The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-06-18
mo" is
TO BE BACKED UP
But lust What Further Action
Will Be Taken at Wash
ington is Unknown.
WAITING FOR REPORTS
Reply to the Caranza Note Will
Be Sent by Special Mes
Senger Monday.

WASHINGTON, June l7.-Confir-
nation Of General TrevlnO'A warning
that any movement OF American
troops in Mexico except toward the
border. would be treated by the COM
manders as hostile act. reached the
war department late today. Secre-
tary Baker declined to comment or
to make public General TrevinoN
message or the reply Of General
PershinE refusing to recognize au.
thOrIty Of the CnrrHnzH generals over
the American expedition.
While II was apparent that Gen.
eral Pcrshing'S reply would he backed
by officials here II was not Indicated
what further action the Washington
government might take. Secretary
Baker took the text OF General
TrevlnO's ultimatum to the White
House and conferred with the presI.
dent tonight. II was understood that
after studying the note tho president
would await official information re.
garding reported nghtlng today In
tho Brownsville district before he de-
termlncd upon course.
Reply tO CarIRnzA.
The reply to the Carranza note de
manding recall Of the American
forces will leave by special messen'
ger Monday for Mexico City unlesi
developments upset present plans.
Should tho reply refusing TO with
draw General PershinE's expedition
go by messenger. II viii not be de.
llvered for ton days or two weeks
Its text would not be made public un.
til II had reached its destination "
any event. Several army transports
are being held in readiness for use
as refuge ships should the need arise
Whether any actually have been or
dered to Mexican water officials would
not say. The navy transport Han
cock will 20 to Vera Cruz as soon as
II lands II marine passengers In Santo
Domingo. II should reach Vera Cruz
in n few days.
Americans Are Excited.
Official advieea have indicated that
the recent border raids have created
great excitement In the American
colony in Mexico City. Many Amer
leans are in tho Mexican capital and
1900 In and about Tamplco. AS q
measure Of precaution the destroyer
mother ship Panther and number OF
destrOyers have been ordered to Key
West, ready for a quick dash TO the
relief OF Americans along the coast.
II ls understood also that other navy
craft are being prepared for emer-
gency use.
The only new troop movement an
nOunced today was orders to an am-
bulance company and field hospital,
stationed at Fort DaRussell. wyo.,
to proceed to the border Immediate.
ly.
No Additional Troops.
After his conference with Presl.
dent Wilson. Secretary Baker said he
had ordered no additional troops TO
the border and that General Perish
ing had asked for no reinforcements.
II look for no immediate trouble.
there" said he. THAT situation
seems to be not imminent"
Raid is Reported.
Although the war department had
no report tonight on Developments
beyond the border at Brownsville.
despatch came through from General
Funston telling Of u raid by fifty
bandits near San Benito. Tex, or
their repulse by a detachment OF the
Tswenty-slxth infantry under Colonel
Bullard. and Of the crossing OF Lieu
tenant Newman In Mexico, with
troopers Of the Third cavalry TO pur-
sue the raiders. General Funston
added: II anticipate aghting."