CARRANZA GIVEN THREE DAYS
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VOLUME XVI. NO. 175. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA, .MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1910. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. P RI» B 26 CENTS
CARRIZAL SURVIVORS GIVE
DETAILS OF BATTLE
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SAN ANTONIO, June 25.—The store s
of the survivors of the Carrizal engugi*
inent brought to General Pershing and
outlined In his report to General Fun
ston indicate that the Mexican attack
was entirely unprovoked. The surviv
ing remnant of the forces under Capi.
P.oyd, thirty in all, declare Boyd and his
men were met by General Gomez and a
small detachment of Mexicans on the
outskirts of Carrizal mu no evidences
id' hostility were shown.
Boyd ano Oorncz at once commenced a
parley devoted principally to the discus
sion of whether or not Boyd and his
men should bo allowed to pass through
the town. Owing to tin* death of Bovd,
details of the discussion will probably
remain unknown as none of tin* surviv
ors were within hearing.
At the conclusion of the parley a
mounted force of Mexicans immediately
charged the Americans on signal from
Gomez and at the same time machine
guns opened fire in front as Gomez reach
ed his lines. Boyd and his tnen dis
mounted as the machine guns opened and
the two troops of cavalry combined in
^ an effort to withstand the Mexican
charge. Machine gun and rifle tire from
the Carrizal garrison was by this time
hailing on the Americans from all sides,
disclosing that the Americans had been
quietly surrounded while tin* parley was
going on. «
The nre stampeded the horses and.
i with their mounts gone, the Americans
| were without means of escape. Kinged
I about on three sides with the tire of an
overwhelming force the fate of tin- de
tachment. was sealed. Pershing reported
yesterday that one pac ker and e ight en
listed men of troops A and seven enlisted
men of troops 15. 'tenth cavalry. Wi to
picked up by a scouting party belonging
to troop M a few miles northwest of
Santa Maria. These, together with tin
few men previously arriving at the Am
erican headquarters, bring the total num
ber of known survivors up to tin* present
time up to thirty one.
WILSON DEMANDS RELEASE OK
CAPTURED TROOPS.
W A 81-11 NOTON. June jt;. President
Wilson has made* a pn-einptory demand
on tin* Carranza government fur tit** re
lease of the American troopers captured
in (lie Cartizal tight and also for a
complete disavowal of responsibility fur
the Gomez attack. The demand is now
on its way.
HOUSE PASSES EMERGENCY RESO
LUTION.
WASHINGTON. June :N. A resolution
declaring that an emergency exists ne
cessitating the call of all state troops
and the drafting of all guardsmen who
are willing to take tin* federal oath, has1
been passed unatdmoiisL by tile house
of representative's. The house also
adopted a hill appropriating fifty dollars
per month for the support of the de
pendants oi national guardsmen with no
income other than the ordinary guards
man service pay.
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GUARD READY IN FIVE DAYS
WASHINGTON. June 23.—Secretary of j
War Baiter notified Lansing today that 1
the militia forces of the country will In
ready for active service on tin* Mexican j
bonier within five days.
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MORE CARRIZAL SURVIVORS
APPEAR.
PERSHING HEADQUARTERS. MEX
ICO. June 2*!.—Thirty eight stragglers
from the Cnrrizal engagement have ar
rived up to the present time. Fifteen
others, aside from the seventeen captured
b\ the Mexicans, are still missing
ISIH DECLARES JAPAN WILL
NOT ASSIST MEXICANS
A. P. A. Service.
TOKIO, June 25. —Discussing the pos
sibility of Japan assisting the Mexicans
by supplying them with war munitions. |
Foreign Minister Ishi declared that the j
Japanese government will have nothing |
tu do with the American imbroglio ami
said, “Of course, any claims that the
Japanese government will assist the
Mexicans with arms and munitions is out
of the question.”
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CONFIRMATION RATTLE MAY
DRING WAR DECLARATION
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WASHINGTON, Jure- According to
congressional lenders, tin* president will
probably appear before a joint session
• •I congress tomorrow and ask for au
thority to declare war against Mexico,
unless it shall be decided to first make
■ t pre-emptora demand on the Carranza
j government for a disavowal of tin* Car
I rizal affair and tin* immediate release of
j the seventeen troopers of tin* Tenth « .iv
I airy captured by tin Mexicans during
| tin* engagement.
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, The feeling among the congressmen s ,
said to ne almost unanimously tor d**
e lari rig war at once if Carranza will m«t
make amends for the unprovoked attack
in th*' government troops.
Tt« ports from San Antonia today dis
close that Carrunzistas have attack'd
Pershing's line of communication three
times in the last two days although they
did not succeed in affecting their pur
poses The reports say that the Car
rauzistas attacked the American soldiers
in the vicinity of Cruces Canon and also
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in tli** Pulpit* pass, near Namiqulpa it
is believed that their intention was to
capture the motor truck trains convey
irig supplies to . Pershing's camp
The Carranzistas were in small fore,
and were easily repelled Per hing is
reported to have sent reinforcements t<»
the threatened points. The report also
states that three of the Americans who
wen* wounded in the Parrtsal fight are
now on their way to tlie* border.
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PRES. GRANTS CARRANZA
THREE DAYS TIME
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WASHINGTON. June -’•* The must
salient paragraph of tin wire demand
made hy Lansing on tlie Carranza gn\
ernnient Sunday reads as follows: I
I am instructed hy my government to de~
| jnafud the immediate release of the
| prisoners taken in tin* oneountei at
‘ Carrizal together with all propert> I*
longing t«» the I’tdted States taken with
them and also to inform sour govern
1 inciil Hull tile I'nited States expects an
I’ early statement from your government
as to tiie course of action it wishes tie*
United States to understand it has «!•
I tcrmlned upon; ami that It also exports
that this statement will bo marie
through tin usual diplomatic chan- :
m is and tmt through subordinate i
military eommanriors as before "
A statement issued l*y Lansing to
day says that President Wilson has de
termined to wait no longer than Wed- |
nesriav and will go before congress on
tiiat day and ask for full authority to
i deal witn tie Mexican situation unless
| «'arrmissn in tin* meantime releases lie
i prisoners and in other respects complies
WILSON WON’! AC! UNTIL
i CARRANZA REPLIES
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WASHINGTON. June 1‘nsident
Wilson will not lake any <!•*• -isive action
toward Hu* Mexican situation until the
Carranza government has replied to the
note addressed to Mexico City demand
ing the disavowal of the Carrizal attack
and the release of the prisoners taken
during tin* engagement.
'Pile president called tin* ranking mem
bers of the commit lees on foreign affairs
; of both branches of congress to the
White Molise today and informed them
that he had addressed a communication
to Carranza and would take no further
fiction until a t**|»lv was received. The
executive a Iso staled that he did red
desire to address a joint session until .»
leplv had been delivered.
As he left the conference Senator Slone.
Chairman or the Senate Committee, said.
"The situation is very acute." None
id the others would discuss the occur
antes of the meeting nor the contents
<>i the presidential note to Carranza
After a conference with tin* president,
Maker and Manning announced that
President Wilson will have an important
statement relative t•» the Mexican crisis
for publication tomorrow morning.
AMERICAN FORCE FOUGHT
700 MEXICANS
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j (AOLl'MHI'S. June Sam II Harris
a private belonging to one «>f tin* eavalrv
troops in tiie I’urruzal engagement and
who received several wounds arrived
here today, bringing the first complete
report of the elnsh with the t’arrau
zistas.
He says that eighty four Americans,
surrounded on all sides, fought seven
hundred Mexicans during the engage
ment Harris says he managed to es
cape by charging his horse through the
surrounding circle oi' Mexicans. The
! horse as well as himself was severely
wounded and tinallx dropped dead from
loss of blood after bearing him ten
miles from tin battle field. Harris says
lie owes his life to the brave horse and
tells m affecting manner of kneeling be
side the faithful animal after it had
dropped and la> dying and offering up
a prayer of gratitude to the animal for
having saved his life.
MEXICO WILLING TO MEDIATE j
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WASHINGTON, June 2tt.—Arrendondo. I
ambassador of the Carranza government I
issued an announcement today stating
that his government has accepted in '
principle the offer of the Central and j
South American republics to mediate be
t ween the I’nited States and Mexico.
Reports front South American capitals
indicate that the majority of the re
publics are taking steps looking to a
I seltlem ni i f the present difficulties and
| several have already made representn
I tions to Carranza in an effort to bring
about a reconciliation.
REPORTED JAP FLEET IN
(SELF OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN DIEGO. Jpne Ai. Persistant re
ports have reached hi re that a squadron
of Japanese warships is cruising in the
Gulf of California. Naval vessels are
now investigating.
notice to republicans.
The regular meeting of the Nome Re
publican club and those desirous of join
ing will be held Thursday night, June
2S, S :io p m. Business of importance.
W. D ARCY CHASE, Pres.
AMERICAN COLUMNS
REPORTED MOVING
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CUIcrAfirA. Mcx. June 25.—Reports
have reached here that American col
umns have been seen advancing from
the American field base in the direction
of Ojo Caller*ie. General Trevino has
issued orders to the Carranza forces to
attack them in the event that they do
not retreat when called upon
The seventeen American negroes cap
lured m the battle at Carranzal have
been placed in tin* penitentiary here.
Genetal Trevino also issued a state
ment declaring that five additional Am*
email prisoners are now being brought
here. This information is accompanied
by the further statement from tin*
Me\j«;,n commander that the American
wre annihilated in tin* battle He
declares that it is impossible that more
than a very few could escape from the
cordon thrown around them by Gomez.
It was officially announced In Trevino
todu\ that none of the prisoners would
lie bunged The statement adds that this
leniency is shown because of it “not
being tin* • iistoni of civilized countries ”
PERSHING WIRES FOR DEATH LIST
t'HKM'AHl'A June 25—Tile Mexican
officials have received a telegram from
General Pershing, commander of the
American troops, requesting that a list
of the Americans killed ill the t’arrtza!
battle be forwarded to him.
HUES MR SOME
GERMAN CITIES
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HERl.IN June 25 Kurlshrne and Mui
neim were both subjected to heavy bom
bardment by allied airmen today Many
civilians were killed and considerable
propel tv damaged Tb* aeros were linal
ly driven off
RUSSIANS CONTROL
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LONDON, June 2»>. -Reports from Pe
tragrad yesterday and today declare that
the Russian advance lias now covered
practically the entire territory of Iluko
wina and the province is now almost
'entirely under Russian control. The Rus
sian troops continue to make steady ad
vances along the Pruih and northwest
toward Hu* Polish border
SKAllLfc DEPUTY SHERIFF
DROPS DEAD
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SEATTLE. June 2t*. Geo. M Leighton,
deputy sheriff of King county and one
time Gentile police officer, dropped dead
today from heart failure.
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