The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 27, 1916, Image 6
BepERS CARRANZA [
PpE PRISONERS,
ft) TROOPS TO BORDER
ftTtPHFC order that a clear knoK'edgo of what
IfllNjIILU had happened at Carrizal should be at
<F hand.
'm PARRAN7A "But If they are going to attack our
P vrtlVRnllLH men without cause*' he said, "there is
only one thing to do. We will never
s have peace down there until we use
in Summoned fore enough to compel it."
?e* PnmmittnA There is reason to believe that the (
^pmmiuee military situation mav bo influonelm:
t H0US6 for ^e Administration's diplomatic course,
. as well as the desire to make it clear
merence on world and particularly to the
Latin-American Nations that the United
States is being forced into warlike
n. measures by hostility of General CarI*
ranza.
HVED FROM Tho War Department is making t
-^.GOVERNMENT "f,0" '? "5T1 ?p -obiiizatton j
(///. v'. ?f the National Guard. A few coralf////,Afr
panics have been mustered in. Others
will take the oath at once. In 48 hours, j
Wa8 Direct | probably, a substantial force will bo
tf Other- j en route to tbe border to back up
* Border as General Funston's line. j
Communl- M"st first Be u
It ninv be four or five days, how- |
^ ever, before War Department officials
tfjj A ? would feel safe in withdrawing regu- j
' * _ * * lars from tho border patrol to form
when f 1 ! the. cutting edge of whatever force
y . CAMPS they may hurl to the support of Gen ,
oral Pershing's column, should aggres
den nan 38,000 sive action be ordered. j
.1 .lal Guards- It seems doubtful that a formal dtp '<
Trent of the lomatie rupture will be forced before!
states east adequate military precautions are pos
T?nd District sible, particularly as it hus been indi- j
thf,n mobiliza- T I rated that quick, drastic action, is ]
night, six President Wilson's desire should Gen
r\'was issued, oral Carranza force the use of the
^yport forward- army against him.
tpartment by Mr. Wilson's visitors sought light
V6d, command- > on those questions. Specific figures'
4g>t. Of this wore not available as to the garrisons I
*aehu?ets contribu- at various border towns, the number !
^ ftew Jersey 5,000. l of guardsmen who have responded tc t
fh, _ the Pres.dent's call, or the time that
H' - would he rennirnd to tho onllrn
i demand for the im- force to the border. These details
ft the. American troop- bavo been left to the War Department
% at Carrizal icoupled and Secretary Hakor was not present
TcatJon that J^ie Unit- at the conference. The general situ
* an >eftrly statement at*on was presented, however, and
PHlie Carranza Gov- fbere is reason to suppose that the For
It Mpaphed tfa Mexico Affairs Committeemen opproved <
Lanringx' the President's course.
the State No Ta,k of Mediation.
iMdrcommunication On0 fact aa to the conference is
Gcwernment stating significant. There was no discussion
flaPtfight was the direct ?f possibility of mediation. The ;
te tu> attack American subject was not mentioned either by
Sg otherwise than to- th6 President or his callers. Scnatoi
4(r 'personal 1 y issued by s,flne said.
lU to General Trevino Thla statement came in the face of |
>er communicated to a formal notification to ElLseo ArreOg
dondo, Mexican ambassador designate
.retary Lansing requires hia government, that it approved
clo Government transmit principle of mediation as pro
Mnent "as to the course P?sed secoral Latin-American
|aJ- determined uybn," countries. Mr. Arrcndondo expected
^?$r diplomatic Chanel's, carl-v authorization to begin con versa
Mtya subordinate military tioPa wl1h hla Latin American col |
M leagues here, in an effort to diveri
jKk communication is con- f'io crisis to peaceful channels. <
, ? , A .. Tll<wn ma .... 4.U?? I
MBujy uansing eiaies, as | ' *"- " " *" "" i
uLfii Qf deliberately hos- diplomat had attempted to sound Sec | i
Sgaiugt the fwces of the i pe,ary Lansing Jn this respect,
i now itfWe*lco and of n ,8 k"?wn. however, that he ?
te eMack ^without provo- : holds Uiat the United States has noth 1
mmr they move from their I lnS 10 mediate since its only object ,
JHfc de?rKe the friendly 18 the protection of its own borders ]
are ongaged ,Ie has formally notified all latin 1
8 vjAvi jn t^he Amer- American diplomats that the Washing \
8 ton government has no aggresive pur
Vence. pose toward Mexico, hut is resolved t
air required to to 'ree 'ts citizens along the bordet '
I Tnally and of *he danger of bandit raids. (
WaJJ behind the 1
\W ATvansing's BRINGING A LETTER f
% /will^jpet TO PRESIDENT WILSON ,
however, the 1 1
_^Pnment Is determin- Paris. A Madrid dispatch to Thf 1
A*V;to Government shall Temps quotes The Imparclal as re .
vdftaibillty before the porting that President Wilson will re t
f jtorcell upon the United rPive 11 ntessage from the German Em ]
f JT peror in the same manner as did King ; 1
JLI the military situation Alfonso. This statement is included ,
were talked over *n an interview which the represents <
MViouse by the President tJvo? of The Imparclal had with the
11/Stone, of the Senate Carman naval attache, von Krohn,
jfea Committee, Senator who declared that the bringing of let ,
Republican member, of th? King of Spain by a Germar ,
tiFlood of the House submarine could not affect Spanish ]
jJ>reign Affairs. Rep- neutrality, which the Germans respect
f*T ranking minority The Spanish newspapers, the dls
Laft^v ,4i. on /> V* J aV
r. , w wftfl I */tfctwl mxiun' uomanu uikux ui? govern' (
x ment take measure** to prevent a repe j
lasted tltlon of the submarine Incident. ,
hour, Senator Stone ? I
ion was "exceedingly Presents Mediation Offer. i
l>sident had felt It Washington?Ignarlo Calderon, mln- <
jiiJnt Congress with Ister from Bolivia, acting on "the be '
jl8 and the action [ half of several South and Central i
TV. Foreign Affairs | American republics, has presented to ]
f?*lndlcated that he | Secretary Tensing an offer already ac t
*n ' feew a Joint see- rented "in principle" by General Car 1
cago,_w gen^e jn a , ran/.a to mediate In the crisis with |
lies it - this Mexico. \ t
worked v B Govern- V (
Ism In Colt, -^portunity ? ? *~*-t
Wilderness f ^ * * .
in 1904 Si8 SOM"! MARYLAND GUARDS [ 1
ten twenty ' HAVH A "YELLOW SfREAK." I ?
ten twentx at tho con- - rr?. JL I ,
an unusual >?erai (^ar. Baiti 't -?*<. ^ f 1
Former pr0 Amerl- ^ 1 a8" On& OI 6llt j .
eoclation ofS r" J 0wa' maV h V \
active in clv*^^ HI-. 1W rf uJJ1 fc|
^ where he lives h Uo *d >r of SplClWainlnfl I.
the United S^and |
merce, Mr. rarrifl S?v?W orsth^^-xwre banded II
all over the counL.J(I together and atril T of yellow ^
topics concerning tled t0 un^-me. They j!
American history M. wera mftrched throim the com- ?
? peoy street, while ^nelr com- ;i
18 radee yelled "eee fthe yellow *
** streak In them!" 1 * ' *
In - , . , . L ........ I | I
i * . ^
THE LANCASTER N
MOREY LEFT TO
DIE, IKES WAY
100J. TROOPS
AMERICAN CAPTAIN 3ENDS LETTER
TO PER8HINQ DESCRIBING
CARRIZAL AMBUSH.
MHSI SURVIVORS TELL
OF BATTLE AT CARRIZAL
Captain Lewis Sidney Morey of the
Tenth Cavalry Wires His Wife That
He is Safe on the American Line of
Soldiers.
San Antonio, Texas.?Left to die of
;oss of blood and thirst, two miles
from the scene of the encounter be.ween
Mexican anil American troops
it Carrizal, Capt.. Lewis Sydney
Morey of the Tenth Cavalry has made
>ack to the American lines.
General Funston received by telephone
from Mrs. Morey, now at
\ustin, Tex., the following message I
vlvlch reached her by wireless from !
he field:
"Somewhere in Mexico. Am back
m the line with two men, safe.
"SYDNEY."
That, according to Mrs Morey, was
he manner in which Captain Morey
signed all communications to her. A
letter from Captain Morey written
vhile hiding in a hole near the scene
>f the fight at Carrizal, after his men
lad been broken and scattered by j
:ho Mexican force, was received by
jeneral Funston through General
Pershing.
Letter Tells of Ambush.
In that letter Captain Morey had
lescribed how, fearing an ambush,
he American troopers had advanced
n battle formation on the Mexicans
vi.o had come out from Carrizal durng
i parely over permission for the
Americans to pass through the town;
low the Mexicans had opened fire, j
ind how the remaining Amcricaus
lad been forced to retreat and scat- |
:er, each for himself. Army officers
tere hope that the return of Captain
Morey will serve to provide the misdng
links in the story of the cnc-ount*r
at Carrizal and determine the fate
>f each member of the little reoouaoltering
expedition.
How Captain Morey managed to
make his way to the American main
column, a distance of more than 80
miles. Is unknown here, but It is inferred
he was picked up by a detachment
of the rescuing force sent
3ut by General Pershing. Ho was
without food or water in a desert
country and it is believed his sn.TerIngs
must have been intonse. Nothng
to confirm rumors of a clash between
Pershing's men and the Carrantistas
was received by General Funiton
tonight and all was reported
juiet along the border.
Left to Die in Desert.
Captain Morey wrote his letter at
1:15 a. m.t June 21, while hiding in
i hole about 2,00ft yards from the
jceno of the battle. Captain Morey
was wounded and had another woundid
man with him. The three unbounded
men were picked up by a
letachment under Lieut. Henry A.
Meyer, Jr., of the Tenth Cavalry and
:.he letter Drought to General i'ershng
today.
Captain Morey was left to die upon
he desert from thirst and his wounds.
Hie men abandoned him at his own
irders. The three unwounded men
lad carried him, according to their
dories, to Lieut. Meyer from the hole
where he had hidden and made their j
way nearly two miles from the but- !
Jefleld.
They were forced to stop and Cap:ain
Morey, believing himself hop<*
essly wounded, ordered them to leave
llm. They also thought him about to
lie from loss of blood and thirst and
ibeyed.
Vague About Details.
The stories of the rescued men told
:o Lieut. Meyer were vague about the
letails of the fight, according to GenPershing's
report to Gen. Funston.
Captain Morey's letter told of the
lolning of Troop C under Captain
Charles T. Boyd and Troop K under
its own command at OJo Santo Domingo,
June 20, and the advance torether
toward C&rrlzal June 21. He
irrlved in an open field a mile from
riarrizal at 7:35 in the morning,
rhere they halted and Captain Boyd
tent a courier into Oarrizal asking '
permission of General Felix Gomez
.0 enter the town, saying he was go- j
ng to Villa Ahutnada. Gomez replied
that he would not be allowed
o enter the town, hut might make a
letour around it.
Fearing that they were about to be
rapped by the Mexicans which had
tallied out from the town during the
mrely, the American troops deployed
n battle formation, mounted and
noved forward. The Mexicans then
ipened Are. Captain Boyd ordered
lis men to dismount and return the
ire, the engagement lasting about an
tour.
Captain Morey's Letter.
Following is the text of Moray's
attar:
'Carrtzal, Mexico, June 21, 191G,
1:15 a. m.?To commanding officer,
)jo Frederico: My troop reached
DJo Santo Doming to at 5:30 p. m.,
5.r Lr~
EWS, JUNE 27, 1916. ^
New Attack Order<
Trevino; Troops
Chihuahua City, Mexico.?Amerl
vanclng from the American field baa
and OJo Caliente, and General Jacin
attack them if they do not lmmedfa
General Trevlon Bald the Amerla
that they received at Carrlzal, as he
orders to the letter. In this, he said
him, and they Would remain with hlu
The Mexican commander said ttl
as General Pershing seemed ignoran
that outside of five additional prison
Americans were annihilated, althoug!
General Pershing his wired here
prisoners.
It was officially announced that
here will be hanged, that "not being
The seventeen American negroes
have been placed in the penitentiary
rontrnmnnta frvr romnvlne fkom
t?iinvuiv?vw ?V* IVUIVIIU5 VUVU1 IV sf Ul
lean authorities.
Lom Spillsbury, the Mormon scoi
prison. The prisoners were assaulte<
were being transferred .from the train
tho authorities they are being well tr
The troopers brought here are P
W. Ward, Jones. Sockes, Marshall Oil
Stone. Harris, Lee, and Graham of T
of Troop C.
According to a statement, said tt
made public today by General Trevi
know which sido began the firing. S
practically all the Americans who loi
they advanced to a deep ditch in wh
when other Mexicans, getting around
tacked them from the flank.
ALL VILLA TROOPERS I
JOINING MEXICO ARMY
Former Generals Under Bandit I
Hasten to Ally Themselves
With the Carranzistas.
El Paso. Texas, June 27.?Villa
troops. Villa Generals, and former t
cnomies of Villa are flocking to the i
Mexican colors. Two troop trains c
have arrived in Chihuahua from the tl
Laguna district with 2.000 former e
Villa soldiers under Generals C? loxlco C
CoiltrorJLS mid Cunntn Thnv I s
have joined the Carranza troops in r
Chihuahua City and received the best I
barracks in the state cupito!. and are a
cheered every time they drill or ap- a
pear on the streets. Another train is r
expected in Chihuahua with the command
of General Ysabel Robles, an- t
other Villa General, who surnenderd r
the state of Chihuahua to Consul An- I
dres Garcia for the Carranza govern- d
ment. Many other minor Villa leaders a
are Joining the Carranza troops in t
Chihuahua City and are being sent to t
the field near Villa Ahumada. This t
news was brought to the border by j
one of the five men who have been < p
at Parrel, but who came out with the s
last party of Americans.
They were in Chihuahua City when '
the former Villa troops marched from ! f
the Mexican Central station to the ; (
barracks. Ho said the demonstration
in their honor was as great as when 1
Villa rode into Chihuahua the first ^
Lime, and there were a number of f
nuwuu) ui v Ma t liia. iiuui u in niu
crowd. '
The return of Villa to take com- 8
mand of his former troops is being ?
frequently predicted by his friends,
who insist he is not dead, but has been
biding in the mountains of Durango.
They say Villa will take this opporun- c
ity of wreaking his vengeance on the r
United States, and that he will be re- J
ceived with acclamation by the Car- | 1
ranza Government and the Mexican s
people. 11
June 20. Mot C troop under Captain t
Boyd. I came under Captain Boyd's h
command and marched my troop in
rear for Carrizal at 4:15 a. m., reach- I
ing open field to southeast of towu at !
6:30 a. m. j
"Captain Boyd sent In a note re- 8
questing permission to pass through
the town. This was refused. Stated *
we could go to the north, but not 1
east. Captain Boyd said he was going
to Ahumada at this time.
"He was talking with Carranza com- ,
mnnrter. General Gomez sent a written
message that Captain Boyd could ,
bring his force In town and have a '
conference. Captain Boyd feared an .
ambush. He was under the impression
that the Mexicans would run as ,
soon as we fired.
"We formed for attack, his inten- j
tiion being to move up to the line of t
about 120 Mexicans on the edge of t
the town. We formed C Troop on the j
left in line with skirmishers, one {
platoon of K Troop platoon on ex- r
trerae right, echeloned a little to the j
rear. f
Opened Fire at 300 Yards.
"When we were within 300 yards jthe
Moxicans opened tire and a f
strong one before we fired a shot;
then we opened up. They did not f
run. To make a long account short, ! r
after about an hour's fire in which c
both troops had advanced C Troop to \ j
position of Mexican machine gun and ]
K Troop closing in slightly to the left. |
We were very busy on the right, keep- (
Ing off a flank attack. A group of
Mexicans left town, went around our
rear and led our horses off at a gallop.
"About 9 o'clock one platoon of K
Troop which was on our right fel' |
back. Sergeant said he could not
stay there. Both platoons fell brnk
about 1,000 yards to the west and
than together with Qome men of C
".X v- .
'i W'djs.ktrf - <
sd By General [
i Must Move Back .
I!
lean columns hare been seen ad9
In the direction of San Antonio
to Trevino has iBsued orders to ^
tely retreat.
Ann won 1H irakt fhn an ma (rftfltmAnf
was determined to carry out hia
, he had all his subordinates with
i In case of a rupture,
lat It seemed probable, iuasumch
t of the fate of the Boyd column, M
ers now being brought here the
h it was possible more had escaped,
for the names of the dead and the
Ir
none of the prisoners brought
the custom of a civilised country."
s captured in the Carrizal battle
here. There have been no ararez
to be surrenderd to the Amern
nt, captured at Carrizal, also is in ei
1 by Mexican civilians as they R
i to the penitentiary. According to A
cated. fc
rivates Pago. Peterson. N. Lloyd,
ver, M. Donald. Williams. Oivens, K<
roop H, and Howe and Alexander ti
> have been signed by Spillsbury, tc
ino, neither he nor the negroes ei
pillsbury's statement says that tl
st their lives were killed when i M
Lch Mexicans were stationed and tc
to a deep ditch in their rear, at- pi
e
t\
E
HUSHING SUPPLIES TO I
THE NATIONAL GUARD
a<
rr
)ozens of Carloads Hurried ^
Forward From Philadelphia w
Arsenal for Eastern Camps. e<
s
Philadelphia, June 27.?Many addl- **
ional workers were hired and two fl'
lew thro^-ton auto trucks were pur- A
hased to aid In handling the troraeu- 01
lous supply of equipment being rush
'd from the Schuykill to National
Junrd camps otf the Atlantic Seaboard
itates. Twenty-ono carloads of supdies
.including tents, uniforms, shoes,
luts, leggins, underwear, and ordin- S
ince were shipped from the arsenal u'
md twenty-five carloads left the arse- ^
lal. s
The sudden increase In the forces of ri
he army caught officials of the arselal
unawares. Lieut. Col. George H. f4
Jenro?e. in charge of the purchasing '
lepartment of the arsenal, has been
iuthorize<l by Secretary of War Baker
0 make all necessary purchases, so **
hat National Guardsmen may be fully
iquipped forthwith. '
Ten thousand blankets purchased
irrived at the arsenal in more than
1 score of automobile trucks.
"It will require ten dnytr yet. for us c>l
ully to equip the additional quota of ai
guardsmen in tho East," said Lieut.
3ol. Penrose tonight.
Orders were placed for 236,000 ^
ilnnkets, 197,000 undershirts, 199,000
Irawors, 150,000 pairs of canvass leg- j ni
dna, 25,000 leather legglns, 100,000
lata, 1,000 bedsacks, 5,000 mosquito
>ar?, 8,000 cots, and 8,000 yards of ri
ihirtlng flannel. The orders amount- 01
id to $1,400,000. f1
ts
a
Ammunition Is Moved. g
Laredo. Texas.?Two million rounds
>f ammunition consigned to Carranza
nilltary authorities in the interior of
Mexico, and recently confiscated by <j(
Jni'ted States customs officials, were pi
lent by special train to the govern- ^
irnment supply stores at San Antonio. a]
c<
roop who were there these men
icattered. C
"I was slightly wounded. Captain
3oyd, a man told me, was killed.
Nothing was seen of Lieutenant ^
Vdair after fight started, so men I
taw stated.
"I hid In a hole 2,000 yards from
laid and have one other wounded
nan and three men with me.
"Morey, captain."
Comment by Pershing.
In transmitting Captain Morey'a
etter General Pershing said:
"The three men referred to by 94
Moray are the three men who had
iKnvn I ? *1 *- ? IX
,Vv? ?Kio7>ur>0 ill tucir (JUIMSHHHlOn.
rhe wounded man was from C Troop
hot through the knee. Lieutenant
deyer reports that the three men '
vers rather vague as to where they *
tad left Captain Morey, but stated
hat on the night of the twenty-first **
hey had carried him two miles, that
dorey became weak, could not go furher
and told them to leave. Meyer J
econnoitered 20 miles east of Santa ^
tfaria, but found nothing. Out of ^
craln and forage, horses in bad shape,
tad to return."
tave been ordered, a shortage for a ^
ew days in almost a certainty.
Colonel Stanley received orders to
Co Into the open market and buy at
narkot prices anything needed. Shoes ?
ire needed more than anything else. d
te said, but it was stated there was
lttle UklLhood of any adequate sup- d
>ly being available in lees than ^
hirty days.
P
? ^
Germans Repulse Russians.
Berlin, via London.?Violent attacks *
>n tht Auatro-Oerman forces which
tare countered the Russian offensive ^
n Voihynia are being continued. The ^
ear office announced that all the#*
ittacks, made repeatedly with strong f<
loross had been sMwksi
*' Vv*'; ' ' %"*'b ' />'s v ?7
ANSING SENDS NEW
IOTE 10 GARRANZA
VTE8T NOTE FROM UNITED
8TATE8 18 8HORT BUT POSITIVE
IN DEMANDS.
IUST RELEASE PRISONERS
i Reply to Note From Carranza About
Carrlzal Battle President Wilson Demands
an Immediate Release of the
17 Prisoners.
Washington.?The official text of
le note to the Mexican de facto gov-nment.
transmitted to Jamee Lynn
odgors, special representative of the
merlcan government in Mexico City
illows:
"Mr. Arredondo delivered to this
^vernment the following communicaon:
" 'I am directed by my government
> Inform Your Excellency, with rofrervce
to the Carrizal incident, that
le Chief Executivo, through the
[exican war department, gave orders
> Gen. Jacinto B. Trevino. not to
ermit American forces from Genrnl
Pershing's oolumn to advance
irther South, nor to move either
ast or West from the points whore
ley are located, and to oppose new
icursions of American soldiers into
[exican territory. These orders were
rought by General Trevino to the
Ltention of Goneral Pershing, who
nknowledged the receipt of the coralunicatlon
relative thereto. On the
Ind instant, as your excellency knows
a American force moved eastward
alto far from its base, notwithstandig
the above orders and was engag1
by Mexican troops at Carrizal,
tate of Chihuahua. As a result of
le encounter several men on both
dos were killed and wounded and 17
merlcan soldiers were made prleonrs.
"You are hereby Instructed to hand
> the Minister of Foreign Relations
r tho de facto government the folrwing:
" 'The government of the United
tates can put no other construction
pon the communication handed to
le secretary of state of tho United
tates on the 24th of June by Mr. Arodondo,
under instruction of your
overnment, than that it is intended
b a formal avowal of deliberately
ostile action against the forces of
te United States now In Mexico and
f tho purpose to aittack them without
rovocatlon whenever they move from
leir present position in pursuance of
to objects for which they were sent
lere, notwithstanding the fact that
tose objects not only involve no un iendly
intention towards the govrnment
and people of Mexico, but
re on the contrary, intended only to
isist that government In protecting
self and tho territory and the peole
of the United Stales against irretonsible
and insurgent bands of rebel
larauders.
" 'I am instructed, therefore, by my
overnment to dt:nand the immediate
>leaao of the prisoners taken in tho
icounter at Carrizal, together with
ny property of the United States
iken with them and to inform you
tat the government of the United
tates expects an early statement from
our government as to the course of
otion it wishes the government of
to United States to understand it has
etermined upon and that it also ex[iota
that this statement be made
trough the usual diplomatic channels
ltd not through subrodinate military
ommanders."
RISIS WILL~FTND~CONGRES8
READY FOR EMERGENCIES
ouse and Senate Work to Clear Slate
So Mexlcana May Have Undivided
Attention.
Washington. ? Congress solidly
ices the Mexican emergency ready
>r any legislative action its leuders
eclare which developments may de
land. THe house already is planning
i crossed appropriations to meet extra
ipendltures incurred through mobillitlon,
equipment and transportation
f the National Quard and to provide
iore munitions.
Congress has contemplated to add
20,000.000 to army appropriation bill
nd an urgent deficiency bill for
1,000,000 is in the course of preparaon.
Congress is working hard to disuse
of the routine legislative proos&ls
before ft. The house is clearig
up the special program and apropriatlon
bills rapidly, but the Rente
is far behind. Legislation to be
Imposed of by the upper house heire
adjournment includes the government
shipping bill, the child labor law.
itification of the house amendments
> the credit legislation, the immigra
on bill and conservation measures.
The Senate also ie behind with aproprlations.
The pootoffice bill probbly
will be passed within one or two
ays and there are awaiting conelderaon
the agricultural, fortifications,
fcplomatlc, sundry civil, pensions, DIs
riot ot Columbia and naval appro
Nation bills. The house will resume
tscuselon of the army and naval ap
ropriation bills. The house will rat
ure discussion of the army appro
Nation measure. Besides this, ft stiC
as the Military Academy approprla
loo bill to complete. The recontructed
naval Mil will be reported
y (ha Senate before the end of th?
reek.