Show WILL STOP FIGHT ON THE BORDER BOB AMERICANS TO SHELL MEXICAN POSITIONS UNLESS FIRING CEASES ACROSS BORDER demand most imperative since correspondence with general huerta which preceded the occupation 0 of f vera cruz I 1 washington the united states stater has served formal notice on oil both provisional president Gutler roz z and C general e n carranza Car rauza that thai unless they promptly prevent their troops from firing across the american boundary such force will bo be employed by this government as may be necessary to protect american territory the peremptory tone of the communications did not become generally known until thursday night although rl the sending of three batteries of artillery to naco was waa explained previously by high offid off KAls als as meaning that the mexican cati forces would be shelled out of their positions aria ana driven several miles from froin the line it if the firing into the united state continued if the chiefs in do de facto control cannot put an all end to the reckless nr ing by their subordinates the lie united states government pointed out unequivocally that its manifest duty much to its regret will be to take such steps as may bo be necessary to protect american lives through tile the employment of force |