The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-06-25
Failure to Comply with the De-
mand viii Result in Ser
iouS Consequences.
NOTHING TO MEDIATE
TreVino'S Threat of Attack Car
ried Out Might PreCipitate
General HoStiHtieS.

WASHINGTON, June PA per
emptory demand that General Car
rama repudiate the attack on Amer
lean troops at CarriEal and immedi-
ately release all captured American
soldiers was understood tonight TO be
the next step in the Mexican crisis
now contemplated by tke Washington
government.
Failure to comply with either de-
mand undoubtedly would result in
the "Eravest consequences" foretoId
In Secretary Lansing's recent note to
The defacto government.
Awaiting Final Report.
Formulation Of communication
awaited a final report from General
Pershing on the Carrizal incident.
Pending It's receipt the war depart
ment pressed urgently today its ef-
forts to reinforce strongly the border
patrol and prepare for any eventuall-
ty.
Full Information from American
sources as to what happened at Car
rizal 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
based on reports already received
from stragglers.
Trapped and MaSsacrcd.
Aside from the stragglers. the
American dead reported by Mexican
authorities, and the prisoners in Mex
lean hands, more than n score of men
remained unaccOunted for out of
Captain Boyd's little detachment OF
negro troops. Without exception the
reports Of the stragglers indicate that
the force was trapped and massacred
by machine gun fire.
Some hope persisted tonight that
few OF the command left foot in
the desert when their horses stam-
peded under the Mexican fire. may
have dug themselves in somewhere
in the country west OF Carrizal. and
be waiting for relief. General Persh-
ing's cavalry supports were nearing
the scene OF the tragedy and already
had picked up n number OF survivors.
according to late reports from the
border.
Concerned with Threat.
Officials were plainly concerned
with news dispatches from Chlhua-
hua, saying that General Jacinto Tre-
vino. the Mexican commander. had
threatened to attack American col
umns reported advancing from the
field base toward San Antonio and
Ojcnliente II they did not Immediate
ly retreat. Another battle at this
time might precipitatc general hOstil-
files.
RUmors that the Carranza govern
ment vas seeking mediation through
other Latin-American nations came
from many quarters today. The ac-
tivity OF EleseO Arredondo. the
Mexican ambassador designate. lent
weight to the reports. Private ad-
vices from Mexico City also contIn-
ued to indicate that General Carran-
IN still hoped to find way to evade
the storm his policy has aroused.
Nothing 20 Mediate.
No offers of mediation reached the
state department from any source.
Administration officials held that
they have nothing to mediate.
Under these circumstances II was
AAtlNlhNeu Ou HAEu dulUbIlNI ludN 'I-
forts toward preservation OF peace
concerning the Initiation OF which
the minister Of salvation was author
lied today to confer with his diplo-
matte colleagues. could go no fur
ther than an attempt TO persuade
General CarranZa to change his atti-
|, tude toward the determination Of the
United States to protect It's people
and territory. Ambassador Naon, of
Argentine, who was n leader in the
movement to recognize the Carran-
IA de facto government during the
Pan-American conferences as to Mex
ico. Is understood TO have advised
his government last night. that the
circumstances did not lend them
selves to mediation proposal at this
time. He came here yesterday from
New York and saw diplomatic and
state department officials and re-
turned to Washington again late to-
night.
A report today that General Car
rama and his cabinet had prepared
a reply to the last American note re-
ieeting his demand that American
troops be withdrawn from Mexico.
The report said 1t would be pub
Nshed in Mexico City. but Il did not
say when Il would be sent hero and
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