Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 22, 1916, Page 1

&AmeFMF’m—MlGomWh Wummfln Action, Believing Americans Were| Mwmwmcmpomrn__ b 3 5 Bl Paso, Tex. June 2l.—American Carranza trogps fought a -bloody ttle today only a feW hours after President 'Wiison's six thousand word to_General Carranza - to -Mewico City. '.o ‘have been hur- )Nl 1o Chihuahua nw under adequate —— G!NERAL FUNSTON ‘R'EOEV’EG - REPORT FRWQENERAL BELL Mexicans Boast They Decoyed the |} Amorlun Troop lntww.n. to thelr base at an early hour|- tor i i ) Story Told by an American. A story brought to fl?uo-hr Hubble, an American ' 2 un used by the hfimlafto have done| - Saw Number of Mexicans - Dead. ‘News of the battle was received in early this afternoon by Gen- Francisco Carranza of the milif zone along m For .omn _Teason im.:. { and that their shots ‘were directed at a courler who had .:Ilt presented to them a request that mfi disbelief yt ofl;i‘c':n ?&uflenrj;:l on! it in ‘Gonzales’ assertions. Thé opinion was expressed that if th Americans fired on the Mexicans. oy did so b-;mum ‘Was w er to insure (their own' eafetyi. General Trevino’s recent warning to ‘@eneral o xmct :l.;e : send his 'ps sout or. west of ir positi 1roo; positions - ‘Quiet was maintainod, jew of Genen‘l Bell's fre- itions that his ' soldiers was quies, -m:ow,h n.w- of the battle was widespread tonight. the only official de- engagement seceived here from' the Mexican side of the General Gonzales said that iis ‘was transmitted to him today m&ld eflfll Gonior, Teiedid to have o e‘v con ‘lt fll— Jeueral} & slnesn nine miles lllflltl! d.'flennt version was mmm to . an 'American Lhmugh Ahumada and there . heard ‘ Mexicans Garcia, Mexican consul at EI | Paso, who give it at the requut of. ‘General Gonzalez, der a - commane General Gnnnlex hnd the report from i on the National gajhuy flut Chihuahua, the capital of with the border. The woun: ‘taken to Ahumada. From the Americans” wl passed through Ahum:.d.l.lt 230 odack this learned that llm. uavul unt the Amer- to ba a detanhnmut of the state; ‘were for. French .mAnim-h mfivm ‘g: Tampico fields. _ German Influences at Work. All diplomatic, represent Mexico - believe, too, that German in- ison % of the. v les - for the addition_of seven rezlmcnts of ‘in fantry, two of cavalry, three of fi and. heavy artillery anc two of en- The act takes effect Ju)y 1 and by the plan announced’ the™new regiments eemminx the first anmual t of ‘increase will. be created that date, giving General Funston e fiwelva new ' regimental ‘tnits. an e gun swept the cavalry ranks, causihg beayy losses. . American Troops Dashed Forward. “Immediately, however, a detach- ment of American Mdashed | forward, under heavy fire, to the cen- ter of the field, where Genefll “Gomez and his staff were Aheir horses: In the resultant & \n one of the cavalrymen killed the Mexican leader with his pistol, while the re- mainder of the Carranza party es- caped to their own lines” PERSHING” RE-DISPOSING HIS ENTIRE FORCE Troops Being Concentrated at Nami- . quipa, 200 Miles From Border. " Columbus, N. M. June 31.-—Gener t| Pershing, the American expofllflonegly commander, is re-disposing his entire force as a result of today’s clash wifh Carranza troops at . accord- ing to reports fro the field today. Heavy forces, ready for ~ immediate action, are being concemtrated at Namiquipa, - 200 miles south “of the border, and at Colonia Dublan, 120 miles ‘south. Despatches also -~ said ‘that American scouting | patrols have penetrated the Santa Clara canyon, abm:t 35 miles directly east of Nami- quipa. TROOPS AT EL PASO READY FOR ACTION e Movement: Pending Divers - Bon 10 Gtvm-l Fumum. Texas, June 21.—General 3 George Bel!. Jr., who, when' first in- Neither the consul nor - military mn.harn!n W formed of the fight by Mexiean Con- sul Garcia, sald that nq military ac- tion would be taken in El Paso while orders were awaited [from General Funston. . In the mennume. he said, his forces were ready for any demon- fi:mn from the other side of the A Genenu Bell said there . vas juestion but that a fight had uken ce, but”was inclined to disbelieve the report that any Americans had * { been taken prisoner. PERSHING HAS NOT ‘g instructed to proceed m%‘ and muse a0"%0 . side. engage- ¥ began the Oflx‘%m’nul he advani %y ‘had provided !'hmelm ‘gun, and this execution REPORTED TO© FUNSTON Latter ‘Not Surprised That News Came From Mexican ‘Sources. Su: Anton!o, Texas, J‘nne 21.—Gen- eral Funston at 8 p. had received ¢ tr:o t Curl‘xafméflm at encounter af ut . he :g'mnd tion to dimredlt the report tmm B Paso, explaining t! a mlzemmnan ler would have re‘port, :'llfithe incident to General Pershing, 10 ;un. m—ons 5 v.he Aflhn: militia. and of the- “Uni 2,000 mhl‘ of the Dlm of | gress. Colum-bu Ni.tlon.ll Guard as they Mmd up Pennsylvania = avenue on Fort Iays Va. Among them were men. of all walks of life, !.m:ludl.n‘ el and Sioosgstone Jast oubof yo ou ml;‘ nlz:ool Tner; w;s little n:lnn e parafi ut the men trudg- chee ‘burdened - with Baker, was greet- -ed with cheers from. the-crowds gath- ered - -long the avenue, A moment ‘later the troops came in sight, marc] ing in columns of fours. The presi- eyes ‘followed yaruculn’ly the den! 'men in citizen’s clothing, ‘but carry- rifles and ammunition belts, who appeared at intervals among the uni- formed guardsmen. They were res cruits who rushed to offer than.dveu since the call for the national guard ‘went out. 5,200 SOLDIERS ENCAMPED AT FRAMINGHAM, MASS. Nnd! to Move to the Mexican Border on ma Notice. fim}ng’han. ut.u., June 214—&1&!- sachusetts citizen soldiers to the num- -iber of 5200 were on the state camp go\md here tonight, ready to move to exican berder on short notice. % g the day by spe three batteries of fleld artillery came over the highways. No accident mar- red the transfer of the troops. Because of shortage of mounts the remainder of the state’s quota ordered to -mobilize will_not arrive until to- morrow. Several hturl. of fileld ar- tillery, -a squadron of cavalry and.a corps are the units yet to come: canyas. = About the i ~that the organiza- tions reached a drizzling rain be- gan. Weary or a day of marching and excitement,. the trops spent the night quietly im their tents. H. SNOWDEN MARSHALL MAY RESIST SERVICE OF WARRANT. House Leaders jw- a-Long Contest " in the Ci M-y Result. ‘Washi: June 21—Service of & mmnnw ttorney H. Snow- den Marshall of t&wrozkc(mmqn wwpur’ before ‘the: 4} itchener, = ane tatives * in -~ Drive of Austrians Oenfim-. i North, west and -n‘nhw,est of Lutsk ‘vicious - encounters Acmn(fiu !nmt.lar 503 mmu eo'nun to drl' the Anfi:rhn' tinue e Petrogras [ the Russians in the latter region. _ No-Change ‘of Positions at Verdun. On both sides of the Meuse river In : um;md tbueh' against U the French po.u;om butwere every- Iey southwest of Asiero, furth ‘y the Imllan- north of Fren- zela - valley -and. the stopping of -Aus- trian surprise attacks. southwest . of to the mobilization camp at | Asiago. _laft!ie fighting in Asiatic and ‘German Africa East d&nhud British war offices record further victories for their forces re- #pectively against the Turks and the Germans. kit GREECE SENDS VIGOROUS PROTEST TO ENTENTE POWERS |co Against Interference With Her Mari- time Trade. ‘Washington, June 21.—An _identic protesting vigorously against in-|F- ferenice, by the entente allies with [ the maritime trade of Greece has been presented by the Greek minister <to the state department and the diplo- ‘matic representatives here of the Lat- In-American governments. It asserts that “traditional principles” have been violated an dthat Greece has been yn- able to obtain any official explanation in response to inguiries. NEW LORD. KITCHENER COMING FROM ‘AFRICA. Has Been Serving in Campaign There Against the Germans. London, - June! ——The new Lord elder brother and heir of the: late secretary of war, Who was Colonel H." E. C. Kitchener, is reported on his way home from Southwest Af- rica, where he has. been serving in the campaign against te Germans. Although 69 years old, the new earl, ‘who was born October 5, 1846, placed himself at the disposal of the govern- et {ment at the outbreak of the war, and By nightfall t rrow it is expected " that 7,500 mnflnen will be under | S3R active duty at once. He served [in Bufma in 1891, being mentioned in despatches, and in the Manipur expe- in the same year, being again mentijoned in despatches. He married in 1877 the only daugh- {et of thn late Lieut. Col. A son, Commander F. C. Km-benm- R.N..urvnflluchL na in 1900 and is serving in the pres- ent war. There is also a dmlthur. A “EW YORK LAWYER pr KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT. Machine Skidded and Turned Turtle on the Southington-Plainville Road. ; —y’ burg military camp in~July. Campaign for M " additional men - has netted 10,-|hagq .the regular army lmmmmmum; Na.tlml Guard. e-ldhefl\omunfd received Canada n-mc at the New Yg:‘k Assay ofllee by J. James W. from Troop N. ¥., N. G, of which VIlll:Q Md:ormhll.’m chairman of the Derhocratic - National Committee, resigned as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Railroad office em- ployes at Wilmington, Del., have m‘c- tically unanimously offered to trains in the event of a strike. to determine the avail- Tells of His College Days. “I am here,” he said, “as a member of the class of 'S1—a class once call- ed the smallest and sorriest in col= lele - We did not have in-those da!u h: S you' lmve now. did not ve a n!qnu ‘magnificent dprmltoflaa. Heve we had vholewnotslu-ln most of our @brmitory windows. WHY, talk, about the . ln kept - us warm, lflt us alive. mt': th. reason we 'nunidlg of Men, Not Buildings. ‘with problems which our is now facing and must % settle.” Speech Devoted to Traditions. Mr. Hughes' address, intended for the men of Brown Unilversity, was de- voted almost wholly to Brown tradi- tions and to recalling incidents of 3f vears ,ago when he attended the uni- versity. “I merely want to say this informal *{word to you,” he said, “that as an old graduate, for I am here only i3 that character, I wanted a_ draught from tg: olghcvrlng before I plunged’ intc 1 $1,700,000 IN GIFTS TO YALE DURING PAST YEAR Corporation Votes to Admit Women t¢ the School of Medicine. New Haven, Conn., June 21.—Total gifts to Yale during the past year wil increase the funds of the university by over $1,700,000, it was announced ai the mmeneemem meec\n gef the Tale corporation ‘This includes alumni fund gm.- to principal an¢ tie other gifts of lesser amounts. The Thomas K.Ily. mlmouln contractor efrauding Manitoba Pro- vince in mc erection Parliament buildings at Winnipeg, was placed trial there. Officials of the du Pont Powder Co., and the Midvale Stael Oo.. declare thair companies able ly to un-' all orders of the ‘Unlted States on largest fund for general purposes was the Brayton Ives estate bequest of $325,000. Contributions received for principa of the alumni fund amounted to ovel $26,000 and over $46,000 was received for income. Counting pledges not yei paid, the total of the fund is 951.68. The class of 1376 gave $10,000 making the aggregate gifts since . uation $76,000. The claaa ol 1888 ‘aw $9,850, making the as: the class mn{veru.ry tumi 350 000 Otto- T. Barnard, ” of New Yorl city, was re-elected umnnl fellow for a term of six years. " It was voted that a Imited numbe: of graduates of approved women' colleges be hereafter admitted to tiu school of O T ivaity Deand o Yeeits we PLANS FOR WEDDING OF MRS. JOHN JACOB’ ASTOF No Aw-. Decorations or Musii %mMfiAM.