Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-29
Tension Between Two Gov
ernments Relieved By Re
lease of Soldiers.
NO CHANGE IN
GUARD PLANS
All State Troops to Be Hurried to
Border For Border Duty II Not For
War -carranza Answer Must Be
eatissaetery 70 Prevent United
States From Enforcing PIans-Frse
Hand in Dealing With Bandits.

nouncement of Carranza's order for
the release Of the American troopers
captured at Carrizal reached the state
department early today from Special
Agent Rodgers at Mexico City. When
he sent the word last night Mr..
Rodgers said he expected to be handed
a reply to the American note at any
moment.
Mexican ambassador designate Ar
redondo today received a message
from Foreign Minister Aguilar con-
frming sthe report that Carrahza had
issued orders to General .Trevino to
release the American troopers cap
tured at CAErizal and since held
prisoners at Chihuahua City.
War Cloud lessons.
Danger Of an immediate break, with
the de facto government has been re-
lieved by press dispatches saying the
pris6ners had been started for the
border from Chihuahua City. Until
Csarranxa replies to the demand Tor a
sstaten,ent sok his attitude toward the
American expedition in Mexico to
protect the border however, the crisis
lis only less imminent than 1t was.
High officials OF the administration
let 1t be known that the United States
would go on with Its military opera
ton to safeguard it's citizens and ter
ritory and would keep on pursuing
bandits in Mexico when there was
hope of overtaking them.
Official Word Of Release.
Secretary Baker carried to the
White House early today a copy Of
Consul Garcia's message to General
Bell at El Paso saying that the men
were en- route to the border last night.
Soon after this came the message
from Mr. Rodgers. Mr.. Arredondo,
Mexican ambassador designate, was
advised by the foreign minister.
Aguilar, in Mexico City, Of his gov
ernments action.
Release Of the prisoners had no
effect, however, on efforts to speed up
the mobilization Of the national
guards along the border and to furnish
an adequate supply Of war materials
to meet the emergency.
To Keep Guards in Service.
Even should the Mexican reply dis
claim any hostile intention and with
draw orders. to Carranza commanders
offensive to the United States, the
patrol would be keep up at the
strength now contemplated while any
danger from bandits kept on. To free
itself from the menace Of an army
mobilized on its north frontier, the
Mexican government must comply
also with the demands that 1t police
adequately it's border stations and
establish such Arm military contro!
there that raiding in the United States
is improbable and the assemblage of
any large group Of bandits impossible.
Didn,t Plan to Hold Them.
Mr.. Arredondo today ISSUED this
official statement understood to be
based on the language of his message
from the City Of Mexico:
Il have been confident from the
first that t,e American soldiers would
be set fire. From the time Of their
capture until arrangements were made
to free them there was at no time any
other intention by the de facto gov
ernment or It's officials. The attitude
OF the first chief has been one always
OF friendship to the United States,
prompted always by desire to avoid
conflict and promote the welfare of
the two governments. In the situa-
ton as It exists 1t should be borne in
mind that II has not been brought
about by any act which could be at
tributed either to the government or.
the Mexican people, but is due entirely
to the pre- determined intentions Of an
irresponsible criminal"
Explains Release Of Men.
In announcing he had been told by
his government foreign office Of the
order for the release Of the prisoners
Mr. Arredondo said his information
was that Carranza had taken the step
because he did not want to aggra-
vate the relations between the two
countries"
escorts For Dead Troopers.
A resolution to provide for military
escorts for the bodies OF troopers Of the
Tenth United States cavalry killed in
action at Carrizal from Ell Paso to
washington, and for burial at iriing-
ton cemetery, was introduced in the
house today by Representative Johnson.
OF WASHINGTON. - Z
Psacs Plea Sent 10 White House.
A resolution urging the withdrawal
Of American troops from Mexico AMI
acceptance Of Latin American media
ton In the present crisis. was left at
the White House today by representa-