The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-22

some interior point in the event OF
hostilities, it was reported here TO-DAY
Ward Rope. a Canadian. reported TO
have been killed by Mexicans at the
/ Cerralvo mines, arrived fere safely
today.
Transports Get Ready.
| NORFOLK, Va, June 22.-Orders to
make the army transports Fitzpatrick,
Meade, Bufort and Sumner ready Tor
service have been received at New
port News where the vessels. are held
| in reserve It is reported the trans
ports will be used to carry Virginia
and Maryland troops to Galveston.
ON oeREGoN's ORDERS.
Ell PASO, Texas June 2-Ihe
carranzista troops opened IRE on the
United States cavalry at Carrizai on
War Minister obreson's orders. Gen
| eraI Gonzales, commander In Juarez;
announced today he had received
obreoon's message TO this effect.
CALCULATING JUAREZ.
Ell pASO, Texas, June 22.-Juarez,
the Mexican border town opposite e.
Paso, is being evacuated today.
Before dawn two troop trains left
Juarez for the south loaded with Car
ranzlsta soldiers and many civilians.
They were riding atop cars and hang
ing on tho sides.
Il 10 expected that all soldiers, ex-
cepting possibly a small guard will
leave Juarez before night.
Await Pershino's Report.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June "a
General Funston stated today that
he would issue no new order until he
has received General Pershing's Of
fetal report and is fully acquainted
with the details of the battle at Car
rail In which forty American troop
ers are reported to have been killed,
many wounded and seventeen taken
prisoner.
It was admitted at army headquar-
ters that Funston's determination not
to send any special orders to Per
shing or General Bell did not mean
that swift punitive action would not
be undertaken. 1t was regarded as
not improbable that Pershtng already
has taken steps to punish the Mexi-
can forces.
Funston's latest information from
Pershing contained no reference to
amy scouting parties so far from the
lines Of communications--abo sev-
enty miles.
Funston had received no report
from Pershing regarding the Carrizal
battle at 945 a. IN. He declined to
say what orders were to be issued as
a result of the attack.
Funston said he wired Pershing at
six o'clock for report on the battle.
He said any additional request for mi
litia would depend on Pershing's re-
port.
No Report Received.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. June d.
General Bell at Fort Bliss said today
that copy of the Mexican report Oh
the Carrizal battle forwarded by Gen.
eral Gonzales OF Juarez, was the only
information Bell had shortly after
eight a. m. No report had been re-
ceived from General Pershing.
Questioned regarding American oc-
cupation OF Juarez in the event Con
zales evacuates the Mexican town,
Bell referred the newspapermen to
| General Funston at San Antonio
! IOWA VOLUNTEERS WANTED.
| DES MONIES, Iowa, June 22.-
Twelve companies of the Iowa Ma.
tionaI Guard being below the IS men
minimum Of the war department., Gov.
ernor Clarke Issued proclamation
calling for volunteers this morning
saying orders were expected at once
for lowa's troops to move on the Dor.
der. About 500 men are needed.
ANOTHER AMERICAN KILLED.
DOUGLAS, ARK, June 22.-Mesi.
cans who had armed themselves for
war, attacked the camp Of two AmcrI.
| can prospectors near Cumpas, and
after a hot fight killed James Parks
and took his partner prisoner, it was
learned today. One Mexican was
killed and several wounded by the
besieged Americans. Norton Hand
the partner, was imprisoned in the
| Jail at Nacozari. News Of the fToht
was brought here by Green c. Bush, a
miner, and a number Of other refu.
! gees.
Hundreds Of Mexicans poured into
the nearly deserted Mexican town OF
Aqua Prieta, across the line here to.
day, from the vicinity of Douglas.
Eagle Pass Is Worried
EAGLE PASS, Texas, June 22.-
News of the battle at Carrizal Great
ed. tense excitement here today
owing to the fact that between four
and five thousand Mexican troops, in
Guiding large force of Yaqui In
dams, are encamped at Allende, about
: fifty miles from the border. To cope
with this force, General Greene has
the Third and Thirtieth infantry regi
1 UP1tG SnlIadrnn nf tho
lteenth. battery of the Third fielt