The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-27
WILL CALL on FIRST CHIEF
TO REPCDIATE THE ATTACK
Grave Consequences Unless He Com
plies at Once-America Pre-
pares for Steps.

washington, June pa preemp-
tory demand that Gen. Carranza re-
pudiate the attack on American
troops at Carrizal and Immediately
release all captured american SOL
diers was understood tonight to be
the next step contemplated by the
United States in the Mexican crisis.
Failure to comply with either de-
mand undoubtedly would lead to "the
gravest consequences foretold in
Secretary Lansing's recent note to
the de facto government.
Formulation of a communication
awaited a final report from Gen. Per-
shing on the Carrizal incident. Pend
ing it's receipt the war department
pressed urgently today it's efforts
strongly to reinforce the border pa
troll and prepare for any eventual
ity.
Full information from American
sources as to what happened at Car
rial was still lacking and the long
delay in finding additional survivors
of the fight was regarded as an omi-
nous sign. No American officer may
survive. In that event action by the
United States probably would be bas-
ed on the reports already received
from stragglers.
Some Still Missing.
Aside from the stragglers the
American dead reported by Mexican
authorities and the prisoners in Mex
lean hands more than score Of men
remained unaccounted for out OF
Capt. Boyd's little detachment OF
negro troopers. Without exception
the reports of the stragglers indicate
thai the force was trapped and mas
sacred by machine gun fire.
some hope persisted tonight that a
fnw of the command may have due
themselves in somewhere west Of Car
rial. Gen. Pershing's cavalry sup
ports already had picked up a num-
Der of survivors, according to late
reports.
Nothing to Mediate.
No offers of mediation reached the
state department. Administration Of
fcials hold that they have nothing to
mediate. 1t is generally regarded as
unlikely that President Wilson would
agree to anything tying the hands OF
Gen. Funston.
Under these circumstances it was
intimated on high authority that ef-
forts toward preservation Of peace,
concerning the initiation of which the
minister of Salvador was authorized
today to confer with his diplomatic
colleagues, could go no further than
an attempt to. persuade Gen. Carranza
to change his attitude toward the de-
termination of the United States to
protect it's people and territory.
Ambassador Naon of Argentine is
understood to have advised his gov
ernment last night that the circum-
stances did not lend themselves to
a mediation proposal at this time. He
came here yesterday from New York
and saw diplomatic and state depart
ment officials and returned to Wash
ington again late tonight.
"A report reached here today that
Gen. Carranza and his cabinet had
prepared reply to the last Ameri-
can note rejecting his demand that
American troops be withdrawn from
Mexico. The report said it would be
published in Mexico City tomorrow,
but it did not say when it would BE
sent here and officials were not in
clined to credit it. Ambassador Ar
redondo had no information that a
reply had been prepared or even that
a decision had been reached By his
government as to its next step. Spe-
cial Agent Rodgers at the Mexican
capital has reported inability as yet
to give any inkling as to what may
be expected from Carranza.
Sign of Hostility.
If a reply has been prepared so
soon officials are inclined to believe
it foreshadows hostile answer.
Private advices today still pictured
the position of Gen. Carranza as
strongly inclined toward a peaceful
termination of the present situation.
He is said to feel that Villa is solely