Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-06-23

Preparations for War. ta
Preparation by the war department
for possible war with the Mexican
government went forward seIt hoAt I'M
terruption1 Al the. same time there
came hints that General Carranxa shRd
been almost persuaded by European
influences snotato persist in a COURSE
certain to bring on a conflict. ~ -
1t is known that many officials here
have not abandoned hope OF, a peace.
full outcome, although they admit that
each day since the present situation
has. seen. new clouds appear. Their.
hopes against war are. based solely
on the reports that have reached them
that the Carranza govern:
ment d j is inclined, to .seekr,R f feaNnaetQl NaJtl
The &c 'carriza aidR5it 'f Il c5bf1fases: bf1fas
oyershadows now all other develop
Tepts.9 Although .they, have only Mex
icaaR caaR REPORTS to go en,s the officials do
not, question the statement that many
AMERICAN cavalrymen were killed.
wounded or captured. In view of the
orders given, American commanders in
Mexico. however, they refuse to credit
the charge that the commander Of the
detachment was the aggressor.
10 AWAIT General Pershing's Report.
I Whatever the facts may prove to be,
when General Pershing's report ar
rives it is certain that no steps to-
ward reprisal will be taken until at
least that report has been carefully
studied.
One of the first actions, however,
would be to demand the release of the
Americans said to have been captured.
Neither is it probably there will be
any immediate move as a result Of
the incidents Sunday at Mazatlan,
where Mexican soldiers made an un-
provoked attack on American blue
jackets, according to the official report
to the navy department today from
the commander Of the guLboGt An
napolis.
Explanation Probable.
1t is deemed probable that should
General Pershing's report on the Car
rizal fight show the Carranza forces
to have been the aggressors there, an
opportunity to explain the two incl
dents would be given the de facto gov
ernment before any drastic steps are
ordered by President Wilson.
Both cases have been officially called
to the attention of the United States
by the Carranza's governments am
bassador designate, Elisio, Arredondo.
He presented to Secretary Lansing to-
day mildly worded telegram from
Mexico City relating substantially the
tale of the Carrizal fighting given out
by Mexican officials on the border last
night. No details were sent, but an al
legged admission of an interpreter with
the captured Americans was quoted
to blame the American commander for
the trouble
Is carranza YieIdine7
Word that General Carranza was be-
lieved to be yielding to the American
influence brought to bear on him in
an effort to avoid war, reached the
state department through diplomatic
channels. The Carranza yAabinet.,
which studied yesterday the ,Xnsricana
note, refusing to entertain at this time
any request for withdrawal oe xRse.
ican troops from Mexico, vas rerofted
to have found in it basis for f6rEher.
Diplomatic interchanges. This was.
construed by some Mexico City diplo-
mats to mean that General CGfransa,s
settlement Of the situation without
carrying out his threat to attack Cen
eral Pershing's men. His note in re-
gard to the Carrizal incident Il viewed
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