Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-18
Confirmation of Trevino's
Ultimatum to Pershtng
Received at Washington.
DESTROYERS ARE
SENT TO FLORIDA
Little Warships to Be Held in keadi.
ness for Quick Dash Should Occa.
sion .irise-Funst0n Expects
Clash with Raiders.

Washington, June 17.-Confirma-
ton Of General Trevino's warning
that any movement of American
troops in Mexico except towards the
border would be treated as a hostile
act, reached the war department to
day. Secretary Baker declined to
comment or to make public General
Trevino's message or the reply of
General Pershing, refusing to rccog-
nize the authority Of the Carranza
general over the American expedition
While it was apparent that General
Pershlng's reply would be backed up
bv officials here, it was not indicated
what further action the Washington
government might take. Secretary
Baker took the text of General
Trevino's ultimatum to the white
house and conferred with the presi-
dent. 1t was understood that after
studying the note, the president would
get official information regarding the
border fighting today in the Browns
vile district, before he determines
upon course.
Tonight, the war department had
received no report on the develop
ments at Brownsville. Officials said
that if CarranZa troops had made at
tack on American attachments fol-
lowing the foot trail over the line, the
Americans undoubtedly would with
draw to the American side and en-
trench to repel any attempt to follow
them. They did not believe any
counter attack would be attempted
without specific orders from Wash
ington. Neither state nor war depart
ment officials seemed greatly agitated
over Trevino's ultimatum. Secretary
Lansing said the administrations
policy was unchanged.
Reply to Carranza.
The reply to the Carranza note de-
manding recall of the American forces
will leave by special messenger Mon
day for Mexico City, unless develop
ments upset present plans.
Whether General Trevino's ultima
tum, said to have been presented on
orders of Carranza, would influence
President Wilson to interrupt the
diplomatic exchanges, no official
would predict. Should the reply, re-
fusing to withdraw Pershing's expedi-
ton, 20 by messenger it would not be
delivered for ten days or two weeks.
It's text would not be made public until
it had reached it's destination.
So far as is known, the war depart
ment has taken no additional steps to-
ward mobilizing the guard of the vari-
Gus states.
Transports are Ready. /
It became known today that several
army transports are being held IN
readiness for use as refugee ships,
should the need arise.
The Hancock will go to Vera Cruz
as soon as she lands her marine
passengers at Santo Domingo. Of
fic1als advices have indicated that the
recent border raids created great ex-
citement in the American colony in
Mexico city, Many are said to be pre-
pairing to leave. There are approx
mately 1000 American in the Mexican
capital and 1900 in and about lamp
leo. As a measure of precaution, the
DESTROYER Panther and number of
other destroyers have been ordered to
Kew West, ready for quick dash to
the relief of American along the coast
Although the war department had
no report tonight on developments
beyond the border at Brownsville, a
dispatch came through from General
Funston, telling of a raid of SO bandits
near San Benito, Texas, of their re-
pulse by detachment of the Twenty.
sixth infantry, and the crossing of
Lieut.. Newman into Mexico with
troopers of the Third cavalry, to
pursue the raiders. General Funston
said:
81 on+;cinata fiphtinp."