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United States, in
Spite of Strained
Relations With
Nj exico, Fl as
Avoided Final
Break and Re.
mains One Great
NationNot at War

the town OF Columbus. y. NJ. KILN,
nine American civilians and oyht
United States soldiers. On March 10
President Wilson ordered 5000 I'nitci
states troops into Mexico 10 catch
Villa, and two days later tho frs,
troops crossed the border.
On March 16 the first clash occurred
between Villa outposts and the Amer.
Ear expeditionary force. Seven Ameri.
a troopers were wounded In the On.
counter.
Before this time Gen. Carranza
head OF the de facto government in
Mexico. had begun to display his ar.
tagonism toward the American eyp,.
dition. and on March II he issued or.
ders forbidding American troops 10
enter Mexican towns. He also re.
fused TO grant permission for IN.
American forces to use tho Mexican
railroads for the transportation Of sup.
plies.
On March 10 Villa bandits killed
several Americans in raidinc small
colonies about 100 miles south Of The
border. On March 81 Villa bands cap.
tured large oil fields near Tumpico
n demanded n million dollars ran.
som. An American gunboat AT Tam.
pico took on board ali foreign women
and children. o.
On March % Villa escaped from nj
, pursuers In the Namiauipa region and
He'd southwark toward the mountain,
American slain.
On March >? a force of United.
states cavalry under Maj. Dodd d..
feated a Villa band a Guerrero. killing
SIXTY Mexicans. One United States
soldier was MORALLY wounded. via
reported to have been scrious,y
wounded In this battle.
On April ! another detachmen, d,
United states cavalry defeated a Vii.
ns'a force north Of Guerrero, killing
sixty of the bandits. On April II Gen
iershing. In command OF the Amer.
lean evolutionary force. was Informed
that villa was dead. Persistent r..
ports OF this character were received
but were proved untrue
On April IL a detachment Of United
states troops was attacked by Car.
rahAa troops and citizens at rarral
Americans and forty Mexicans
were killed In the %oun The fol-
lowing day Carranza demanded the
withdrawal OF the American ,roors
from Mexico. but his demand was IL.
nored. The pursuit OF Villa came TO
q stanostill. however, because Of the
hostility Of Carranza.
a conference between Gen. Scott,
Chief Of Staf OF the United State.
army: Gen. Funston. in command o.
the United states troops on the nor.
der. and Gen. ObreRon, Carranza's Sec.
rotary of War, which opened on .ipril
~, proved fruitless and on Nav 2
PRESIDENT Wilson ordered the state
militia OF Texas. New Mexico and AZ.
iona. together with $500 more regl.
lars. to the border.
On May 81 Gen. CarranZt again DE-.
manded the withdrawal " the United
states troops from Mexico on peril Of,
recourse TO arms and followed hi,
up on June Ii with n definite threat Of
attack unless the 'roops wer" with
drawn northward. The following day
reenforCements We're rushed - tnt
| nited states troops in Mexico and
within a short time tho cxpedItionay
FORCE aggregated about l. 600 men. On
June IS the War Department ordered
all the state militia modified and
within the next two weeks 10000 NJ IN
state soldiers had been rushed 20 to
border
\ de'aChmcnt If american 'rnop'
vas attacked b> Carranzi troops a.
'arrizal Juno - and twelve Amer,
| cams Wapn lI1'..1 .,,l y.,s,,t.., ,.l
tured. TN June - President W.lson
demanded that the captured Troopers
he released. tarranaa met th. VI"
Il demand for the release ~ 'Nit
Mexican prisoners in tho Finite
States and the lifting II the culnrl'
placed by the United states ou ship
ments OF munitions and food vt
Mexico, The followil " day. however
tarranza agreed To- release the troops
The Joimt ,"mmiasion.
\ short time later tlrran2a ahaH'
doned his hostile attitude ana in
conciliatory note to President wilson
suggested IN" appointment IT q ioN'
commission Ia settle tho disi,lt" ""
tween the twn countries Dn luly !"
President Wilson accepted tins pro-
posal.
President Wilson named 50 rt'af
~ the Interior Lane. ,ludE" i'"orsF'
Gray and Dr. J, K Mott ~ mcrlN'''
NJ the American commission an W.
gust %, and on September u 'l' lrE
commission began it's sessions ~ New
London, conn. The sessions ,o0'lN9'.
rntil November - whcu u pr'i'''
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