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Show BOREBTOK FoypiOR Troop and Supply Trains Pull Out of Juarez Bound Southward; Some of Them Halt. I TREVINO'S ARMY IS CONCENTRATED El Paso Patrolled by U. S. Soldiers and Every Prepa-ration Prepa-ration Made for Trouble Generally Expected. MISSION", Texas, June 22. Nine officers and 286 men of the Twenty-eighth infantry, stationed here for the past eight months, tonight were rushed to Fort Kinggold at Rio Grande City, following receipt of reports that Mexican bandits were threatening that town tonight. A machine gun company accompanied t- the infantrymen. KL PASO, Tex., June 22. Juarez tonight was practically evacuated by (arranza troops, the commaiulancia was almost deserted, the wireless station was dismantled, the collector of customs and General Francisco Gonzales, commandant, com-mandant, had left for the interior, and only a few scattering military patrols were in evidence in the streets. In addition, ad-dition, a large part of the civil population, popula-tion, taking their household goods with them, left during the day for the south. Throughout the day troops and supply sup-ply I rains pulled out of the Mexican Central station bound southward, ostensibly osten-sibly to join General Jacinto Trevino, commanding the C'arranza army of the r north at Chihuahua City. Several of the trains, however, were halted within a score of miles of the city to await further orders. Some reports indicated that with the announcement from Washington Wash-ington that the administration, reasoning reason-ing from the information at hand, was inclined to place the responsibility for the Carrizal clash yesterday upon the subordinate commanders of both forces, l a part, at least, of the command evacuating Juarez was to be returned before daybreak. Halted a Fev Miles South. Evacuation of border points by Car-lanzista Car-lanzista garrisons had been general today, to-day, but in most instances the troops have been concentrated a few miles south of the boundary awaiting further developments. Mexican reports tonight also said that practically all of the troops which have formed the horseshoe curve stretching around General Persuing Per-suing 's expeditionary command have abandoned their stations in the vicinity of Casas Grandes, El Yalle, Namiquipa and San Antonio. It is believed these forces have moved eastward to points from which they can more readily effect ef-fect junctions with General Trevino 's main command. The border tonight was marking time awaiting the announcement from Washington Wash-ington of the government's attitude after General Pershing's report on the engagement is received. Pershing's Report Expected. Stress is laid upon the fact that from the lime the first ragged, hatless, dusty Mexican rode on a dustier mule into Villa A humada yesterday afternoon bearing the first news of the engagement, engage-ment, until early tonight, all information informa-tion has come from Mexican sources. Military authorities, however, clung to the belief that some time flu ring the night General Pershing's report giving i he American version of the affair would be receiver! and would do much Inward relaxing the border tension. It seemed fairly well established, however, how-ever, that the Mexican official reports fixing the American hisses at twelve dead and seventeen prisoners ami the Mexican casualties at fourteen killed and thirty wounded are well founded. Whether the Amei lean commander, whom reports placed as among the dead, was Captain Lewis S. Morey or Captain Charles T. Royd( as indicated hv conflicting con-flicting reports from the field, is still a matter of speculation. Withdrew After Action. The squadron of the Kleveuth cavalry, whirh General Pershing dispatched Inst night to reinforce the troop of the Tenth cavalry, which was engaged, should have reached the vicinity of the Americans late today. Rut military mili-tary authorities here did not believe that further clashes would roiU, as all available reports indicate that bo'h American and Mexican commands withdrew with-drew after the action and are awaiting instructions from their respective commanders. com-manders. When told that Washington, from informatics-available, was inclined to place responsibility for the Carrizal clash on the subordinate commanders of both sides,. Mexican Consul Garcia here expressed great, satisfaction. '.'That, has been my view from the beginning," he said. "The. fight is a detached incident that does not bear on the main question, except in so far as it mav inflame the two peoples." "Ts your opinion that of your gov emmepU" was asked. "I can't sav," replied Mr. Garcia. ' ' I have not teen instructed on this point. I only repeat my personal view." i This view, however, is shared by all the Mexican officials in El Paso and Juraez. Clashes on the Border. I While excitement was manifest evcry-i evcry-i where along the Mexican" frontier, , there wcro few demonstrations, the only i violence being manifested at Naco, Ariz., where an American soldier was killed and three others wounded by a 'half breed Mexican, who, without warning, warn-ing, opened fire on them. Across the border, the anti-American sentiment re-' re-' suited in the death of James Parks, a i mining prospector, while A. K. Dickson, a British subject, was wounded in a clash with Mexicans in the vicinity of Nacozari, Sonora. All American troops along the border have been issued extra ration's and 'ammunition, 'am-munition, combat and pack trains have been loaded, and the field kitchens issued is-sued firewood, in preparation for any eventuality. Strong outposts have been posted at all border military camps. In El Paso additional companies of infantry patrolled the streets throughout through-out ttie night. Heavy machine gun contingents were stationed at the international in-ternational bridges, and a battery of 4.7 field guns mounted on a mesa, behind be-hind the city, pointed their noses toward to-ward Juarez," in readiness if necessary, to throw sixty-pound projectiles a distance dis-tance of six miles. Military censorship was tightened noticeably all along the border tonight, especially, at the expeditionary base at Columbus', where a censorship on the telegraph and telephone lines has been maintained since General Pershing crossed the frontier, March 15. The intimation from military authorities was that any information concerning developments in the military situation must come from Major General Funs-ton Funs-ton in San Antonio. j Censorship Tightened.' , j Mexican authorities on border points also tightened the news censorship to- , day, and in two towns American newspaper news-paper men were taken temporarily into custody by military authorities. J. C. Johnson, formerly of Dallas, Tex., and now attached to the staff or a local paper, was arrested in Juarez, while T. A. Canned of Cos Angeles, a press correspondent, was detained in Nogales, Sonora. Both were released shortly upon representations from the American commanders in the border towns opposite, and neither suffered any discourtesies. Mexicans Volunteer. EL PASO, Tex., June 22. Consul Garcia announced that 1000 volunteers for the Carranza army, being enrolled in Chihuahua, had bcen'recruited from the civilian population of Juarez, today, followiug the publication of the news of vesterdav's engagement. lie said drilling of these, preparatory to their incorporation into the army of the north would begin immediately. The consul also issued the following statement: state-ment: "The people of El Paso need- fear no surprise attacks from th' Mexican side of the T?io Grande. Both the civil and" military population of Juarez and vicinity have had strict instructions to maintain peace and quiet until ' war is declared. ' .Some interest, but little apprehension, was attached to the last sentence of the statement... which seemingly left an open in ti mat ion that the ( 'arranzistas planner! to attack the city in the. event 1 of hostilities. Well-informed persons, however, put lit tin credence in this interpretation in-terpretation of the statement. A nu ssag'e. fiom General Al varo Ob-reffon, Ob-reffon, Mexican minister of war, containing con-taining a denial of the reports that he had issued a statement today saying he was responsible for the Carrizal engagement en-gagement and had ordered the Mexican force to attack the Americans, was received re-ceived at the military cuartel in Juarez tonight. The dispatch asserted lhat the war minister knew nothing of the engagement until ho received official of-ficial reports last night, and pointed out that his subordinate commanders acted entirely upon their own initiative in the action. |