Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-18

Il as q hostile act, reached the War De-
Iartment late to-day. Secretary Baker
deciined TO comment or to make public
General Trevinos message. or the reply
s 70 General Pershing refusing to reccE-
s,ize authority OF the Carranza generals
oyer tho American expedition.
while 1t was apparent that General
Il Fershing's reply would be backed up
4 by officials here, II was not indicated
what further action the Washington
government might take Secretary
i Baker took the text or General Trc-
Who's ultimatum to the White House
ahd conferred with the President. II
was understood that the President
Would await official information re-
Shrding reported lighting to-day in the
BROWNSVILLE district before he deter
mined upon a course.
81 s.To-aight the War Department had
received no report on the developments
Eat Brownsville. officials said that II
& lCarranza troops had made any attack
S on American detachmen.s following hot
7 trails over the line, the Americans I'M
dbnbtedly would withdraw to the
s American side and intrench 10 rcpei
any attempt to follow them. They
would be attempted without specific
4 orders from Washington.
+ OFFICIALS NOT AGITATED
BY TREvINO'S ULTIMATUM
Neither State nor War Department
officials seemed greatly agitated over
5 General Trevino's ultimatum. Score
tary Lansing said the policy OF the
administration was unchanged.
The reply to the Carranza note de-
! manding recall OF the American forces
will leave by special messenger on
{ Monday for Mexico City, unless
developments upset present plans
Whether General Trevino's ultimatum,
said to have been presented on specific
s orders OF Carranza, would influence
Z President Wilson to interrupt the dip
lomat!c exchanges, no official would
predict.
Should the reply, refusing to with
draw General Pershing's expedition. go
by messenger, 1t will not be delivered
for ten days or two weeks It's text
will not be made public until it reaches
it's destination.
so far as known. the War Depart
ment has taken no additional steps
toward moblizing the National Guard
The new army bill, providing for fed
Y eralization OF the militia. will 20 into
effect on July /, automatically repeal
ing the present militia law. The new
) act requires State troops who partici-
pate in Federal appropriations TO take
a dual oath of allegiance Only the
Kansas Guard now is required TO take
such an oath, and. unless all the re-
naming units take the required oath
before July l, legal hiatus will occur
( In their status which may prove en-
barraSSing. The attention Of all Gov
ernors has been called to this condi-
ton. and they have been urged to see
that their men are promptly sworn in
in accordance with tho new law. This
correspondence is said 10 have led TO
reports that the guard OF various States
had received orders for active service
on the border.
I SEVERAL ARM TRANSPORTS
HELD IN READINESS
II became known to-day that several
army transports are being held in
readiness for use as refuge ships
& should the need arise. Whether any
/ actually have been ordered 10 Mex
lean waters officials would not say.
The navy transport Hancock will 20
s 10 Vera Cruz. however. as soon as she
/ lands her marine passengers in Santo
, Domingo.
SOHlcial advices indicate that the re-
cent border raids have created great
excitement in the American colony In
Mexico City. Many Americans are said
10 be preparing 10 leave. There are
approximately 1000 Americans in the
Mexican capital and $500 in and about
Tampico. As measure OF precaution.
the destroyer mother ship Panther and
q number OF destroyers have been
ordered to Key West, ready for a quick
dash 10 the relief OF Americans along
the coast. i is understood also tina,
other navy craft are being prepared
for emergency use although plans have
been carefully guarded
message today from Major Gray.
Of the Fourteenth Cavalry, gave fur
ther details ~ ~ fight at san Ig-
nacio between mis-. .:obQs and bandits
All Of the bandits are believed 20 have
been Carranza soldiers 81 one tine
or another. he said, though !. vas
hard 10 say how many st.u were an
ROLES as such = lieutanan,'s blouse
was found: papers on the bodies o.
Mexicans bore the stamp o! the Car
rama army, and Major Cruz Ruiz, be
i lieved TO be Carranzs officer. was cap
/ tured.
Major Gray picked Up number G.
rifles and ten bombs, LETT behind by
( the attackers. He also noted tina. am
munition used by his hssa!Iants IN.
cluded sof;-noSed bullets
| BAKER IN CONFERENCE
WITH Army OFFICERS
In his dispatch 70 the War Depart
+. H1ent, telling OF the attack b. the