Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-23
Official Report of Carrizal
Battle Says Americans
Were Not Aggressors.
FULL DETAILS
STILL LACKING
Mexican Troops Returning to Jaurez
and Will Reoccupy Garrison-United
States Guns Aimed Towards Mexico
at Every Point Along Extended 7or.
rApprshension Felt For Safety
Of seventssn Troopers Captured.

s5 Ell tEaSO, June l3.-A1neFlCaH gums
commanded the situation at every inn
4 portart border point today. Field ar
tillery has been mounted in the larger
communities, the noses Of the guns
pointing in southerly direction, while
in the smaller towns machine gun de-
tachments have been stationed. Mill
tary men here and In other border
towns announce that all preparations
had been made for possible hostilities.
After forty eight hours the border
read news dispatches giving the AM
erican version Of the fight at Carrizal.
continuing General .Pershing's report
the Americans, and then aapsed into
Expectation and waiting. the general
sentiment was that the issue OF peace
or war with Mexico hangs upon the
reception Of the report in Washington.
When the dispatches were read to
General Bell, commanding the Ell Paso
district. over the phone today he exc.
I, pfessod keen qualification but said
4 that he had no additional orders from
= department headquarters.
Knew II" Says Bell.
II knew It." he exclaimed u knew
our men did not start that fight"
Grave apprehension was shown here
for the safety OF the seventeen Ameri-
\ can prisoners taken in the fight who
are held by General Trevino in Chi
huahua. 1t was said that should hos
tilities result the MeNicans will prob
ably attempt to carry out the threat
made by subordinate leaders to exc
cute the captives.
With the receipt Of General Persh-
ing's first report authorities here felt
confident that supplemental report
would be coming today giving addi-
tional details Of the fight and the news
of the two squadrons Of the Eleventh
cavalry who were sent to help the
troops of the Tenth.
Coming Back to Juarsz.
A few Of the troops that evacuated
Juarez had come back today and there
were reports that reoccupation Of the
town by the entire former garrison Of
1000 is contemplated. Street car traf-
fic across the International bridge,
which stopped last night, was re-
sumed
Reports In Mexican circles that Cen
eral obregon. Mexican minister of
war had issued manifesto offering
80 accept the services of all rebel
leaders in the war with the United
States found confirmation in the fact
that today number Of Mexicans who
J had been exiled for political reasons
crossed the border.
Spreading Lies.
Further indication that the Mexicans
( are being told that the United States
Is the aggrsssor in the crisis and that
s.ftxico has the moral support Of all
foreign nations was contained TO-DAY
IN the following dispatch to the local
consulate from the official informa-
5tion bureau at Mexico City.
Gable message from Buenos Aires
i says that the papers of that CITY are
emphatic in their disapproval of anv
possible Intervention by the United
States In the affairs OF Mexico
From several Of the leading border
ports came reports that an embargo 10
to be placed on the export of food
stuffs in large quantities. This fol-
lows the expectation to Mexican towns
OF large; commitments Of food and
other military supplies, and reports
from secret service men that most of
the shipments were billed to the in
terior. It was said that thes embargo
Is not to affect small shipments Gus
toms officials here declined to discuss
the report.
Quiet at All Points,
The burning of some box cars at
juarez today gave rise to reports that
= large portion Of the town was aflre.
but apparently 1t was only a precau-
ton taken to prevent the rolling stock
I from falling into American hands in
case Of break.
Andres Garcia, Mexican consul here.
(esported over the phone in Juarez to.
day that all was quiet at points where
Mexican troops are in the proximity
~ American forces.
It Is reported here that the seven
teen negro troopers taken to Chihua.-
hua after the Carrizal fight are being
brought to Juarez to be turned over to
! the American authorities. Consul Gar
! cia said thar II this is true, he is not
ware Of 1T
Funston Without News.
| San Antonio. June 23.-whether the
title force Of the Tenth United States
havairy, under Capt. Charles T. Boyd,
pught their way out successfully thru
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