New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
Notifies Washington
Outlaws Are Headed
for Border.
MAY DELAY PLAN
FOR WITHDRAWN AL
Lansing Sends Friendly
Answer 10 Carranza'S
Pacific Note.

Washington. July While the
Cabinet was approving to-day Pres
Der. Wilson's invitation to Carranz.
90 exchange views as 20 a practica
nan" for the solution Of the border
problem. Ambassador Designate Ar
redordo sent to the state Depart
rent a report Of renewed Nillista
activities i'm Southern Chihuahu9
with warning Of possible raid II
the Big Bend district Of Texas.
The Carranza garrison at Cor
ralitas. near Jiminez, the memoran
dun said. was surprised and de-
teated on Wednesday by band OF
ZOO rebels. possibly led by Villa
prx.s. n.G tie hSrd Sds oelFred 10
hay5 started across the two hundred
miles of desert to raid the American
border near Preside, Tex.
The War Department was imme-
la,elv advised and General Funston
was instructed to take the necessary
steps 10 repel such an attack. and t.
pursue and destroy the bandits.
The inference drawn from Genera
Car~anza's warning is that nc is
rower.ess 10 check this new uprising
and officials believe this circum-
stance will affect seriously the ne
rotations over the Pershing cXpedl-
-.on. Do was Villas band that at
lacked Columbus ON March 9 and
caused President Wilson to send Per-
hing into Mexico, and it was only
after Villa was believed dead and his
followers dispersed that the with
l-awal Of the expedition began to DC
Considered. If Villa is alive and ac'
t,e the chances Of Pershing's retire
mert are small
The STATE Department received to-day
rerort from an American in Mexico
ina. 10 had seen and talked with NiIl'
rrsr Corralitos a few days before th'
--, renortod in the Carranza message
m bandit leader was said to have en-
.re.v recovered from wounds received
Columbus. except that he used
cane and walked with slight linn
ia, message added that Villa had beer
.o-.-uoY.Iv IN the Corralitos reglor
,.e tse American pursuit was halte'
Ir he clash az Parral
Answer TO Carranza's Note.
The note approved by the Cabine
was handed 20 Mr. Arrcdondo, who a
once telccrsphed its text 70 Genera
Dsuanza. IL read As follows:
.er-. : have the honor 10 acknow'
,ere tho receipt Of your communicated
~ Jul, 4. 1915. in which you trsnscrib'
note addressed 10 me by the Sccre
Tar, Of Foreign Relations Of your gov
eminent and 10 request that you VII
transmit 10 him the following reply;
"'Mr. Secretary.
"T have the honor 70 acknowledg'
.ae receipt OF your courteous not'
transmitted 70 me by Senior Arredond'
on the 4th inst, IN which yousrefer t.
nv notes Of June 20 and Juns-25. an'
60 assure YOU Of the sincere grstinca
ron Of my government at the franz
ststemer, Of the difficulties which nav
unfortunately arisen IN our relation
,lorc rho international boundary an
tho unreserved expression Of the des'r'
~ YOUR government 20 reach an adjust
neot Of these difficulties on oroa'
md amicable basis.
".Tbe same spirit Of friendship an
of sohc,tude for the continuance o
cordial relations between our two coun
tries inspires my government "n'eI
equally desires an immediate Soluuoi
o. the matters Of difference which nav
long vexed both governments
"It IS especially pleasing to my gov
eminent that the de facto governnen
% Mexico is disposed TO give qulc" d
well as practical consideration ~
spirit o. concord. 10 the remedies "h'ci
may be applied TO the existing oonu'
tions Reciprocsting the same oeS'''
The government Of the United states !,
prepared Immediately 70 eNcne,ls
views as 10 a practical plan 10 re,'oc y
inally and prevent recurrence "
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