The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-06-28
u. S. Demands Release of
Prisoners.
NOTE NEARLY AN ULT|MATUM
Force Will Be Met With Force
is lntimatiOn Behind
Words.
SITUATION NOW VERY ACUTE,
M2d YEAR.

Washington, June ga demand
for the immediate release of the
American troopers taken prisoners
at Carrizal, coupled with a stern
notification that the United States
expects an early statement of the
purposes of the Carranza Govern
ment, was telegraphed to Mexico
City to-day by Secretary Lansing.
The note discloses that the State
Department received yesterday a
communication from the de facto
Government stating that the Car
rial fight was the direct result of
orders to attack American soldiers
moving otherwise than toward the
border, personally issued by Gen.
Carranza to Gen. Trevino, and by
the latter communicated to Gen.
Pershing.
The full text of the note to the
Mexican de facto government, trans
mitted to-day to James Linn ROdg-
ers. special representative of the
American Government in Mexico
City. says:
"Mr. Arredondo yesterday de-
livered to this Government the fol-
lowing communication:
"I am directed by my Govern
ment to inform Your Excellency,
with reference to the Carrizal in
cident. that the Chief Executive,
through the Mexican War Depart
ment, gave orders to Gen. Jacinto B.
Trevino not to permit American
forces from Gen. Pershing's column
to advance further South, from the
points where they are located, and
to oppose new incursions of Ameri-
can soldiers into Mexican territory.
These orders were brought by Gen.
Trevino to the attention of Gen.
Ptkrshing, who acknowledged the
receipt of the communication rel
alive thereto. On the 22d in
slant, as Your Excellency knows, an
American force moved eastward
quite far from its base, notwith-
standing the above orders, and was
engaged by Mexican troops at Car
rial. State of Chihuahua. AS
result of the encounter several
soldiers made prisoners"
"You are hereby instructed to
hand to the Minister of Foreign Re-
lations of the de facto government
of Mexico the following:
"'The Government af the United
States can put no other construc-
tion upon the communication handed
to the Secretary of State of the
United States on the cath of June,
by Mr.. Arredondo, under instruc-
tions of your government, than 1t Is
intended as a formal avowal of de-
liberately hostile action against the
forces of the United States now in
Mexico and of the purpose to attack
them without provocation whenever
they move from their present posi-
ton in pursuance of the objects for
which they were sent there, not
withstanding the fact those objects
not only involve no unfriendly in
tentions toward 'the government
and people of Mexico, but are, on the
contrary. intended only to assist that
government in protecting itself and
the territory and people of the
United States against irresponsible
and insurgent bands of rebel ma
RAIDERS.
"T am instructed. therefore,, by
my Government to demand the i'm
mediate release of the prisoners
taken in the encounter at Carrizal,
together with any property of the
United States taken with them, and
to inform you that the Government
of the United States expects an early
statement from your government as
to the course of action II wishes the
Government of the United States to
understand it has determined upon,
and Chat 1t also expects that this
statement be made through the usual
diplomatic channels and not through
subordinate military commanders.
The President told those at the
conference, tonight Of the note from
Gen. Carranza avowing the attack
on American troops at Catrizal. and