The Green Forest tribune., 1916-06-30
WILSON'S ULTIMATUM DEMANDING RELEASE OF
 AMERICAN PRISONERS

ilS Coh.-1he text of the
 note 10 the Mexican defacto gov
 efhment, transmitted to James Linn Rodgers, special representa- tive of the American government < in Mexico City, says MT. Arredondo delivered to this government the following commu- * nication:
 T am directed by my govern . ment to inform your excellency. " With reference to the Carrizal in. * cldent, that the chief executive. $ through the Mexican War Depart P ment, gave orders to Gen. Jacin- ~ to $. Treyino not to permit Amer lean forces from Gen. Pershing's < column to advance further south. nor to move either east or west # from the points where they are To- cated, and to oppose new incur sions of American soldiers into F Mexican territory. These orders * were brought by Gen. Trevino to > the attention of Gen. Pershing, who acknowledged the receipt of * the communication relative there to.
 On the 22d instant, as your * eXcellency knows, an American force moved eastward quite far x from it's base, notwithstanding the E above orders, and was engaged by < Mexican troops at Carrizal, State B of Chihuahua. As a result of the * encounter several men on both * sides were killed and wounded * and r American soldiers were * made prisoners |" You are hereby instructed to * hand to the minister of foreign re- * lations of the defacto government * the following: The government of the United " States can put no other construc- * tion upon the communication y handed to the secretary of state " of the United States on the 24th * of June by MT. Arredondo, under ? instructions of your government, t than that it is intended as form al avowal of deliberately hostile 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 po- sition in pursuance of the objects for which they were sent there, * notwithstanding the fact tssH; thase s ose,ssa, n9t ta enly yo,vs. v uhfffenoiy intention towards ftne government 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 insurg- ent bands of rebel marauders "I am instructed, therefore, by my government to demand the i'm # mediate release of the prisoners taken in the encounter at Carrizal, * together with any property of the United States taken with them, and to inform you that the gov a ernment of the United States ex- poets an early statement from * your government as to the course of action it wishes the govern a ment of the United States to un- derstand it has determined upon, s and that it also expects that this statement be made through the usual diplomatic channels, and not through subordinate military con- # manders.' * < Y < <
 
 in constant communication with Mai Gen. Hugh L. Scott. chief of staff Mai-Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, assistant chief of staff; Brig-Gen. Albert L, Mills. chief of the division of militia affairs; Brig-Gen. William Crozier, chief of the bureau of ordnance, and officers of the adjutant-generafs de- partment
 Lieut.-Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U. s. A. retired, who was commanding gen. eral of the army during the Spanish American War, was in conference with Secretary Baker and staff officers dur ing the afternoon.
 Will Send Militia as Mustered.
 There was a constant stream of contra 2tors, railroad officials and others passing through the offices of Brig Gen. William Sharp, quartermas- ter general of the army, and Col. Chauncey Baker. his assistant, who has charge of arranging railroad trans nortation for militia organizations. Steps were taken to speed up arrange ments to place transports at the dis" nosal of commanding generals or all the departments, so that militia may entrain immediately for the border. Gen. Mills, chief of the militia diVi' sion. informed Secretary Baker that late telegrams said the militia or Mis- sorlri. Iowa, Kansas and WISCONSIN ora heinz mustered into the United States service. It is believed militia in practically all the states will begin muster at once
 The War Department will not wait tiu the full organizations are muster ed, but if Gen. Funston orders it, units will he sent to the border as fast as muster is completed.
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