Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
Carranza's Refusal to Meet
Wilson Demands Not
Yet Delivered.
UNOFFICIAL TEXT
ONLY REVEALED
Halted Until State De-
partment Receives Official Doeu-
ment-consress to Adjourn Until
Wednesday and Action by Wilson
Will Be DeIayed-carranza's Note
Said to Be UndipIomatie

WASHING IOll, JuAS A.-oAAASo5 ~
Carranza's reply to the last American
note arrives today and is as defiant as
private advices from the City Of Mexico
say it is. it is probable President VIII.
son will have to wait at least until next
Wednesday before placing the situa-
ton before congress. Both houses have
planned to adjourn today over the,
Fourth. Il
Administration officials are impatient
at the failure to get any word of when
the Mexican note might come, since the.
demand for a prompt reply went to
Mexico City last Sunday
Strong assurances may be given IN.
the answer ofthe de facto governments
ability to protect the border against
raids. The Mexican embassy stated
Il, 900 troops would be available for this
service II the American force Is with:
drawn.
Developments at standstill-
Developments in the crisis today
were, at a standstill. Ia Il. n.
a Messages at the state department.
from MI. Rodgers at Mexico City made
no mention of the Mexican answer. Mr..
Rodgers so far has been unable to fore
cast the action of Carranza and the
only intimation reaching here has been
thru diplomatic and private messages.
They indicate that the de facto govern
ment was preparing to stand by its at
titude Of hostility toward United States
troops crossing the border. Il
III l., tor Noy, YCJrK
President Wilson went over all the adj
vices on hand, but learned nothing he
did not know before. After today, if it
should be necessary for him to address
congress, he would wait until Wednes-
day.
Recruiting Regulars.
Reports to the war department con-
tinue to show satisfactory progress In
preparation for any eventualities on or
beyond the border. A total of 2,O36
new regulars were sworn in this week,
as against 1,1O5 last week. The pre-
ceding average weekly enlistment was
about 700.
During the one hundred days of re-
cruiting under the authority granted by
congress to increase the,regular army at
once after the Columbus raid a total OF
13,251 men have been accepted out Of
50, 4O6 applications for enlistment.
New York City. led the recruiting last
week with 1,O24 men accepted, against
273 the week before; Chicago was sec
ond with s97 against 227 last week and
San Francisco third with 421 against
81.
Censor at Work.
The war department issued today
brief bulletin under it's new censor
ship 1t said that more troops of the
California and Illinois National Guards
entrained for the border last week and
contained excerpts from messages from
General Funston giving variety of
orderly border reports already covered
Returning Stolen Property.
Efforts-of the Carranza government
to restore American property seized
by bandits in various Mexican states
were reported to the state department
by Special Agent Rodgers today. He
said some Of the gold and silver re-
Gently taken from Americans at Man
zanillo had been returned and that
Coahuila authorities were restoring
many stolen horses and cattle.
He also reported the publication in
the Mexico City press yesterday of the
American note of June %, with
memorandum commenting on and crit
icizing it by Foreign Minister Aguilar.
AS the memorandum had been pub
lished in the Americans papers Rod
gers did not forward 1t.