The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-30
State Department Still With out Advices as to When
 Reply May Be Expected
DESPATCH OF TROOPS TO BORDER CONTINUES
No Offer of Mediation Will Be Ac- ceptable at Present-No Additional Report From Pershing on the
 Situation in Mexico

Washington. June 2s.-The Wash ington government still awaited to- night full compliance with its demands by the de facto authorities of Mex leo.
 Release today by General Carranxa's order of the American prisoners taken at Carrixal has averted the probabil- ity of immediate retaliatory steps. It Is possible that 1t has also helped to pave the way toward an attempt at peaceful settlement of the whole bor- der situation. High officials made it clear, however. that the vital point at issue-fhe future attitude of Mexican forces toward American troops In northern Mexico engaged In guarding the border and pursuing bandits who raided American territory-reniains to be settled.
 The state department had no advices tonight as to when a diplomatic reply to it's demands might be expected. The Carranza government has adopted the unusual course of complying in fact with an urgent demand from a for- eign government before it even ac- konwledged receipt of the note or made any statement of what it proposed to do.
 TROOP MOVEMENT CONTINUES
 Pending a satisfactory answer to it's second and more far-reaching require- ment. the United States will continue to hurry troops to the border and to take every step necessary in prepara- ton for the carrying out of Its pur- poses by force of arms.
 Limitations have come. 1t is under stood. that Carranza intends to back up the orders issued to General Ire vino directing that American troops be attacked if they moved in any direc- ton in Mexico except toward the bor- der. Officials expect. however, that the reaffirmation of position will be made in note free from hostile language and continuing the discussion of tha advisability of the withdrawal of Amer- ican troops from Mexico.
 Apparently Secretary Lansing is de- termined to get clear statement of intentions on which action by the Uni- ted States can be founded. Carranza officials profess an earnest desire to avoid a clash. however. and further struggle to fix automatically respon-
 sibility for hostilities that may come is foreshadowed.
 MT. Lansing made it clear today to Ignacio Calderon. minister from Bo- livia that pending a formal reply from the Ccrranza government to his last note, no offer of mediation woJld be acceptable to the United States The minister called to see whether release of the Carrizal prisoners had changed l the attitude of the Washington gov ernment.
 The governments attitude on this question is that arbitration is wholly out of the question; that the United States has nothing to arbitrate. If Geu- eral Carranza should withdraw his hos-, tile orders. however and then propose that an attempt be made to formulate. through mediators. an agreement for | joint operations ill protecting the bor- der might receive consideration. Nc l plan would be acceptable to the Unl- | ted States. however that in any way hampered it's own efforts to guard tho
 lives and property of it's citizens. 
 WILL PURSUE RAIDERS The right to pursue raiders into Mex- | ico will be exercised without inter- | ruption and if the border can be prop erly protected only by temporary mli- | itary occupation of Mexican territory, | that will be the course pursued | It is understood that the Washington government would not, under any cir cumstances, consent to a military status
 quo during discussion of possible CO., l operative measures.
 | Officials indicated they had little hope
 that an agreement for cooperation could
 be arranged.
 The temporary relaxation of tension
 here was indicated today by President Wilson's trip to Philadelphia to deliver an address. MT. Wilson returned tonight
 and one of the first matters to receive | his attention will be the National Guard
 draft resolution adopted by Congress to- day.
 | urder the authority conferred by the
 resolution, the President may apply the
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