South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-22
states army were ready for instant
action today.

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States army were ready for instant
action today.
Border Enraged
tt was as If an enormous con-
fagration waited only for the spark
of fire that would send a roaring
flame along the border. The Amer
lean troops, enraged by the story Of
barbaric treachery at Carrizal, were
eager to avenge their fallen COM
rades ef the 10th cavalry. The Mex
leans. jubilant over the reports Of
victory that were posted in the
Juarez plaza. were intoxicated with
the visions Of another triumph and
the possibility of attacking FL Paso
Early today two battalions Of the
seventh infantry began throwing up
sand bag redoubts along the Amer
lean bank of the river Mounted
guards patrolled the American side.
Machine gun crews slept beside
their guns in the camps at strateg-
ical points along the twisted course
of the river
In the streets of Juarez. Carran-
vista cavalry was massed all night
Six hundred Mexican troops were
marched east along the river before
sunrise on the west bank a sim
liar force tramped 10 take position.
In the railway yards five trains were
held with full steam up under or
ders by Gen. Francisco Gonzales,
cOmmandant at Juarez.
The confidence Of the Carranzista
officers and men was great There
was no Disgusting the swagger in
their manner as they discussed the
Carrizal lighting. No matter what
the method they boosted that they
had whipped the hated "gringoes'
Leaders JubiIant
This was especially marked in the
actions of the leaders who are sup
posed to conceal their feelings
They took particular pains to con-
vey 10 the American authorities
news of the Carrizal battle. There
were those who saw in this action
the result of Gen. Trevino's AFRO
gance in ordering Gen. Pershing not
to move east. south or west They
saw in it a sheer for Pres't Wilson'S
statement to Carranza that "the ex-
ecution of this threat will lead to
the gravest consequence"
Officers at Fort Bliss would not
discuss in their official capacity the
action that would follow Pershing's
anXiously awaited report But since
last Friday none OF them has been
n e Il q
them are ready for the order that
has been so long deferred.
Gen. Bell. jr., in command at Fort
Rliss, returned early in the day from
long inspection of the soldiers.
posted about the city.
We're ready for anything" said
Gen. Bell. II am awaiting orders
from Gen. Funston. have for
warded 10 him what information I
was able 10 gather of the Carrizal
I fighting. Now l can do nothing but
wait"
MeXiCans Lose.
Up 10 the time Gen. Bell made this
statement most of the information
about the Carrizal incident had come
! from Mexican sources. These re-
/ ports placed the American dead at
between II and 40, together with
the capture of a large number OF
! prisoners. They still placed the
blame for the start Of the fighting
on the Americans. Incidentally. they
admitted heavy losses on the Mex
lean side.
Fort Bliss officers think that the
! troopers of the 10th cavalry engaged
/ at Carrizal were assigned by Perish
/ ing TO run down a new bandit out
| ut. This. of course, would be a tacit
answer to Gen TrevinO's demand
| that Pershing's force move i'm no di-
rection but north. The Carrizal bat
tie would he Trevino's redemption OF
this pledge and would leave the next
move up TO Gen. Pershing. Perish
/ ing has intimated rather strongly
] that his next move would be as con-
vincing as ii was harsh Perhaps
| it was suggested early today, by this
/ time he has a new force already on
4 the way TO Villa Ahumada. nine
miles northeast 90 Carrizal. and
| ready TO support the action that
might come at Juarez.