Show WILL STOP FIGHT BEE AMERICANS TO SHELL MEXICAN POSITIONS UNLESS FIRING CEASES ACROSS BORDER demand most imperative since correspondence with general huerta which preceded the occupation of vera cruz washington the united states has served formal notice on both provisional is president gutterrez gutierrez and general carranza that unless they promptly present their troops froni from firing across the american boun boundary dar such slach force will be employed by this 1 government overn ment as may be necessary to protect american territory the peremptory tone of the communications did not become generally known until thursday night although the of three batteries of artillery to naco was explained previously by high officials as meaning caning in that the mexican forces would be shelled out of their positions ana drien beveral u miles from the line no if the firing into uie the united state continued if the chiefs in de facto control cannot put an end to the reckless tiring by their subordinates the united states government pointed out unequivocally that its manifest city much to its regret will be to take such steps as may be necessary to protect american lives through the employ employment emp loment anent of force |