Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-06-29
TO RESCUE TROOPS
Wilson viii Ask Congress For
Use Of Force.
U. S. WILL NOT MEDIATE.

etate Department Does Not Know
When carranza's Answer to &c.
mand For Release of Prisoners Will
Be Received.
Unless General Ca.ra,,1a surrenders
the twentNthree American troopers
held at chihuahua City at once Pres.
ident Wilson will go htfore congress
TO ask for authority 10 rescue them By
force. Pending th.ir release. me
United States government Will not
bltrallon
1t has been very plainly indicated
that unconditional Surrender OF the
American prisoners held at chihuahua
would lie the Only immediate step
General CarranSa ooud take TO aNo
hostjliticS. Whether a mediation pro-
pnsa! might lie considered after their
release is Il matter nj spe eeulation.
The state department has no intl
n.alion as To VIXEN reliy to lila note
sent Sunday demanding Immediate re.
lcas" OF the soldiers irieht be expect.
cd. Special Agent Rods, rs has been
unable 10 forecast the action of the
de factG aGthulles.
l'rrmpl coma lance by congress
with amy request tho president may
make as lc MeNicc Mas iu,esl,adowei
h, the calm which y,eN ans in botl
houses
The note discloscs that the state &c
partment received a commun cation
from the de facto goNernm, mt stat ne
that the CarriZal fight was the direct
result OF orders to attack American
soldiers moving otherwise than TO-
ward tho border. personally issued by
General Carran2a TO General rreviEo
and by the latter communicated to
General Pershng
In reply, Secretary Lansing required
that the de facto government transmit
a definite Statement, "as to the course
OF action it has determined upon"
through the usual diplomatic channe 5
and not through subordinate officials
The Mexican communication is con
strmed. Secretary Lansing states. "a5
formal avowal OF deliberately hos
TIE action against the forces OF the
United States now in Mexico and of
the purpose to attack without Provo.
cation whenever they move from Their
present position : despite the friendly
mission on which they are engaged
and which is reatiirmed in the Amer
:can reioinder. General Carranza is
required TO place himself on record
formally
Embargo In Force.
Eisro A'lcdcndo, MeAiean ambas.
sadnr designate. sad le ad received
no intImation q: the cnu.se his GOV
ernnent intended to I,lsge On his
own spnl,siiLilty. lc@eNer. he sent
10 tie state department two comma.
nications (ine ccn' '.'ains paainst the
enfnrc' iient G! Il .Gltra, embargo on
shinnlents TO Mcxico; the other re-
cites that MEXICAN citizens have been
arrested withon. cause in Californ a
and Arizona. Thev warn Secretary
Lansing that the present situation be.
tween the two governments cannot
fail to he gravc!y aggravated by these
matterg, although setting forth that
| the ambassador ASSUMES 'ha local
authorities. not tho state department,
| were responsible fer tho trouble.
So far as known. ihe state depart
menl has not hce, adytseti OF the de-
tention OF NeAicars IT is an open
secret, hDweNo lha; pra rtlcal EN-
barge on ocmlrerce between the
United States and Mexico is being EN-
| forced cfee.;Hly by customs ana
army officers wl.lout the authority OF
formal declaration
General Funston Preparing.
While the quartermaster's depart
ment at San Antouio vas working oat
dtails for caring for more than % 900
additional men OF the national guard.
General Funston and his staff were
engaged in revising and fixing the
long list OF troop stations with 4 view
across the border if necessary Re-
ports from General Pershing's col
umns reached headuuarters more fire.
nmentlv than on o'her days, but al
most all these had 10 do with tie
routine OF IA big army. Unless maze
necessary by some overt act OF Car
ranza's troops HE american army
will take no hostile steps toward Mex
leo until directed BIZ the war depa /,
men1 Reports told OF continued con-
yentration OF Mexican forces within
striking distance of the border
The war department is making
every effort to speed mp mobilization
OF the national g,l,d and Il substan-
tal force is now en- route to the bor-
der TO back mp General Fnnston's line.
Mexcans Fired First Shots.
! Mexican troops fired the first shot
on the troopers OF the Tenth Tn ted
States cavalry at Carrizal. hut not un-
iii the American forces fearing an
ambush, had advanced in battle for
nation, according TO a letter written
On the day OF the fight by Captain
end forwarded to General Funston by
General pcrshins Captain Morey is
safe having reached the main body
OF the American troops with two OF
mis- men.
Captain Morey was left to die upon
the desert from thirst and his wounds,
The men abandoned him at his own
order. Believing himself hopelessly
wounded he ordered his four compan.
ions to leave him They also thought
him about to die from loss Of blood
And thirat. and Obey0d.