Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-16
New UpheaVaI in
 Mexico Feared
ARMY TRANSPORT IN READINESS
 AT GALVESTON
TO TAKE OFF REFUGEES
Economic conditiona Are in a Chaotic stats-sesy Lansing Has Drafted Reply to carranza Refusing to Re- call American Troops.


 Washington. June 15. = Secretary Lansing's draft of the note which will refuse General Carranza's demand for withdrawal of American troops rom Mexico was laid before President Wilson for his approval today almost m mslnlltaneously with receipt of news of another border raid in which the camp Of the Fourteenth Cavalry at San lgnacio, Texas, was attacked and three troopers killed.
 Border Commanders Given Power. Punitive steps against those reanon- stole for the new depreciation were left to the discretion of the border com nanders, whose standing orders are to pursue into Mexico any hot trail mat they find. The development, however. was called to the attention or the de facto government and will be one of the elements on which the administration, in it's reply to Car ranzas will predicate it's declaration that the time for withdrawal is not yet ripe because Mexican troops are not properly policing the border coun-
 Steps to Protect Americans.
 Anti American Demonstrations throughout the republic, which will al- so back up this declaration, have worked with the growing seriousness of economic conditions to produce such a grave situation that officials here fear a new internal upheaval soon and have taken further steps to protect Americans. An army transport is being held in readiness at Galveston to proceed to Mexican ports for refugees another has been ordered to the viz cinity of the Mexican west coast and the navy transport Hancock, now talk ing marines to Santo Domingo will go from that port to Vera Cruz as soon as she has completed her present mis- lsion.
 Official Report of Isnaeio Raid.
 copy of the terse message iron. General Mann, bringing the Arst of- fieial word of the San Ignacio raid, was forwarded to Special Agent Rod
 to the de facto government. Secretary Lansing declined to discuss represen-
 tations that may have accomplished it It is believed. however. that 1t was lpresented without comment. in line with the recent policy of calling every
 case of anti-American outbreaks. ban
 dit operations or attacks upon Amer tcan towns or posts to the attention of the Carranza government.
 Vigorously Worded Refusal. The reply to carranza,s note may bs tsent tomorrow or Saturday. Secre-
 tary Lansing has studiously declined to discuss 1t in any way. but it is known that he has prepared a vigor-
 ously worded refusal to withdraw tho
 troops, pointing out the failure of the 7 de facto government to lend its coop 7 eration in hunting down outlaws wht have threatened the peace of the twS
 countries. The friendly purposes o tthe United States are understood tS : be set forth in unmistakable termi
 and it is believed the note also con { tains sharp rebuke because of sug- lgestions in the Carranza note Wllicl
 many officials regard as insulting. Date Set For Municipal Election. 8 The state department issued the fol lowing summary of it's adyices:
 ssThe department Is in receipt of s telegram from Mexico City stating : that the authorities of the de fact : government issued a decree on Jun ltember, 1916, as the date for holding q municipal elections. It is stated tha g only persons who have not taken ul n arms against the constitutional gov
 ernment will be qualified as, electors. dl De La Rosa Band Captured. t qThe department is in receipt o e ltelegraphic advices from Salti1lo stat V ing that General Ricaut, who recent
 Iy arrived there, has reported that tn
 troops sent in pursuit of De La Ros Q and his band. overlook them. It i
 
 l. captured with the exception of De L r Rosa, who made his escape and board
 ed a freight train which was en rout
 to Monterey. Upon arrival at Mont ?. erey, he was placed under arrest an )f the local. military commander g ,- Monterey was instructed to have D r La Rosa identified His followers ar
 lsaid to have been delivered to th z Mexican commander at Lampaso r There were about forty in the ban v and it is stated that they were poorl of armed and that they were practical v Vvffho11f r3rovisious1