Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
Powerful Batteries Point
Noses Toward Mexican
Border City.
READY TO REPULSE
EXPECTED ATTACK
Indications Point to Evacuation Of
Juarez by Large Carranza Force
Mexieans Preparing to Go Southwark
in Preparation For Possible Battle
With General Pershing's Columns
United States Troops Prepared.

El Paso, Tex June pa battery Of
~ guns, capable of throwing sixty
pound explosive six miles, pointed
their noses threateningly over Ei Paso
in the direction Of Juarez today whilo
Developments in the situation were
awaited.
Stationed or Golden Hill at an eie-
vation permitting a sweeping view Of
the Mexican side of the Rio Grande
and commanding all Juarez and Its
approaches, these guns were expected
to dominate all movements by Car
ranzistas.
Down along the river machine gun
companies were ready to take their
positions at advantageous points.
while at the remoter stations the re-
mainder Of the men awaited orders.
With every precaution taken. how.
ever, for the protection Of the city.
hope continued to be expressed that
the tension might abate.
No shot will be fired unless hostile
action Is Initiated on the other side.
FL Paso was calm. Outwardly its
Mexican neighbor city was quiet too.
With the arrival Of morning. reports
OF the night to the effect that . 1sn-
eral evacuation OF Juarez was takinS
place were found not correct. altho' .
| considerable portion of the inhA6i-.
tants and several detachnsnts oe
troops had moved southwark.
Evacuation 10 Expected.
Evacuation Of Juarez by the CAR
ranzista garrison was expected today
as result of yesterdays battle be-
tween troops of the Tenth cavalry
(colored) and Carranzistas at Car
RIAL
Reports to General Bell indicated
that hurried preparations for the de-
parture of the 1000 troops under Gen.
Francisco Gonzales were being made
in JuareZ thruout the night. Troop
trains with steam up stood in the rail-
way yards. while supplies. armament.
food and forage We're being hastily
| loaded into freight cars.
Captain James Allison. provost mar
shal Of Ell Paso. received report from
| a Mexican source today that the
| evacuation was under way and that
one train of box cars and day coaches,
heavily loaded with soldiers had left
| for the south over the Mexican Cen
| trail line.
Two Trains Loaded.
| Thruout the night the streets IN
Juarez were filed with cavalrymen. n
number of small detachments NOV
| ing from the city and !nto the hills
| bevond, while others left Juarez os-
tensibly TO take station at border
| points within a few miles of FL Paso.
| Officials Of the Mexico Northwestern
railroad reported at $3.50 a. m, that
two additional trains had been loaded
with troops Of the Juarez garrison and
were ready to steam southwark on re-
ceipt of orders.
Get Out Of Range Of Guns.
| Juarez was more than half evacuated
at 10 o'clock today by the Carranza
garrison. It was reported here that
three train hoads of soldiers had gone
south during the early morning ana
that three more trains had been loaded
in preparation for departure.
American army officers expressed tho
opinion that the evacuation would DO
finished during the day until the Mex
leans were beyond the range Of the
American artillery.
General Bell. instead Of going to Fort
Bliss this morning, remained down town
with temporary headquarters at tho
Tolteo club. where he lives.
| Gen. tTanClSCO SIOIlZdleS ItHHdIlSu
at his headquarters surrounded by his
staff. Andres Garcia, Mexican consul
in FL Paso. after spending the night in
Juarez, returned to this side.
The Mexican officials here and In
Juarez expressed the opinion this
morning that the fight at Carrizal
should be regarded as detached M
cident, without effect on the general
situation. Inasmuch as they had been
In touch with Mexico City during the
night observers here thought 1t might
be possible this might be the view OF
General Carranza and his advisers.
Could Wipe Town OF MAJ.
Evacuation Of Juarez was deemed
advisable because battery OF AZ guns
capable of throwing a sixty-pound ex-
plosive six miles pointed their noses
threateningly over Ell Paso today In
the direction of Juarez The southern
most outskirts OF Juarez are not moro
| than three and half miles from the
battery. which could wipe the town OK
the map in an hour.
/ FAvtLIE GETS STATE JOB.