Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-30

War Department officials appeared
satisfied with the progress of the Ma
ttonal Guard mobilization on the bor-
der. Sufficient troops to meet any
Immediate development are expected
to be available along the line within
few hours.
All Guardsnen Available
In this connection it was learned to-
day that War Department legal eX
perts construe the resolution adopted
by Congress and sent to the White
House yesterday as granting author
ity to draft every enrolled member of
the National Guard into the Federal
service whenever the President shall
decide the step is necessary The draft
would apply they believe, to all
guardsmen, whether they take new
oath or not. Under this construction,
the whole enrolled strength of the
State troops, now upwards of 10000
men, could be called into the Federal
service without delay and be used
either on the border, or in Mexico.
More Guardsmen Hurry South
The Mexican situation stood to-day
virtually where it was "a hours ago,
except that more National Guardsmen
We're hurrying to the border and the
time allowed General CarranZa to de-
clare his intentions toward American
troops in Mexico was growing shorter.
With the troopers captured at Car
rizal back on American soil, appar-
entity there was no intention on the
part of the Washington Government
to force an imm ediate issue on its de-
mand for assurances that there would
be no repetition of the attack on Gen
eral Pershing's forces.
U. S. Strengthens Force
No time limit was set in President
Wilson's note making the demand, and
there are, indications that the admin
istration would welcome further delay
of few days. This would permit not
only concentration of a stronger force
to meet the needs of actual hostilities
If they should come, but also gather
ing of supplies, mobilization of trans
port facilities and strengthening OF
aerial forces. Army officers believe
the advantage of delay to Americans
greatly overbalances the similar bene-
tit to Mexicans.
For this reason, less impatience
than might otherwise have been evil
dent, was expressed in official circles
to-day over the delay of Carranza's
note. There were unofficial intima-
lions that the communication would
reafirm the Mexican governments in
tention to attack American troops in
Mexico moving in any direction other
than toward the border, if the lam
guage is not hostile, however, the way
may be left open for further diplo-
matte discussion of the question.
Inc American Government has for
warded to General Carranza another
communication calling attention to
numerous reports of seizure of Amer
lean property by local Mexican Off
Gals. In most cases confscation oc
CURED after the American owners
lied from the country.
FORMAL announcement of the sur
render of the Carrizal prisoners was
conveyed to Secretary Lansing bv
Ellseo Arredondo the Mexican am
passador designate. He talked with
the secretary for ten minutes. Later
ne said he had discussed the general
sltuduon but had brought no COM
munlcation from his government.
Mexicans Ill Treated in United States
Mr. Arrendondo also took up with
secretary Lansing again the question
of alleged maltreatment of Mexicans
on the American side of the border
ana also that steps be taken to prevent
further trouble of this sort.
On returning to the embassy he
MADE public a message from Mexico
Slty saying that although the State
department had telegraphed Special
Agent Rodgers TO warn all Americans
70 leave Mexico at once or the United
states government would not be re-
sponsible for the consequences, actl-
ally less than 800 had left Mexico Citv
and not more than 200 left the sur
rounding country.
The greater majority of Americans
IN Mexico City" said the dispatch,
have elected to remain, as they have
peen In Mexico throughout all the
trouble in the past FIVE years, and No
one Of them who has not gone out of
MS way to invite trouble has ever been
5 mas given positive guarantees for the
protection of the lives and property of
Americans in the states Of Tobasco and
GuantaJuto whenever such Americans
express desire to remain, and un-
questionably 1t will do so in all other
portions of the republic"
Few Americans In Mexico
In conclusion the message said
Since the beginning of international
difficulties no disposition has ever been
exhibited here. at any time, to molest
any American on account of his ma
tionallty, although those who have
sought trouble usually have been ac-
commodated."
Official reports TO the State Depart
ment have shown that only few hun
dred Americans are left in all Mexico.
Await Word From Rodgers
Word from Special Agent Rodgers
at Mexico City regarding Carranza's
reply to the American note demanding
a statement of his intentions still was
awaited to-day by the State Depart
ment. The last dispatch from Mr..
Rodgers dated Wednesday night said
he expected momentarily to be handed
the reply.
An overnight message from General
Funston transmitted q report from
General Bell at FL Paso announcing
the delivery to him by the Mexican
authorities of the twenty-three Amer
ican troopers and an interpreter cap
tured at Carrizal. He said he ex-
pected the horses and equipment Of
I the men to be turned over to-day.