The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-25
TREVINO HAS NO IDEA OF
RETURNING HIS PRISONERS
Carranza General Denies Carrizal Troops Pursued De-
feated Americans or That the u. S. Cavalry Force
Was Annihilated in the Battle.

their base camp. our version OF the fight
took II for granted that the Americans
were able to retire
Tension along the border continues
severe, here and elsewhere. The Aineri-
car sentries Were fred ON twice last
hight AT the International bridges by
MeNicans, but did not return the fire
l., cause they coud not locate the source
Of the shots.
Advi,es 10 Gen. He'll this afternoon
relativ. to the assignment OF Major L.
J.. NiidWin ot the Signal Corps and
Major Max e. Tyler Of the Engineers 10
duty with his brigade Was taken by
army officers TO mean that Il punitive
expedition ~ To- cross into Mexico from
here, since there - little, # any. ueces-
sity of officers from the Engineering
and signal Corps except In expeditions
AIRY work.
Further significance was attached to
the receipt Of orders here to-day by Gus
toms officials ana military men TO stop
all shipments to Mexico. Thls includes
food and supplies Of every character,
suggestion has been sent 70 the
War Department from a Government
Off tai in El Paso that 100000 negro
troops be recruited In tho southern
states for use III the event that The
United States in>ades Mexico.
The suggestion was teieGraphcd to-ia!
and l. ba sed on the theory hat the negro
troops Will be better able 20 cope with
conditions IN The desert country of Mex
iCo than vii, tine white troops. TIE
splendid service rendered by the negro
troops nov serving with Gen, iershing's
command - cited Is an example of what
the u,-ru troops could d" ~ the event
co. Wa win Mexico
After a conference to-daI with mill
tary and civil officials Coy Hunt OF Mr.
IONA has decided to proclaim Il modified
form of martial law to apply hrouglou'
the state. by which a strict supervision
over the sale and carrying of arm> dui
ammunition may he maintained
II was d~rid-d hat strict martial Law
would h. too on,'ouS on III. public In
general ami cob ", IT, Sage, the Aneri-
cen troop commander at Nogales, stated
that there were not sufficient regular
trocps in the State to permit any Of
them TO he detached from border duty
, to check ammunition sales or seize arms.
4 committee ~ citizens vac appointed
to work ou' 0 plan with Gov. Hunt and
'ol sage 10y wnich the ISSUANCE of per
m;,S to carry arms and the seizure of
arms would he left to county sheriftS
'ud town mars,lils with the backing of
he military authorities.
Fear among Americans IN the valley
~orth OF I'll fHso was increased to-day ny
, report tina, fancho villa WAS At
"anutill1. Tex on Thursday. According
j" railroad men the supposed villa and
'wO companions passed the train IN an
'utomobile At Anthony. They thought II
orss BILE villa was on his way to tho
colony OF the former military Governor
20 Chihuahua, ten. Fidel Ayila, in the
upper valley,
Av,la is stiii missing and Is believed
to he ~ Mexico now, 'ien. Mircclu
Caraveo, "A former Iluerta General. is
Known 10 have crossed from III Paso 10
Iuarez early tbs week and Is said now
tu be in command OF the CarranZi
troops south of Junreg,
Passengers arriving in Juare from
= hihuahua city this morning reported
mat two trainloads OF former villa
troops had arrived in the State capital
from the Laguna district and were being
uuartercd IN the Chihuahua garrisois.
The troops were received with cheers
and patriotic demonstrations by the
veople nj Chihuahua.
More of Villas troops are coming
TOrth from Torreon ana are Joining the
Carranza troops, according Ia the
American passengers. 1t VAS reported
IT. Chihuahua NJ the time the passengers
left for Juarez that the Villa troops were
to be sent north to occupy Juare and
the other Sarr'sons along the Mexican
Central. relieving the Carranza troors
III order that they might take the field.
The passenger also reported TIA,
Gen Trevino was concentrating all n
the troops he could yet from the Parral
Santa Rosalia. Jiminey and Chihuahus
districts In western chihuahua, near Gen