it
A.
UNITED SIAIES CALLS CAM 10
ACCOUNT FOR ABETTING BANDIT RAIDS
MjfoFORD ftTAIL TRTBTNE, MEDFQKD, OKEUQy, TTKSDAY, JVM) nt totf,
PAGE THREE
restored peaceful cohCtlons on their raiders nnd that Clencrai Kunston
common boundary stated thnt no orders had been Issued
It may bo mentioned hero that not- to American troops to cross tho fron
svlthstandlnB tho statement In your, tier on account of the raid, but this
note that "tho Amorlcnn government statement was mado beforo nnv annh
(Continued from pago ono)
lean soil by .Mexican bandits, who
liavo takon llvog and destroyed tho
proporty of American citizens, somo
timoa carrying American cltlzons
ncross tho International boundary
with tho booty solzod. i
"American garrisons havo been at
tacked ot night, Amorlcnn soldiers'
killed and tholr equipment and
horses stolen. American ranches
liavo bcon raided, property stolon
and dostroyod and Amorlcan trains
wrecked nnd plundorod. Tho attacks
on Urownsvlllo, Hod Houso Kerry,
'I'rogresso Postofflco and Las Poladns
nil occurring during Septombor lust,
ar0 typical. In thoso attacks on
American torrltory, Cnrranza adher
ents nnd ovon Carranzlsta soldlors
took part In tho looting, burning and
killing. .
"Not only woro thoso murdors
characterized by ruthloss brutality
but uncivilized nets of mutilation
woro perpetrated. Roprosontatlons
woro mado to Gonoral Carranza nnd
ho was omphatlcaly roquostod to stop
thoso roprohenslblo acta In n section
which ho haB long clnlmod to bo un
der tho comploto domlnnnco of his
authority.
Immunity for Imudlt.s
"Notwithstanding thoso roproson
tatlons nnd tho promlso of Genernl
N'nfnrreto to provont attacks along
tho International boundary, In the
following month of October a pas
senger train was wrecked by bandits
rtnd several porsons killed several
mlloa north of Urownsvlllo nnd an
nttack w-n mndo upon Unltod atatos
troops at tho samo place several days
lator. Sinco tho nttneks, loaders of
tho bandits well known both to Mox
Icnn civil and military authorltlos,
ns well as to American officers, have
boon onjoylng with Impunity the lib
erty of the towns of northern Moxlco.
So far has the Indifference of tho do
facto government to thoso ntrocltlos
gone that some of theso londors, iih
1 am advlsod, have rocolvod not only
tho protection of thnt xovommont,
but encouragement nnd nld as well.
"Depredations upon Amorlcan por
sons and proporty within Mexican
Jurisdiction have boon still nioro nu
merous. This Kovornmont has ro
pentedly rouupetod In tho strongest
torms that the do facto govornmont
nafoguard the lives and homos of
Amurlcnn oitlzous nnd .furnish the
protection which International obli
gation ImpoHo to American Intor
osts In tho northern states or Tnmau
llpae, N'uevo taon, Coahulla, Chihua
hua and Sonora, and also In the states
to the south. For example, on Jan
uary 3d, troops were requested to
punish thn hands of outlaws which
looted the Cuil mining property, SO
miles west of Chihuahua, but no ef
fective result oanie from this ro
quost. Villa's Vniuuil ItJiM
"During the following wook the
Itandlt Villa with his baud of about
200 men was operating without op
position netuewn Kulilo and Santa
Ysabel, a fact well known to Cnrran
alstn authorities. Mnanwhlle a par
ty of United States cltlsons started
by train to visit the Cusl mines, after
receiving assurances front the Car
ranslstn authorities of the state of
Chihuahua that the country was safe
and that a guard on the train was not
necessary. The Americans had ass
ports or safe-conducts Issued by au
thorities of thu do faoto govornnu'iit.
Ou January 10th, the train was stop
pedby Villa bandits and eighteen or
the Amorlcan party were stripped or
their clothing and shot lu cold blood,
In what is now known as the "Santa
Ysabel n.assacro."
"General Carransa stated to the
agent of the department or state that
he had Issued orders for the Imme
diate pursuit, capture and punish
ment of those responsible for this
atrocious crime and appealed to this
government and to the American peo.
pie to consider the difficulties of ac
cording protection along the railroad
where the massacre occurred.
"Assurances were also given by Mr.
Arredondo, presumably under instruc
tions from the de facto government
that the murdorers would be brought
to justice and that steps would also
be taken to, remedy the lawless con
ditions existing in the state of Durau-
ge. It is true that Villa, Castro and
Lopex were publlely declared to be
outlaws and subject to apprehension
and execution, but so far as kuowu
only a single man personally connect
ed with this massacre has beeu
brought to Justiee by Mexican author
ities. 11Ia ft I von 1'iUH'tluii
"Within month after this bar-
onrous slaughter of inoffensive Am
ortoftas, it was noted that Villa was
operating within twenty miles of Cus
ihuiriachic and publicly stated thnt
his purpose was to destroy American
llvts and property. In spite of re
potted and Insistent demands that
MltlUry protection should be furnish
4 ABjoiKttM, villa siUl opoaly car
ried on hi3 operations, constantly np
pronchlng closer and closer to tho
border. Ho wns not Intercepted nor
woro his movemonts Impoded by
troops of tho do fncto government
and no effectual attempt was mado
to frustrate his hostile doslgus against
Americans.
"In fact, as I am Informed, while
Villa and band woro slowly moving
toward the American frontier In the
neighborhood ot Columbus, N. M.. not
n slnglo .Mexican soldlor whs seen In
his vicinity. Yot tho Mexican author
ltlos woro full cognizant of his move
ments, for on March C, ns General
Qnvlra publicly announced, he ad
vised tho American military author
ities of tho outlaw's approach to tho
bordor so that they might b0 pre
pared to provont him from crossing
tho boundary.
Itnid on Columbus
"Villa's unhindered netivltloa cul
minated lu the unprovoked nnd cold
blooded attack upon American sol
diers nnd citizens In tho town of Co
lumlfus on tho night of March 9, tho
dotnllfl of which do not need repeti
tion hero In order to refresh your
momory with tho hldeousnoss of tho
crime. After murdering, burning and
plundering, Villa and his bandits,
fleeing southward, paosed within
sight of tho Carranzlsta mllltnry post
nt cnina Orandes and no efrort wns
mndo to stop him by tho officers and
garrison of tho de fncto govornmont
statlonod thoro.
"In tho face of thoso doprodntlons
not only on Amorlcan llvoa nnd prop
erty on Mexican soil, but on Ameri
can soldlors, citizens and homos on
American torrltory, tho perpetrators
of which Gonoral Carranza wns un
ablo or possibly cousldored Inadvis
able to apprehend or punish, the
IMiltod Stntoa had no recourse othor
gave no nnswor to tho noto of tho
12th of April," this noto wns roplled
to on April nth when tho depart
ment Instructed Mr. Itodgors by tolfc
graph to doiivcr this government's
answer to Genernl Carranza.
Obtvgon-Scolt Cottfocnce.
Bhort!y nftor this reply the con
ferences between Gonorals ScotL
I'unston nnd Obrogon began nt Kl
Paso, during wftlch thoy signed on
May j, n project of a momorandum
ad referendum rognrdlng tho with
drawal of Amorlcan troops.
As an Indication of alleged bad
faith of the American government.
you stato that though Gonoral Scott
declared In this memorandum that
tho destruction nnd disporslon of the
Villa band had been accomplished,
yot Amorlcnn forces nre not with
drawn from Mexico. It Is only neces
sary to rond the momorandum, which
Is lu tho Hngllsh language, to ascer
tain that this Is cloarly a misstate
ment, ror the memorandum stntos
that "the American nunltlvn nvnn.ii.
tlonnry forces hnvo dostroyed or dis
persed many of tho Inwloss elements,
or have driven them far Into tho In
terior of tho republic of Mexico." and
further that tho Unltod States
forces were thon "carrying on n
vigorous pursuit of such small num
bers of bandits or Inwloss olemonts
as may hnvo escaped." Tho context
of your noto gives tho Impression
that tho object of tho expedition be
ing admittedly accomplished, tho
Unltod States had nnrnnii in dm
memornnuum to bogln tho with
drawal of Its troops.
IttitMni for Withdrawal.
The memorandum shows, however,
that It was not alone pn account of
partial dispersion of tho bandits thnt
It wns decided to begin the with
drawal of American forcos, but
equally nn account of tho assurances
of tho Mexican govornmont that tholr
forces woro "at tho prosont bolng
augmented nnd strengthened to such
nn extent thnt they will bo ablo to
than to employ forco to dtsnorse tho
hnnds of Moxlcnn otttlnws who woro. "rpvent n"y llsordors occurring In
with Incroaslng boldness systomntl- Mox,co tl,nt would In any way on-
cally raiding across tho International
boundary.
"Tho marnudors ongngod In tho nt
tack on Columbus woro drlvon back
ncross tho bordor by Amorlcan cav
alry, and subsequently, ns soon ns a
sufficient rorco to copo with tho bnnd
could bo collectod, woro pursuod Into
Moxlco In nn effort to capture or do-
stroy them.
So CMjwitlon ICxlomltvl
"WlUiout co-oparntion or assist
ance in tho fiold on tho part or tho
de racto govornmont, dosplto ropont
od requosts by the United Stntes, mid
without apparent recognition on Its
part of tho desirability of putting an
end to these systematic raids, or of
punishing the perpetrators of the
dangor American territory," and thnt
tnoy would "contlnuo to diligently
pursue, enpturo or dostroy any law
loss bands or bandits that may still
oxlst or horonrtor oxlst In tho north
em part of Moxlco and thnt It would
"mnko n disposition of suoh of its
forces as mny be necessary to pre
vent tho possibility of Invasion of
Amorica rrom Moxlco."
It was becauso of theso assurance
and becauso of General Scott's con
ridenco thnt thoy would b0 carried
out, that ho statod lu tho momoran
dum Unit thn A morion n forcos would
bo "gradually withdrawn." It Is to
bo noted that while tho Amorlcan
government was willing to ratify this
agreoment, General Cnrranza ro-
fused to do so as General Obrogon
iTiniw commiiieu nocause they men- ... . ----- w.,.nu
need the good relations of the two ' ""V"'' T,.,l, "m"K ot,,Hr tMn'
countries, the American rorces pur
sued the lawless bnnds as far as Par
ral, where the pursuit was halted
by the hostility of the Mexicans, pro
sumed to be loyal to tho de facto gov
ornmont, who arrayed themsolvos on
the aide or outlawry and became In
effort the protectors of Villa and his
band.
"In this manner and for these rea
sons have the American forcos en
tered Mexican territory. Knowing
fully the circumstances set for the
de facto government cannot be blind
to tho necessity which compelled this
govornmont to aot and yot It has seen
fit (a recite groundless sentiments of
hostility toward tho oxpedltlon and
to Impute to this govornmont ulter
ior motives for tho continued pres
ence of Amorlcan troops on Mexican
soil. It Is charged that theso trnons
crossed the frontier without first ob
taining the consent or permission of
the do facto government.
Kntiiinro ot Aiiioiirnn
"Obviously as Immediate action
alone could avail, there was no op
portunity to roach an agreement
(other than that of March 10th-l 1th,
new repudiated by General Carransa)
prior to the entrance of such an ex
pedition Into Mexico if the expedi
tion was to be effective. Subsequent
events and correspondence have dem
onstrated to the satisfaction of this
government that Oeneral Carransa
would not have entered into any
agreement providing ror an erfeetlve
plan for the capture and destruction
of the Villa bands.
"While the American troops were
moving rapidly southward In pursuit
of the raiders. It was the form and na
ture of the agreement that occupied
the attention of General Carransa
rather than the practical object which
It wae to attain the number of lim
itations that could be imposed upon
the American forces to Impose their
progress rather than the obstacles
that could be raised to prevent the
escape of the outlaws.
It was Qeneral Carransa who sus
pended through your note of April
13 all discussions and negotiations
for an agreement along tho lines of
the protocols between the United
States and Mexico concluded during
tho porlod I8t-1M. under which
tho two couMtrlos bad so successfully
It Imposed Improper conditions upon
tho Mexican government.
N'o Vigorous I'uimiII.
Notwithstanding the assurances In
tho memorandum, It Is well known
that the forco of the do facto gov
ernment hnvo not carried on a vigor
ous pursuit of tho remaining bandits
and that no proper' distribution or
forcos to prevent tho Invasion of
American territory has been mado, as
win ixi shown by tho rurthor Tacts
hereinafter sot forth. I am reluctant
to bo forced to the conclusion, which
might he drawn rrom theso circum
stances, that tho do racto govornmont
In spite or the crimes committed and
the sinister designs of Villa and his
followers, did not and does not now
Intend or deslro that thoso outlaws
should be captured, dostroyed or dis
persed by Amorlcan troops, or at tho
request of this government, by Moxl
cnn troops.
While the coherences at Kl Paso
wore In progress and aftor tho Amorl
can conferees had been fissured on
May 2, that the Mexican rorces lu tho
northern part or the republic wore
then being augmented so as to bo
able to prevent any disorders that
would endanger American territory,
bands of Mexicans on tho night of
May nth made an attack at Glen
Springs, Texas, about 20 miles north
of the border, killing American sol
diers and civilians, burning and
sacking property and carrying orr
two Americans as prisoners. Subse
quent to this event, the Mexican
government, as you state, "gave in
structions to General Obrogon to
orders hnd boon Issued, and not nftor
wards, as tho orronous account of
General Carranzn, lu your not0 would
appear to Indicate.
Moreover tho stntomont wns mnde
by tho Amorlcnn gonorals thnt "no
nioro Amorlcnn troops would cross
Into our torrltory." On the contrary,
It was pointed out to General Obro
gon and Mr. Juan Amador, who was
prosont nt the conference nnd polntod
out with omphnsls, that tho bandits
Dp La Hosn nnd Pedro Vino, who
hnvo been Instrumental lu causing
the Invasion of Toxas above Urowns
vlllo, woro cvon thon roportod to bo
arranging In tho noghborhood of Vic
toria ror another raid across tho bor
dor and It wns made clear to General
Obrogon that if tho Mexican govern
ment did not tnko Immedlnto steps
to prevent another Invasion of tho
Unltod Stntos by thoso mnrnudera.
who wore frequently seen In tho com
pany or Gonoral Nnrarreto, tho con
stitutionalist commander, Moxlco
would rind In Tnmapllpns anothrr
punltlvo expedition similar to that
then in Chlhunhuu,
IVoammI to Ktnl ltnld.1.
American troops crossod Into Mexi
co on Mny 10 upon notification to tho
local mllltnry authorities, under tho
repudlntod agreement or March
10-13, or In any event In accordance
with tho prnctlco ndoptod ovor 40
years ngo when there was no agree
ment regarding pursuit or marnudors
across tho International boundary.
Tho troops ponotrntod 1C8 miles
Into Mexican torrltory In pursuit or
tho Glenn Springs mnraudors, -with
out encountering n detachment or
Moxlcnn troopa or n single Mexican
soldlor. Further discussion of this
raid, however, 1b not necessnry, bo
caiiBo tho Am or lean forces sent In
pursuit or tho bandits, recrossed Into
Toxas on tho morning of Mny 32, tho
date or your noto under considera
tion a rurthor proof of tho slnglo
noss or purposo or this govornmont In
ondenvoring to quoll dlsordor nnd
Ntnmp out lawloasnoHs along tho bor
dor.
Mistake Intot-pi-ctntlnii.
During tho continuance or tho Kl
Paso conferoncoH, Gonoral Scott did
not tako Into consideration tho plan
proposod by tho .Moxlcnn govornmont
ror tho protection of tho frontier
by tho reciprocal distribution of
troops along tho boundary. This
proposition was mndo by Gonoral
Obrogon a nuiubor of times and, but
each tlino conditioned upon tho Im
mediate wlthdrawnl or American
troops and tho Mexican conferee
woro Invariably Informed that litimo
dlnto withdrawal could not take
place, nnd that therefore, It was Im
posslblo to discuss the project on thnt
basis, i
1 havo notod the fact that your
communication Is not llmltod to n
discussion or the deplorable condi
tions oxlstlug along tho border and
tholr Important bearing upon thu
poacnrul relations or our govern
ments, but that an effort Is made to
connect It with other circumstances
In ordnr to support, If possible, n
mlstnken Interpretation or attitude or
the govornmont or tho Unltod States
toward Moxlco.
You stuto In orrect that the Ameri
can govornmont has placed every ob
stacle In the way or attaining the
paciricatlon or Mexico and that this
Is shown by the volumo or diplomatic
representations In behalf of Ameri
can Interest which constantly Im
pede offorts to re-organlsn the politi
cal, oronomlonl and social conditions
of the country; by the decided aid
lent at ono time to Villa by American
officers and by the department of
state; by the aid extended by the
Amerloan Catholic clergy to that or
Moxlco; by the constant actlrlty or
tho American press In favor of Inter
vention, and the Interests of Ameri
can business men; by thu shelter and
supply of robots and conspirators on
Amorlcan territory; by the detention
or shipments or arms and munitions
purchased by the Mexican govern
ment and by the detention or ma
chinery Intended for their manufac
ture. KncouragtMl Govttriiuitutt.
In reply to this sweeping charge,
I can truthfully affirm that the
American government has given
every possible onrouragemeut to the
de faeto government In the paclfl
fleatlon and rehabilitation of Mexico.
Prom the moment of Its recognition
cls, provide n' -Hnnco to the oppon
ents of the do fa-to gournment and
tho activity of n foreign press ns In
terference by tho United States in
the politics of Mexico,
Denies flirt lor Motives.
,lf n denial Is neodod that this gov
ernment has hnd ulterior and Im
proper motlvos In Its diplomatic ro
ports or has couutonnncod tho aotlv
Itlos of Amorlcnn sympathizers and
the Amorlcnn pross opposed to tho
de racto govornmont, 1 am glad most
cmphntlcnlly to deny It.
It Is, however, a matter or com
mon knowledge that the Mexican
press has boon moro actlvo than the
press of the United States In en-
doavorlng to Inflame tho two peoplos
against oach other and to rorco tho
two countries Into hostilities. With
tho power or consorshlp of the Mexi
can press, so rlgorusly exercised by
the de facto government, the respon
sibility nnd the Issue of the appeal or
ment hns vigilantly kept I hem under
surveillance nnd has not hesitated
to apprehend them upon proor or
their crlmlnnl lntonllons as tho ar
rest ot Genernl lluartn nnd othors
fully attests.
Maying corroded tho onnoncous
stntomont ot fact to which I liayo ro
vertod tho ronl situation stands forth
In Its true light.
Heal Situation.
It Is ndmlttod thnt American
troops hnvo crossed the International
boundary In hot pursuit of tho Co
lumbus raiders and without notlco to
or the consent of your government,
but tho sovornl protestations on tho
part of this gorernmont by tho presi
dent, by this department nnd by
othor Amorlcan authorltlos that tho
objoct of the expedition was to cap
turo, destroy or to completely dls
perso tho Villa bauds or outlaws or
to turn this duty ovor to the Mexi
can authorities when assured that It
D. W. Griffith
Famtat $103, OO-n-yar Crtnter of AUn
M-r-j
lx.
General Carransa himself lu the, would bo affectively fnlfilin.l. i.v
press of March 12th, calling upon j beon carried out In porfoct good faith
the Mexican pooplo to bo prepared i by the Unltod States. Its efforts,
for any cmorgoncy which might nrlso
and lutlmnttug thnt war with the
United Stntoa was lmmluont, evi
dences the attitude of tho do racto
government toward tho publications.
Withholding Munitions.
It should not bo n mnttor ot sur
prise that after such uvnnlfestntlons
of hostllo roollng tho nltod States was
doubtful of tho purposo for which
thu large amount ot nmmunltlnu wns
to bo usod, which the do fncto govorn
mont npponrod eager to Import rrom
this country. Moroovor, tho polloy
ot tho do racto govornmont In re
fusing to co-opornto and In falling
to act Independently In destroying
tho Villa bandits nnd lu othorwlso
suppressing outlawry lu tho vlolulty
of tho bordor so as to romovo tho
danger of war materials, while pass
ing southward through this zone,
falling Into thu hands or the enomles
of law and order, Is, lu the opinion
ot this govornmont, u sufficient
ground, oven If there were no other,
for tho rofusal to allow such mater
ials to cross the boundary Into the
bnndlt-lnfestod region. To havo per
mitted those shipments without care
ful scrutiny, would, In tho clroum
stnncos, have been to maulfost n
sonso of security which would hnvo
boon unjustified.
Candor compels mo to add that the
uncoucenlod hlstlllty or tho subordl
unto military commnnders ot thn do
rado government toward the Ameri
can troops engaged In pursuing tho
Villa bauds nnd tho efforts or the
do fncto govornmont to compel their
wlthdrawnl troni Moxlcnn territory
by throats and show of mllltnry forco
Instoad or by aiding In the capture or
tho outlaws constitute it menace to
tho safety of tho American troops and
to the pearo of the border,
linn on .Munitions.
As long ns this menace continues
and there Is ait erldonre or an In
tention on thu part or the do racto
government or 11m military command
ers to use force against the Ameri
can troops InsteNd of co-operating
with them, the government or the
United States will not permit muni
tions of war or machinery for their
manufacture to be exported from this
cduntry to Mexico.
A to the shelter and supply of
rebels and Vonsplratnrs ou American
torrltory, I can state thnt vigorous
efforts have hu and are being made
by the agents of the United States to
approhoud ami bring to Justice all
persons round to bo conspiring to
violate the laws or the United States
by organising to oppose with arms,
the de fa to government of Mexico.
Political refugees have sought refuge
howover, hnvo boon obstructed at
ovory point.
In conclusion lite Mexican govern
ment invites the United Slates to
support its "nsMii'Hiiow of fricndtdiin
witlt real nml effective ncln,'' which
"can be no other Hum the immediate
witlulmwnl of the Atnerienn troop "
Kor the reasons I have herein fu'l
set forth, this request of the do f.icto
government cannot now he cute.tt'iu
ed. Tho United Stntes has not
fought (lie duty which lias been f tre
ed upon it of pursuing tmr.-titri who
under fuudnmeutnl principles of niit
nieititl nnd international lav ought
to ho jtursuod nnd nrroatod nml pun
ished by Me.viuuu uuthontios.
It Is to .Mexico,
Whenever Mexico will iimhuii'c nnd
effectively t'.vereise that t'l'sp.iiiNiltil
tty the United Slnles, a it has man;,'
timea Imforu publicly deolnred, will
he glad to have this obligation fulfill
ed by the de facto government of
Mexico. If, mi thu contrary, the .c
fncto government is pleased to lg
intre thia obligation nnd to believe
that in case of a rofusal to retire
these troo, "there in no further re
course tliHii to defend its territory
by an appeal to arms," llio govern
ment of tho United States would
surely ho lacking in sincerity nnd
'friendship if it did not frankly 'in
ptVHM upon the de fncto government
thnt the execution of this tln-a: will
lend to thu gravest consequencca.
While this government would deeply
rugret Mticlt it result, it ennnot recede
from its nettled detvt initiation to
maintain its national right nnd to
perforin its full duly in proventin
further Invasions of the tcrritntv i,i'
the United Slalea nml in rcmot '.
the peril which AmericaitH nlotijr ('
international houudarv have Imrii'- -
long Willi patience nnd foihcariic
Accept, etc.
HOHKHT I.ANSIXO"
A pipeful
of Tuxedo ia
a tuonder
fully pleaj'
ant form of
tobacco en
joyment, mild and
soothing,"
toofypt'
Scores of Bier
"Movie" Men
producers as well as actprs, arc
constant smokers nnd out
spoken friends of Tuxedo. It's
just the soothing, restful, re
freshing smoke men of their
nerve-racking vocation need.
Nothing calms and comforts a
hustler Tike pipe of mild, cool,
sweet Tuxedo.
liMcedo
ThtPHfatTUtfofllMunJClMHtee
Tuxedo is aged from three
to five years in wooden hogs
heads to make it mellow and
6wect flavored. But the thing
thnt takes out all the bite and
harshness and makes Tuxedo
so bland nnd gentle that it
can't hurt the most sensitive
tongue or throat, 19 the fam
ous nnd exclusive "Tuxedo
Process."
One week's trial of Tux
edo will show you.
You canbuy Tuxedo ovtrvhero
Pouch
Sc
Famom
green tin
10c
In Tin
tniJeri, 10 1
ami 80c,
In Gln
llumiiUn,
50tand90t,
Tire AKKUCl-r V0CACC3 CJOT AST
LC JjJuAjJn M fWffiS m V
OF
OF AMERICAN PARTY
HiroWNS VIM.!:, TVx., .lime 20.
l'nwtoiuierH nrrivtii" at ilatamoros,
opixtaite here, loday reported h ru
mor was current in MonUroy that a
party of Americana at Orralvo, a
mining town in .Vucvo 1com, were
moMNacrcd by Mrxii'sii.
As far am known here, there is only
one American in t'crmlvo. His name
i .laincN lltwhcM. A woman arrivul
also reported thnt some Americans
uere taken from the train outside of
lllllt,l'tit mill U'..ii ruiiiirln.l I.. I.......
Ill the United State, but this govern-, HM. klM i i .
notify the United States that It has had the undivided support of
it would not permit the further p-jB-jthls government. An embargo was
sages of American troops into Mexl-' placed upon arms and ammunition
co on this a count and that orders 'going mto C'bihuahuti, Sonora ami
nave iteen given 10 alt military coin
manders along the frontier not to
consent to the same."
l'jttinlMts Violated.
This government Is, of course, not
in a position to dispute the state
ment that these instructions had been
given to General Obregon. but it can
decisively assert that General Obre
gon never gave any such notification
to General Scott or General Puuston
or, so far sa known, to any other
American official. Oeneral Obregoa
did. however, Inquire to whether
American troops m4 entorsd Mexico
1st pursuit of tks Olsna Springs
Lower California, in order to pre
vent their falling Into the hands or
armed opponents of the de facto gov
ernment. Permission has been grant
ed from time to time, as requested,
for Mexleau troops and wpilpment to
traverse American territory from one
point to another in Mexico in order
that the operations of Mexican troops
against Villa and his fortes might
bo faoillUtsd.
In view of these friendly Mts, I am
surprised that tho do faeto govern
ment has construed dlpkinstUe rop
roMRUlIoM In regard U Us, unjust
tretinoin nroordod. Anirel itr-
Lieut Bryan, U. S, N.
stated before the Am.
Soc. of Naval Engineers:
"Oils made from the asphalt-base
crudes have shown
themselves to be much better
adapted to motor cylinders, as far
as their carbon-forming proclivi
ties are concerned, than are paraf-fine-base
Pennsylvania oils."
Zerolene is scientifically refined
from selected California crude
asphalt-base. Highestcompetitive
awards, San Francisco and San
Diego Expositions. For sale by
dealers everywhere and at service stations
and agencies of the Standard Oil Company.
Ice Cream That Pleases
You cannot find anything moro do.
Unions than Velvet Ice Cream It's
made from pure, rich, wholosome
cream and the finest of fresh fruit
flavors.
We don't care bow little you havo
cared for Ice Cream In the post, you
will care fur It after tasting oars
It hns such a delicious taste.
Come In today and try some, or
Just phono us your order and we will
deliver.
Our motto Is the Highest Quality
and liest of Service nt the Lowest
Prices.
THE DAIRY
l'hono IHt
M cdford House Movers
WE MOVE
HOUSES. BARNS, GAFiAGES,
MACHINERY. ETC.
Phone 488-M
612 S. Newtown. 737 W. 14th St.
the Standard Oil for Motor Cars
WESTON'S
Camera Shop
208 East Mniii Stroot,
Medford
Tho Only Exclusive)
Conmiarcinl Photgyraphqrs
in Southern Orogon
Negatives Mado any time or
place by appointment.
Phone 147-J
We '11 do tho rest
X. D. WESTON, Prop,
I