Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-17
Carranza Authorities Place
American Expedition in ],
Grave Predicament,
CONSUL QUITS POST
Phillip Hanna Abandons Po-
sition and HuIries to
United States.

General Pershing has told General
Jacinf0 TreVinO in reply to the
message warning him that any
move. OF the American troops ex-
cept toward the border woUld he
regarded as hostile act, that he
could not recognize his authority
TO govern the movements of the
american expedition. The text of
!he message from General Perish.
ing was received today by General
funston and forwarded to Wash.
ingt0n.
washington, June 17-Gpppral
Funston advised the war depart.
ment today that he was informed
ny General Bell at Ell Paso, that
General Pershing had been
warned by General Trevine, the
tarranza commander at Chihua.
hua that any movement of the
American expedition to the south,
west or east would be a signal for
an attack by the Mexican forces.
4 no word has come so far from Cen
erai Pershing himself, but even before
the arrival of General Funston's mos
sage department officials were in
ciined to credit newspaper dispatches
telling OF the Trevino warning,
Preparations have been made fo-
any eTentualities and Pershing is
ready to deal with any force that NAV
be sent against him. 1t is probable,
however, that he will hold to his pres
ent lines and make no move to pre-
cipitate hostilities.
Gray Force Returns.
General Funston reported also that
Major Gray of the Fourteenth cavalry.
commanding the two troops attacked
by Mexicans at San Ignacio, Texas,
recently, had returned from an effort
to pick up the trail of the bandits.
The cavalry rode some distance down
the American side of the river,
crossed to the Mexican side on reports
that bandit mobilization was in prog
ress, turned north again on the Mex
lean side for several miles and re-
crossed it to American territory with
out having encountered any outlsws
or finding a trail.
VIZ pllSOItlS were Cap
tured on the American side and the
body of another Mexican found in the
brush near the scene of the attack.
Assure Cooperation.
Major Gray reported he had re-
ceived assurances of cooperation from
Carranza military commanders across
the line. The Mexican officers said
they had captured 20 men believed to
have been engaged in the attack on
the American camp.
The American commander said he
believed the band had been broken up
and that no further activities were to
be expected from that particular force.
Consul Quits Post.
Laredo. Texas, June 17.-Phillip c.
Hanna, United States consul general
at Monterey and one of the two re-
naming American consuls in Mexico,
accompanied by half a dozen other
Americans, arrived here today He
was reticent as to the object of his
visit
Asked regarding conditions in Mex
leo and the probable length of his
stay, Consul Hanna replied; Every
thing is quiet down the line. l may
remain ? or days"
1t has been known for some time
that Consul Hanna was instructed by
the state department that he could
leave his post any time at his own
discretion.
Consul Hanna Immediately on his
a
paper. He appeared surprised when
he glanced at the headlines but would
not comment on overnight develop
ments
The arrival at Laredo today of Philip
Hanna, consul general at Monterey
developed that fact that the state de-
partment ordered both him and ]. Il.
Silliman, consul at Saltillo, to the
American side of the river. The with
drawal OF these two consular officers
will leave the American government
with no consular representatives at
interior points in Mexico, except an
agent at Mexico City.
Fearing Attack.
Laredo, Texas, June lT.-Texas
rangers, under command of Captain
/ j. ]. Sanders and several armed citi-
zens were hurried early today to
lslatas, % miles up the Rio Grande
from Laredo. on g. report that Mexi.
can bandits were seen approaching the
settlement.
Few details of the reported proposed
attack were available. Rangers Ii
that vicinity. however, advised the few
Americans to congregate at the j. B
Morrow ranch house, whence a re
quest for aid was telephoned.
| General Mann. commanding the La