Logan Republican | 1916-06-24 | Page 6 | Pershing Seizes Towns; Disarms Mexican Rebels

PERSHING SEIZES TGWNS; DISARMS MEXICAN REBELS Takes Nueva Catat Grandea and Ca- sat Grandet; Arrests Haranguer Who Rage Against Americans El Paso, Texas, June 21. General John J. Persh'ng, commander of the oxpcdltlonary forces, seized tho Mexican Mexi-can towns of Nueva Casas Grandes and Casas Grandes at C o'clock this oenlng. This Information has been recolved by both military and stato department ofllclals hero. Tho Mexican soldiers nnd civilians were disarmed. Both towns nro under un-der martial law. Tho main garrison nt Casas Grandes wns evacuated early ear-ly In tho day by the Mexican com-maiidor, com-maiidor, starting In tho direction of Madera. Twenty arrests wero mndo In Casas Cas-as Grandes of Individuals who endeavored endeav-ored to lnclto antl-Amcrlcan demonstrations. demon-strations. Included In this number wero sovoral women who harangued tho populace, calling upon nil loyal Mexicans to resist tho entrance of the Americans.