Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-30
TROOPERS RELEASED
Compliance with U. S. Demand
Lessons Mexican Tension
Whether War Has Been Prevented or
Postponed Depends Upon Carranza s
Reply.

An immediate break between the Unit
cd States and the de facto government of
Mexico has been averted by compliance
with the American demand for the release
of the % prisoners of the 10th cavalry
Ccolored) captured in the fight at Carrizal.
Whether state of war has been pre-
vented or merely postponed no one at
Washington would attempt to say yester-
day.
The troopers captured at Carrizal were
imprisoned at Chihuahua On Sunday a
demand for their immediate release, cou-
pied with the stern notification that the
United States expects an early statement
of the purpose of the Carranza govern
ment, was telegraphed to Mexico City
by Secretary Lansing
The note disclosed that the state de-
partmcnt received from the de facto gov
eminent Friday communication stating
that the Carrizal fight was the direct re-
suit of orders to attack American soldiers
moving otherwise than toward the border
personally issued by General Carranza to
General Trevino and by the latter COM
municated to General Pershing.
Up to last night Carranza had made no
reply to the American demand, but on
Wednesday it was announced from Chi
huahua that General Trcvino would re-
lease the imprisoned troopers These
men, accompanied by Mormon scout,
arrived at Juarez yesterday and were de-
llivered across the international bridge to
Gen. Bell, American commander at FL
Paso
In the fight at Carrizal the Americans
list 90 soldiers in addition to large num-
Der of wounded Capt. Charles T. Boyd,
the American commander, lost his life in
a charge by Mexican machine gun.
Lieut.. Adair also was killed. Capt. Morey,
who joined Boyds command, was serious.
ly wounded and while believed to be in a
| dying condition wrote a message to Cen
eral Pershing Later he was picked up
by cavalry scouts and brought to camp
Although seriously wounded he will re-
cover. General Gomez. the Mexican
commander, was killed. The Mexican loss
was heavy.
| If Carranza does not give an immediate
reply to the American note it is probable
| that President Wilson will go before con
gress with a statement Of the situatiol
which is likely to ,9Nalet 1fl,c tJeaffaslol
of war --l - - $40 q
\ Elsewhere in this paper will be fount
The story of the start of the First Yer
mont regiment to the border. A large
number of the National Guard of the
eastern states-about $4,000 men-has al
ready been called into the service. The
Massachusetts troops were first to be or
dered south and were followed the next
day by those from Vermont, New York
and New Jersey. The troops of New
Hampshire, Maine and other states, mo
blized and equipped, are awaiting orders
in the expectation of starting during the
present week The destination of the
Massachusetts soldicrs-about 5,0OO-in-
Guiding the Second and Ninth regiments
who did valiant service in Cuba in the
Spanish American war, is FL Paso. The
Connecticut troops were ordered to La
redo.
The ministers of Central and South
American republics have offered their
good offices for mediation hoping to pre-
vent war between the United States and
Mexico, but the administration at Wash
ington has thus far held that there was
nothing to mediate.
The question of the declaration of wal
depends wholly upon Carranza IS attitude
and reply and is likely to be definitely
settled within the next AZ hours. Re
gardless of any statement from him the
national guardsmen now under orders
will be rushed to the border to await de
velopments