The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-06-23
Military Authorities Announce
Every Preparation Made
For HOStiIItieS.
FEAR FELT FOR SAFETY
OF SEVENTEEN PRISONERS
Threats Made to Hang Cap
tiveS in Case War Is
Declared.

FL FAso. Juae ~ American guns
command every position Of vsniag"
along tho border today A. smaller
towns machine Suuy have been stationed
Military authorities here and IN border
encampmenA announced that ev"ry
preparation had teen made for possible
hostllities After waiting forty eight
hours the border read news dispatches
sivlng tho American version - the
fighting AZ Carrizsl. supplementing Ger
era Perah'ngE report that II WAS an
unprovok~i Attak on the Americans
and then lap'ed INTO sKpectnnt waiting
Rest, WIN Washington.
The general sentiment seemed 10 be
that the issue II peace or var win
Mexico hangs upon tho reception o' the
report IN Washington
When tho dispatches were read 20
/ General Rel #, commanding N" ~
| raSD military district over the telephon.
early today he sad he had received no
/ additional news from departmental
. headquarters
! 81 knew" h. eyc.alned. our men did
| not start that fight
Fear 'or Prisoners.
Grave apprehension was manifest here
/ FOR the safety Of tine seventeen Ameri-
/ ,dn prisoners taken in the engagement
I who are held by Genera Trrvlno In chi
/ huahuh CITY Threats have been mshh
/ hy the subordlnat. leaders to hans the
/ cRptiyes In case var Is declared with
the receipt n General pcrshlngs first
report military authorities here felt
con'ldcAt that slpple'hental reports
would he received TODAY giving add
tlonal details Of the nght and news oi
tho two squsdrons of the Eleventh cav
airy who we're s'nt to reinforce tho
troops " the Tenth
Some Troops In JuArsr.
4 few ~ the troops that evacuated
IuateE had returned today and there
were reports that the reoccupation Of
the town hy the entire former garrison
~ 1000 Is contemplated An early
morning trip 10 the Mexican town dis
closed only few scattered military
patrols on the streets
Gen Francisco Gonzales. conms ndsnt,
and Andfeas Garcia. consul ~ ~ Psso.
Who recently has h.en staying on the
Mexican side. Wrr. ridinE through the
street on horseback. apparently on an
inspection tour
Troop Train, Ready
Street car traffic across the river.
vhloh was stopped Thursday night. was
resumed today Indications that all
preparations have been made In the
event of hssty departure Of the rem
nant ~ the garrison is deemed er-
| psdient were 90 be found In the railway
Yards where two troop trains with steam
up stood ready for instant departure
on one of them we're loaded fifteen
field pieces
eslles Cross Into Jusrer.
Reports current ia Me1l0ai circles
that Gen Alyafo Obfrson. Mexican min
ister of war. has issued a manifesto ".
ier.nE TO accept the services Of all rebel
leaders In the event ~ hostilitirs with
tho United states, found some con'ifma
tion In the fact ma, today several Mex
| leans who had been csllcd for political
| reasons crossed hito Juhfer
| All u these. including Gen Marcelc
| Careyo. apparently we're In coed feeling
| with the officials
Tod America 10 Appre0or,
| Further Indications that the MeNicar
people are beiug told that the United
states IA the agg-essof In thu present
crisis and that Mexico has the mora
supper, Of all foreign nations were mad'
today In dispatches 10 the local con
sulats from the official Information hu
feAu In Mexico city
Gable messages from nuenos Aytsi
SAY that newspapers NJ that city Af'
emphatic In their dlsarpfovh ~ am
possible Intervention by the Unite,
States In the affairs n McSica, rea,
me ~ these dispatches
II Ov.rniTh, reports from along the hor
der were more ct less routine In char
srtet indicating thst IN the American
| towns the people were psssivtlN await
| ing developments An increasing ~
| tiyi,y ~ both troops and civil pnpula
ton In tho Mexican towns WAS indicst
81 however, mi some interest Va
shown In orders Issued ny the AZ fact
consular officers lnstturtlns Me,icAns II
| their districts to return 10 Mexico n
once
II rood,,u"s 90 Into a.slto
From several " the ArFet horde
d ports today same reports that an sm
. barge IL tn hr placed on the export a
toodstuf's In large quantities This inl
lows tho recent cspnr,s,lon 10 Nesica
towns " large cnnsignmen,s NJ nnui
beans sni other military supple. an
port, today came reports that an em
mos, ~ the shipments we're billed ~ m
interior 7, 4. asserted that tho ON
hstsn 10 On smer shipments Custom
officers here declined 10 discuss M
reports
Esrly today rimcr spread ,hfous'
VI raso tha, = hs,schmen, " Gensta
rer-hinsr command h,d engaged Car
rsn,A troops near Samiquips rhi. -
denied however. hy local su,hntl,ie
ana ny The hsss commander st Colum