Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-23
BIG GUNS POSTED
ON HILL COMMAND
CITY OF jUAREz
Machine Guns Also Placed at Ad-
vantageous Points in the
Vicinity Of El
Paso.
GARRISON IS MOVING SOUTH
At Ten O'clock More Than Half Of
Troops Had Left City and the
Others We're Entraining.
HOPE TENSION WILL ABATE

San Antonio, Tex, June "a
message from Pershing received by
General Funston late today contained
additional information relative to the
dispatch of two squadrons of cavalry
in the direction Of the troop engaged
yesterday near Csrrizal, but no news
Of the fight. No courier from the
troop hsd yet reached him.
Ell Paso, Tex, June .22.-A battery
of AZ guns, capable of throwing a
sixty-pound' explosive six miles, point
ed their noses threateningly over Fl
Paso in the direction Of Juarez to-
day while developments in the situ-
alton arising from the battle Of Car
lrizal were awaited. ~ ,
Stationed on Golden hill, at an ell
ovation permitting sweeping view Of
4 the Mexican side Of the Rio Grande
and commanding all Juarez and its
approaches, these guns were expected
WtlO uOlillIidtC any llOfSihCit tllot may
Ybe taken by the Carranzistas. Down
along the river machine gun compa-
nies from General George Bells COM
/ mand were ready to take their posi-
ton at advantageous points, while at
the Femoter stations the remainder of
his men awaited orders.
With every precaution taken, how
ever, for the protection of the city,
hope continued to be, expressed that
the tension might abate. No shot
will be fired from this side Of the
International boundary until hostile
action is initiated eon the other side.
81 Paso was calm. Outwardly its
Mexican neighbors' city was quiet,
too. General Francisco Gonzales re-
NAMED at his headquarters surround
ed by his staff. Andres Garcia, Mex
/ ican consul in Ell Paso, after spending
the night in Juarez, returned to this
side.
The Mexican officials here and in
Juarez expressed the opinion this
morning that the fight at Carrizal
should be regarded as a detached in
cident, without effect on the general
situation. Inasmuch as they had been
in communication with Mexico City
during the night, observers here
thought it possible that this might be
the view Of General Carranza and his
advisers.
No Alarm at Douglas.
Douglas, Ariz, June 22-News OF
the fighting between American and
Mexican troops at Carrizal yesterday
caused no alarm in this vicinity to-
day, although details of the engage
ment were eagerly sought.
/ Several Mexican families living in
NDouglas crossed to the Mexican side
during the night. on the advice Of Ives
G. Lelivier, Mexican consul.
At the headquarters of General 7.
F. Davis, in command of the United
States troops in the district OF Arl-
zona, it was stated that General 2.
Elias Gales, in command of the Mex
ican troops Of Sonora, had sent word
he had reports that Generals Barron,
Torres and other former officers of
the Mexican federal army were at
tempting to arouse the Mexican pop
ulation at Nogales, Ariz.
General Gales gave this informa-
{ tion to the United States officers, he
said, for their information in making
an investigation. The report was for
warded to Colonel William H. Sage,
in command at Nogales.
6 Garrison Leaving Juarez.
Juarez, the Mexican town across
the Rio Grande, was more than
half evacuated at 10 O'clock today by
the Carranza garrison. 1t was Off