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Sunday Dispatch- RATHER FORECAST.! V:.;. unrth Carolina mwti THEMIS 1L in tt, Ldav and probably Monday. . THE LARGEST Cl RCU LATIONT IN WILMI NGTON THREE SECTIONS. jjlUME TWEYTWO , 7fhTW: DIT Wl . .WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS, cTfanTT u 4b ifillUi 4, 4 . t 4 f. ' ' 4 V fresM&M- Wilson Likely Go Congress :; ' ' '"''" it Miaa in wmr WILL FIND IT NO EASY PREY Carranza Evidently Approves f The Slaughter of Ameri can Soldiers. HE MUST ANSWER U.S. i sent out by Pershing. Including the 17 prisoners taken by' Carranza this leaves' 40 officers and men unaccount ed for.1 Fixing, the Responsibility. At a White House conference today between the President, Secretary of State Lansing and Secretary of Wan ON THIS SUBJECT1 Ba:er"It was decided to ask Carranza j Reply to American Note Ex-j pected to Be Made Public In Mexico City Today Little Hope Held Out of Avoid ance of Strife. "Washington. June 24. The last hope of the administration that war between the United States and Mex ico can be averted fled when General (P&sh'mg re ported today " " that . 40 American eavalrym ajnbuslijedt. at vnuuti are missing. This corresponds with the number (dead claimed by Oarranzaj. officials after the Carrizal attack. A declaration of war within 48 hours is Expected. The issue will be forced, officials believe, on Carranza'sj response to the demand Imade byi President Wilson today fOr the un-j conditional release of the 17 Ameri-1 can prisoners held at Chihuahua City and the demand for an explanation by Carranza as to whether he accepts responsibility for the ambush and virtual annihilation of the American cavalry at Carrizal. Official information was received today that Carranza's reply to tlrei last American note will be published Mexico Citv tomorrow. There is m official information as to its na ture, but from all indications Car tanza is prepared to accept full re sponsibility tor the first attack of tar. " Ultimatum Given. The demand for the release of the toerican cavalrymen,, taken prison at Carrizal, amounts to an ulti matum.. Unless complied with within i hours the government will take summary action, although a time lim- was not fixed. The reply is expect ed to reject the American demands. Belief was almost unanimous today J111 President Wilson will appear be m Congress Monday and place' the J Mexican . situation before that & A declaration of war is ex fcki to follow immediately. neral Pershing reported late to n the fate of officers and men J0 Participated in this latter-day Alam0 officer at Carrizal. There were S4 s and men in the cavalry col- Itft hir rsr.tni- n a 1 rsn'ng said. Eleven have returned tiiMmP a"(1 sixn have been res" 'by the two" cavalry squadron 2 f x-i : 1 A 1. H I li Liie man ual ittidCH. was m itccui u- i ance with his orders, in order to place the responsibility for it and for open ing hostilities. Such an admission would leave the administration' no recQurse but to make an immediate declaration of 'war. Officials said coincidently or ders would be given to the army and navy to press the war for the subju gation of M-e'xico in accordance with plans - already formulated by the army war college and the joint army and navy board. It became known today that Carranza has ignored an inquiry made by the United States everal .days ago as Jo .whether :hsi, assumed responsibility for th threats made by General Trevino to attack the American forces if they moved south, -G'ast or west from their base. All unofficial information is tosthe ef fect that Carranza gave these orders to Trevino through General Obregon, his minister of war. Carranza is expected to answer the American ultimatum of today and the request for an explanation of the Tre vino threats in he note lo be pub lished in Mexico City Monday. Believing war inevitable, the gov ernment concentrated every agency today upon preparations for hostili ties. The withdrawal of the last Ameri cans from Mexico was progressing rapidly today. Practically all the Americans were reported out of Mexico City. Battleships on the east and west coast were packed with American refugees awaiting transpor tation north. National Guardsmen Ready. War Department olficials were cheered today when they received a report that the first militia unit was completeiy mustered and ready fcr General Funston's orders. This was Company M, of the Third Oregon regiment, consisting of three officers and 143 men. It was only seven men below war strength. Reports from other States showed that mobilization is progressing rap idly. By Monday or Tuesday the War Department believes that the 50,000 militia will be ready to move" for the border. General Funston is expected to await the arrival of the militia be fore the beginning of an active cam paign. When the; first militia arrives he is expected to send the 30,000 troops already on the border to con centration points . for a general ad vance to Mexico. -(Continued From Page Eight) -? LIKE HEROES TO THE LAST LATE CONFERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE President and Secretary Baker Put Heads Together Late At Night. American Prisoners May Shot By The Mexicans . El Paso, Tex-, June 24. Twenty-four American troopers, jtoare held prisoners at Chihuahua City, are in danger of shot, unless the United States government takes imme ate steps" to rescue them. An American, disguised as a Mex , an- Cached General George Bell, Jr., hererto'night,frorn Chi uah!with an appeal for action. 1 !hree of the troopers are wounded. All are suffering outrages at the hands of a mob and they are being tortured toany petty ways in prison.5 , . Cq (he courier said Scout Spillsbury story from Chihuahua s5u nQ part of the truth concerning the fight at Carrizal. jury did not write it. He was forced to sign it, or suffer f W LtG deatJl as a non-combatant wno had violated the rules arby taking up arms. . . . ' FUHSTON WANTS ' CAPTURED MEN QUICKLY FREED Asks War Department Make Demand at Once Upon General Carranza. AIRSHIPS TO BE HURRIED TO SCENE Needed as Scouts By Ameri can Forces There Is Hope Officers May Be Alive. (By Joseph Timmons, Staff Corre spondent International News ' Service.) . San Antonio, Tex., June 24. Gen eral Funston has recommended to the War Department, that urgent repre sentations be made to the State De partment that it 'demand of the Car ranza government the immediate safe return of the troopers captured in the Carrizal fight. General Pershing has heard from some source that the Mexicans claim to have forty-three American prison ers. General Bejl reported today to Gen eral Funston that a' Mexican arriv ing at El Paso from Chihuahua states that he saw twelve negro soldiers and three white men prisoners there. The Mexicans originally gave the number of their prisoners as seventeen, and later, seven more troopers, arrived at Chihuahua as captives. , Funston suggests that since the two countries are not at war the State Department should demand def inite information as to the' number of prisoners and their names and their speedy release. He has not ordered Pershing to make such demand on General Tre vino, for that would be futile' unless Washington would permit him to back it up with force. Up to a late hour today Pershing has not been able to report further on the fighf, these two squadrons of the Eleventh not having returned nor sent .back a courier. Ah immediate salutary effect of the lamentable sacrifice of the' captive scouting party has been awakening at Washington to the absolute neces (Continued on Page Eight.) IS - T w rtKsnww A VIVID ACCOUNT OF THE F T Brave Morey Died While Gal lantly Leading The Charge. BAKER GIVES OUT MIDNIGHT REPORT Believes Ten or Twelve Ameri- cans Escaped From House Around Which Battle Raged. WEDGE DEEPER N FRONT Washington, June 24. President Wilson and Secretary of War Baker had a late conference at the White House tonight. Secretary Baker found reports from General Pershing outlining the treach ery of the Carranza military forces at Carrizal when he reached his office tonight. He communicated with the White House and found President Wil son had gone to the theatre. When the President returned to the White House Secretary . Baker was there w&Uing' for him. Imfeiret f erred with the President as to the advisability- of sending these complete unites to the border at once. Supple mentary orders to the departmental commanders are probable, although staff officers said tonight the orders already given are sufficient warrant for dispatch ,of militia to the border, subject to general Funston's orders, without further orders from Washington; Trapped Were The Gallant Cavalrymen at The End of Friendly Parley MET THE STORM OF BULLETS LIKE HEROES Lead By Courageous Officers They Fought Treacherous Mexicans on All Sides Re lief Squadron Finds Few Who Escaped The Death Trap. With Big Numbers They Make Further Gains In Verdun Region. (By Joseph Timmons.) ' San Antonio Texas, June 24 "Great courage and thorough fighting quali ties'' is the proud characterization General Pershing gives the heroes of the Carrizal fight in a message he sent ito General Funston tonight, i . A new chapter is added to the nar Jrative of the encounter with the men of Gomez's army by his last message, based on a report sent by Major Joha M. Jenkins, in command of the squad ron of the eleventh cavalry, first sent to the relief of the survivors of the (fight, Jenkins' courier reached Colonia j Dublan late this afternoon and brought 1 word from the Major that he had come 'upon five soldiers, of troop C and one MANY AUSTRIANS MAKE STAND AT FOOTHILLS 7 Washington, June 24. A detailed report from General Pershing giving a vivid description of the fight of the American cavalrymen at Carrizal, against overwhelming odds, was made public by Secretary Baker at midnight, upon his return from the White House. General Pershing tele graphed he had received a report from Major Jenkins, who, with Major Howze, commanded those squadrons of Eleventh cavalry sent out to rein force the ambushed Tenth cavalry men. Jenkins reported he had found five men of Troop C and one man of Troop K at San Luis ranch. Quot ing from the report General Persh ing said: , "The men state that Captain Boyd, of Troop C, occupied thte left in the fight, and Captain Morey, of Troop K, occupied the right. After firing be gan Troop C moved forward. 200 yards along an irrigation ditch, tak ing it and capturing a machine gun. 'aptain Boyd was twice wounded in the arm and shoulder before reach ing that position. He was killed in the irrigation . ditch. "Troop C continued to. march through the town under Lieutenant Adair. "This was the' last seen of Troop C by these men." Major Jenkins said the meti report ed that Troop K was outflanked and withdrew a short distance, occupying a house. Captain Morey was wound ed in the shoulder. The house -was surrounded, by Mexicans and was un der fire for some time. General Pershing, in 'transmitting the report, said: "The men with Major Jenkins state (Continued on Page Eight.) Turn.on Russians at The Car pathians, But With Little Success Paris Report Conflicts. London, June 24. Driving their ! wpdp-ft furthpr intrv the FrAnnh frnnf northeast of Verdun, the Germans have captured two forts the armor- (ed work of Thiaumont, the larger works of Fleury and the village of Fleury itself, and 2,733 additional prisoners, according to official an nouncement from Berlin today. The battle continues with the utmost vio lence along the entire front, where the Germans are endeavoring to pene trate into the last line of French de fenses and flank the main defending forts to the northward. The midnight statement from Paris reports sharp fighting in the environ of Fleury and heavy cannonading in the region of hill 321 and the Chapitre and Chenois Woods. The Germans forces, attacking the northeastern lines, are estimated at more than six divisions 120,000 men on a two mile front. They are en deavoring to cut the feeding lines of the main forts and force the French back across the Meuse. Makes Stand at Carpathians. The retreating Austiran army, which h'ad bee driven two thirds of the way across Bukowina, has made a stand at the very footEill.pf the Carpahians. In their sweep the Russians last evening captured the important town of Kuty, 30 miles southwest of Czer nowitz on an af f uence of the Pruth, taking 150 prisoners and four machine guns. Today, however, General Planzer's troops, turning in force, made a great encirculing counter attack anddrove the Russians out of Kuty The Russian war office, however, (Continued on Page Eight.) TRUE RILLS ARE RETURNED Prominent Men Indicted in Alabama For Murder of Judge Lawler. Huntsville, Ala., June 24. Eight true bills were returned today by the spe cial grand jury investigating the mur der of Probate Judge .W. T. Lawler, Coroner Robert Pool has taken charge of the office of Sheriff Philips, who com mitted suicide late yesterday. Among those indicted, today are Charles W. Wells, former circuit clerk, and Percy Brooks, owner of the Whites- burg Ferry. It is undertood only three of the indictments were called with the Lawler murder and that the other five charged violations of prohibition law, which, it Is charged, led up to the mur der. .The report scathingly refers to violations of the liquor laws by public officials and others who are prominent although the name of the sheriff was not mentioned on account of his death. COURT DECLINED TO LET WILL ORPET GO. Waukegan, 111., June 24. The at torneys for Will Orpet failed in their effort today to have the case taken from the Jury and the defendant dis charged on the ground that the State had failed to prove its case in his trial for the murder of Marion Lam bert. , 4fr -fc -55- MEXICO CITY, OPTIMISTIC. ' ' .. Mexico City, June 24 (Cen- sored). An optimistic view of the situation is taken tonight. It is believed here that the cri--X- sis has, passed and that an ad-55- justment of the relations be- tween Mexico and the United States is near. -K--35- of Troop K, who had escaped from the. bloody field and made their way to the San Luis ranch, where Jenkins found them. The major got their story of the fight, started the courier back with it and proceeded on his way towards Carrizal. i Major Robert L. Howse, a day's march behind him, proceeding also to Carrizal. with hia ! squadron as a supporting force, and General Pershing has sent after them another detachment with supplies . The arrival of the courier dispelled at field headquarters, and here also, all uneasness concerning the two squadrons of the relief expedition. Major Jenkins obtained these new features of the desperate and hopeless , fight Of less than sixtv trnnnern 'against the thousands of the Mexican enemy. . Immediately upon the return of Gomez to his own line and the treach- jerous opening of the machine gun j fires, without the American having imade any advance movement, Cap- and form a line of skirmishers. The horse-holders rode rapidly to the rear; each with his four horses. Hence of the eighty-four men and officers of the two troops, less than sixty faced the overwhelming numbers of enemy. Captain Boyd took his position at the left of the line and Captain Morey stood at the other end of the line. Led by these two Captains and Lieu tenant Harry Adair, the' troopers ad vanced by rushes towards an Irrigat ing ditch, which the Mexican infantry had occupied. From this trench came the blasting' machine gun fire and an effective rifle fire. As the troopers advanced by rushes, at the end of each, throwing themselves prone and firing with deadly effect at any enemy who show ed himself, there was suddenly launch ed from the flank a wild, blood curd-: ling mounted charge of an enemy far outnumbering the trapped Americans. The skirmishers wheeled by squads and met this charge with a rifle fire that stopped it and turned it back in confusion. Then the rushes were re sumed.' Two hundred and fifty yards was the distauce to the ditch from the first position of the line of the skirmish ers. Capt. Boyd was wounded twice, once in the arm and once in the shoul der, and as his brave men, himself abreast, leaped into the ditch triumph antly he fell from a third a mortal wound. The Mexicans were driven from the (Continued on Page Eight.) W4 r."--'x-' if--' J-i-. 1 "v.
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