The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-24

the streets Of every city in the Uuitet
. States. Recruiting began and was car
ried on briskly with the result tha
today there are thousands Of AMER
can troops ready to repel a Mexican
invasion or carry on a sweeping oIen
slve in that revolution torn country.
With the United States rapidly mo
billing all her mobile forces and witt
caF-anza just In receipt Of the Amer
ican refusal TO withdraw this country,
soldiers under Pe4shirg. an incident
took place Wednesday which was cx
Deltei 10 p.osa the match in the pow
der factory General Pershing sent
: a few troops OF cavalry 20 inves igatc
/ reported bandit activities in the neigh.
borhoad CT CarrzaL lie wss simply
canying out the original plan Of cam
+ Eaisn against The marauders and al.
though he had been warned by the
Mexican general that such q move.
menf OF troops would mean a eight.
he could not have been expected TO
+ mildly iola his arms and declare the
expedition at an end.
/ The Mezicans, under General Go.
mez noted the movement Of the Amer
lean troops and on Wednesday a clash
occurred Authentic reports OF the Skin
mish have not yet been received but
Ac Nexieans report the death OF u
American troopers and the capture of
fourteen or seventeen others. General
Perzhing Immediately upon learning
OF the fight dispatched achievements
20 the scene. some estimates placing
the number at three thousand. On ac.
count Of the distance Carrizal is from
the nearest American base, nothing is
known Of subsequent developments.
One report has it that Pershinq ad.
vanced to the Mexican base at villa
Ahumada, near Carrizd and demand
ed the release OF the American prison
eF8 threatening to attack the city I'M
less his demands were complied with.
This report was unconnrmed yester.
day but it was the cause Of no sur
prise. Under the circumstances this
action is exactly proper and we hope
il is true.
Reports also are to the effect that
Juarez is being evacuated by the Mex
leans. This also is probably true
as the Mexicans know Juarez would
be helpless under the nose of Amer
lean cannon across the river. But such
action on the part Of the Mexicans also
indicate that they are preparing for
war. In fact all reports during the
past few days indicate war.
Numerous theories aud reports are
advanced as to the causes of the pres
eat crisis with Mexico after it was
thought the danger Of rupture had
passed What appear TO be reliable
reports Of German activity in spread
ing sentiment against America, have
been received. On the other hands
It is reported that European diplo-
mats are trying to force Carranza TO
prevent c break with the United
States.
Any or all or none OF the reports
may be true We have our own ideas
about the matter Briefly they are sim
ply that Mexico has gone crazy. Torn
by year after year OF revolution under
dozens OF different leaders, and almost
starved by ,he lack OF food, the poor
ignorant peoas know not which way
10 turn Then agitators come along and
tell them the United States is the
cause of their troubles They have no
choice but 10 believe the reports Mex
leo has gone crazy and that is about
all there is to the story
We have also our own idea as to the
plan which should be pursued in re-
card 10 Mexico. Simply stated it is that
the United States should force Mexi-
cans at the point OF inc bayonet to
realise thai th nation is their friend
and not their enemy. Sounds peculiar
bat that is our eva idea and it can
be donc II fellow simply refuses
Il ID, YOU bc nice to hyn the best way
10 proceed is TO knock him down, sit
on him and explain the matter 90 him