Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
President Wilson Sees No
Reason as Yet to Change
Attitude.
MEXICO LODGES
FIRST COMPLAINT
Hastsns 20 Inform Washington That
Troops Were Too Far From Base
and Violated Demands Of carranza-
M sxiean Minister Designate Lays
c.rranza Side Of Story Before Sec
rstary LANSING

4 change in the policy towards Ae:S
/. seen by the government in Mexican
accounts Of the clash at Carrizal yes
terday between American troops ana
carranza forces. Until q report comes
from General Pershing there Will pc
no decision, but President Wilson Is
said to view the fight as an incident
for which subordinate commanders
nrobabr were responsible, and not as
likely to precipitate general hostilitles'
Mexico Lodges Complaint.
An official communicationfrom the
Mexican foreign Office announces tne
clash betwesn Mexico and American
troops at Carrizal and saying that the
de facto government found 1t dihicuit
to understand why the Americans
shouId have been SO far away from
their base, was delivered to Secretary
aansinR today by Elixeo Arrendondo'
tho Mexican ambassador designate.
M Arrendondo also sought an ex-
pIansticsi 81 the reported action OF
General Pershing IN occupying tne
towns Of Casas Grandes and NuaTo
Casas urandes saying such an act
would be one Of open hostilities.
Mexicans Biundsr.
Official Mexican dispatches were de-
liyered to Lansing indicating that the
MEXICAN forces thought the American
,roons coming to Carrizal intended to
take the town. Mr. Arrendondo said he
called Lansing's attention to the dis
tance gone by the American troops from
their base and to what he called the
lack of prudence of the American COM
mander in approaching the Mexican
railway"
He said his report showed that sew
enteen American soldiers had been
taken but did not give the number
killed on either side,
Secretary Lansing had no official In
formation on which to discuss the Car
rial affair, and according to Mr.
Arrendondo, also was without knowl-'
ed2e OF whether any Mexican towns
actually had been occupied.
Blanses Americana.
The communication wired by General
Apuilar to Carranza's foreign minister
follows:
.Please bring to the attention Of the
department of state that an engage
ment occurred today, (21st) at Car
rial, near Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua,
between American forces numbering
about 200 men, with q force of Mexi-
cans during which engagement Gen.
Felix Gomez, Mexican commander, and
other Of our troops were killed. There
were several killed among the Ameri-
can troops and seventeen taken pris-
oners.
according to- the statement made by
the interpreter who was acting as guide
for the American force, the commander
OF the latter is responsible for the en-
counter.
"Please make proper representations
TO the department and say to the lcc-
retary Of state that this government
finds It difficult to understand why the
American troops that took part in the
engagement should have been at Carri-
zal. a point on the line Of the Texas
Ciudad Juarez, and rather far from
OF the rest Of the American troops
which entered Mexico via Columbus.
Further details will follow"
Show Of Grim Purpose.
While the government had no official
confirmation early today of the report
that American and Mexican troops were
in battle yesterday, there was show of
grim purpose about the war and state
departments.
Secretary Baker conferred with Pres
ident Wilson and Secretary Lansing re-
garding reports from the border. Att
erward Mr.. Baker FASTENED to the cap
itol for conferences with the congress
sional military committee chairmen.
He submitted to Chairman Hay a'reso-
luton authorizing the president to draft
national guardsmen willing to take the
federal oath into the regular army inn
mediateiy.
officials said President Wilson would
await definite report from General
Pershing before any further steps are
taken. Word from General Pershing
was not expected until late today. as
sCarrizzail is sixty miles or more from
General PershinE' s base.
Policy Unchanged.
At the White House 1t was said the
presidents policy was unchanged for
Tie present at least.
9ecretary Raleer said no marching or
ders had gone to national guard units.
Nothins oAa.ld be done he declared, un-