The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-19

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say an American gunboat is at Prog
resso, removing American cluzens
and other refugees are embarklng on
passenger vessels.
Note Goes Today.
WASHINGTON June 10. = The
American reply to. Carranza's last
note on withdrawal of the United
States forces will be enroute to the
defacto government before night.
In clear, unmistakable language,
the note declines to withdraw the
American forces and answers Car
ranza's misstatements of fact and
points to many incidents which make
it imperative that the Pershing ex-
petition remain. The message is
1000 words or more. Lansing would
not make it public for afternoon pa
pers today, but stated he would set
release time this afternoon.
Note 10 Received.
WASHINGTON, June ia note,
based upon Geographic instructions
from Mexico City, was delivered to
the state department today by the
Mexican embassy. Its nature was not
Immediately revealed. though 1t was
said it was not an ultimatum for with
drawal of American troops. Embassy
officials said they doubted an ultima
tum has been sent.
The communication was sealed and
marked confidential for the secretary
of state Lansing was not in the de-
partment when it arrived, but 1t was
delivered to him as soon as he reach
ed his Office.
10 IND ro
Secretary Lansing refused in any way
to discuss its contents.
1t was said the message probably
was a request or a demand" for an
early reply to Carranza's last note.
Silliman 10 Leaving.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-Consul
John r. Silliman OF Saltillo, is en-
route to the border, under orders from
the state department to quit his post.
Consul Hanna at Monterey, who left
his post and reached Laredo, advised
the state department today that Sill
man is heading toward the border.
There are now no full consuls in in
terror Mexico, though at coast points
they still remain and probably will
unless serious trouble develops.
Sent Into interior.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, June 49,
All women and children, prisoners in
the city jail and patients in the hos
pital are being sent into the interior
from Matamoras. Mexico. opposite
here.
Anti.Ameriean Demonstration.
LAREDO, Texas, June 19.-Seven
hundred and fifty reinforcements in
Guiding $50 artillery men, arrived in
Neuvo Laredo, opposite here yester-
day and paraded the streets. An anti
American demonstration is said to
have been prevented by General
Cara, CarranZa commander. After
Mayor Gonzales had addressed a
crowd, stating that Mexico was on the
verge of war with the United States.
Cara informed the same crowd that
the mayors statements were prema-
ture and threatened them with arrest
unless they dispersed.
A trainload Of coast artillery from
Fort Hancock, N. j., is Que here to.
Columbus, New Mexico.
Three other train loads Of soldiers
are en- route here from the east
Warships In Mexico.
WASHINGTON, June 19-Nine
warships already are In Mexican wa
tiers. Fifteen more are either speed
ing there or will leave within twenty
four hours.
The battleship Nebraska Is at Vera
Cruz: the gunboat Wheeling at
Puerto Mexico; the gunboat Machias
at Tampico and the gunboat Mariet-
ia at Tampico. Enroute Is the tender
Dixie, the cruiser Salem from Guam.
tanamo to Tampico, the destroyers
from Key West to Vera Cruz and the
transport Hancock from Santo Do
mingo to Vera Cruz.
On the west coast are the gunboat
Annapolis at Mazatlan. the gunboat
Yorktown at Topolo Bampo, the sup
ply ship Glazier at Topolo Bampo, the
cruiser Cleveland at Guaymas and
the cruiser Albany at Manzanillo
Admiral Winslow. commander Of the
Pacific fleet is aboard his flag ship
the cruiser San Diego, at San Diego
where he is organizing squadron to
leave at once for the west coast He
probably will select the cruisers San
Diego. Chattanooga, Denver, Mflwau'
kee and four destroyers.
The transport Buffalo Is enroute
from San Diego to Mazatan.
Speeding UP.
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