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New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
BATTLE IS NEAR,
FEAR ON BORDER
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who fought with Huerta, have volun

who fought with Huerta, have volun-
teered.
Fifteen hundred Villa bandits, on
two long troop trains, reached Chi
huahua City this morning from the
Torreon and Santa Rosalia country.
They were Immediately incorporated in
the Carranza army of General Treyino,
and were sent west 10 oppose the ap-
proach % American cavalry.
Five hundred former Orozco soldiers,
led BY General Marcelo Caraveo, were
incorporated into the Carranza army
to-day under General Francisco Con
zales. in Juarez, and were sent south
10 attack Pershing's force.
On the American side, former Villa
generals are disappearing, to be heard
from almost Immediately on the MeXl-
can side and in command Of Carranza
troops. Fifteen miles north of FL Paso,
General Fidel Avilla, formerly villa
Governor of Chihuahua, has gathered
more than a hundred Villista families
in a colony, which American army men
are watching closely. General Avilla is
reported to have disappeared from the
colony.
General Felipe Angeles, who. follow
ing the fall of the Villa government,
took refuge on farm within five miles
OF FL Paso, still is on the American
side. hut says he would 90 to the aid
Of Me- co If the United States should
begin war of conquest. He would
not, he says, be willing to go to the
aid o. the Carranza government unless
il is shown that Mexico as nation Is
threatened.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
Carranza Envoy at Wash
ington Advises Country
men to Return Home.
ITURBE AND STAFF
CROSS THE BORDER
Husband of Obregon's Sister
Sends Her TO Tucson
for Safety.

FL Paso, Tex, June 24.-On instruc-
tions from the Mexican Ambassador
in Washington, Mexican residents
within the jurisdiction Of the consul
ate at FL Paso have been advised 70
return TO Mexico, inasmuch as Ameri-
can residents in Mexico continue to
leave Mexican territory, it was an
nounced to-day.
General Ramon Iturbe and several
members Of his staff, who arrived at
Nogales, Ariz., from the north by
train, crossed into Mexico late to-day.
It is understood that General lturbe
has been in San Francisco buying sup
plies for the Carranza government,
having come north from Guaymas by
steamer.
Colonel Tapia, whose wife is General
Obregon's sister. came across the lire
at Nogales to-day, and put his family
on the Tucson train, after which he
recrossed into Sonora. His wife mas
lived in Nogales for several years.
The Southern Pacific and Wells
Fargo Offices on the Mexican side a;
Nogales to-day were stripped Of all
movables, which were taken south.
About 300 Chinese remain in NO
gales, Sonora, and probably will appeal
soon for an asylum on the American
side Of the line, as there practically
is no food left there.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
$50 ROOKIE POLICE
EAGER TO BE SOLDIERS
Rather Go to Mexico than Re-
turn to Beats.

At the conclusion Of their two weeks
Of military training at Fort Wadsworth,
Staten Island $50 New York policemen
agreed last light that they would
rather 90 to Mexico as soldiers than to
return to their beats as patrolmen.
These rockies would be as efficient
as any Of the soldiers in the regular
army" Inspector Cornelius Cahalane
said. 81 would be pleased to take them
TO the border because | know they
would be able to take care of them
selves"
Chief Inspector Max Schmittberger
and several police inspectors will be
among the visitors TO the camp to-day.
There will be dress parade at 4 p. m,
followed by a concert by the police
band
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
Seventeen American Troopers
in Chihuahua Penitentiarv

captured at Carrizal, also is in prison.
The prisoners were assaulted by Mex
lean civilians as they were being trans
ferred from the train to the peniten-
tiary. According to the authorities
they are being well treated.
According TO a statement said TO have
been signed by Spillsbury, made public
to-day by General Trevino, neither he
nor the negroes knew which side began
the firing.
Spillsbury's statement says that prac-
tically all the Americans who lost their
lives were killed when they advanced TO
a deep ditch in which Mexicans were
stationed, and when other Mexicans,
getting around TO a deep ditch in their
rear, attacked them from the flank.
In his statement Spillsbury says that
he did not believe when he left Casas
Grandes in company with Captain Boyd
that there would be- any trouble, feel
ing confident that previous friendly re-
lations would continue.
Captain Morey and his men joined
them en- route, and the statement quotes
Spillsbury as saying that during tho
conference wit General Gomez Morey
was opposed to Captain Boyd's "obsti-
Macy" arguing that IL would be best 10
ANNiAt NAt4A htAtEdl lltN4Nd AT 0ll-
huahua City had passed on their re-
quest TO Gomez 70 be allowed TO pass
Gomez explained, it is said. that an
answer would come in three hours.
The statement recounts "A supposed
opinion by Spillsbury that Captain
Boyd was imbued with the idea that
AN action would bring him quick pro-
motion, and also thst the Mexicans
would back down on a show of force.
IL credits the scout with having ar
gued with Lieutenant Adair on the
evening before against moving into
the Carrizal territory in search of
bandits. and also says he admits hav-
ing importuned Captain Boyd at least
10 try to get around by some other
road.
II then gives Spillsbury's story. as
follows:
The troops were about two hundred
yards apart during the conference.
Captains Boyd and Morey and ad
yanced half way to meet General
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
Washington Receives
Report of Battle at CarriZall

Washington, June "a - Secretary
Baker tonight received General Perish
ing's latest official report on the fight
at Carrizal. He made public the fol-
lowing excerpts:
"A report received this morning from
Major Jenkins reports five men Of
Troop c and one man of Troop X have
been found at the San Luis ranch The
men state that Captain Boyd's Troop c
occupied the left of the line and that
Captain Morey's Troop X occupied the
right.
after the firing began Troop c ad-
vanced $50 yards toward the Mexican
position along an irrigation ditch, TAX
ing it and capturing machine guns.
Captain Boyd was twice wounded in
the arm and shoulder before reaching
the position and was killed at the irri-
gaticn ditch
Troop c. continued 10 advance
through the town under Lieutenant
Adalr. This was the last seen of Troop
c by these men.
Troop was outflanked and with
drew short distance. occupying an
adobe house. Captain Morey was
wounded in the shoulder. This house
was surrounded by Mexicans, and was
under fire for some time. The men
with jenkins state that they believe
ten or twelve Of Morey's troop who oc-
cupied the house escaped. II is be-
lieved that full particulars will be Sc
cured and the remaining men who es-
capped will be found"
The Secretary also made public A
report from Major General Bell at Fl
PasO, creGiting a prominent Mexican
who reached there from Chihuahua
with the statement that he saw three
white men and fourteen negroes among
the American prisoners in the Mexican
city.
General Bell was instructed to OBJ
tain the names Of all prisoners at Chi
huahua from Mexican Consul Garcia at
FL Paso.
The two border reports were made
public after Secretary Baker had laid
their contents before President Wilson
in a White House conference that last
cd half an hour and ended at mid.
night
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
FORD DENIES REPORT
OF ENMITY TO MILITIA
Manufacturer Says Men May
Return Without Prejudice.

Detroit, June 24.-Henry Ford denied
to-day the report that he would dis
charge all men who enlisted in the
militia.
81 made no such statement, and no
such order has gone out" said Mr..
Ford "Only about one out of every
thousand of our men belongs to the
militia-to be exact, thirty-seven out
of $4,000 and when they come back
il certainly Will be without prejudice" p"
But the papers are denouneing you"
he was told.
Let them. What difference does it
make? They print false statement
sent out for sensational purposes, and
on that false statement pass judgment
on me. In the end the people get the
right Of everything, and so they Will IN
this"
What about the possible war;" he
was asked.
Anything that President Wilson
calls on me TO do I will do Mr.. Ford
said. 81 speak of him merely as Presii-
dent. as President of all the people.
would do the same if Mr.. Hughes
were President"
"What would you do if you had
trouble with your men--a strike or the
like >" Mr.. Ford was asked.
"I'd try 10 treat them so there would
be no trouble, but if couldn't agree
with them I'd never call on the militia
TO shoot them up-never"
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
ARMY MAN CHOSEN
MAJOR OF THE GOTH
Instructor of Newspaper Mems
Corps Is at Fort Totten.

Lieutenant Phillip Matthews, 135th
Company Of Coast Artillery. now sta
toned at Fort Totten, senior instructor
Of the Newspapermen's Training Corps,
has been eelected major OF the 69th
Regiment, at the request of the regi-
ment. General Organ and General
Wood have approved the appointment,
and IL is now under consideration by
General Miles in Washington.
Blanton Barrett, Of the city staff Of
The Tribune, who organized the News
papermen's Corps, has been made a
second lieutenant in the 18th Infantry.
lie was sworn in yesterday.
Fifty members Of the Training Corps
went to Fort Totten yesterday and will
engage in a skirmish with the Flush
ing Volunteer Troop to-day. The
Training Corps has eight officers, five
sergeants and three corporals in the
First Plattsburg Volunteers.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25

Gomez. II was twenty minutes after
we had returned 20 our respective lines
and BOYD had given numerous orders
OF the prisoners brought here will be
20 his men and those OF Captain Morcy.
who were stationed some distance away
in line. before Boyd gave tho order TO
advance.
"The opposing sides were within 1bO
yards Of each other when the firing
began. Neither the negroes nor | know
who fired first. remained behind.
Troop G got rs far as deep ditch.
whore the Mexicans were placed. Prac-
tically all who lost their lives were
there. including Boyd and. Adair. The
Mexicans did heavy execution with n
machine gun. and then. getting around
20 a deep ditch in the rear. attacked the
Americans from that point.
"The whole Of Troop c was sur
rounded. and not many seemed 10 get
away. The horse holders bolted with 4
few Of the mounts. but the remainder
were bottled up and were captured.
There were two American pack mules
along. but they evidently got away at
the very start. Troop X apparently
Jared better, as il was further away.
One Prisoner Wounded.
"a bullet took of my hat and an
other grazed my arm. One OF the
negroes who was captured is wounded
ain Jail here the negroes are very
bitter about being led into what they
call q dea~fall. They were entirely in
the open. with natural defences all
around them, such as brush and bitches,
which the Mexicans naturally took ad-
vantage Of. The Mexicans engaged were
about $50 in number"
The statement concludes by crediting
Spillsbury with saying that in the first
conference he told Lieutenant Colonel
Rivas that if he personally were able
TO get word to General Pershing he be
lieved he could avert the trouble that
threatened. and that he concluded
when he heard after the fight that Gen
cral Gomez was killed that he certainly
would be shot Immediately.
II was officially announced that none
hanged. that mot being the custom Of
a civilized country"
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
Chill Awaiting Reply
from Other Countries

Santiago, Chill, June 24.-The Chill
ian government, il was learned to-day,
expects to await answers from the ma
tions it has consulted regarding the
possibility Of Intervention by all the
American nations to bring about a
peaceful solution of the Mexican situ-
alton before taking further steps IN
the matter.
II was stated yesterday that the
Chilian government had been in active
telegraphic communication with the
governments of Argentina, Brazil,
Ecuador and the United States as to
the possibility of Intervention by thb
American nations as a whole.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
Pershing Gets No Word
from Rescue Squadron

San Antonio, Tex, June "a General
Pershing, in an early report to-day,
said he had received no report from
the commander of the two squadrons
of the 11th Cavalry that has been sent
forward to rescue the remnant of the
10th Cavalry.
Sixteen men brought in TO day by
Lieutenant Meyer were horse holders
and, like those who came into camp
yesterday, were not actually in the
fight. They had had difficulty, they
said, in handling the horses when the
furious machine gun and rife fire
began, and they retreated before the
end Of the engagement
They had cared for such horses as
they could round up after they got
beyond range of the FIRE. the full num-
her of mounts in their possession when
encountered by Lieutenant Meyer being
twenty-five.
The troopers told their stories be-
fore they had reentered the camp and
had an opportunity to talk with the
stragglers who had preceded them. The
accounts are said to have borne out in
all essential details those previously
told.
They said they saw General Felix
Gomez and his aid riding forward to
parley with Captain Boyd, and later
saw him move toward the flank of the
Mexican troops that had begun clos
ing in on the American force. Ac-
cording TO their story, the first init
nation any one had that hostilities
were determined upon was the out
burst OF machine gun fire. They cor
roborated the accounts that said il
was not until then that Captain Boyd
gave the command for his men to re.
turn the fire. The Mexicans, during
the parley. had crowded forward and
had assumed such positions that when
they attacked they were in n position
to sweep with a killing fire the Amer
lean line standing exposed in the
open.
General Pershing's mention OF the
rescue of the sixteen men by Lieutenant
Meyers gave headquarters here the
first information that he sent out more
than the two squadrons of the 1lth in
search Of the scattered troopers. II
was unknown whether the troop com
manded by Lieutenant Meyers was one
Of those detachments or whether il wa
another unit. acting Independently. II
was believed here more probable that
the two squadrons had been held intac-.
and were driving directly along the
trail to Carrizal.
General Pershing gave no reason 10
suppose that he had sent a supporting
force for the two squadrons Of the
1lth, but q was assumed az headquar-
ters that he had. and in the event Of
a clash with Mexicans at or near the
scene Of Wednesdays fight almost
ninety miles from the American lines
assistance could be given without
great loss OF time
General Pershing's report, it was be
lieved. went far toward convincing
General Funston and his staff that the
blame of the Carrizal fight rested en-
tirely on the Mexicans IL will not
alter the determination of General
Funston. however, not to give any new
orders to General Pershing or TO COM
mending officers at border points af-
fecting the general situation until alb
solutely no doubts remain. Until such
report is made it is probable that
General Funston will act without spe-
cial instructions from Washington
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
Ecuador Minister Goes
to Attend Conference

Gonzslo s. Cordova, Minister from
Ecuador to the United States, an
nounced, through his secretary last
night that he would go to Washington
probably early to-day to confer with
other South American diplomats in an
effort TO bring about mediation between
the United States and Mexico.
Dr. Cordova said he had received in
structions from SenCr K. II. Elizalde,
the Foreign Minister of Ecuador di-
recting him to confer with the other
diplomats, and stating he had sent mes
sages 10 the foreign ministers of all
Latin-American countries urging them
to direct their representatives at Wash
ngton to use their good office. in an
effort to avert conflict.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
Six Nations Send Peace
Proposals to CarranZa

Mexico City, June 24.-The govern
mcnts Of six nations have sent teie-
grams of sympathy to Mexico and nave
offered their good offices toward ef-
fecting an amicable arrangement OF the
difficulties between Mexico and the
United States. Foreign Minister Agul-
lar made this announcement to-day,
stating that messages Of this purport
had been received by him from the gov
ernments of Chill. Argentina, Ecuador,
Salvador, Honduras and Spain.
The Foreign Minister stated that he
had answered these messages, thanking
the governments named for their cour-
tesy and good wishes.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
BOYD SHOT DEAD IN FINAL RUSH.

In final rush the ntrenched Mexicans Captain Boyd
fell dead shot through the body Without checking their ad-
vance Troop led by Lieutenant Harry Ada dashed after
the fleeing Mexcans into the town That the last seen
them by the found at San Luis ranch Apparently they
found themselves danger of capture from MeXcans approach
ing the and General Perhng report gives no fur
her details of the fate of Adair and his men.
Captain Morey shot through the shoulder while ad-
yancing with Troop the irrigation ditch. His how
ever ouanked by superior force of Mexcans and were
forced to take shelter adobe house When last seen by
the sraggerS they returning spirited fire through WIN
do and oophoes punched in the adobe walls to the Mexcans
surrounding their shelter
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25

chihuahua City Mexico, June "a
The seventeen American troopers capt
ured In the Carrizal battle have been
placed iu the penitentiary here. There
have been no arrangements for re-
moving them TO Juarez TO be surrcn-
dered to the American autorities.
The troopers brought here are Ser
ecant Page and Privates Peterson, y.
Lloyd, ". Ward. Jones. Sockes, Mar
shall. Oliver, VI. Donald. Williams. CIV
ems, Stone. Harris, Lee and Graham, Of
Troop X, and Howe and Alexander, Of
Troop &.
Lem Splllsbury, the Mormon scout
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
Corporal of Troop G. Tells
Story of Carrizal Battle

Field Headquarters June "a (by wireless to Columbus
~ M-Trapped and fighting against heavy odds the troops
of the 10th Cavalry engaged at Carried on Wednesday, charged
twice directly into the Jaws of the ambush which the MeXcans
had laid for them.
With bullets in his and shoulder Captain Charles T.
Boyd the commander remained in the saddle leading his
troopers until they had captured the concealed Mexican ma
chine gun trench he fell mortay wounded by bullet in
the eye.
This was the gst of the first detailed account of the
gagement American which brought to Cen
era Pershng to-day by Corporal Green of Troop who
at Captain Boyd's side until he fell.
The Americans thanked both sides by the Carranza
forces who had partly surrounded the little command during
conference between General Felix Gomez the Mexican leader
and CAPTAIN Boyd front concealed Mexican machine
GUN trench from which stream of bullets Unexpectedly
Into tho
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
Salvador Approves
Move for Mediation

San Salvador, Republic Of Sansalva-
dor, June "a. The Foreign Office re-
scived to-day a cable message from the
Government Of Ecuador urging all
Latin-American governments to take
common action 20 avert war between
the United States and Mexico. The
government replied Immediately. ap-
proving the initiative OF Ecuador.
The Salvadorcan government cabled
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
Brazil President Hopes
for Peaceful Settlement

~ Rrazil to-day sent n cable message
20 Domicio da Cana, Brazilian Am
bassador at Washington, expressing
tho homo that the controversy between
the United States and Mexico would be
settled amicably.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25

instructions to Rafael Zalvidar, MINIS,
ter NJ Washington, TO propose mutual
eetion on the part Of the diplomatic
Of Central and South
Amerncan republics in an effort to pre-
vent hostilities.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25

ditch with one final wild DASH putting the Mexicans to flight
and capturing several machine guns
Captain Boyd wounded twice in the and once
m, thp shoulder
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
WOUNDED CAPTAIN LEADS CHARGE.

Corporal Green said that Captain Boyd although wounded
in the arm and shoulder by the first fire. Immediately the
order to charge the detachment rode at top speed in hail
Of bullets directly at the trench capturing just the Amer
lean leader fell The Mexcans retreated in nearby
adobe shack.
Lieutenant Henry Adar assumed command and ordered
second charge which drove through the shack scattering the
Mexican command.
Green said he did not see Lieutenant Adair after this
charge and believed that he lost his life in it.
Meanwhile Captain Lewis S. Morey, commanding Troop,
which also was partly surrounded during the pary occupied
another adobe house with his from which he engaged
second detachment of the Mexcans While is assumed here
that Captain Morey wounded in the fight neither Corporal
Green nor any of the other survivors reaching here knew
thing of the outcome of his part of the fight
1t is believed here however that MOrey may have collected
the shattered remnants of the American command and bring
ing them slowly and through obstacles to General Pershng
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25

News dispatches from Chihuahua City yesterday indicated
that with the capture of five additional prisoners the captve
the hands of the Caazstas number Twenty-Five leaving
sixteen of the engaged at Carrzal naccounted for
New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
CARRANzIsTAs CAPTURED SOLDIERS IN REAR

The survivors arriving here said that the Caanzsta cred
far around Carza after the engagement and overlook and
captured number of soldiers who had been holding horses back
beyond sight of the point where the fight began.
Piecng together the fragmentary reports which have
reached field headquarters all except twenone of the eighty
engaged in the fight have been accounted for These
reports indicated that thirteen killed and seventeen taken
prisoners Thrythree have into camp here in the last
days most of them coming afoo desert suffering the
greatest hardshps from lack Of water
General Pershng to-day received reports that the Car
ranzsa forces here had intended to attack his command
at the time the Carrza engagement but deferred by
the strength of the Americans.