The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-06-29
Happenings
Of the World
Tersely Told
Mexican Revolt

Three United States cruisers and
three destroyers are Steaming under
forced draft for the coast of Mex
- to pick up Americans in the re-
public.
An admission that the IeXicans who
fired upon the American expedition
retiring from Mexico near Matamoros
were CarranZistas, not bandits, was
contained in message received ut the
Mexican consulate at Ell Paso, Tex,
from II. Perez Abreu, director OF the
de facto consular service.
The administrations Indictment OF
Carranza is on its way and the armed
forces of the United States on land
and sea are rushing plans to meet any
eventuality. War OF peace rests with
Carranza. The position Of the United
States government is pointedly set
forth in it's review of the apparent in
ability of Carranza to prevent border
raids.
Major General Funston requested
the war department at Washington to
send to him as soon as possible
large part of the National G:ards-
men, to be stationed along the Mexi-
can boundary from Brownsville to
the Pacific ocean,"
The American flag flying over the
hotel in which was located the office of
American Consul w. A. Julian at
Cananea, Mex, was made the target
of hundreds of Mexican bullets dur
ing the anti-American demonstration,
according to American refugees arriv-
ing at Douglas, AriZ.
Full and complete authority to use
the National Guard as an offensive
arm in the Mexican campaign was de-
manded of congress by President Will
son. Both house and senate will pass
at Washington a resolution placing the
militia called into service under the
absolute authority of the federal gov
eminent.
The Mexican government in Yucca
tan has issued a proclamation order
ing out all Americans and declaring
a state Of war exists between the two
countries, according to passengers ar
irving at Galveston, Tex.
The governor of the State of sinaloa
has declared war on the United States,
according to a radiogram from Com
mander Kananaugh of the gunboat
Annapolis at Mazatlan, Mex.
The Washington administrations re-
three weeks ago demanding the
United States withdraw it's punitive
expedition from Mexico and allow the
CarranZa forces to continue the pur-
suit of Villa was sent to CarranZa.
While the text of the reply is withheld
for the present, it is understood that
it refuses point blank to consider any
withdrawal Of the American punitive
expedition.
President " ilson has called out the
militia of every state for service on
the Mexican burder. Brig. Gen. Alfred
Mills, chief Of the division of militia
affairs, estima tss the minimum militia
force to be called out at $4,000 men.
Sonora military authorities have
seized the Southern Pacific railroad of
the Mexico system and cut all tele-
graph wires at the border, according
to private advices to Tucson, AriZ.
Gen. Jacinto TrevinO, commanding
the CarranZista army of the north, adj
vised General Pershing. American ex-
peditiOnary commander. that any
movement of American troops from
their present lines to the south, east
or west would be considered hostile
act and signal to commence war
fare. General TrevinO acted upon
specific instructions from General
Carranza.