Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-23
Mexicans In Midst Of Farley, Turn Machine Guns On Americans. Act Was Un- provoked By Troopers SQUADRON SENT TO
 AID DETACHMENT Bigger U. s. Force Should Reach Scene Today. Fatal ities Unknown As Force Was Separated
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'bt ncNltW Leased Nlrel SAN ANTONIO, June 22- StraggIers from the Tenth cavaI- ry detachment that was In the fight at Carrizal arrived at Gen
 eral 9ershing's headquarters to- day and told him that the fioht-
 ing began with an unprovoked attack on the Americans at the
 conclusion of barley with the
 Mexican commander. General
 Pershing transmitted their story to General Funston tonight who
 immediately referred it to the war department
 The men were unable 10 tell any thing regarding the casualties or even the later phases of the engagement. They retreated during the fight be- came separated from their compan- ions. making their way back to the 1 American lines. The troops of the Tenth calvary. Company C, command ed by Captain Charles T Boyd. and Companv K. commanded by Captain Lewis Mercy. comprised the detach ment that arrived within a mile of Carrizal at a. m. June 21 They had stopped at Ojo de Santo Domingo on the previous night. resuming. their march toward the east at 4,o'clock 1 the next morning.
 Fro" their position in front of Car rizal. the commander of the detach- ment believed by General Pershing to have been Captain P9yd. since he was senior in rank to Captain Morey. sent forward a Mexican guide to se- cure from the command of the Mex jean garrison their permission 70 pass through the town.
 Farley Wanted.
 General Felix Come sent word back hv the guide that the Americans might pass through if they would consent to a barley Without wait inc for the commander Of the Ameri- can force to reply. General Gamez. ac- co'apanied hy an aide appeared and tho American officer rode fc-ward 10 talk with him.
 Was No Farley, But Trick.
 While they were talking. the men said the Mexican troops moved for ward in force and 6eploved in such r'arre- that the-f arpsared danger nf the American force being surround cd One of the men who had been holding tho horses of the American officers and the man who had ridden forward with him. said the American officer appeared to protest asairst tho DOsitions General Gomez troops wore taking. flow minutes later. General Gamez rode off toward one end of the Mexican line and imme diatelv after getting thera the Mevi- cans began to stta-S. sw@sping the American line with machine gun.
 Withheld Fire Long.
 It was ro, until then. according 70 the stragslers. that the American gave orders for both troops to dismount and return the fire.
 General Pershine said that before the Americans left the expedition hoth he and Major Evans of the Tenth cavalry cautioned the coul- manding officer to be very careful not to provoke a fight.
 Squadrons Go to Help.
 General Pershing had received no news of the two sauadrons of the Eleventh cavalry he sa7t out th> to get in touch with the troops that were at Carrizal Staff officers here calculated that the re lief party should reach the remnant Df the little detachment late tonight or tomorrow morning. It was as sumed that because the two troops were returning with their wounded. progress was necessarily slow and that the relief party would have to travel almost the entire distance from the Mexican line of communi cations to Carrizal. some SO miles.
 General Pershins manifested sur prise in his reports early today over he report that the officers of the roop had precipitated the engage nent He told General fuastoB in lis report that all of his men had res .eivcd the most positive orders mt
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