The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-06-28
Observation-Disclosures,
Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
MexicQ,e Revolt
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MexicQ,. Revolt
Frederick Griese, German banker of
Mexico City, detained at Ell Paso, Tex,
by department of justice agents on the
suspicion that he had violated Ameri-
can neutrality, was released on receipt
of orders from Washington.
1t was announced at Washington
that strong pressure is being brought
to bear upon Carranza by representa-
tives of European powers to prevent
him from forcing a break with the
United States.
Gen. John ]. Pershing, commander
of the expeditionary forces, seized the
Mexican towns of Nueva Casas
Grandes and Casas Grandes. This in
formation has been received by both
military and state department officials
at Ell Paso, Tex.
A squadron of the Tenth cavalry,
negro soldiers, was ambushed by Car
ranzista troops under Gen. Felix
Gomez at Carrizal, Mex. General
Gomez was killed. A number of Next
can soldiers were also killed and many
wounded. Reports from Mexican
sources say that 40 Americans were
killed and II taken prisoner.
News of the attack by CarranZiStas
on an American cavalry detachment
at Carrizal struck Washington like
thunderbolt. Everywhere, among Of
ficials and on the streets, it was taken
to mean that Carranza had attempted
to make good his threat to drive the
American forces out of Mexico.
An admission that the Mexicans who
fired upon the American expedition
retiring from Mexico near Matamoros
were CarranZistas, not bandits, was
contained in a message received at the
Mexican consulate at Ell Paso, Tex,
from II. Perez Abreu, director of the
de facto consular service.
The administrations indictment of
Carranza is on it's way and the armed
forces of the United States on land
and sea are rushing plans to meet any
eventuality. War or peace rests with
Carranza. The position of the United
States government is pOintedly set
forth in it's review of the apparent in
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raids.
The American flag flying over the
hotel in which was located the Office of
American Consul w. A. Julian at
Cananea, Mex, was made the target
of hundreds of Mexican bullets dur
ing the anti-American demonstration,
according to American refugees arriv-
ing at Douglas, Ariz.
Full and complete authority to use
the National Guard as an offensive
arm in the Mexican campaign was de-
manded of congress by President Will
son. Both house and senate will pass
at Washington resolution placing the
militia called. into service under the
absolute authority of the federal gov
eminent.
The Mexican government in Yucca
tan has issued proclamation order
Ing out all Americans and declaring
state of war exists between the two
countries. according to passengers ar
irving at Galveston, Tex.
The governor of the state of SinalOa
has declared war on the United States,
according to radiogram from Com
mander Kavanaugh of the gunboat
Annapolis at &1azatlan, Mex.
President Wilson has called out the
militia of every state for service on
the Mexican border. Brig. Gen. Alfred
Mills, chief of the division Of militia
affairs, estimates the minimum militia
force to be called out at $4,000.
Sonora military authorities have
seized the Southern Pacific railroad of
the Mexico system and cut all te&e-
graph wires at the border, according
to private advices to Tuscon, Ariz.