Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-14

the following telegram from Queretaro.
dated yesterday and sent by Foreign
Minister Aguilar to Eliseo Arredondo.
General Carranza's ambassador here:
Telegram from Foreign Minister.
please confer with the Honorable
Secretary Lansing and inform him that
today at p. IN. a column OF $50 Amer
lean soldiers entered the city of Par
raj. The mayor of the city. Jose De La
Luzheira, Immediately called the at
tention of the commander of the col
umn to the inconvenience of his enter
ing the city, his soldiers Immediately
Withdrawing, but when they were leav-
ing the people protested and the mayor
and military commanders tried to con-
troll them with their appeals in order
to prevent friction, but owing to the
imprudence of a civilian who fired a
shot a general disorder followed in
which one American soldier was killed
and several civilians were wounded by
shots from American soldiers.
Military Checked the Mob.
Military commanders succeeded in
checking the mob at Aaturana to avoid
them from following American troops,
forming a Gordon of constitutionalist
soldiers.
Dsregarded Mexican Warning.
I'm this connection. the Mexican
| government warned the government Of
| that it would be unwlse for American
| troops to pass through cities, due to
| the impossibility to avoid friction be-
| tween them and the people and our
| forces at an unexpected moment, The
| American government, TO that effeot,
| agreed to give the necessary instruc-
lions to it's troops to have them abb
stain from occupying any towns.
Withdrawal of Troops Asked.
| THE Mexican government depioFes
| the occurrence. but 70 wan beyond hs
| efforts to prevent Il. and Insists with
the American government on the ne
| cesslty Of Withdrawing It's troops from
our soil IN order not TO give room for
the alteration OF the good and cordial
relations which both countries are
obliged to preserve"
Despatch from carranza.
A despatch from General Carranzs
himself follows:
After message sent you by Heere'
tary for foreign affairs Aguilar, tbs
from General Gutierrez, dated at Chi
huahua, informing him that II hat
been impossible for military com
manders TO check the mob agatns
American troops who entered PARA
and that this evening (Aprtl i2) tn
tight had continued between our peo
pie and the American forces, that man,
deaths had occurred on both sides.
: Excitement Among the People.
General Obregon has already Give
orders TO prevent a continuance o
! battle, but the excitement Is so grea
! among the people that l fail TO knoN
! whether the struggle can be stopped
! Call on tho secretary OF state an
! advise him that the occurrence Is du
: to the unwiso action OF the America
! commander in having entered Parr1
! without the permission OF the authori
ties, violating the orders OF that gov
eminent forbidding the occupation {
towns by American forces.
: Unwlse for American Troops to Re
main.
4 please cause the secretary of stat
: | to see that il is unwise for America
3 troops to remain any longer on on
: soil, as more serious incidents tina
= the present one, which we must avoi
v at all cost, may develop.
a please make use of any argumenf
: you may deem advisable to put an en-
to the situation created by the pres
I | ence of American troops in our terri
r tory. / will keep on advising yo
d through the foreign office Of any fun
= Their incidents"
: A later despatch from America
= sources, sent today, said the fghNir
h was over,