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President to Address Congress Tomorrow If
Carranza Does Not Answer Satisfactorily
Today.-l4,OOO Guardsmen Are
Enroute To Line.
WASHINGTON is BORDER IS TENSE
Waiting For Possible Reply
From Mexico City.-Get-
ting Militia Under Way.

Washington, ID. C.-This is re-
sarded by Washington officials as
the Crucial day in the negotiations
with Mexico. 1t probably is the last
day allowed Carranza in which to
comply with the United States de-
mand for the release of the %
troopers held, prisoners at chihuahua
City.
If no reply, either by act or in a
communication does not arrive by to-
night or if it is unsatisfactory, Presi-
dent Wilson is determined to go be-
fore Congress probably tomorrow,
and ask authority to rescue the pris-
oners by force. Unofficial reports
today said that Carranza's reply was
enroute to Washington. The officials
had no intimation of it's nature. All
questions, excluding possible media
ton, are regarded as subsidiary to
that of freeing the troopers held
prisoners.
Mexico Makes Complaint
Washington d. CA note protest
ing against outrages against Mexican
citizens, alleged to have been COM
mitted by the American forces, 5000
strong, while marching from San
Geronimo toward Nalle, was sent to
the state department today by MeXi-
can Ambassador-desi Arredon-
do, on instructions from the Carran-
"a foreign office.
1t was vigorous complaint
against the alleged arrest and mis-
treatment of 800 civilians at Lacruz.
1t requested that the guilty officers
be punished and that steps be taken
to prevent a recurrence.
The Apache scouts with the Ameri-
cans are charged With brutal treat
ment of the people i'm their path in
the note.
The column referred to is presum-
cd to be part of Pershing's main
force moving northward from the adj
vanced base at Namiquipa in ac-
cordance with orders to draw in
their lines in preparation for pos
sible general assault. So far as is
learned the war department has not
been advised of the arrest of any civ
ilians.
Argentine Envoy Hopeful
New York City.--Argentine AM
hassador to the United States Naon,
issued statement today declaring
while he made no other meditation
offer in the Mexican trouble, he in
candor was confident the present
crisis will be peacefully settled.
$4,000 Militia Enroute
New York City.-Some 900 Ma
tional guardsmen from the depart-
ment of the east already are on their
way to the border today. Upwards
OF 10000 are i'll state camps or at
armories, waiting to be sent away
soon as their equipment and trans
portation can be provided.
Responding to one urgent appeal
from Funston for more troops, Major
General Leonard Wood is trying to
forward additional regiments as
quickly as possible. Wood hopes to
be able to start to the border today {;
brigade of Pennsylvania troops, a
regiment and battalion of field artil-
lery and possibly a regiment of en-
gineers and cavalry squadron.
New York state and New Hampshire
contigment and cavalry and field
artillery from Massachusetts.
Arredondo Sends Warning
Washington. D. C.-Elseo Ar
rcdondo. Mexican ambassadors -desig-
nate, said last night he had received
ernment nteded to pursue and had
not even been advised of the receipt
of the American note. On his own
responsibility, however, he sent to
the state department two commune
cation. One complains against the
enforcement of a general embargo on
shipments to Mexico; the other re-
cites that Mexican citizens have been
N Ga1jrnrnia
and Arizona. They warn Secretary
Lansing that the present situation be-
tween the two governments cannot
fail to be gravely aggravated by
thees matters, although setting forth
that the ambassador assumes that
local authorities, not the state de-
partment, were responsible for the
trouble.
So far as is known the state de-
partmenL has not been advised of the
detention of MeXicans. 1t is an open
secret, however, that practical en-
barge on commence between the
United States and Mexico is being en-
forced effectually by customs and
army officers, without the authority
of a formal proclamation.
Provide Huge Supply
New York City.-Supplies have
been provided along the Mexican bor-
der for an army of 100000 men for
the next so days. according to an an
nouncement here last night by the
ouartermaster's department of the
limited States army. 1t also was
learned from the same source that
1000 motor transport trucks had
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