FORTY AMERICANS ARE KILLED
Yight reported
90 MILES SOUTH
, OF THE BORDER
EL PASO, June 21.—(Delayed in Transmission.)—Forty
American cavalrymen were killed and seventeen captured by
Mexicans today in a fight with Carranz troops ninety miles
south of El Paso, according to reports received here today from
Mexican sources.
It also is asserted that the Mexican casualties were much
lighter than those suffered by the Americans, although General
Gomez, the Mexican commander, was listed among the killed.
No details of the fight have been received and the city is
intensely excited over the reports, which, it is said, if true will
mean the immediate opening of hostilities all along the border.
SOME DETAILS OF BATTLE.
EL PASO, June 22.—The American and Carranza troops
fought an engagement a few hours after President Wilson’s
note had been delivered to Carranza, which side won is not yet
definitely known.
The engagement occurred near the Mexican of Carryso,
nine miles southwest of the Mexican field headquarteis in
northern Chihuahua. The number of dead is not known, but
nearly a score of Pershing’s men are said to have been killed
Seventeen Americans are said by Mexican officials to have
bqen captured. They have been hurried to Chihuahua City.
| The machine guns used by the Mexicans are said to have
done the greatest damage. The Americans engaged are sup
posed to have been members of the Tenth cavalry, a negro
regiment.
General Gonzales’ first step after confirming the news of
the battle was a statement, placing the blame upon the Ameri
c in troops. He charged the American troops with firing first
upon the Mexicans, who had just presented a request that the
V.jg. soldiers retire “more.”
CABINET CONSIDERS WILSON'S NOTE .
MEXICO CITY, June 21.—(Delayed in Transmission.) -
President Carranza today received the note from Lansing, ir
which this government reiterates its intention of not withdraw
ing the American troops from Mexico until such time as the
Mexican government shall demonstrate its ability and desire
to maintain peace along the border.
The message is receiving the earnest consideration of the
Mexican cabinet, but no indications of the manner in which il
,s been received have been made public.
The general opinion among the residents of Mexico City
s that the Carranza government will use the tone and tempei
of the note as a pretext upon which to begin hostilities, beinj
afraid of the public opinion in Mexico in case they attempt t<
satisfy the United States.
ALLIES ASK CARRANZA TO KEEP PEACE
■WASHINGTON, June 21.—(Delayed in Transmission.)
The entente allies are urging Carranza to make peace with th<
United States. The aUies assert that German influences ar<
seeking to inflame the Mexican government and people agains
the United States, and warn Carranza that he is being used ai
a tool.
WASHINGTON, June 21.—(Delayed in Transmission.)
The government is reliably informed that Carranza is doing hi
utmost to afford protection for all Americans and other foreign
ers remaining in Mexico.
The feeling against Americans is at a high tension, am
riots are expected at any moment, from which it is feare<
^ v Africans now in Mexico will suffer harm.
MEXICO RAISING BIG ARMY.
GALVESTON, June 22.—Feverish military activity pre
vails in all parts of Mexico, according to cablegrams receive!
here today.
According to the reports, 25,000 volunteers for servic
against the Americans have been raised in the state of PuebI
aikne, and corresponding numbers are being raised in all part
dPthe republic. . ..
The whole Mexican population nas been aroused over th
attitude of the United States, which is designated as one o
intolerance.
MEXICANS LEAVING JUAREZ.
EL PASO, June 22.—Juarez, the Mexican town opposit
this city, is being evacuated by its inhabitants.
It is feared that the departure of the citizens means tha
tbs Mexican troops propose to occupy the city.
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BEGIN ANTI AMERICAN PROPAGANDA.
BUENOS AYRES, Argentina, June 22. — The Mexica
government today launched an extensive anti-American pre
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RUSSIANS GAIN VICTORIES
paganda in South American countries. Former Argentine
Congressman Palacio, has accepted an offer from the Mexicans
to make a speaking tour against the United States.
The press of this city is emphatically opposed to American
intervention in Mexico, claiming that it is to the interests of
all South American countries to prevent any aggression from
that country.
TWAS EVER THUS.
CHICAGO, June 22.—The movement of supplies for Am
erican troops now on the Mexican border are threatened with
serious delay owing to the strike of 400 freight handlers em
ployed by the Santa Fe railway and the Terminal Company. 1
The strike is complete, and it is feared that it will spread
throughout the city, in which event the army supplies will be
held indefinitely.
It is thought that in the event serious trouble develops,
the federal government will take a hand in the settlement of
the trouble in order to avoid delay of army supplies.
AMERICANS LEAVING MEXICO CITY.
VERA CRUZ, June 22.—More than 200 Americans have
arrived here from Mexico City, en route to the United States.
They report intense anti-American feeling in that city.
LOOKING FOR WAR.
NEW YORK, June 22.—All the leading newspapers in the
United States predict war with Mexico within twenty-four
! hours. _
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21.—The temporary agreement:
under which the longshoremen returned to work, has been set
aside by the executive committee of the longshoremen, and an[
order has been issued calling out the union longshoremen here;
and at other coast ports. __
ARREST CITY EMPLOYEES IN
BOOTLEGGING PLOT
“ SEATTLE, June 20. — William
■ Kerry, night engineer, and Lee Mey
i ers, elevator operator In the old city
Jiall, are under arrest, and Motorcycle
Officer H. it. Clark and Police Chauf
feur Robert R. Wiley are suspended
as a result of Chief of Police Beck
’ Ingham's investigation of wholesale
> thefts lor bootlegging purposes from
! the police department's store of con
| traband liquors, which was being hele
jins evidence. Clark and Wiley strenu
ously deny guilt and charge a ring o
city hall employees with a "frame-up'
against them. As the investlgatioi
proceeds the extent of the thefts o
police stores of liquors by person)
who wholesaled them to bootlegger
grows.
11 The police department is not tin
l only one where the "evidence" hai
disappeared. In Justice Brinker i
court yesterday',’a barrel supposed ti
contain whisky > was introduced i>
evidence. ExadiinatiqR showed tha
.! the barrel contained water and this ii
the face of testimony of deputy sher
jiffs that at the time they raided :
*■ Kirkland cache and seized eighteei
5 j barrels of whisky, they examined thi
3 particular barrel and know that a
! that time it was full of the intoxicat
3 ing liquor. The mystery of the chang
f ing of the whisky into water was stil
unexplained today.
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COAL MININ GCOMPANY
g FORMED AT ANCHORAGE
j. David Gross, Robert M. Alstrop am
,T. R. Uhl. three residents of Anchoi
age, recently formed the Happy Va!
ley Coal Company, and the articles o
incorporation were filed in th
office of Secretary Davidson. Th
a company is incorporated for $u0,00<
with its head office in Anchorage.
! T A FT ACCUSES AMERICA OF
BEING INCONSISTENT.
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WASHINGTON, June 20. — That
(the United States must have a fleet j
equal at least to Germany 's naval j
! power, was declared by former Presi- j
I dent William H. Taft, addressing
graduates of Georgetown university
yesterday. Alaska, the Philippines
and the Monroe doctrine in future
years may prove special sources of
international friction, involving the
! United States, he said.
"In our Asiatic relations," said Mr.
j Taft, "it is observable that the open
! door policy has been steadily closing
j since the Russo-Japanese war, on ac
| count of our helping Japan to 'lick'
Russia. With the Chinese and Japan
' l ese we are also pursuing an inconsls-.
j tent policy, for we want their trade
' | but not them.
;j "We have a very particular color,
II scheme involving only black and
1 white. We are very fastidious about
1 browns and yellows. 1 only mention
this to show that the Orient is a pos
1 i ible center of trouble—not imminent
trouble, 1 trust.”
1 Referring to the navy, Mtj, Taft
' said:
M “Without being invidious, I want to
1J say that if we can heat the German '
' navy we can beat the world."
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'kennecott COPPER STOCK
IS REPORTED SOLD
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J1TTSBUHG, June 20. — A large
block of Kennecott copper stock
( figures as high as 200,000 shares have
. been mentioned — has been acquired
- from the Morgan-Guggenhelm inter
f ests, at a small fraction under the
i present market price of the stock.
; Bernard M. Baruch and Eugene Mey
, er, Jr., have been mentioned as among
the purchasers.
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CLAIM AUSTRIAN
ARMY CUT INTO
TWO SECTIONS
PETROGRAD, June 21.—(Delayed in Transmission.) —
General Planner’s Austrian army in Bukowina has been cut
into two sections, and both parts are retreating precipitately to
avoid capture.
General Pflanzer has been opposing the Russian advance
in Bukowina, but has steadily been forced to retreat before the
heavy attacks of the Russians. All along the line he has been
retreating slowly, contesting every foot of the ground. The
Russians, by a heavy attack, managed to pierce his line in the
center, thus being able to attack on the flanks.
This sudden attack demoralized the entire Austrian array,
and if the Russians can bring enough troops into the opening
thus made before the Austrians retreat far enough to reform
iheir line, it is predicted that one, and probably both, sections
will be surrounded and captured.
Official statements by the war office claim that up to and
including fast Thursday the Russians had captured more than
172,000 Austrian troops on its great offensive on the Volhynia
front in Galicia.
GERMAN FORCES DEFEATED.
PETROGRAD, June 21.—(Delayed in Transmission.) —
German troops sent to the assistance of the Austrians were met
at the Stokhod by the Russian forces and decisively defeated.
The entire German army is now in flight, closely pursued by
the Russian forces.
The defeat is said to have been the most decisive in the
present war, and is oil a par with that administered to the
Austrians in Bukowina.
No details of the battle have been published, but it is sup
posed many of the Germans have been captured by the
Russians.
VALUE OF BOVS INCREASES
IN BRITISH ISLES
LONDON, June 17. — A new boy
problem brought about by the war has
created a new field for male experts
in social work in England — that of
acting as supervisors for the thou
sands of boys employed on munitions
work throughout the country. The
sudden rise In the economic value of
the hoy, the competition for his ser
vices and the high wages he Is paid,
have made many of his kind less
amenable to discipline than ever.
The Workers' Welfare Department
of the ministry of munitions, which
has been studying the boy problem
in its new phases, finds that the chief
complaints are these:
Keeling certain of easily finding an
other job, a boy readily leaves a work
shop because of some slight misun
derstanding or seeming injustice; and
his high wages tend to make him in
dependent of home control, and ex
travagant and thriftless in spending
them.
Believing that the boy needs, aside
from the formal fa^pivry control, kind
ly supervision and guidance, it has
been decided to appoint supervisors
to lie paid bf the 'management of each
of the 3,000 odil munitions factories.
It is proposed that the supervisor
shall look after the general working
conditions so far as they affect the
health and comfort of the boys. Be
fore any hov is dismissed or given hi?
discharge the case is to be turned
over to tho superlvsor, so that by an
interview with the boy or a visit tr
his home, he may he able to retuovc
the cause of the trouble.
Tt is Intended also that the super
visor shall he told the wages eacti
boy earns, which will enable him tc
appreciate the boy’s financial position
in his home, and devise the besi
means for encouraging him to save.
! CROP OUTLOOK
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BERLIN, June 17. — Everything in
• dicates that Germany will have un
usually good grain crops this yVar.
From all parts of the country the re
ports are most satisfactory. The win
ter was mild, and thus far the spring
weather has been well night ideal.
The rainfall has continued satis
factory in nearly all parts of th<}
country; hence grain and meadow
grass have been making fine progress.
Live stock has been turned out to
grass, and thus the scarcity of feed
| stuffs has been relieved. The great
est danger just now' for the grain
j crops is that there may be a relapse
| of cold weather, which may injure the
I well advanced plants. Another fac
tor that is expeeted to increase Ger
many's production of grain and other
crops is that much moorland has been
reclaimed and will now come into
1 cultivation for the first time. The
' prospects for an excellent fruit crop
are also good.
DE CASTRO DESIGNATED
DOMINICAN PRESIDENT
SAN DOMINGO. Dominican Repub
lic. June ‘JO. The senate today de
signated Jacinto IV Castro to be pre
sident o fthe republic in succession to
President Jiminez. His name was
sent to the chamber of deputies for
approval. The chamber last month
took a vote for provisional president,
but Rear Admiral Capertou, in com
mand of the American forces of oc
cupation, requested that the election
be postponed until quiet was restored
; throughout the republic.
During the first ten days in May
the Alaska Gold Mines Company at
| Juneau, treated an average of >
: tons of ore per day, having assay
1 value of $1.60 por ton.
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