles
over a report from Mazatlan that an
American war vessel entered the har
bor there and neglected to give the
customary salute." the message con
cluded "It is to be hoped explanations
will be tendered."
Considerable excitement was caused
In El Paso today by rumors that Amer
ican troops had clashed with Carran
Bitas in the Santa Maria River valley
east of Colonla Dublan and that a num
ber of Mexican prisoners had been
taken to the American field headquar
ters. However, the reports were de
nied tonight by both American and
Mexican military authorities here and
reports from the expeditionary base at
Columbus said no prisoners were being
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TONIGHT IS LIMIT
If Prisoners Are Not Freed
President Will Urge Force.
A
REPLY TENOR NOT KNOWN
Mediation and Arbitration Talk Is
Xot Considered Mexican Dip
lomat Protests at Embargo
and at Arrests.
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ernment would listen to no mediation
sueeestions.
It has been plainly indicated that
unconditional surrender of the Amen
can prisoners held at Chihuahua City
would be the only immediate step
General Carranza could take to avoid
hostilities. Whether a mediation pro
posal might be considered after their
release is a matter of speculation.
Officials have no desire even to talk
matters over on a hypothetical basis,
founded on what might be possible if
the prisoners, were given up. No per
son interested in maintaining peace
between the governments has been
able to obtain any statement as to
what might be accomplished toward
mediation of the situation along the
border.
Prisoners Well Treated.
There is reason to believe, however,
that a plan which did not involve a
military status quo in Mexico and the
consequent hampering of General
Funston's disposition to guard the in
ternational line from raiders, would
be considered, at least, if the captured
troopers were freed first.
The State Department late in the day
received its first official news of the
cavalrymen prisoners from other than
Mexican sources. The British Consul
at Chihuahua City transmitted a re
port through the embassy, saying tha
the 23 troopers and an interpreter were
being: well treated and that the in
juries of the two wounded men were
slight. The British consulate took
over American interests when Ameri
can officials were withdrawn.
Helease of Mexicans Asked.
Mr. Arredondo'a note protesting
against the arrest of Mexican citizens
in the Ignited States is based on re
ports from the Mexican consuls at San
Francisco and Tucson. Ariz., summaries
of which also were telegraphed to Gen
eral Carranza at Mexico City. It re
quests the release of the prisoners and
stated that in each instance they
were arrested without justification.
The consul at San Francisco merely re
ported that 15 Mexicans were arrested
at Reddinfc several days ago, and 25
others were imprisoned there last
Sunday.
J. M. Gonzales, an agent of the treas
ury department f Sohora state, was
reported by the consul at Tucson to
have been arrested and imprisoned by
the authorities there without any
known charge having been made
against him.
In protesting against enforcement of
the embargo. Mr. Arredondo points out
that no official notification has been
given the Mexican government of the
existence of such a measure and that,
on the contrary, the de facto authori
ties continue to promote commercial
exchanges with the United States.
While the Ambassador-designate con
tinues to preserve a calm front, the
possibilities he sees in the present
crisis are indicated by the fact that his
family already is en route toward the
Canadian border. In the vent of a
break, it is believed possible he will
turn over the records of the embassy
to the French Ambassador. With ref
erence to the activities of Mr. Douglas,
Mr. Arredondo admitted that the at
torney had been re-engaged ae legal
I that the visit to Counsellor Polk today
' was in a wholly private capacity.
There were indications at the War
Department during the Jay that mili
tary censorship may be expected to
tighten at any time. Officers showed
increasing disinclination to talk of
troop movements, even of the progress
being made with mobilization of the
National Guard. Secretary Baker ex
pected to have his Army press bureau
in operation shortly, and through it
will be given out all that it is desired
shall be known.
Speed Is Department's Idea.
Details of the National Guard mobi
lization now are in General Funston's
hands. His officers are better able to
say what has been accomplished and
how many men are entrained for the
border than any other Army ofifcials.
The departments reports are incom
plete. It was Secretary Baker's pur
pose-to cut out all delay through ref
erence to the department when he is
sued his recent order to speed up en
training of the troops.
Congress struck a deadlock today
over the Hay resolution empowering
the president to draft members of the
National Guam into the Federal serv
ice Yesterday the Senate struck out
a provision creating a fund of J1.000.
000 for the relief of the families of men
called to the colors. When the resolu
tion went to conference today the
House conferees stood by their original
plan and a disagreement was reported.
Both houses probably will consider the
matter further tomorrow.
Army officers were not greatly In
terested in any portion of the resoln
tion except that authorizing concen
tration of incomplete units. Thev feel
that without such authority the work
of geting the Guardsmen to the border
la being delayed. So far as the draft
provision is concerned, there is no
great urgency, as it is intended for the
present to use the Guardsmen only on
the border.
The House failed to report the $26.
000,000 urgency deficiency bill, founded
on War Department estimates of what
is needed for pay, the transportation
and equipment of Guardsmen. This is
only a preliminary measure to cover
Immediate needs, and additional ap
propriations will have to follow it if
hostilities come.
COAST TROOPS MOVE
California Coast Artillery ls
First to Reach Border.
nel Jubitz. Colonel Everett and Colonel
Gantenbein, of the Third Regiment.
Recruiting will bo in progress in
Captain Hears' office , at 819 Yeon
building. He proposes to raise a. 4
troop of 150 crack volunteer cavalry
men and start drilling as soon as pos
sible so as to be in readiness should
a call be made for volunteers.
'Owing to the character of Mexico
and the nature of the fighting that has
and .--111 Uke plsce, I feel that cavalry
will be a welcome asset of the Army
UTAH BATTERY UNDER WAY cVm
be able to get a crack troop together
in a short time and have it ready if
call comes. I would like to see all
men interested at my office 819 Yeon
building any time of the day or night.
If necessary, for the next few days."
San Die
Soldiers.
o Is Left With Only 100
Wliile 500 Mexicans
MEXICANS I1ELD FOR mOTXVO
Several Freed, but Two Arrested at
Redding for Stabbing Affray.
REDDING. CaL. June 27. Rioting on
the streets of Redding, participated in
by both Americans and Mexicans,
which resulted in the arrest of more
than a. score of Mexicans and a large
number of Americans, formed the basis
of the protest today of Kliseo Arredon
do, Ambassador-designate from Mexico
to the United States, to the State De
partment. The first ruction, which occurred on
Sunday. June 18. resulted in the stab
bing of several Americans. All of the
Mexicans arrested at this time were re
leased when it was found by the au
thorities that the Americans had in
cited the trouble.
A second outbreak occurred last Sun
day. Two Americans were stabbed
and 14 Mexicans were arrested. Of
these, five were released immediately,
seven released today and two still re
main in jail charged with assault with
a deadly weapon.
None of the men stabbed was ser
iously wounded.
As a result of the rioting the Red
ding city marshal Issued orders early
this week prohibiting the sale of li
quor to Mexicans at any time. Most
of the Mexicans involved are employed
on the Anderson-Cottonwood irrigation
canal.
Are Massed Only 17 Miles
Away at Tia Juana.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. Militia
men from the California National
Guard were the first to beg-in actual
border duty of all the state troops In
the territory included in the Western
department of the United. States Army.
Acting on orders issued by Adjutant-
General Charles W. Thomas, two San
Diego companies of Coast Artillery, N
G. C, were stationed today a,t . the
Morena reservoir and the upper Otay
dam, to guard these units of San
Diego's water supply system.
The departure of the Guardsmen left
less than 100 state troops In t-an Diego,
which is but 17 miles from Tia Juana,
Mex.. where it was reported today 600
Mexican soldiers were massed. No
fears were felt, however, as Colonel
Estaban Cantu, military Governor of
Lower California, has announced that
his state will remain neutral, regard'
less of the outcome of the Mexican
crisis.
The first battery of the Utah field
artillery received orders today to leave
for Nogales, Ariz., and left tonight.
The third battalion of the Third In
fantry. Oregon National Guard, was on
its way tonight to San Diego, having
entrained at 6:40 P. M. It was an
nounced that the second battalion and
Battery A would leave Camp Withy-
combe tomorrow.
Word came from Sacramento that
the first squadron of California, cavalry
was in readiness tonight for orders to
proceed southward. These troops were
mustered into Federal service with 18
officers and 347 men and the necessary
equipment. Tonight the Sacramento
mobilization camp was filled with the
bustle attending the mustering in of
the Second infantry, which is expected
to be ready to start for the border to
morrow.
CAVALRY TO BE FORMED
CAPTAIN E. C. MEARS WILC OR
GANIZE VOUMEER TROOP.
(vologists say that Australia la on of tha
oldest existing; lands.
HOWIE GUARDS ORGANIZING
Globe, Ariz., Citizens Take Precau
tions Against Mexicans.
GLOBE. Ariz.. June 27. A company
of home guards, to serve in case of an
uprising of Mexicans here, was organ
ized tonight at a mass meeting of citi
zens. More than 100 men Joined the
company.
A committee was appointed to direct
the drilling of the men and to obtain
additional recruits.
Joint Celebration Planned. .
MEDFORD, Or.. June 27. (Special.)
5 in a celebration In Llthla Park in that
city which promises to be the most in
teresting gathering in which the two
neighboring cities have ever joined.
Mayor Johnson, of Ashland, will meet
Mayor Emerlok, of Portland, and felici
tations will be exchanged as a prelim'
lnary to the main programme.
Old North Bend Mill to Run July IS
NORTH BEND, Or., June 27. (Spe
cial.) Repairing and remodeling oC
the Simpson Lumber Company sawmill
at Old North Bend, is proceeding rapid
ly and new machinery that is to be in
stalled Is arriving. The mill and water
front has been taken over by a com
pany styled the Bay Park Lumber Com
pany and the mill is expected to b
Medford and Ashland Join hands July ready for operating by July IS.
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Proposal Is to Have Kxpert Organisa
tion Available in Case of
National 3ieed.
Captain E. C. Mears. from 1899 to
1307 Adjutant of the Third Regiment.
Oregon National Guard, and one of the
organizers of the Oregon National
Guard, will start this morning re
cruiting a troop of volunteer cavalry
to be offered to the Government in
case of need.
Captain Mears Is a brother of Cap
tain Frederick Mears. of the Fifth
Cavalry. United States Army, now un
aligned and on duty with the Alaska
Engineering Commission, and the son
of the li'te Colonel Frederick Mears.
Fourth Infantry, United States Army.
He has varied experience in problems
of arms and prior to his Incumbency
as Adjutant was first aide under Gen
eral Beebe. Brigade Commander, and
was successively Adjutant under Colo-
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