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■Of* - CARRANZA’S ORDER TO ATTACK ; STANDS " ss lEXIttN CBAROES 0. S. WITB KUST APOLDflIZE ONFAIRNESS IN RELATIONS FOR ATTACK #N PETROLITE BIS GENERALS MISLED CbmmaiiicAtioD is rubllshed at Hex* loo City, Confirming Earlier Pri vate Advices, That Mrst Chief Is Heady to Risk Mad Break—Makes Charges Against U. 8. Government. The Mexican foreign office at Mexico City issued a memorandum PYidny in reply to Secretary Gan- alng's recent note, in which the Correct ness of assert ions in the communication from Washington were repeatedly denied. The mem orandum declares* that the I’nlted Stales had no right to maintain its armed forces on Mexican soil. The memorandum contains thir ty-five counts. Although not in the form of a direct reply to the Washington note it is considered in equivalent to an answer to that document. It expresses surprise that the Washington government •hould have I teen pained at the tone and the contents of the Car ranza document, since it maintains Hint the I'nited Stales has sent to the constitutional governm%'nt not one hut many discourteous and even overbearing notes. Emphatically reiterating the Mexican government's position de nying the right of the I'nited Mate's to keep armed bodies in Mexico, the memorandum denies energetically that the Mexican gov ernment lias protected bandits who ImmI rommitted depredations in the I'nited Mates and defied Washing ton to produce proof of the asser tion. Blame for the Hants Ysahel mas sacre is placed on the so-called Ini- puhelve and irascible disposition of Oxar|<» Watson, of <'u'.lhuirnrht company; anil (on. Hcott and Gen. Funstnn are accus ed of ImmI faith and lark of honor In misleading Gen. Obrcgnn In an alleged (evasive reply regarding the erassing of American troops into Meaieo after the Glenn Springs raid. The memorandum asserts that 'while It la true that the Valted Mates arrested Gen. Huerta, the motive which prompted this act was not a pur;cose of aiding the ' ronsUtuthwiailxt government hut ' because the i'nited States feared ' that Gen. Huerta was plotting with Germany. The note concludes by declaring -Ant the presence of American troops In Mexico invites rather then prevents bandit raids along the border. Private advice* reaching Waahlng- ton from a reliable source in Mexico City Friday said General Carranza nnd his advisers had determined to stand by orders to Gen. Trevino to ntlnck American troops in Mexico, moving In any direction except to ward the border, and that no way was seen to avoid a break with tho United States. A faction of the Mexican cabi net, it was said, was urging an even more defiant attitude and wanted to include in the reply to the American request for a state ment of intentions, a new demand for immediate withdrawal of all United States troops now on Mexi can soil. Several reports from Special Agent Rodgers referring to reports, or rou tine matter did not mention the Mex ican note. He has had no light shed on the probable ‘course Carranza would tgke. It is known, however, that interests in the Mexican capital which have been exerting every ef fort to prevent a break are much dis couraged. I Should the Mexican reply follow the line indicated and bo in defiance of the United States, however, its meaning may be wrapped about with diplomatic language, there is no in dication that the administration would waver in its determination to continue the protection of tho border by military operations. President Wilson would probably arrange to hy the whole matter before congress Immediately. i CARRANZA STANDS PAT Will Back Up Orders to Generals to Attack Troop Movements. Intimations have come to Wash ington, it is understood, that Car ranza intends to back up the or ders issued to Gen. Trevino direct ing that American troops ho at tacked if they move in any direc tion in Mexico except toward the border. RELAY RIVES U. S. TROOPS TME TO RET TO BORDER Gain Little hy Farthar Negotfatlons if They Intend to Go to War Over HitoaUon. Declaring It a Deliberate Insult, U. 8. Demands Punishment of Com mander and Indemnity. The American rejoinder to Austria regarding the Austrian submarine at tack on the American steamer Petro- lile made ppbllc Wednesday by the state department, describes the act as “a deliberate Insult to the flag of the United States and an invasion of the rights of American citizens" and requests a prompt apology, punlsh- nient of' the submarine commander and payment of an indemnity. In vigorous language the communi cation sent a week ago makes it clear that the United States government believes the facts of the case entirely different from what the Austrian submarine commander reported them to be and that immediate amends are expected. , . The Austrian claim that the Pctrolite's captain voluntarily gave np supplies taken from the steamer by the submarine commander is flaGy contradicted, as are the. claims that warning shots were fired across the Petrollte’s bow be fore she was shelled and that her ap|>earanre was such as to Justify the submarine commander in mis taking her for a cruiser. The attack on the Petrollte, a Standard Oil -tanker, was made in the Mediterranean December 5. A protest sent soon afterward on pre liminary reports from the tanker's captain and crew brought the Aus trian communication to which the new American note repUes. KIRNS Ml !t WRECK OF TROOP TRAINS ,L IS FEARED BY OFFICIALS SMASH FOE RMPP CAPTURED AT CARRIZAL KEY TO LEMBERG DEFENCE IS AHACKED BY THE SLAVS Hathmer** Army In Danger With 1 tight Flank Open—Ger mans Stiffen lleaistanee. With the elimination of Gen. Plan zer'a army in Bukowina, the alien tion of Gen. Bruslloff* force* in this ■ection 1* now directed upon Kolo- mea, the key to the defense of Lem berg on the south. The occupation of Kimpolung and Kuty has opened the way to Kolo- mea, and already a result of this last recorded victory of the Russians Is becoming evident In the forward movement of Gen. Lechitxky on the road from Snlatyn to Kolomea to a point ten mllee from the latter town. It Is evident from the report of prisoners and booty taken that the Austrians defended Kimpolung with considerable force*. They were at tacked by Rueeian troops which had covered the thirty milee from Gura- humora in two days and were rush ed into the fight with scarcely an hour's rest. According to Russian military authorities, their assault added the, last touch needed to complete the de-' moralizatioo of Gen. Pflanzer’s forces, which now are entirely cut off from communication with Gen. Count von Bothmer's army group on the Stripa River to the north. Gen. von BoUmiPr’s position is regarded aa precarious a* a result of this operation. Hie right flank lias been completely uncovered, and military critics believe he will without doubt be forced to fall back along his whole line. The Teutonic forces appear to have been able to stop to some extent the breaching of their front % ln the Kovel region, where a large element of Ger man troops has stiffened the Aus trian lines, and it is evident that pre parations are being made for a des perate s'and at Brody, on the south ern \tinv of that position-. Nevertheless, in the face of stiff counter attacks, the Russians have been able to push a wedge in the direction of Vladimir-Volynski to a point which threatens that town and endange/s Brpdy, the gateway to Lemberg from the east. According to the military expert of the Bourse Gazette, the Germans have taken full charge in this region and have filled up the ranks of Archduke Ferdi nand’s broken army, which has lost Any delay incident to new negotia tion* with Gen. Carranza will be of great benefit to thjs country should the course of events cause a general clash between the United States and the forces of the de facto govern ment, according to army officers at San Antonio, Texas. No similar ad vantage would accrue to the Mexican forces, according to those >ln close touch with the intelligence depart ment of the army. This advantage would consist not only of permitting the release for active service of the thirty-five thou sand regulars guarding the border, by substitution of the National Guardsmen, but In the concentration of supplies for a big campaign, the mobilization of transport faculties and the rehabilitation of the flying arm of ^he service. The activities of Jhe quartermaster departments of the southern division have been diminished in no way since the report was received t hat the American prisoners taken at Carrlzal would be surrendered to the Ameri can authorities. The department has coatinued to arrange for camp sites for the numerous National Guard units not yet started for the border. Bids will be opened July 1 for tre mendous quantities of provisions. Included will be requisitions for one hundred and eighty thousard pounds of beans, sixty thousand pounds of rice, one hundred and eighty thousand cans of tomatoes, one hundred and eighty thousand pounds of coffee, four hundred and eighty thousand pounds of sugar, forty-five thousand pounds of prunes, twenty thousand pounds of evaporat ed peaces, fifty-four thousand cans of Jam, one hundred thousand pounds of salt and sixty-slxlthousand tons of tobacco. It is estimated that the forage for horses and mules used by the army will cost the United States near'y nine hundred and fifty thousand dol lars a month, while approximately forty thousand dollars a month will be used for gasoline. The pay of officers and men on the border now approximates one million _ eight hundred thousajx4_..dollars—♦ -WIssTTOsp* ««»»th-bnftttTs will be greatly In- fe^tfon'fro creased by the addition of National Guardsmen. WHITE MAN BLAMES BOYD Mormon Scoot Bays if Captain Obey ed Order* He Acted Very Bravely But if He Did Not Obey Command R * He Behaved Very Foolishly—Con firm* Trevino’s Report. Gen. Cayranza’s release dt the American prisoners taken at Carri- zal has averted the probability of immediate retaliatory steps. It is possible that it also has helped to pave the way toward an attempt at peaceful settlement of the whole bor der situation. High officials made Unclear that the final point at Issue—the future attitude of Mexican forces toward American troops in northern Mexico engaged in guarding the border and pursuing bandits who raided Ameri can territory—remains to be settled. The twenty-three negro troopers of the Tenth Cavalry who at Car- rizal, Villa Ahuniada, Chihuahua City and Juarez have been central figures in one of the most striking chapters of the Mexican situation, are safely out of Mexico. Survivors of an engagement with a superior force twice stoned, by mobs, more than once gripped with the fear of execution for their part in the Carrizal fight, and, lastly, oh jects of a peremptory demand by the president of the United States, they were brought to the border from Chi huahua City on a special train Thurs day and turned over to Gen. Bell commander of the El Paso base. With them came Lem JI. Spills bury, the Mormon scout, who guided Capt. Boyd and his detachment over the trail to Carrizal. The troopers were at Fort Bliss, awaiting orders from Gen. Funston at San Antonio It was thought probatHp at mili tary headquarters that the twenty- three troopers will be “of National Guardsmen la Kept Secret la Order to Pre vent “Surpriaea.” Thousands of National Guardsmen Friday were moving ever converging lines towards border stations. Gen. Funston waa Instructed by the secretary of war to exercise the utmost precaution In concealing de tails of the mobilization, and as train after train, neared the state of Texas railway operating men grew uncom municative regarding their sched ules. • v General managers of all railroads carrying troops had been requested to not make public movements of the troops, and this request was sent by the general managers down the line to superintendents,' and In turn by them to dispatchers and minor offi cials. It was explained at headquarters that the unusual care in moving the trains was not taken to prevent news of just where the American troops would be stationed from reaching the Mexicans, but to render more, diffi cult any attempt that might be made to wreck one of the trains. Infor mation obtained by the inteljtgence officers has indicated that such an attempt might be made. Train wrecking, either by the re moval of rails or by the use of ryna- mite, has become so common a form of warfare in Mexico, both by the POOR INFERNO OF SHOT AND SHELL IIPON ENTIRE FRONT BIG ATTACKS EXPECTED Big Guns Continue Their Effort to Demolish German Lines, Destroy ing Ammunition Stores, Wrecking j N x U i ' ■—/ Batteries and Playing Havoc With Lines of Communications. The steady shelling of the Ger- man line along the whole length of the front from Ypres to the Somme still continues, and, beyond doubt, says the London Chronicle, the work of the guns is inflicting severe damage upon the Germans. Apart from numerous raids, in which the British troops have pene trated trenches and brought back prisoners, the object of this artillery fire is a simple anfi terrible one. It is to kill Germans in large numbers, and save British man power as much as possible. ^ It is to destroy German batteries, break up defensive works, and blow up ammunition stores behind the lines, bring down observation bal- 1 loons, reach the Germans in and be- bandlt organizations and ^he govern- j. ont j their communication trenches in ment forces, that the general staff at Washington and the military author ities at San Antonto. Teyas, regarded as almost essential such secrecy of movement as possible. BRYAN WON’T ACT Says .Citizens of Both Countries Should Work Upon Officials. "A telegram from William Jennings Bryan, Interpreted as his declination to join, a mediation conference of Americans and Mexicans at El Paso at the invitation of the Union Against Militarism, was read in New York be fore a meeting of the executive com mittee of that organ their billpts and rest camps on their railways, and generally to cause de struction to the German offensive jKiwers over a wide area. It is learned from various sources the British gunners have been suc cessful in many of those objects. At various points of the line from Neu- ville-St. Vaast southward to the Somme British batteries carried out a concentrated bombardment with great effect. The eyes which took down from kite balloons have been blinded, and batteries have been silenced. The zone of shell fire has been very wide and far-reaching, and a large number of important positions have been searched hy high exjdqaLiJC^ “A LIE." SAYS BERLIN Recognized Carranza at Request of U. S. and Has no Interest. From a highly competent source Tbe Associated Press In Berlin has received authority to deny complete ly tales which have reached Berlin frdm the United Statea intimating that the German legation in Mexico la inapiring General Carranza to hos tility to the United Statea. "That U aa unmitigated lie," said an official, when these reports were called to bis attention. ‘We recog nized Carranza because the United Slates asked us to, and have no fur ther Interrat in the queetion. Once he was recognized, It was natural that our representative should keep on good terma with the head of the government and maintain friendly relationa with him, but that is the limit of our actlvltiea In Mexico." PREPARE BASE HOSPITALS San Antonin Says Sick and Wounded Can be Cared for. Adequate preparations to preserve the health of troops now moving to the border and to care for the sick and those who might be wounded in event of n clash with Mexico practi cally have been completed. Base hospitals capable of caring for five hundred patients each al ready have been established at San Antonio and at Fort Bliss. There also is a smaller base hospital at Douglas, Ariz. Arrangements have been made to establish other base hospitals at Fort Crpckett, near Galveston, Eagle Pass. Laredo and Nogales. Camp hospitals have been established all along the border. IRISH QUESTION BOBS UP Rumor of Split in British Cabinet Causes Mucli Excitement. London reports that at Whitehall and Westminster there were scenes of great political activity and of many , , . • cabinet and other discussions on se\enty thousand men since the be-1 Wednesday. Westminster particularly friTVWInCT /-* f ♦ I, c ^ - r " ginning of the Russian advantage. RUSSIAN ARTILLERY INTENSE Petrograd Sends Remark That it is Worse Titan Verdun. “Officers who have arrived at Kiev,” says Reuter’s Petrograd cor respondent, "describe the breaking of all German attacks on the Russian Officials expect, however, thaC the fi ^ ht aloftfr-Hie Slokhod River. Large reaffirmation of this position will be made in a note free from hostile lan guage and continuing the discussion of the advisability of the withdrawal of American troops from Mexico. Apparently Secretary Lansing Is determined to get a clear statement of Intentions on which action by the BRITAIN foYcT FOR US reserves launched by the Germans were hurled back by the Russiaps and are now on the defensive. Ger man prisoners who were recently on the French front compare the Rus sian gunfire on the Stokhod as an in ferno similar to that at Vprrinn » DlpDomatic Corps to Assume Ameri can Affairs in Case of War. RUSSIANS WITHDRAW Constantinople Reports Retreat Slavs on the Persian Frontier. of was a hotbed of rumors, among which the most important was that Lord Robert Cecil might Join Lord Lansdowne and Walter Ldng'should the two la^t named follow the exam ple of Lord Selborne in resigning be cause of a disagreement with the Irish settlement negotiations. . The anxiety which the situation has created is nevertheless most in tense. It is not only a crisis which will provoke Ireland - by the collapse of-tbe neguliaUuus, which TsTeared, but there exist also deep apprehen sions of the incidence of a clash over English domestic politics. Russian Jarras -which hava bran 'truggling with the_ Turk* mx -uhe^tnrrdrased Persian frontier of Mesopotamia, American affairs In Mexico, will be faken over by British diplomatlc^iuL | Ooaeuiar officials in case of war. Ar-{ northeast of Bad. were defeatod FrT- raagements have ylrtually been made; day In an attack on Turkish positions for Ihe taking over of Mexican in-! near Serall and compelled to w teroets nt Washington by the French 1 drew towartf-Jhe wc " — ‘ 'to Constantinople. PLAN ARMY OF 200,000 . Supplies are on the Rorder’ to Care for That Many Soldiers. Supplies have been provided along the Mexican border for an army of two hundred thousand men for the next thirty days. It also was learned from the same source that two thou sand. motor t ransport .trucks had been from tw/enty automobile concerns at an average cost of three thousand dollars each, and that bids had been asked for four hundj<id_pa*.. lUrnnHior Be*used TTy le officers of the various.commands I rom disease has been re moved and then transferred to their various commands. The horses, arms and accoutrements of the troopers are expected to arrive at El' Paso. Texas, from Chihuahua City. They were left behind, so that the release bf the men could be expedited. Two »tor Ira, differing widely, were related by the men. one told by SpillKbury, charging ('apt. Boyd with obstinacy in advancing in the face of a certain Mexican attack. The other, narrated by men of the Tenth, blames the Mexicans for the fight. Private William D. Gibson assert ed that after the Americana had quit the field, the Mexicans went over it and killed several wounded Ameri cana. Gtbaon’s assertion waa corrob orated by Privates Archie Jones and Luther Alexander. Other of the troopers claimed they bad been rob bed of money and valuables after their capture. Thousands gathered In Juarez and El Paso to witness tbe arrival of Spillabury and the negro troopers. In Juares s' big crowd viewed the disembarkation of the prisoners from their train, but gave little outward evidence of enmity. As they marched from the station to the disinfecting plant and from that point to the command&ncla. and finally to the international bridge there were occasional jeers. Once the crowd showed good humor. That was when the troopers descended from the train. Their motley garb provoked laughter. When the formalities of the trans fer had_b£en ended and the Ameri cans marched over the international bridge to El Paso, they were greeted by cheers from the thousands gather ed on the American side. An incident of the day was the ar rival of Capt. Lewis S. Morey for treatment at the Fort Bliss hospital of the wound he received at Carrizal. Hg arrived an hour before the pris oners were released. He arranged to visit the soldiers at Fort Bliss. Fit teen of them, members of Troop K, were under his command Scheduled to arrive in Juarez early Thursday morning, the special train ordered by Gen. Trevino at Chihua hua City to carry the tw r enty-four prisoners to the border, did not reach Juarez until noon. Departure was made in the night, the prisoners be ing taken to the train secretly to avoid arousing the public. On arrival at'Juarez the prisoners were slpw in leaving the cars. As the negro soldiers appeared, derisive whistling rose from the crowd. The faces of most of the troopers looked drawn and they presented an odd ap pearance. Their uniforms had been taken from them at Villa Ahumada. They wore a motley collection of hats bought from prisoners in Chi huahua prison, towels or colored bandas. Shirts were missing in many instances. Two .of the men wore blanKetsJnJieu-of-tratraers:—uneTiad a towel around his waist. Sandals and shoes not of army pattern were on their feet. One of them managed to smile arid say: . "We are sure glad to get back." Interpreter Splllsbury, the only white man, had on a white yachting cap and white trousers many size's too large. From tb% station the pris oners were marched down th.e main street .to the disinfecting plant, where they were fumigated. Then they were taken around a corner to the commandancia, or headquarters, where the negroes w ere put in a large room under guard and fed. Splllsbury waa taken into another room, where he gave his story to an Associated Press representative. The negroes refused to talk, saying they must firstwiaport,Jio their an 3 f fleers. SpIlUbury was asked who, la his opinion, wm-responsible for the Shall be pleased to act when there seems a reasonable proba bility of our being able to accom plish something. In my opinion, we ran do nothing unlras the ad ministration is sympathetic. Every Influence should be brought to bear upon the president by citizens of this country and upon Carranza by citizens of Mexico. Also be lieve on account of local sentiment and presence of troops there that El Paso would not be best place to hold conference. I will keep in touch with Walsh and be will keep in touch with you. SITUATION UNCHANGED Nothing Develops in Mexican Situa tion Daring Wednesday. The Mexican situation stood Fri day virtually where it was twenty- four hours ago, except that more Na tional Guardsmen were 'hurrying to the border and the time allowed Oen. Carranza to declare his intentions to ward American troops in Mexico was growing shorter. No time limit was set in President Wilson's note making the demand, and there arq indication that the ad ministration would welcome further delay of a few days. This would per mit not only concentration of a stronger force to meet the needs of actual hostilities, if they should come, but also gathering of supplies, mobilization of transport facilities and strengthening of aerial forces. FIGHT IN SAN DOMINGO U. S. Marine Killed in Battle With Rebels on Tuesday. One American soldier was killed and another wounded in an engage ment reported Wednesday by' Reiar Admiral Caperton between United States marines and Santo Domingo rebels. The rebel losses wefe- not given. t The name of the marine killed was given as Private John Acriment, of the Twenty-seventh company. _ His name does not appear in. navy de partment records. Albert Vieldaum, of Aberdeen, Wash., a private in the Twenty-seventh, was wounded. Admiral Soperton’s report said the engagement was fought Tuesday morning. The rebels were found in force entrenched in a strong natural position about sixteen miles from Monte Cristo. They were dislodged by assault after an artillery fire. lermans severely, all that Is plain from ip- formation received in northern aa well as southern sectors of the front. From personal observation on the part of a correspondent of the I^on- don Chronicle, it was observed that tbe work of the British guns has been very destructive. He went to a part of the line not far from Alberti The German lines stretched out before him clearly marked by well known words and landmarks from Thlepval to La Boiselle and away to Frlcourt. "I am glad I’m not In Thiepval.'* said an officer. They were looking across to the woods. There shells were bursting above them continu ously. with white clouds for shrap nel and black clouds for high explo sives. In less than half an hour he reckoned five hundred sheila bad fallen over Tlepval. But that was only one place. All along the German line shells were banting. La Bolseile was being slashed with fire. Above Frlcourt there was a continual flash of burst ing shells through the smoke which shrouded it. The German reply waa feeble. Only a few sheila answered the British batteries. It was a day out for the British artillery, and it was doing great damage to the Ger man lines. Infantry on both sides was invisible. \ FRENCH CAPTURE REDOIRT Crown Itrlnce Mins Ground, But Is Forced Out, Says Paris. Easing their pressure along the long the north of Carrizal fight. “I am hardly prepared to an swer that question," he said. “If Capt. Boyd had orders to go through Carrizal to Villa Ahumada he demonstrated that he was a brave man and that lie would make —every effortTto carry out his ciders. If he did not have orders "to go through to Villa Ahumada he be haved very foolishly." Three hours later when SpiWsbury Verdun, the Germans 'Thursday night attacked on the westerly side of the stream on a wide front extending from the Avocourt wood on the ex treme French left, to a point east of Hill No. 304. about two miles to the northeast of the wood. Paris Friday announced that while the crown prince’s troops succeeded in carrying a redoubt east of Hill No. 304 a spirited counter attack ulti mately drove them out. Flaming liquids were used freely by thq Go mans in their attacks on the princi pal French saidients. Lively engagements, chiefly be tween the opposing artillery forces and patrol detachments, continue along the British front and large sec tors of the French line south of the Argonne. Thg Germans are display ing more activity in these operations, apparently endeavoring to wrest the Initiative from the Franco-British forces. \ PICK PRISON FOR TRENCH British Commute Death Sentence to Life in Prison for Shirkers. Thirty-four soldiers who are serv- JngMtswRttngly At: the frdnt, having stated they entertained conscientious objections to militery service, were sentenced to death recently for re fusing to perform certain military dutied, but the sentences have since „ _ been commuted.to penal servitude, had crossed to the American side of This apnouncement was made in the the International bridge he was asked: "D.q you know the contents of the statement Gen. Trevino issued re garding your claim that the Carrizal fight resulted from Capt. Boyd's ac tion?" "I do," he answered. "Do, you still stick, to that state ment?” ‘ . “t certainly fin ” ' ~ "Were you coerced Into making It?” “I whs not." You will not change jr/mc. alary British House of Commons by Har old J. Tennant, Parliamentary Under Secretary for War, jvhp added that the men would be imprisoned in civ ilian prisons in the United Kingdom. FRENCH BOMBS KILL 110 Attack Upon Karlsruhe Nets Five Women and 75 Children. Berlin reports: A repopt o- ^ -- " ^atd odT^" ^ ' ' Ing five women amf seventy-five chtl- But I dren, wyre killed, and 147 person answer any more quee- injured. Including twenty women gal * ierenty-nine children. "No, I certainly will not refute to Hons."