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♦I - r 'a J j ■ - ?' uJul eERMANS.HOLDJliSlANS. IN 8JERN NOTE SENT TO CARRANZA MEXICAN fiOVERNMElfT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ATTACK TREVINO OBEYED ORDERS MEXICANS OUARD RAILROAD FOR MILITARY USE IN WAR Carranza Tells of Fight Which Oc curred at Carrlzal When Ameri cans Moved Other Than North ward—Congressional Leaders See v ■ ■ * ■ • , v.. v ' ■ ’■ Wilson as New Note Demands Cap tives and a Definition of the Policy of Mexican Government. , A demand for tl»e immediate re lease of tlie American troopers taken prisoner at Carrizal, coupled with a stern notification that the l’nited States evjiects 4n early statement of the purjioses of the Carranza government was tele graphed Sunday to Mexico City by ~ Secretary lansing. The note discloses that the state deiiartment recived Saturday a com- inuuication from the de facto govern ment stating that the Carrizal fight n’as the direct result of orders to at* tack American soldiers moving other wise than towards the holder |>er- sonally issued by (ion. Carranza to Gen. Trevino and by the latter com municated to (ien. Persldng. In reply Secretary Lansing re quires that the de facto government transmit a definite statement “as to the course of action It has determin ed upon’’ through the usual diplo matic channels, “and not through subordinate military officers.” The Mexican communication is construed. Secretary lynnslng states, "as a formal avowal of deliberately hostile action against the forces of the I’Ritcd States novy in Mexico, and Tinroose to attuclr without, provocation whenever they move from their present position” despite the friendly mission on-which they are engaged aqd which is reaffirmed In the American rejolfnder. (Ien. Carranza Is required to place himself on record formally and the plain intimation Mes behind the re strained language of Mr. lanslng’s commurticatlon that force will be met with force. Apparently, hoover, the Washington government is determin ed that the de facto government shall not evade responsibility before the world if war is forced upon the Unit ed States. • • <The note and Ihe military situation of the United States were talked over at the White House by the president with Chairman Stone of the Senate foreign relations committee, Senator Lodge, ranking Republican member, and Chairman Flood, of the House committee on foreign affairs. After th« conference, which Unted more than an hour. Senator Stone •aid the situation was “exceedingly acute.” The president had felt it necessary to acquaint congress with the state of affairs, and the action taUen. through the foreign affalra - committee.' It was indicated that he • might, desire to address a joint ses sion of the House end Senate in a day or two, but would not take this final step until the Mexican govern ment had been given an opportunity to reply. The text of the note to the Mexi can de facto government, transmitted to James Lynn Rodgers, special rep resentative of the American govern ment in Mexico City, says: "Mr. Arredondo yesterday deliver ed to this government the following communication “ ’I am directed by my government . to inform your excellency with refer ence to’the Carrizal incident, that the chief executive through the Mexi can war department, gave orders to (ien. Jacinto It. Trevino not to per mit American forces from Gfen. Per shing's column to advance furthec south, nor to move either east or west' from the points where they are located and to oppose new incursions of American soldiers into Mexican territory. These orders were.brought by Gen! Trevino to the attention of Gen. Pershing, who c.cknowledgod the receipt of the*tiommunieation rel ative thereto, On the twenty-second Inst., as your excellency knows, an American force moved eastward quite far from its base, notwithstanding the above orders, and was engaged by Mexican troops at Carrizal, State of Cbiliunhnn. As a result of the en- cdunter, several men on both sides were killed and wounded and seven- ’ teeri American soldiers were pris oners.' ,. ‘ ‘ , “You are hereby instructed to hand to the minister of fpreign rela tions of the defacto government the following: “ ‘The government of the Unit ed States can put no other con struction upon the*communication l anded to the secretary of state of the United States on the twenty- Juqrth day of June by Arredondo, under instruction of your govern- • nient, than that it is intended as a formal avowal of deliberately hos tile action against the forces of the United States now in Mexico, and of the p'urpose to attack them without provocation whenever they move from their present position in pursuance of the objects for which they were sent there, not withstanding the fact that those objects not only involve no un friendly intention towards the gov ernment and people of Mexico, hut are, on the contrary. Intended only to assist that government in pro tecting itself and the territory »nd people of th* United States against in marauders OVER EIGHTY MILE FRONT ’V Americana Face Them on 200-Mile Front—Armed Patrols Work Betw een Two Armies. Carranza troops in nortIu\i Chi huahua are being concentrated has tily and in force along the line of the Mexican Central railroad between Juarez and Chihuahua City, accord ing to private dispatches received In El Paso Monday. These messages said that eight troop trains packed with soldiers to be distributed at points between Villa Ahumada and Laguna left the state capital Sunday night. - - Military men assume from this movement that in the event of hos tilities with the United States the Mexican plan contemplate the spar ing of no effort to hold the rail road, the main artery of transpor tation from the border to the in terior. While the Mexican troops are being aligned along the railroad other re ports along the railroad other re ports indicated that Gen. Pershing’s expeditionary command, less than fifty miles to the west, has been drawn into a parallel line extending up the Santa Maria Valley from El Valle to Columbus, N. M. I^rge Mexican forcej are being gathered at Villa Ahumaua and at Moctezuma, while, according to reports in El Paso, Gen. Pershing has his largest forces at El Valle and Colonla Dub- la n. Between the two lines which are ofleh two hundred miles long, both Ainericiin and Mexican cavalry Scouting patrols are operating. A|i- i prehension was manifested in both K1 Paso and Juarez that some of these patrols might clash jmd pre- flfdtate general liostilitios. —- -?—*' people in northern Mexico are on the verge of starvation and that the eco nomic situatioQ daily is becoming more acute, fears were also expressed that some of. the natives might at tack an American motor supply train In the hope of obtaining food. Berlin Says von LJnsingen Has Halt- U ed Larger Russian Army From Kolkl to Styr. 'P r t? Berlin reports via London: The' German counter attack against the Russians under Gen. Brusiloff in Vol- hynla has now developed over - a front of eighty miles, extending from Kolkl on the Styr River almost to the Galician frontier. General von Llnsingeq’s forces have enveloped the Russians, who here had driven a big bend into the Austro-German lines, in front and on both flanks, and nodf, according to all reports reaching here, are slowly but surely pressing the Russians back all along the line In the general di rection of Lutsk. Although considerably reinforced, von Llnsingen U confronted by high ly superior numbers, which, however, have been unable to check his coun- ter £(|ack and start the Russian steam roller again In the direction of coveted Kovel and Vladimir-Volynski. The Russian losses here are described as enormous. Russian officers time and again led their men In desperate hut fruitless charges against the Ger man lines. /, The count.*y covered by these en gagements is Extremely difficult, im peded by, woods anji swamps, and much of the fighting therefore has been at close quarters. To relieve the pressure upon this semi-circle before Lutsk the Russians have resumed the offensive against Gen. Count von Bothmer’s lines along the Galician front, but attacks here and southward along the Stripa River, although executed with great determination, failed to make any impressioh upon the Austro-German lines. " REPORT OF DEAD CAPT. MOREY SAYS MEXICANS ATTACKED TO RECRUIT REGIMENTS BAKER ORDERS MILITIA . DIRECT TO THE BORDER (ommniMler* Instructed *to Notify Funston When Ready and He Will Station Commands. Secretary Ruker issued orders to all army departmental commanders to send to the Mexican bonier all militia available immediately upon their organization, without waiting for completion of the mobilization of Uie separate states. The commanders were requested to notify Gen. Funston when each regi ment. troop, battery or other unit completed muster. General Funston will indicate where he wishes the forces sent in each instance, and the departmental commander, without further instructions from Washing ton. will arrange transportation and seqd them forward. The, announcement of the new orders was made officially after Fri day's cabinet meeting, but it was un derstood that they actually had been Issued before the cabinet convened. No explanation was oftered for the change in the original plan to send only a part of th«s available Guards men at present and oMiehvFfl- would not disclose whether, news of any Important developments in Mexico had caused the step. 30IILD GO NORTH NOT EAST Gomez Told Capt. Boyd He Must Not Fass Through Tov^n or Progress Eastward But Officer Said He Was Going to Ahumada—Formed Skir mish Line and Advanced—Mexi cans Regan Firing. Mexican troops fired the first shot on the troopers Qf_the Tenth United StAtes cavalry at Garrizal, but not ? • • ■=*» , until the American force, fearing an ambush, had advanced In battle'for mation, according to a letter written on the day of the fight by Capt. Lewis Morey, commanding K troop of the Tenth and forwarded to Gen. Funston by Gen. Pershing Sunday night. Following Is the text of Capt. MoYey’s letter: "Carrizal, Mex., June 21, 1916, 9:15 ' A. M. "To Commanding onTPbr, OJo Fed erico: "My troop reached Ojo Santo Do mingo at five-thirty p. m., June 20 Met Troop C under Capt. Boyd. 1 came under Capt. Boyd’s command and marched my troop In rear for Carrizal at four-fifteen a. m. Reach ed open field to southeast of town at six-thirty. MEXICANS CONCENTRATE Withdraw Main Forces From Border for Rapid Transportation. News reaching army headquarters Monday would seem to indicate that the Mexichn force* along the Rio Grande from Matamoros to Juarez either have withdrawn their main strength from the border or are pre paring to do so. It also Is Indicated that these troops are taking station at atrategic points along a line well south of the border where railroad junctions al low of the rapid handling of troops or where the topography of the coun try would permit of a strong defense. Their new line, it is reported, par allels In a way the course of the Rio Grande and would command the main Tinea of advance toward the strategic points of Monterey and Saltillo; the Coahulla coal mines/which furnish the main fuel supplyjPf Mexico; Pare- don, the main railroad junction point between Manterey and Saltillo, and Torreon, which probably will be the main base of the Meiican army, and Chihuahua City. ♦ ♦♦ 1 Governor Manning Saya Soldiers are Needed in Crisis B. C. Moat Do Her Share. " ’ ■ ' v t < One thousand recruits ore needed at once to complete the First and Second regiments of the National Guard v for service in Mexico. The call for the men was issued Sunday night by Gev. Manning after a con ference at Camp Moore with Col. E. M. Blythe of the First regiment, ranking officer and Col. H. B. Springs of the Second regiment. The follow ing call was signed by Gov. Manning: “To the People of South Carolina: “A crisis confronts us. The call for aerviee has come. South Caro lina is expected to do her part. Our men are responding nobly.- About 2,500 are now in camp. We need at least one thousand addi tional men. I make this appeal to to the patriotism and loyalty of the men of South Carolina to offer their services without delay. The mutter is urgent. Recruits are needed at once. “I request Uiose in each com-., inunity who are interested in see ing South Carolina furnish her full war quota of troops to take the lead in securing available recruits for the two Mouth Carolina regi men tk and urge Uiat they com municate with Col. O. K. liaRoque at the governor’s office in Colum bia at once. •‘Recruiting officers will be sent to any communities that indicate a res|M>nse to tills appeal. 1 am con fident that the patriotism of our l»eople will briug a prompt re- sponse. “Richard I. Manning, “Governor.” RUSSIANS CAPTURE TOWNS AND TAKE ALL CROYNLANI Mia vs Oroas Border and Taka Tows of Kntx Bat Austrians Say They Retook It. London reports: The Rnsslan armies of Gen. Brnsiloff . which marched west from Czernowitz cross ed the border of Bukowina and cap tured the town of Kuty in Galicia; but, according to Saturday's official statement from Vienna, the Austro- Hungarian troops later forced the Russians out and recaptured the town. The southern wing of Gen. Brusi- loffs army has now pursued tl>e re treating troops of Gsn. Pflanzer two- thirds of the way across the Aus trian crownland of Bukowina and has occupied all the Important towns ol this province except Kimpolung and Dorna Watra. In the direction ol these towns the Russians have taken Gura-Humora and are-now proceed ing along the railway line running through Southern Bukowina Into ^ Hungary. , The only alternative apparently left to the remnant of Gen. Pflanzer’s forces which still cling to Bukowina is to follow their comrades Into th# Carpathian foothills. To the north of Kuty the Russian Advance has been notable along the Pruth River, bringing them to the RybnltXa River, about fifteen miles from Kolomea. The German counter offensive In Volhynla continues to press the Rus sians back, according to the Berlin statement, which says the German capture of prisoners Is steadily In creasing. Heavy fighting continues along the railway to Lemberg from BRYAN LADS IN PEACE MOVE •DEMANDS RELEASE OF MEN Soldiers Captured in Carrizal dent” Must -bo Released. ‘Incl- The Carrizal incident, of course, overshadows now all other develop ments. Although they have only Mexican reports to gq upon, officials do not question statements that many American cavalrymen were killed, wounded or captured. In view of the orders giVen American officers in Mexico, however, they refuse to ered- ft the charge that the American com mander was the aggressor. Whatever the-facts may prove to be when Gen. Pershing's report ar rives, it is rertain that no steps ,to- War (Reprisal will be taken, at least until that report has been carefully studied) One of the first actions, however, would be to demand the re- Fiv« Am«rlc*n-Mexican Anti-War Conferees Go to El Paso. David Starr Jordan of Leland Stan ford University has notified the American UnLon Against Militarism that he accepted its Invitation to be one of a commission of six, composed equally of Americans and Mexicans, to go to El Paso In an effort to bring about an end of the trouble between Mexico and the United States. In his telegram of acceptance Dr. Jor dan said he was actually on his way to El Paso. The three Mexican members of the commission, two of whom • live in Mexico City, have already accepted the invitation. Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City has also accepted, and the only remaining nominee to. the commission Is William J. Bryan. The others say he'Will accept. OUTNUMBERED BY WOMEN the encounter at Carrt- zal. together with any property of the United States taken with them, mad to iafomi yon that the govern ment of the I’nited States expects an early statement from your gov ernment as to the course of action it wishes the government of the United States to understand it lias determined upon, and that it also expects that this statement be made through the usual diplomatic channels, and not through subordi nate military commanders.’ ” The president told those at the conference of the note from Gen. Carranza avowing tho attack on American troops at ’Carrizal, and of the reply that he had directed to be sent. Senator Stone was very em phatic afterwards in .regard to the demand for . release of the prisoners. "We must have those men,” he said solemnly. The senator made no effort to hide his own belief that war practically Is here. A final report from Gen. Per shing was necessary, he said, in order happened . at CafrUaJ should be at hand. “ M am Instructed, therefore, by my-ioweminent to downed U*e-in*- /‘BnA-H _ thnr, — mediate release of th® prisoners our men Wltftunl Ft Use. he said, .. - -.A A .. ■«. a 1 — — -S-M sltlat** Am TIT -V “there It only one thing to da. We will never have peace down there until we os* fore* enough to com pell It German Men in Government Service Now in Minority. As a result of the men having been called to the colors, the number of women employed in government bu reaus and offices in Germany has gradually increased until now the.fe male employees arq In a decided ma jority, according tb recent data pub lished in'the North German Gazette. The rate of increase in the employ ment of women .in office work during last year is shown by the figures for the number of employees hired dur ing each three months’ period. Of these new employees the women formed forty per r cent. jn the first quarter of’ the year, forty-tlnTe per emit, in the-second, forty-eight in the tlurd and fifty-two in the last. “(’apt. Boyd sent in a note re questing itennlssion to pass through the town. Tills was re fused. Stated we could go to the north, but not east. (‘apt. Boyd said he was going to Ahumada at Uiis time. “He was talking with Carranza commander. Gen. Gomez sent written message that Capt. Boyd was bringing force in town and' have conference. Capt. Boyd feared ambush. He was under the Impres sion that the Mexicans would run as soon as we fired. ‘‘We formed for attack, his inten tion being to move up to the line of 120 Mexicans on\ the edge of the town. We formed C troop on the left In line of skirmish, one platoon of K troop on right of line and another K troop platoon on extreme right a lit tle to the rear. “When we wore within three hun dred yards the Mexicans o|)cned fire and a strong one before we fired a shot; then wo opened up. They did not run but to make a long aegpunt short, after about an hour's fight, in which both troops had advanced, C troop to position of Mexican machine gun and K trrfop closing in slightly to the left, we were very busy on the right keeping off a flank attack. A roup of Mexicans left town, went around our rear and our led horses left at a gallop. “At about nine o’clock, one platoon of Troop K, which’ was on our right, fell back. Sergeant said he could not stay there. Both platoons fell back about one thousand yards to the west and then, together with some men of Troop C, who were there, these men scattered. "I was slightly wounded. Capt. Boyd, a man told me, was kitted. Nothing was seen of LleuL Adair af ter fight started, so man I saw stated. I am hiding In a hole two thousand yards from field and have one other wounded man and three men with me. (Signed) “Morey, Captain." In transmitting Capt. Morey's let ter Gen. Pershing said: “The three men referred to by Morey are the three men who had the above message In their posses sion. The wounded man was from C troop, and was shot through the knee. Lieut. Meyers reports that the three men were rather vague as to where they had left Capt. Morey, but stated that on the night of the twenty-first they hi^d carried him two milctf; that Morey became weak, could not go further, and told them to leave him. They thought he was dying from loss of, Wood and lack of water. Moyer reconnoitred twenty miles east of Santa Maria, but found nothing. Out of grain and forage, horses in bad shape, lie had to re turn." GERMANS IN NORTH SEA CAPTURE BRITISH SHIP Passenger Ship Bound From Holland tor Tilbury is Taken Into Zeebrugge. The British ’ steamship Brussels with passengers on board, has been captured by German destroyers and taken Into Zeebrugge. It Is stated In London that there were no Americana on the vessel. The vessel was on her way from Rotterdom to Tilbury with passen gers and mails. She was captured Friday. Most of the passengers are Belgian refugees on their way to England. The Brussels is a 285-foot vsai thirteen hundred and eighty tons gross, and was built In 1902. TU- | bury Is on the Thames, on the out skirts of Ijondon. The route from Rotterdom to Tilbury lies across the southern end of the Sorth Sea on a line which passes about forty miles north of Zeebrugge. The German de stroyers probably set forth from Zee brugge. the east. 4 MANNING CALLS BLEASE i CARRANZA FAVORS MEDIATION Governor Talks to “Ooley" at Big Anderson Meeting. The meeting at Anderson Saturday was the largest yet met with on th® campaign, over three thousand people kurning out to hear the candidates. The meeting appeared to be favorabl® to Blease with Cooper a second favor ite. All the candidates were given a respectful hearing. A colloquy between Gov. Manning and former Gov. Blease caused ex citement, Mr. Blease had been ridi culing the statement that Gov. Man ning was governor of all the peopl® and had not known factions In his appointments. He said that the only difference between Mr. Manning and him was that he had said only his faction need apply for office and he had kept bis promise, while Mr. Man ning had said he would not regard factions and had not kept his prom la®. Tbe governor Jumped to his feet and advanced toward Mr. Blease, gea- Uculating rigorously. There wah so much yelling and cheering for Blsaaa that what waa passed between the governor and the former governor was not audible to the press stand. Chairman Tolly finally got the crowd quieted, the governor to^k his seal and Mr Blease continued his speech. 1 of General Accepts In Principle Offe Latin-American Republics. Iflnaclo Calderon, minister from Bolivia, acting on behalf of several South and Central American repub lics, presented to Secretary Lansing Monday an offer already accepted "In principle" by Carranza to mediate in the crisis with Mexico. Mr. Tensing declined to say what his reply would be, but the adminis tration has indicated repeatedly that it considers there is anything In its differences with the Carranza govern ment which will admit of mediation. Elsieo Arredondo, Mexican ambas sador designate, has notified Mr. Cal deron and Dr. Rafael Zeldivnr, the minister from Salvador, that while he had not received the attitude of Mex ico, which they submitted to the de facto gevernment through him, a pre liminary expression had come from "his government accepting "in princi ple" the offer of_medlation. He said Gen. Carranza in reply to similar inquiries submitted by Latin- American diplomats at Mexico City had Informed the governments In question that he “would be pleased to accept their offers."' • ♦ ♦ — l GREEK CABINET A STOPGAP Will Not Go Before Parliament, But Only Execute Allies’ Demands. A Havas dispatch from Athens says that Premier Zaimis has announced that the new cabinet is unable to ap pear before the chamber of deputies, and will confine itself to execution of the demands presented, by the En tente powers. These demands will be carried out' to the letter, Premier Zaimis having delivered a note to representatives of the Entente, reciting the terms of the ultimatum, and concluding: • “The Greek government, taking account of their final declaration, Bombard Fort V»ux, NATIONAL READY State Regiments Begin to Arrive at Mobilization Grounds. After four days of unceasing activ ity under pressure, the officials of the office of the adjutant general and the officers of the Na’ional Guard say that the two regiments of South Car olina infantry and troop of cavalry ordered mobilized by the war Ylepart- ment on Monday are now ready ,to move, and that the camp at Styx is GERMANS IN THE EAST Paris Says Pressure in the West is Somewhat Lighter. While the weight of German mili tary power is being increasingly felt , . . ... ,, on the eastern front, where It has hereby agrees J^fie^uterJategkllfc ^teaeArlhe-Auatriah- remsteuee-te | the drive of -the Russians the pres sure on the French at Verdun baa SUB GETS TWO Italian Cruiser and French Kestroyer Sunk in Adriatic. The .French ministry of marine an nounced Sunday that the Italian aux iliary cruiser Citta di Messina and the French tgypedo boat destroyer Fourcho have been reported torpe doed in the Straits of Otranto. The Citta di Messina, which wri being escorted by the Fourche, was the first victim of the submarine. The Fourche later attacked the under water boat, which submerged and dis appeared. Shortly afterwards the Fourche herself waa torpedoed. A1 most all ker crew was saved, ready to receive them. The First The Fourche was built in 1910 and Rqgiment arrived Friday at noon ani_J.liajiJi complepaent of eighty^one OTTl- wept Into camp at Styx Immediately on arrival. The Second Regiment will arrive on Saturday. , cers and men. She was two hundred and forty-six feet long and displaced seven hundred and thirty-four tons She was capable Of making nearly thirty-four knots an hour. (jflluu ol WTT east of Verdun, there has been rather lively artillery fighting and -bombard ments and mining operations .bav» taken place aloag the remain oar of the Freach front. - x. f, - . • M ere has been rather lively artil lery gellvlty around the famous west ern front fortress, but no further mors*, by the Infantry are recorded In Wednesday afternoon's Paris bul letin. . . * ‘TV CAPT. MOREY IS SAFE •U«.T ' - ' i , ^ ’ . - - Escaped Mexicans After Battle and Regains Pershing's I4ae. Tba ; return to Gen. Pershing’* line of Ckptain Lewis Sydney Morey, com mander of Troop K, which partldpat td |" <K it CUfi^yTi'fit if"' 4 hi* stogy Treads started the fir ing there, caused rejoicing. In official circles. Captain Morey’s report strengthened the American govei meat's attitude that It has sought to avoid clashes with troops of the Mexi can de facto fovernmeat BUKOWINA TO SLAVS Conquer Crownland of The Russians have conquered th* whole of the Austrian crownland ot Bukowina, and the Austro-Hunga rians are making their way toward the Carpathian passes. Kimpolung, In the southern part of Bukowina, has been occupied by the Russians and the Austrians have fallen back between that town and Jokobeny and to the northwest have evacuated th* helghte south of Bctromettl and Wis- nle. Along the river Pruth in their line toward Kolomea, the Russians have captured Wlllschoff and Toulonoff. The Austrians lost heavily In, men taken prisoner and in war stores left behind in the retreat. EXPECT FIGHT ANYHOW Army Officials Think Clash Will be Certain to Come. Gen. Funston’s forces along the border were ready and waiting Mon day for any movement which the Mexican situation may make neces sary. Unless some overt act of the de facto government shohld cause it, such a move will come only at the express direction of officials at Wash ington. Army officials at San Antonio ex press the belief that even should ne gotiations with the Carranza govern ment be long continp-ed, the feeling prevalent among the Mexicans across the border would cause some act that * must precipitate a clash. BERLIN TO FEED PEOPLE Communal Kiteheils Decided Upon to Open July 7. The Municipality of Berlin, ssiys the Lokal Anzeiger, Friday decided to organize communal feeding of the population. All preparations have been made for the dally distribution of food? The first public kitcheif will he opened on July 7. The whole pcheme, when completed, will cost two million marks. OREGON COMPANY MUSTERS IN Has Distinction of Being First Infan try to r, q. Service. Company M. Third Oregon Infan try, holds the distlnetiop QtJMtog-£h* f.rst uiui ’Krr+lrrm) moned on PrAldent Wilson's call for border duty to be actnally mastered into the federal aerviee. A report to-the Saturday mid tbs swore la with three