Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-06-28
WILSON'S ULTIMATUM
 DEMANDING RELEASE OF a AMERICAN PRISONERS.

Linn Rodgers, special representa- tive of the American government in Mexico City, says:
 MT. Arredondo delivered to this government the following commu- x nication: T 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. Jacin- to B. Trevino not to permit Amer ican forces from Gen Pershing's column to advance further south, nor to move either east or west from the points where they are To- cated, and to oppose new incur , sions of American soldiers into Mexican territory These orders ! were brought by Gen. Trevino to ! the attention of Gen. Pershing, ! who acknowledged the receipt of ; the communication relative there to.
 
 excellency knows, an American ] force moved eastward quite far l from it's base, notwithstanding the j above orders, and was engaged by ! Mexican troops at Carrizal State ! of Chihuahua. As a result of the } encounter several men on both ] sides were killed and wounded ! and IF American soldiers were i made prisoners ' You are hereby instructed to 5 hand to the minister of foreign re- s lations of the defacto government B the following: *
 The government of the United " States can put no other construc- x tion upon the communication Y handed to the secretary of state F of the United States on the 24th x of June by MT. Arredondo, under x instructions of your government, * than that it is intended as form < al ayowal of deliberately hostile action against the forces of the x United States now in Mexico, and + E of the purpose to attack them * without prOvocation whenever * they move from their present po- E sition in pursuance of the objects * for which they were sent there $ E notwithstanding the fact that > x those objects not only involve no k # unfriendly intention towards 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 insurg- * & ent bands of rebel marauders * I am instructed, therefore by * my government to demand the inn * 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 gov s ernment of the United States ex- * poets an early statement from * your government as to the course * Of action it wishes the govern ment O. the United States to un- # derstand it has determined upon, * and that it also expects that this statement be made through the usual diplomatic channels, and not x through subordinate military com manders.' + *** ** E * * Gen. Hugh L.. Scott, chief of staff; Mai-Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, assistant chief of staff; Brig-Gen Albert L. Mills, chief of the division of militia affairs; Brig Gen. William CrozIer. chief of the bureau of ord" 71co, and officers of the adjutant-general's de- partment.
 Lieut.-Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U. s. A, retired. who was commanding gen eral of the army during the Spanish American War. was in conference with Secretary Baker and staff officers dur ing the afternoon.
 Will Send Militia as Mustered.
 There was a constant stream of contractors railroad officials and others passing through the offices of Brig-Gen. William Sharp, quartermas- ter general of the army, and Col. Chauncey Baker, his assistant, who has charge of arranging railroad trans portation for militia organizations. Steps were taken to speed up arrange ments to place transports at the dis posal of commanding generals of all the departments, so that militia may entrain immediately for the border Gen. Mills, chief of the militia divi sion, informed Secretary Baker that late telegrams said the militia of Mis souri, Iowa, Kansas and Wisconsin are being mustered into the United States service. It is believed militia organizations in practically all the states will begin muster at once.
 The War Department will not wa1t till the full organizations are muster ed, but if Gen. Funston orders it. units will be sent to the border as fast as