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CHARLEY cHAPLm-coLoN1AL.

by popular demand Il varied proSrhm
Of unusual excellence will bc shown al
the Colonial theatre today and Saturday.
Following the steps Of many Of the
pholoplay houses in the larger cities, the
management of the Colonial have de-
cidcd TO offer a variety OF Iilns occa-
siunally instead OF tho usual i've reel
features. In selecting the bill for the
premier offering much care was used IN
giving a diversified entertainment. and
one that will please the Riddles as we'll
as the grown ups. Charley Chaplin,
the worlds greatest screen comedian.
will be seen in the three part mirth pro
voker. "Charley's First Vacation. This
Is not an ordinary picture featuring Mr..
Chaplin alone. but such well known peo-
pie as Mabel 'Normand. Mack Sonnet
f'attay Arbuckic and many other screen
celebrities support the popular star.
Other features of the entertainment are
Mutt and JEFF cartoons, Napolian N
Sally in new Monkey Jungle pic
.lure, and TWO part Mutual drama, en-
titled, Two Gun Hicks"
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DEPOSITS WITHDRAWN,

WASHINGTON. July l3-WtthdraWal
OF $40. 100000 of the treasury deposits IN
the federal reserve banks was ordered
to-day by Secretary McAdoo. Trcasur!
officials said the action was in the usual
course Of business. the enormous total
Of the withdrawal being due 10 the fact
that heavy, deposits made by internal
revenue collectors in the closing days at
the fiscal year had brought the treas
ury's balance IN tho banks To well above
500 900. 900. Part of the $4n.O0n.o00 will
be taken from each of the twelve banks
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MATINEE RECITAL
Saturday At The Chautauqua
Signor Giuseppe
BARTOLOTTA
italian Tenor

Cleveland Leader: Signor Bar
tolotta, a tcmpcramcntal, little
Italian tenor, who seemed greatly,
delighted and even startled at the
amount Of noise he was making in
this great world, mounted the plat
form at Gray'S ArmOry yesterday
and stole the Orchestra S thunder.
He turned what was intended ia
be the Symphony'S farewell con-
cert into an Italian festival - 50
greatly did he please the audience
and so mistakenly and loudly did
1.-THE audience applaud him. He
smiled during his pieces, gcsticu-
lated and rantomimcd and bowed
with hands pressed tightly over
his heart. y
Recital: 800 P. M, Admission 35
Gents; Children IS Cents
Saturday night--William Owen
and Company in "Thc Servant in
! the House" =
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FOUR KILLED IN
DUPONT EXPLOSION

HASKELL, \. j., July l3.--Ftur
men were killed, one is missing and
more than twenty others were more Or
less seriously injured by an EXPLOSION
of 500 pounds OF nitro glyccrine in the
mixing house Of the Dupont Powder
plan, here about noon today. None
of the injured is expected 10 die.
The explosion in the mixing room
was followed by another in a building
nearby which was used for drying
emokeless powder. Many of the mn
hurt were at work In the drying room.
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MANY. PERSONS ATTENDED FIRST
DAYS EXERCISES AND ENJOYED
THE MANY ADJUSTMENTS.
Mas ABIGAIL MacGilivray Entertained
the ,Juniors-Dr. Colledae's Lee
ture Was Interesting.
ToDAY'S PROGRAM.
N0PN1NE- IN.

MORNING
Lecture-Our Reading. Prof York
AFTERNOON-3:30.
Musical Prelude ................
-. .Maurer Sisters Orchestra
Children's Hour-American Birds
in Storyland. Miss MacGillivray
Monologue-That Printer Of
Udells. Everett Kemp
> EEENING-S:00.
Concert. .Maurer Sisters Orchestra
Lecture-Taking Stock Of
Town. Frank Dixon
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no 1E1HP N SIGHT.

WASHINGTON.July 13.-Hot weather
prevailed again to-day over the greater
par, OF the country, moderated slightly
im the Ohio valley and northern StAteti
by ;hunde rshovers. and continued heat
is forecast by the weather bureau for
an indefinite period.
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Morgan e. Co. and Brown Brothers & Co.,
10 loan 800. 00O.0Q TO the French gov
eminent it was formally announced
paid up capital of $l0,000,000 and will
issue thrcc-ycar under per cent notes
TO the amount of sa5,0o0.00o in this
rkc a
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HUGHES RETURNS HOME.

RRlbGE.H AMPTON, \. =. .luly a.
Charles T.. Hughes returned Ia his sum
NOR home here tonight. He has no an
pointmcn;S and expects Ia devote his
time until next week 10 work on his
speech Of acceptance and campaign
rlans.
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Fo1JR HEAT VICTIMS.

PITTSBURGH jury !, Tho hoa
claimed four victims hero to-day. ,hrr'
children one aged I. and two aged |
died In their homes. and Jacob HalupkHi
a mill worker. was overcome while a
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BIG FRENCH LOAN.

NEW YORK. July IA corporation
to hc known ms tho American Foreign
Securities Company will I've organized
10y group Of bankers headed by ). +
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work and died later in a hospital. The
temocraiurc was So, which was lower
man yesterday. but the humidity was
1h.T.
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carrying the car and the men into the
excavation. No one was hurt severely,
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RUSSIANS HAVE
TAKEN CR0WNLAND
OF BUk0WINA

PETROGRAD. June IS. via London
1885 p. m.-Occupation OF the entire
Austrian crownland OF Bukowina was
announced today by the war office.
Possession of the province was COM
pleted by the capture OF the town OF
Kimpolung. in the southern part Of
Bukowina. at the foot OF the Carpath-
ians. More than 1000 prisoners were
captured.
Russian troops further north are
pressing along the river Pruth toward
kolomca and have occupied the viii
lage OF Kilikhmof and Toulokhof.
The official statement says:
Western front. West OF Sniatyn
(On the Pruth. 20 miles northwest OF
Czernowitz) our troops fighting as
they advanced occupied the village OF
kltikhof and Toulokhof.
"On the evening Of June % the town
Of kimpolung was taken after intense
hghtnE. Sixty officers and 1000 men
were made prisoner and seven ma
chine guns were captured In the
railway station whole trains were cap
turcd
with the capture OF the towns OF
kimpOlung and kuty-NisnltZ We took
possession OF the whole OF BukoWina
1T was found that during "a hurried
retirement In the region OF lzkany sta
tion north OF Sufiaya the enemy left
behind IS empty wagons. Il wagons
Of maize and about $500 tons of an
thracitc. besides structural material
great reserves OF fodder and other
booty"
The Austrian Official communica-
tion received here admits the further
falling back OF the AustrO-HunCarian
forces before the Russians. saying.
In iukOwina we have occupied
new positions between KimpolunC and
JokOhCuy. We evacuated their rights
south Of BetrOmetfi and Wiecnic with
out the enemy influencing our action. d"
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ted States can put no other con-
struetion UPON the communication
handed TO the secretary Of state
OF the United States on the oath
OF June by MIR. Arredondo, under
instruction cf your government.
than that u Is Intended for a for
mai aVo~sl Of deliberately hostile
action against the forces Of the
United States now IN Mexico. and
OF the purpose 20 attack them
without proVocation whenever
they move from their present po-
sition m pursuance Of the objects
fer which they were sent there,
notwithstanding the fact that
those objects do not involve un-
friendly inte ention towards the gov
eminent and people OF Mexico but
are on the contrary intended only
to assist that government in pro
teeting itself and the territory and
people Of the United States
against irresponsible and insurg-
ent bands Of marauders.
- am instructed, therefore, by
my government to demand the i'm
mediate release OF the prisoners
taken IN the encounter at Carrizal
together with any property Of the
United States taken with them
and to inform you that the gov
ernment OF the United States es-
poets an early statement from
your government as TO the course
Of action IL wishes the government
Of the United States to understand
u has determined upon and that
u also expects that this statement
be made through the usual diplo-
matte channels, and not through
subordinate military command
ers'"
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WARSHIPS ARE
SUNK BY SUBMARINE

PARIS. Juno g5. 1890 D. Tho
ministry off marine announce. chat fHn
italian AUXILIARY cruiser CI'l ODD So.
Gina and fHr FrrrrH torpedo boat Il
.frOEer I0rrOHn have been furUUd..I
Ir fIr strait OFF Ofrarfu
Tho tI'fl U Ns..Iut. which Hra
being escorted ht f.r IlUr... HI"
fHr victim uf fIr .IUrlr.r. IHr
FOIrrhr later attacked fH. uHH.fTH.
f.r hHHf which .unm.rI.I and IIa.
appeared -hHrf.. HN..r.rf. fH.
EUur.Ns H'r.If uH. fur.tf..I AI
most aI Htr .rft uHa .It.I
Trs FurDHa wa. nuIf n f4IU and
III .lmH.Iu.r. uf rf officer. HrI
MON rHs HH. .fs fr.f I.r. .rH H..
placed ..f 'uH. HU. 1901. IH.HH'. .T
maH.r. r.IrIE fr.f. tr hour
IHs HfH U. N....HI Va. t .....'
uf $1,000 fHr. -H. uI. II.H In 1910
rnI rIf...I f". I" t.nt|mtfrr .In.
and ..N ft r.nfIm.fr. rapid f..f. |.
f... f.. 5000 .N. r.fIH II 500. ..rt e.a
1 ms...H.fuau IHf belonged tu tU.
italian naval reserve
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GEN. WOOD TO SEND
THOUSANDS TO-DAY
Others Will Follow Tomorrow
And More As Fast As
Equipment Arrives

NEW YORK. June 25.-Major Cen
eral Leonard Wood. COMMANDER OF the
department of the East. received to-
night from Secretary Of War Baker
an urgent appeal 10 start for The bor-
der az once some militia Organiza-
tions under his Jurisdiction
The emergency was considered so
important, 70 was said at Governor
Island. that medical examination OF
the men would be waived " was in
timated that some of the state troops
in the East would cntr,in tonight
The first New York organizations
10 leave. DO was said. will be the Sew
cnth. Scvcnty-hrst and Sixty-ninth in
fantry. the Twenty battalion of
engineers. and Squa adron A. The Sixty
ninth and the engineers now are at
Camp Beekman
The troops Of Massachusetts. New
Jersey and Connecticut. which now
are in mobilization camps. will start
south within - hours. it was an
nounced. The national Euardsmen of
Maine, Vermont, Delaware. District OF
Columbia. West Virginia and Florida,
which now are modified. will start
Tor the border as soon as absolutely
necessary equipment is received.
SO important was the message from
tcontinued ON Page Ten)
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GAP TAIN MOREY ESCAPES FROM
THE DEATH TRAP At CARR|zAL
BRITISH ENGAGED
IN BIG OFFENSIVE

BERLIN, June 25, via London. 4: 80
p. m.-The British have developed pro-
nounced artillery activity along the
part OF the Pranco-Belgian front they
hold from la Basse canal 10 Somme,
the war Office announced today. The
British fire continued uninterruptedly
all last night.
Violent engagements north of Yer
dun resulted in the Germans repelling
all attempts by the French to regain
their recently lost ground. The Off
cial statement dealing with operations
on the western front follows.
In the region from south OF la
Basse canal to Immediately beyond the
Somme the enemy developed during
the night unbroken lively artillery ac-
tiyity. He also bOmbarded Lens and
It's neighborhOOd with heavy FIRE and
employed gas without success over
our lines in the region OF Beaumont
HaInel. north OF Albert.
"On the left bank of the Meuse
(-erdun 'front.' the enemy fire attained
great activity toward evening especial-
~ at Dead Man Hin. At night minor
infantry undertakings were successful
for US
Many violent battles developed nm
der continuous artillery fire around
The positions captured by VS. east Of
the Meuse All attempts by the
French 70 rccapture lost ground broke
down with the heaviest losses for
ihem. The enemy lost more than 200
men IN prisoners.
East OF ST Die We carried out a
patrol advance as a result of which
hiieen French prisoners were brought
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SEC. BAKER SENDS APPEAL FOR
GUARDSANEN To LEAVE At ONCE
YOUNG BOY IS
FATALLY CRUSHED
Special Dispatch TO the Intengencor.

Special Dispatch 20 the Intclligenccr.
CUMBERLAND, Nd. June 25.-
George +. Deely. l6 year old son Of
Mrs. X. Deely. 5O7 Jersey avenue.
Jersey City. y. j.. was fatally crush
ed on the B. & o. railroad near Patte--
son Creek. W. Va. today He died
shortly after at the Allegheny hos
pital here. His left arm and right leg
were crushed of and left foot mashed
4 letter which he had written his
mother. couched in words Of affection
and had been sealed TO be mailed.
told OF his having found a strike or,
when he arrived in Pittsburgh. to
which point his fare had been paid
and refusing 10 become a "Scab' he
went 10 Chicago and then returned
10 Cumberland Friday night. lie had
nothing 20 eat until Saturday evening
when a family at 81 Park street gave
him supper and lodging He was 10
have gone TO work at the steel plant
Monday. In a letter TO a companion
he tells OF his suspicion that the young
man whose deCapitated body was
found along the B. n O. tracks near
Hyndman was his Dolly" lie said
he was going 10 Hyndman 20 try 10 es-
tablish Identification.
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MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOL CORNERSTONE IS
LAID BY PYTHIAN GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
HUNTINGTON MAN
NOT NAMED IN
PRISONER LIST

WASHINGTON. June 25.-General
Funston today transmitted TO the war
department revised list of the sew
enteen troopers OF the Tenth cavalry
captured by the Mexicans al Carrizal
and held prisoner at chihuahua City.
The names were secured by General
Funston from Mexican Consul Garcia
at FL PasO. 10 whom they had been
forwarded by General Trtvino The
war department. was not able to iden-
tify all OF the names given
The list follows.
Troop X. Felix Page. sergeant.
BallstOn. Va, G. = FLOYD, private tno
war department record. Private Ira
J. Floyd, Oklahoma City. Okla. is en-
rolled in Troop Ki Archie Jones.
horseshoer. Washington. Ca. Charley
Marshall. private. Lexington. Ky:
Daniel Mcdonald. corporal. Coulter
vile. Tenn. VIII GIbbon tno war de
partmcnt record. Private Vim Civ
ems. Chattanooga, Tenn. is enrolled in
Troop K. Will Harris. private. At
lanta. Ga. Ellis Graham ino war de-
partment record Private Elsie era
ham Dr. enrolled IN Troop X. How
land Patterson tno war department
record Geo. Ward tno war depart
ment record. Private Jay u Ward
thatfanOOLa. Tenn. d. enrolled i'm
Troop Is. Joe Oliver. private. Brigh-
ton. Ala. James Stokes. private. At
lanta. Ga. Fred Williams. private. 81
Lotus Mo. Geo Stone fno war de-
partnenf racordl Harry y Lee mot
recorded lu Troops & or Kl. VIII
Han mot recorded in Troops G or
X.
Troop e.. Luther Alexander. prl
waite. Columbia. Tenn
ln addition Lemuel Spillsbury. tho
Mormon scout employed by Captain
BOYD. was also reported a prisoner.
making a total Of eighteen Americans
held a. Chihuahua CITY
Press dispatches have named as
among the prisoners Sergeant Allen
Peterson. Meridian. Miss. and pr-
Yates Harvey " Loo GaIIipois. Ohio.
Ira T. Floyd. oklahoma city. Okla
and Ernest Ice. Huntington. w Va
not mentioned boz tho lisf forwarded
today by General Funston
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hind Legislation to be- ID posed ~ BY
Iu" upper house before there can ba
any thought OF adjournment include.
ih' government shipping bin the child
labor law. ratification OF tIe hon o.
fin .hdmrni- io fhs Philippine bin. tho
conference report pu rural credit lexis.
ldIinh. ihe Enumeration bin and con
f"rtttiOn measure.
The senate also d.. behind with ap.
tfpriffinnH The pu.fpffIr. IfU uruI
tbIF HI.I Do pI" Dl tomorrow ur Tue.
lft ana 'h'rn arc awaiting con .drra.
.'.n ihr AGRICULTURAL. fDrifrlf.Hna
iIp'NmtIir. .undrF civil. pom ions. Di-.
IfirI ~ Columbia and naval appr.pr.a.
IIn hilI. The house Will resume. dI.
fl iYn of the army approximation
inr1 ur" tomorrow Beside. tIIa. if
.'iI pas iho military academy apur0.
prHiiuu hIl fu complete
Naval Blu Ready Soon
Ihr naval hII l. recon .fHucfrd hr
itr rnf'n naval rub committee will bo
D." ordered reported fl Tho senate bf
i'r' ihN end uf fHo week Change. .1
radical have bssn made boo fhs huu O.
h.I 'Ht' d prolonged conference i. aa.
I''l IN' "nHfn i. expected fp tr
''r' WITH IffIr change fHf building
piH.f.n tFI'.I Hr hF fIr .ub.rummIf
POO which calls for tIsIf capital .Ifu.
NIf.." .'. coming ttIr .u place of ftr
provided .r fHf house bUf
Ihr anu.nI.frlIur general r.t.
'UI' h.I. uu which IhD way. and
committee hF h.rn ff work fur
mI. hr read. for Introduction
.r .. NUl.0 Within 1 ur,t r.r.erf
U.fH rNn'l Uu|.'' f rltnrs Ir fNr .n.
como .Ht fhlf would produce 500 Dno
N.' additional. fu inheritance Tax cal
rI|H'rI fD produce go. 600 600 and o.
''h Dn nl' receipt. rf profit ~ munI
..rr plants expected tu rI.' $4,000.
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engaged and which is reaffirmed
IN the American rejoinder.
General Csrranza required to
place himself on record formally
and the plain intimation lies be-
hind the restrained language OF
Mr.. lsnsine's eommunic alton
that force will be met with
force. Apparently, however. the
Washington government is de-
termined that the de facto gov
ernment shall not evade responsi-
bhity before the world II war Is
forced upon the United States.
The note and the military situs-
ton Of the United States were
talked over at the White House
tonight by the President with
Chairman stone. Of the Senate for
eign relations committee, Senator
Lodge. ranking Republican mem
bers and Chairman Flood Of the
House committee on foreign az
fairs. Representative Cooper,
ranking minority member Of the
House committee, was out Of the
city.
After the conference, which last.
ed for more than an hour. Senator
Stone said the situation was EEK
ceedingiy acute" President VIII
son had felt Il necessary to ac-
quaint Congress with the state Of
affairs and the action taken,
through the foreign affairs com
mittees. II was indicated that he
might desire to address a Joint
session Of the House and Senate
in a day or two, but would not
take this final step until the Mex
(Continued OF Page Nine)
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UNITED STATES AND MEXICO ON BRINK OF WAR
Immediate Release OF u. S.
Troops Demanded By Wilson;
Cdrranzd Must ShOlU His Hand

WASHINGTON, June 25.-A de
mand for the immediate release OF
the American troopers taken pris-
oncr at Carrizal, coupled with a
stern notification that the United
States expects an early statement
OF the purposes OF the Carranza
government was teIearaphed to
Mexico City today by Secretary
Lansing.
The note diseloses that the state
department received Yesterday a
communication from the de facto
government stating that the Carri-
xal fight was the direct result OF
orders 10 attack American soldiers
moving otherwise than toward the
border, perSlally issued by GEN
eral Carranxa 20 General Trevino
and by the latter communicated 10
General Pershins.
In reply Secretary Lansing re-
quires that the dc faeto govern
ment transmit a definite state
u has determined upon" through
the usual diplomatic channels.
and not through subordinate
military officers"
The Mexican communication is
construed, Secretary lansino
states, "as a formal avowal Of de
liberateiy hostile action sqaIns,
the forces of the United States
now in Mexico, and Of the pur-
pose to attack with provocation
whenever they move from the,r
present position" despite the
friendly mission on which they are
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BOLIVIAN MINISTER To PRESENT
OFFER Of MEDIATION To j. 8.
SECRETARY LANSING DECLINED TO STATE WHAT HIS
REPLY WOULD BE BUT ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERS
THERE is NOTHING TO PERMIT OF MEDIATION

WASHINGTON. June 25 -Ggnacio
Caldsrun. minister from Bolivia. act.
ing ON behalf of several South and
Central American rcpubhCs. viii pre-
sent Secretary Lansing tomorrow an
offer already accepted Gin principle
hy General tarraula Co mediate iu
fhe crisis with Mexico. Mr.. Lansing
declined to FH. fOuIElt what his reply
would Do hut tIc administration has
indicated repeatedly that Do considers
there is nothing in ifs differences with
'lD tarrauIH government which VIII
admit OF mediation
Iuaro Arrcdondo. Mexican amb19.
.fIur designate. TODAY notified Mini.
Cor tH'IsrHu and Ir Rafael I7Idiyar.
fHe minister from Salvador that while
hr Dad NOT received q final rouly fn
fNn inquiry r'lardIuE fho afffud" ~
N'v.rn which they submitted fo tlr
U. fHUfO government through lim yes.
come frnm Dis government accepting
.u urIul.pID. the offer OF mediation
Ilr tH.I General tHfDng1 Iu reply fO
..W.|Hr inquiries submitted iN Latin.
American diplomat. II Mexico CITY
has informed fhr government. Iu qur-.
zion ..a' Boo, would he pleased in ar.
THrIarr american diplomat. work
IHU fH achieve mediation H.-H II..r.D.
lI |. ono no |.U." rIU N.H '."..H' Ha
prompted H. HHHI motive. namely fn
proven. uH.Hr... U' HH.f.'... #f fH..
.m. ant Il. IH h.. fu mako arrange.
mont. who. wi" I'.'. peace fH' 'nu
rrur. If vH. Huf di..'H..| hN what
method f.. .. ..H.I f.r .|.' named H'Hu
can Ia realized
rf . expected HHf tHrra Vu he
..U.-.. r... conference. HuHl.
latin American member. Uf f.r ...
'uraf.. corp. ..r. tomorrow bottom.
.... ....... ...... .....H. ..H ...... ....... ...
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Secy. Lansing Sends Pointed
Note to Cdrrarza Demanding
Explanation OF His Intentions

WASHINGTON. June 25.-Th,
ext OF the note to the Mexican
ie facto government. transmitted To
Of the American gov
srnment in Mexico City. says.
Mr.. Arredondo yesterday de-
liVered to this government the. fol-
lowing communications:
81 am directed by my govern
ment to inform your exeelleney
with reference TO the Carrizal Incl
dent that the chief executive,
through the Mexican war depart
ment, gave orders 10 General ia
einto s. TreVino not to permit
American forces from General
Pershins's column to advance fur
ther south, nor TO move either
east or west from the points where
they are located, and to oppose
new ineursions Of American SOL
dters into Mexican territory. These
orders were brought by General
TreVino to the attention Of Gen
eral PerShing, who Acknowledged
the receipt Of the communication
relative thereto. On the 22d in
slant, as your eseellency knows.
an American force moved east.
ward quite far from it's base, not.
W'thstanding the above orders and
was engaged by Mexican troops
at Carrizal. state Of Chihuahua. AS
a result Of the encounter, several
men on both sides were killed and
wounded and seventeen American
soldiers were made prisoners.
You are hereby instructed TO
hand to the minister OF foreion re-
lations Of the de fscto government
the following:
The government Of the Uni