Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-22

ostensibly to transport them to the
south.
Numbers of persons gathered about
the plaza Immediately when news Of
the battle became public. but there
were no demonstrations.
Mexicans apparently confined them
serves to speculation as to the conse-
quences. Heavy patrols were thrown
into the streets with instructions to put
down any disorders.
At Gen. Gomez's headquarters a VIC
tory for Mexico was being claimed.
The scene in the front room of the
comandancia where the younger off,
GERS were gathered was aholiday-like.
Several Of them. speaking of the battle.
said I'VE won" They remained COM
posed. however, and made little other
reference to the incident.
Received the News Quietly.
Juarez first learned of the fight in a
vague form in the early afternoon. The
civilian population then began to pack
their household goods.
Many already had left for interior
points by a morning train in anticipa-
tion of the trouble. Others crossed to
Ell Paso later in the day.
A curious scene wal a procession Of
civilians carrying arms. In age they
ranged from small boys, not as tall as
their guns, up to old men. Most of
them were in the ragged dress of the
peon. but some belonged to the better
class.
warlike activity was first noticed at
the railway yard, where a string of
freight cars lay coupled to several day
coaches that bore the name of the army
corps of the north. A number of men
were employed there in slowing sacks
of beans and flour. forage and other
army supplies Late in the afternoon a
rather large body of Mexican cavalry
passed through the town toward the
hills. Many wagons filled with women
and children were bound also in that,
direction.
No Americans Molested.
. No instance of any attempt to molest
any American was reported during the
daytime. After dark no American is
believed to have remained in Juarez.
This shows how dangerous it is to
bring American and Mexican troops in
contact, said Mexican Consul Garcia
last night. But it need not lead to war.
1t may be treated as a regrettable incl
dent 1 am still optimistic"
Consul Garcia said he would spend
the night in Juarez. explaining that he
might do more good there than on the
American side.
You can deny" he added. that / am
going to clos. the consulate in Ell Paso.
for have received no such orders"
Although the street car service from
FL Paso to Juarez has been frequently
stopped at night when trouble looked
imminent. as three nights ago, the traf-
nc continued as usual last evening.
At the international bridges there
was no sign of excitement
Consul Garcia said that a message
from Mexico City had been received
which stated that the rebels in the
states of Zacatecas and Coahuila had
given up their fight and Joined the Car
ranza government.
at Funston's Headquarters.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, June 22-Gen.
Funsron's headquarters reflected early
today the rnrelieved strain in the
American Mexican situation
The night had passed without news
from Gen. Pershing, and army officers
here professed to see a remaining
chance that war might be averted, al
though unwilling to believe that the
Of the American force that
battled yesterday with Gen. Trevino's
men at CarrizaJ had been the aggres-
sor. p
Frank skepticism was aroused by the
suggestion that Gen. Gomez might not
nave been attempting to enforce the Car.
rama edict by force. and it was pointed
out that his determination to force the :.
Americans back to their own line was
indicated by the official admission that
ne mad sent messenger to the Ameri-
can commander advising him to with.
draw.
Gen. Funston spen the nigh in ef.
'orts to learn more details of what oc-
cured at Carrizal. but in conformity
with the known attitude of the adminis-
ration not to precipitate war without or
iers or sufficient cause. he remained
'teadfast in his discrimination not 10
authorize moves that would dissipate all
ioubt az to the American army's future
'eiations with that OF Carranza.
scrutinizs Reports Carefully,
Stan oficers scrutinixed carefuliy every
'eport that came froau ofacsrs N ems