The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-27
ULTIMATUM
TO MEXICANS
Uncle Sam Demands Formal State
ment from Carranza and Re-
lease of Prisoners.
Latest From Mexico.

Efforts toward LatinAmerican me.
diation in the Mexican crisis, favor
ed by Carranza officials, collapsed
Monday without having reached the
stage of a formal proposal to the
United States now in waiting fol-
Carranza's final word in reply to the
note sent Sunday demanding the re-
lease of prisoners taken at Carrizal
and a formal diplomatic announce
ment of intentions.
The War Department put new urg-
ency into preparations for war.
There were indications that should a
formal break occur toward the end
of the week every possible precau-
tionary step will have been taken and
Gen. Funston will be in position to
defend the border adequately and re-
enforce Pershing's expedition, al
though aggressive action may be de-
layed somewhat.
Congress made sweeping increases
Monday in the interest of prepared
ness. The Senate passed the resolu-
ton authorizing the President to
draft the National Guard, eliminated
provision for S1,000,000 for relief of
dependent families of guardsmen in
the Hay resolution; the House added
S26,610,000 to the Army Appropria-
ton Bill to meet emergencies in
Mexico; a subcommittee of the Sem
ate reported the Naval Bill, adding
four dreadnoughts, increasing the
number of destroyers from ten to
twenty and providing for completion
of building program of three years
instead of five. Increases for arse
mails and ammunition were general.
Hurried preparations for the re-
ception of thousands of National
Guardsmen are under way in Ell Pa
so, Texas.
Orders for the field hospital, am
bulance corps and three or four
companies of the First Regiment to
entrain for Fl. Thomas probably will
be issued Tuesday. Kentucky Ma
tional Guards will be hurried to the
mobilization camp as fast as the
gounds can be prepared to receive
the men, Adjt. Gen. Ellis announced.
Recruiting is especially active in the
mountain section of the state.
A curt note from the Washington
Government demanding the immed-
late release of United States troopers
captured at Carrizal, and an immedl-
ate statement from Gen. Carranza
Through the proper diplomatic chan
nels, and not through subordinate
military officers" as to the purposes
of the Mexican Government was dis
patched Sunday by Secretary Lam
sing for delivery to Gen. Carranza.
The note says that an explanation OF
the CarriZal encounter received from
the Mexican authorities is regarded
as an avowal of the affair IN Wash
ington. The intimation that force
viii be met with force stands out IN
the brief diplomatic document.
Captain Lewis Sidney Morey, be-
lieved to be dying from loss Of blood
and lack of water, crouched in hole
where he had sought a hiding place
after his troopers had been over
whelmed and scattered by the over
whelming numbers of the MeXlcans
at Carrizal, wrote with soldlerly
punctiliousneSs a simple, brief report
of the fight to his commanding Off
Ger.
When night fell these troopers,
who had taken refuge in the same
hiding place, carried the desperately
wounded officer two miles. Then,
thinking that ne was dying, MOrey
commanded the trooper to leave him
and to carry on his message.
,f 1n Ia
Cavalry, scouting in search of sur
vivors of the fight, came upon these
three negro troopers Sunday. Capt.
Morey and two of his men afterward
reached the main body of troops.
An uncertain quantity is intro
duced into the international problem
of the fight at Carrizal by Morey's
statement that the Americans advan-
ced toward the Mexican position be-
fore the Mexicans opened fire.
American negro troopers faced al
most certain death at CarriZal with
smiles on their lips, and they burst
into song once or twice as they
fought their grim fight against odds.
This was the story told by Capt. Mo-
rev when he arrived at field head
quarters Monday.
sFor AS minutes the men fought,
Joking amoug themselves all the
while, even tho they realized we had
been trapped and had little chance
of getting out alive" he said.
Capt. Morey said he had never
seen such valor as was displayed by
Capt. Charles T. Boyd in leading a
handful of dismounted skirmishers
thru the machine-gun fire and into
the ambush of death. He added
that it was not until their ammuni-
ton was exhausted that the troop
was finally cut 20 pieces and told OF
the heroic death of Lieut.. Henry r.
Adair of Portland, Ore, in an at
tempt to replenish it.
Lieut.. Adair died fighting, his last
words being: go on, Sergeant" to
a non-commissioned officer at his
side, Capt Morey said. The two were
on their way to the pack animals car
rying the ammunition when they
were intercepted near a/sman irriga-
ton ditch by a detail of the Next
cans. Lieut. Adam mad already been
wounded and had lost his pistol in
the previous fighting, but he had bor-
rowed another and was fighting a
hand to hand battle when he was
killed.
He fell unconscious and was