Arizona republican., 1916-06-19

or the papers, Fl PaSo mas SWarmeQ with rumors.
 A report that General Carranza had served an ultimatum on the United States, demanding the withdrawal of
 tho Pershing expedition within week. spread over Juarez tonight and was discussed in the military headquarters. i But it i ssaid to have no other foun-
 dation than an Fl Paso rumor printed | by mistake in a newspaper extra as
 part of the Washington dispatch that | gave the news of the mobilization of ! the National Guard
 Rumors dealing with Mexican troop i movements crowded upon each other. ! h. neighborirg towns, such as Ysleta. 1 20 miles south, garbled versions of the
 news sent over the telephone caused
 the people to believe war was really | on. Meantime. Fl Paso and JuareZ main | tain outwardly their normal calm.
 on the Americans as they were leav
 ing Mexico. This supposed Mexican !
 officer was killed and his costume |
 was found to be composed partly of
 the uniform of q Carranze soldier.
 tAC Oii tuc Icdi NdS
 made after the two troops and a l
 machine gun troop of the Third cav
 airy had re-crossed to the United
 States. Troops E and F, commanded
 by Lieutenants John Read, Jr., and
 Peabody. were back from the river
 covering the retreat 10 the Rio Grande.
 The outposts reported the appear anee of small band of mounted men, who, on seeing the Americans opened. fire. Troop E quickly replied and was joined by Troop F. The firing con- tinued for ten minutes at range of approximately 300 yards. Two men
 were seen to fall from their horses
 The supposed lieutenant went to the
 sid of one of those wounded but was
 struck by two bullets one in the back | of the neck.
 The cavalry then charged the Mex
 jeans who fled in the direction of
 Mstamoros, the chase continued three = miles, when Major Edward Anderson 1t ordered it halted, on orders from
 headquarters here to re-cross the , river.
 , The first section of the fourth pu- = nitive expedition, commanded by Lieu e tenant A. s. Newman, crossed the Rio d Grande yesterday morning in pursuit - of a "hot trail" His command com ll prised Troop H of the Third cavalry. n A second section which crossed at 3 r. o'clock yesterday afternoon headed by n Major Edward Anderson of the Third al cavalry. comprised second squadron r. of the Third cavalry, one machine
 gun troop, one machine gun company n of the Twenty sixth infantry. one bat " talion of the Twenty sixth infantry, a and a detachment of the Fourth in- k fantry. The entire expedition which It swan the river, took position on the .r Mexican side two miles from the ford 10 and sent out scouting parties. to The bandits fled before the Ameri-
 can forces. Last night Major Ander- J. sons outpost was fired upon from a i'd Mexican house. The house was re charged by the Americans but the oe L. cupants were too quick for them and al had fled into the bushes. The entire l. section opposite San Pedro was thor ,. oughly searched and while there was if occasional sniping, none of tine Is Americans nor the horses were in 10 jured. The return of the expedition began i'd early today upon instructions from .- General James Parker, commanding al this military district, who had ex- ii changed messages with General AL h, fredo Rieaut Carranza commander of l. the Matamoros district Mexican Con- ss Sui J. Z- Garza acted as intermediary ,s General Ricaut, according to the a messages. promised he would capture
 and punish the bandits who raided y- the. American side of the Rio Grande
 The Matafnoros commander demanded K. the, immediate withdrawal of tht ,o troops on making this promise and its es acceptance by General Parker, threat ,s ening. to attack unless this was. done an Consul Garza told the American of of ficer that General Ricaut might no s be able to stop the Mexican troops il ,l the brush. who might attack. He wa r- told the United States cavalry coult yx stop them. TO General Ricaut. last night had de
 manded the immediate withdrawal o yo the expedition and threatened attacl c. unless this were done. Ricaut Wa to told it. is understood, such an attael
 meant war. Todays exchanges be .ht tween these two comma pders result mi ed in a promise being exacted fror Ia Ricaut that he would capture an ,e punish the bandits who raided tn rss American side. General Parker ac of cented this promise and ordered tn on withdrawal.
 h. General Funston tonight issued tn ,,,t following statement regarding Gen icb eral Parkers action:
 'General Parker carried out tn -d- orders he had received in manne he entiely satisfactory to me and in ae ,c- cord with instructions which hay it been, received from the war depart ,en nnent, ,y- During. the pursuit of the bandi su- one was killed and two wounded C
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