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Section One
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SIX SECTIONS
VOL. XXXV. NO. 2G.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 191G.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
V
REPUDIATION IS
10 BE DEMANDED
Peremptory Note to First
Chief Is Next Step.
WAR HINGING ON OUTCOME
Hope Persists That Few of
Command at Carrizal May
Be Waiting Relief.
MEDIATION TALK SCOUTED
Washington Takes Position It
Has Nothing to Settle and
Will Not Block Funston.
WASHINGTON, June 24. A per
emptory demand that General Car
ranza repudiate the attack on Ameri
can troops at Carrizal and immedi
ately release all captured American
soldiers was understood tonight to be
the next step in the Mexican crisis
now contemplated by the Washington
Government.
Failure to comply 'with either de
mand undoubtedly would result in the
gravest consequences, foretold in Sec
retary Lansing's recent note to the
de facto government.
Formulation of a communication
awaited a final report from General
Pershing on the Carrizal incident.
Pending its receipt the War Depart
ment pressed urgently today its ef
forts to reinforce strongly the border
patrol and prepare for any eventuali
ties. .. , ,
Delay Regarded as Ominous.
Full information from American
Bources as to what happened at Car
rizal was still lacking and the long
delay in finding additional survivors
of the fight was regarded as an omin
ous sign. No American officer may
. survive. In that event, action by the
United States probably would be
based on the reports already received
from stragglers, which indicate that
the force was trapped and massacred
by machine-gun fire.
Some hope persisted tonight that a
few of the command, left afoot in the
desert when their horses stampeded
under the Mexican fire, may have dug
themselves in somewhere in the coun
try west of Carrizal, and be waiting
for relief. General Pershing's cavalry
supports were nearing the scene of
the tragedy and already had picked
up a number of survivors, according
to late reports from the border.
Another Battle Feared.
Officials were plainly concerned
with news dispatches from Chihua
hua, saying that General Jacinto Tre
vino, the Mexican commander, had
threatened to attack American col
umns reported advancing from the
Mield base toward San Antonio and
Ojo Caliente if they did not immedi-
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TROOP C MISSING,
PERSHING REPORTS
AMERICAN" COJIMAXDER SENDS
WOKD OF BATTLE.
Six Survivors of Carrizal Found.
President and Secretarj Baker
Consider Latest Report.
WASHINGTON, June 24. Secretary
Baker tonight received General Per
shing's latest official report on the fight
at Carrizal. He made public the fol
lowing1 excerpts:
"A report received this morning from
MaJoTi Jenkins reports five men of
Troop C and one man of Troop K have
been found at the San Luis ranch. The
men state that Captain Boyd's Troop
C occupied the left of the line and that
Captain Morey's Troop K occupied the
right. .
"After the firing began Troop C ad
vanced 250 yards toward the Mexican
position along an irrigation ditch, tak
ing it and capturing machine guns.
Captain Boyd was twice wounded in
the arm and shoulder befor s reaching
the position and was'killed at the irri
gation ditch.
"Troop C continued to advance
through the town under Lieutenant
Adair. This was the last seen of Troop
C by these men.
"Troop K was outflanked and with
drew a short distance, occupying an
adobe house. Captain Morey was
wounded in the shoulder. This house
was surrounded by Mexicans and was
under fire for some time. The men
with Jenkins say that they believe 10
or 12 of Morey's troop who occupied
the house escaped. It is believed that
full particulars will be secured and the
remaining men who escaped will be
found."
The border report was made public
after Secretary Baker had laid the con
tents before President Wilson ,i" a
White House conference that lasted
about half an hour and ended at mid
night. MONTANA LINES HARD HIT
Roadbeds Are Damaged and Alan
Bridges Are Washed Out.
GREAT FALLS, Mont., June 24.
While the waters of the Missouri and
tributary streams are receding, the
railroads are still having troubles be
cause of damaged roadbeds and
washed-out bridges.
Main 1inetrains on the Great North
era are no longer detoured through this
city .because of the opening of the line
to Kallspell. The Butte branch, the
Shelby line, the Gllman line and that
to Choteau are still demoralized by
washed-out bridges and damaged road
beds. HUMMING BIRDS ARE PETS
Orplianed Pair Brought l"p by Ab
erdeen Couple Come Home Nights.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. June 24. (Spe
cial.) Two infant humming birds, the
mother of whom was accidentally
killed, are being brought up by hand
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Benn, founders of Aberdeen. The birds
now are about grown.
The Benns have fed them on honey
and they have become so tame that
after being freed for the day they re
turn to the Benn home at night for
shelter.
BERLIN TO FEED POPULACE
Public Kitchens to Open and Food
to Bo Given Out Daily.
AMSTERDAM, via London, June 24.
The municipality of Berlin, says the
Lokal Anzeiger, has decided to organ
ize communal feeding of the popula
tion. All preparations have been made
for the, daily distribution of food. The
first public kitchen will be opened on
July 7.
The whole scheme, when completed
will cost 2,000,000 marks.
HUGHES PREPARES
TO OPEN CAMPAIGN
"Mexican Mess" Likely
to Be Live Topic. .
JULY 15 IS TENTATIVE DATE
Time for Acceptance Speech
Subject to Change.
MR. HARDING IS CAUSTIC
Comment on Miserable Handling of
Situation Gives an Inkling as
to Form of A ttack on
Administration.
NEW YORK, June 2. (Special.)
Tentative arrangements for the official
notification ceremonies were discussed
today at a conference between Charles
E. Hughes. Republican nominee for
President, and Senator Warren G. Har
ding, chairman of the subcommittee of
the National committee, which will
have charge of the affair.
The present plan is to hold the noti
fication on Saturday, July 15, in this
city. This schedule, however, will be
subject to change at the wish of Mr.
Hughes, and after further conference
it may be decided that an earlier date
is advisable. The situation in Mexico
may have something to do with that,
as some of the leaders feel that Mr.
Hushes cannot afford to remain silent
on the issues of the campaign much
longer.
Addrena to Be Vigorous.
The address which Mr. Hughes will
make in response to the notification
was another subject discussed at con
ferences today. That will be the first
utterance of importance by the nominee
since his telegram to the Republican
convention after his nomination. The
plan is to time the publication of the
forthcoming address so that it will
have the roost telling effect. It will
probably, be a bUsierinff commentary on
present conditions. -
While Mr. Hughes would not discuss
either his conference with Mr. Harding
or the plans for the address he will
make when officially notified. Mr.
Harding, however, offered a caustic
comment on the Mexican situation,
which was considered as highly signif
icant in that it might throw some light
on the possible form of attack on the
Democratic Administration by the Rt
publican nominee.
Men In Mexico Deplored.
Mr. Harding said:
"Nothing can happen in Mexico which
will relieve the present Administration
of the miserable mess it has gotten
itself into."
It was made known today that Mr.
Hughes probably would select his cam
paign manager before the end of next
week. Action in this matter, as well as
in regard to the details of the campaign
has been put over until after the meet
ing of the Progressive National Com
mittee in Chicago on Monday and the
publication of the letter of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, in which he will
announce his support of Mr. Hughes.
It was predicted generally that the
man selected by Mr. Hughes would be
acceptable to the Progressives to the
extent at least that he would not be of
the extreme Old Guard type.
T. R May Take Active Part.
Governor Whitman was in conference
with the nominee. After talking with
George W. Perkins and after talking
with Mr. Hughes, he hurried off to see
Mr. Perkins again. This- was taken as
another evidence that things were
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INDEX OF TODAYS NEWS
The Weather.
TEPTERTIAT'S Maximum temperature, 73
degrees; minimum, 57 degrees,
TODAY'S Shower ; southerly winds.
War.
Russians advance across Bukowlna. Sec
tion 1. page 4.
Germans capture Fort Thlaumont. Sec
tion 1. page 4.
Mexico.
Peremptory note demanding repudiation of
Carrizal attack to be sent Carranxa. Sec
tion 1. page 1.
Americans pierce Mexican lines at Carrizal.
Section lf page 1.
Mexican and American armies .advance to
ward each other. Section 1, page 8.
Mexicans construe crossing over border as
aeciaration of war. .section 1, page 1.
Negro prisoners are stripped and paraded
through streets of Chihuahua City. Sec
tion 3. page 5.
Pope pleads that war be averted. Section
1. page ft.
Troop C missing. General 'Pershing reports.
Section 1, pago 1.
Troops.
Third Battalion is mustered In. Section 1.
page 1.
General Bell Is here and says disposition of
Oregon troops ft a been made. Section 1.
page 5.
Politics.
Mr. Hughes is silent, but seems satisfied,
after conference with Mr. Root. Section
1. page 2.
Mr. Hughes prepares to open campaign. Sec
tion a, page l.
Domestic.
Associated Advertising Clubs of World to
meet in Philadelphia today. Section 1.
page 2.
National.
Bills providing for naval base on Columbia
RH-er to be heard soon. Section 1, page 2.
Pacific Northwest.
Plans for Chautauqua at Gladstone Park are
complete. Section 1, page 9.
Redmond twins high praise from Addison
Bennett. Section 1. page 12.
Blind student has brilliant record at Oregon
University. Section 1, page 7.
Republicans to a ttack Idaho primary law.
Section 1, page 7.
Oregon City entertains conventions of car
riers and postoffice clerks. Section 1,
page 4.
Sports.
Pacific Coast League results Portland 1-3.
Salt Lake 2-1, I-os Angeles 3, Oakland 7;
San Francisco 6, Vernon 4. Section 2.
Page 1.
Mrs. Constance Meyer out for Kational titles.
Section 2, page
Many Portland golfers to compete at Spo
kane. Section 2. Page .
Golfers have trouble selecting proper weight
balls. Section 2. Page 6
Golfers said to get stale often on wooden
clubs. Section 2, page 6.
Gulsto and Guignl boyhood rivals. Section
2, page 2.
Portland go 1 far lowers Spokane course record
In trial round. Section 2, page 1.
Brooklyn trounces Giants twice. Section 2,
Page 2.
Johnston wins Coast tennis honors. Sec
tion 2. page 6.
Cleveland takes lead over Detroit In close
game. Section 2, page 2.
Cobfb and Jackson gain on Speaker In bat
ting. Section 2, page A.
Commercial and Marine.
Oats h If her on bid and asked price at
exchange. Section 2. page 16.
Chicago wheat advances, owing to rains
In Southwest. Section 2, page 14.
Representative stocks close firm and spe
cialties are irregular. Section 2, page Id.
Bankers discuss probaMe Oovrnmentinr
loan. Section 2, page 3 0.
Rose City leaves dock and is recalled, sec
tion 2. page 7.
General strike probable is belief In San
Francisco. Section 1, page 3.
General strike brought nearer In longshore
men's dispute. Section 1. page a.
Portland and Vicinity.
Cummins penls fflaol.-tn in Oregon and
Hughes wins for nothing. Section 1,
page 14.
Nearly 200 enlist for Girls' National Guard.
Guard. Section 1, page 10.
Ad Men of Portland carry off honors at
Spokane convention. Section 1, page 13.
Sweet Pea Show next on floral calendar.
Section 1. page 13.
Assets of Robert J. Brock estate, totaling
SI 50,000, disappear. Section 1, page 4.
South Dakota to carry civilians on training
cruise in August. Section 1, page 15.
Bishop Sumner asks that Indictment against
C. B. Pfahler be dismissed. Section 1,
page 1 3.
Major-Gen era 1 Wood appeals for strong sys
tem of defense. Section 1, page 3.
Kelly Clan, of Portland, holds Its annual
reunion. Section 1, page 16.
Shrlnera film of Columbia River Highway
to be shown at Heilig. Section 1. page 16.
Specialists see highway and leave for
homes. Section 1, page 16.
Democrats form state central organization.
Section 1, page 17.
Progressive Business Men to have outing on
highway July e-9. Section 1, page 0.
Portland, Or., and Portland, Me., exchange
telephone greetings. Section 1, page 13.
Weather report, data an forecast. Section
1, page 14.
Systematic relief work for soldiers families
to be urged. Section 1, page 10.
All Salaries to Be Paid.
ST. LOUIS, Juno 24. B. F. Bush,
receiver for the Missouri Pacific-Iron
Mountain system, today announced that
all employes who enlist for military
service will be carried on the rolls of
the company at full pay during their
service.
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AMERICANS PIERCE
LINES AT CARRIZAL
Troop C Takes Trench
and Charges Town.
WOUNDED OFFICER KEEPS ON
Corporal Describes Gallant
Death of Captain Boyd.
AMBUSH TWICE 'STORMED
Captain Morey's Force Has Chance
to Fight From Cover, but Is
Flanked Tltimate Fate of
Remnant Is I'nknowa.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex., June 24. The
Tenth Cavalry under Charles T. Boyd,
succeeded in breaking; through the lines
of the Mexican force under General
Felix Gomez at Carrizal, according to
a message tonight from General Persh
ing to General Funston, but whether
any of them were able to make their
escape still is unknown.
Captain Boyd'a men of Troop C took
the ditch in which, the front line of
Mexican troops were Intrenched, and
charged through into the town of Car
rizal. Troop K. under Captain Lewis
Morey, charged with Troop C. but were
outflanked and were forced to. take
refuge in an adobe house.
Ultimate Fate Unknown.
They at least had a chance to defend
themselves from cover, but their ulti
mate fate is unknown, as is that of the
remnant of Captain Boyd's troops.
This news came to General Pershing
by courier from Major John M. Jen
kins, commanding a squadron of the
relief expedition sent out from Colonia
Dublan. Major Jenkins also announced
that he had found five members of
troop C. of the Tenth Cavalry and one
member of troop K, at San Luis ranch.
They also were horseholders, as were
the other stragglers who have re
ported. They-did not see the finish of
the fight, but their stories, according
to Major Jenkins' courier, confirmed
reports that the attack had been
opened by the Mexican troops without
provocation.
Fear Felt for Captain Morey's Men.
General Pershing said in his report
he did not believe the 37 men still un
accounted for had been captured. This
was taken to mean that he feared Cap
tain Morey's men had not been able to
hold out against the overwhelming odds
against them from the shelter of the
house in which they had taken refuge
and had been killed.
It is still hoped, however, that they
may be holding out and Major Jen
kins' command is hastening toward
Carrizal to their relief. Major Robert
L. Howie, with the second squadron
of the relief expedition, is a day be
hind Jenkins and is pressing hard to
overtake and support him. General
Pershing, according to his report, has
sent provisions and supplies for the
wounded, to meet Majors Jenkins and
Howze on their return inarch toward
Colonia Dublan.
Fighting Qualities Shown.,
General Pershing reported that the
troops under Captain Boyd and Captain
Morey showed the greatest courage and
exhibited the most startling fighting
qualities.
No mention of the Mexican Cavalry
charge reported by the stragglers last
night was made in the Pershing report,
but the fact that the Americans were
not able to advance and break the Mex
ican lines after the first attack is be
lleved to give some indication that the
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MOVE IS TAKEN AS
WAR DECLARATION
MEXICAN CIRCULARS MAINTAIN
WAR EXISTS.
Handbills at Matamoras Say All
Americans Found With Arms
Will Be Executed.
BROWNSVILLE. Tex., June 24. Cir
culars were distributed in Matamoros.
opposite here today, declaring that the
latest crossing Into Mexico of Ameri
can troops near here has been con
strued as a declaration of war against
Mexico on the part of the United
States. The circulars are signed by
General E. P. Nafarrette. commander
of Mexican forces in the state of
Tamaulipas.
The circulars dated Juno 17 declare
a state of war exists between the two
countries.
The circular declares that all Ameri
cans found in Mexico with arms will
bo executed, but Americans pursuing
peaceful occupations south of the Rio
Grande and who are not armed would
be protected.
Apparently the circular was Issued
at the time of the crossing of Ameri
cans just west of Brownsville last
Saturday in pursuit of bandits who at
tacked a detachment of the Twenty
sixth Infantry and raided two ranches
near San Benito. These troops were
withdrawn Sunday last upon promise
of Mexican authorities to capture and
punish the bandits. At least two ban
dits were killed and several wounded
by the punitive expedition. There
were no American casualties.
PANAMA HOLDS ELECTION
Canal Zone Forces Are Ready to
Suppress Rioting.
PANAMA. June 24. General Clarence
R. Edwards, commanding the American
forces in the Canal Zone, has ordered
the American soldiers to remain out of
Panama and Colon from Saturday to
Monday on account of the Panama elec
tion, but to be ready to suppress riot
ing and to protect foreigners.
Disorders are reported from the prov
inces. There have been many arrests
and a few persons have been killed.
The United States troops stationed
in the Canal Zone who recently held
extensive maneuvers. Army officers
hero declare, are well fitted for possi
ble service in Mexico. The various
units are at full war strength. It is
believed here that the Canal regiments.
In the event of hostilities, may be ex
changed, for -militia-. ij . -v.
MEDICAL TESTS RUSHED
Mustering Stops Vntil Physicians
Can Catch Vp With Work.
CAMP WITHTCOMBE. June 24.
(Special.) Mustering of Oregon
Guardsmen will stop tomorrow to per
mit the Medical Corps to finish exam
ining the companies mustered. Captain
Bridges, aide to General Bell. General
White, Captain Williams and Colonel
McLaughlin held a late informal con
ference tonight arranging for General
Bell's visit tomorrow.
The A-.ro Club of America, through
Alan R. Hawley. has offered to pay all
expenses of Guard officers and non
commissioned officers in the aviation
school, co-operating with the War De
partment UNITS TO START AT ONCE
Ctalx Troops Get Orders Not to Await
Complete Mobilization.
SALT LAKE CITY. June 24. Addi
tional instructions received from the
War Department today directed that all
units of the state militia be sent to the
border as soon as possible without
waiting for complete mobilization.
The battery of Field, Artillery prob
ably will be the first organization to
leave and is expected to go Monday or
Tuesday, closely followed by a squad
ron of Cavalry.
THIRD BATTALION IS
HOW PART OF ARMY
Oregon Unit Believed to
Be First to Muster.
PHYSICAL TESTS DROP OUT SIX
Company M, First to Respond,
Is Only One Examined.
64 CARS ARE NEEDED
Captain Williams Notifies Depart
ment That Several Trains Are
Necessary to Moic Men and
Supplies to Border.
CAMP WITHTCOMBE, Or., June 24.
(Special.) Oregon troops continued to
day to set new marks in National
Guard preparedness for other state
troops to emulate.
When the call for mess sounded to
night an entire battalion of the Third
Infantry had been mustered into the
Federal service.
Company M. or Salem, gained the dis
tinction yesterday of being the first
company lit the United States to be
mustered in. and again today the hon
ors went to up-state soldiers.
The battalion mustered in today was
the Third, commanded by Major Carle
Abrams, and comprising Companies M
of Salem. L of Dallas, I of Woodburn.
and K of Corvallis.
Battalion la Believed First.
Early today Captain Kenneth P. Will
iams, United States mustering officer
for Oregon, received official confirma
tion from Washington that Company
M in being mustered in yesterday had
beaten every other National Guard com
pany in the country to that honor.
"In view of that fact. I think it is
entirely safe to say that the Third Bat
talion of the Third Infantry has estab
lished the record of being the first
complete battalion in the United States
to be mustered in, said Captain Will
iams tonight.
"The men have made a fine showing
and they have every right to be proud
of It-"
3C3 Men. 13 Officers F.nlUI.
The strength of the four companies
of the Third Battalion as mustered in
Is 12 officers and 363 men. These are
distributed as follows: Company M,
three officers and 143 men; Company
L, three officers and 72 men; Company
I, three officers and 75 men. and Com
pany K. three officers and 73 men.
Of the 143 men on the rolls of Com
pany M, however, six were rejected yes
terday and today in the rigid physical
examination conducted by Major Field,
of the regular Army, which followed
the mustering. This small percentage
of rejections is considered a remark
able showing.
Company M finished the ordeal of
physical examinations last night, but
companies L. I and K. still have to b
examined. The tests will begin Mon
day morning.
21 Men C.'iven to Others.
Company I. of Woodburn. Captain
Grover Todd, which mustered in with,
three officers and 75 men. has had 21
men transferred from it to other or
ganizations which were below the min
imum strength of 65 men.
Even with one battalion mustered
Into the Federal service, there is still
much to be done before the Oregon
troops here will be even "reasonably
ready," as the War Department re
quires, to move to the Mexican border.
Captain Williams repeated today his
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