AMERICANS KILLED

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2805, 24 June 1916, Page 9

AMERICANS KILLED

AMBUSHED BY CARRANZISTAS

By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright ■. ■ June 2. • A force of Carjanzistas ambushed a considerable force : ,of Americans, killed several, and captured twenty. The Mexicans lost a-few men; . Tho announcement of the skirmish is stirring v;ar feeling in tho United States, but President "Wilson is still hoping that President Carranza will avert "hostiii ties: . ■ ... ' The consuls and' oilier Americans are fleeing from -Mexico.' -Riots and disturb aiices are occurrinpr in the border towns. (Mr. - Lansing, - Foreign .Seoretary, - has notified the South' Amerioan Republics that, if .war comes,.-' thee United. States: .will' defend, itself against further Mexican-, invasions,. but-.. will ,-nofc intervene in Mexican affairs. ■ WAR - PREPARATIONS. BLOCKADE -BEING • DKCTJPSBD. ("Times" ; arid Sydney;' "Sun": Services.) (Reel June 23, 5.5.p.m.) ■ ■ . London, June 22.. fTimss" correspondent at WashIng To- states ,that. military , preparations ooatinue. - General Tunston has demanded sixty thousand militia.

. Preparations' arc being'' made to. withdraw .twelve: fjtmdrcd American's remain-, ing in Mexico City' and about three' theiisand. in otlisr. parts.. IVreigners are' not, appa'Ttnely_-immediately. endangered.' • A- blockadete'W.lwl'discnssed.: : • :german intrigue. AT THE BASE. OP J THE . TROUBLE. (Sec. June 24,-0:35 a.m.) . -Washington,'-' June 23.- " Advices. from • Mexico • allege that German ' representatives encouraged ' Carranza's opposition to the United States : troops- remaining , in! the country, .which' was, moral :rather: than material'. German: citizens in Mexico are treated .with great consideration; and their pro-, pert?,'.is unmolested- .Americans are placing their - property in . the . hands of German friends-when', leaving Mexico.-.