Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-23
sixty-Five Americans il
Fight With Two Hun
dred Mexicans.
LURED INTO PITFALL
Invading Troops Raked BY Machine
Gun-Irresponsible Soldier Pre-
sipitates Battle.

Mexico City, June 23-Though arm
ed conflict with the United States is
row regarded as not improbable, the
Mexican people still hope for SET
tlement of the controvers-. by dlplo-
raaiic negotiations.
Yesterday was observed as holl-
cay in the capital, being the religious
festival of Corpus Christi.
Washington; June 23-Following
fifteen minute conference with
President Wilson today at the White
House, Secretary of War Baker said
no change in policy regarding Mexi-
co is contemplated.
The Administration, he said, sis
still awaiting information on the Car
rizal incident"
Official statement was made that
at no time has the President discus
sed with any department officials the
subject of calling for volunteers.
i This Government unquestionably
+ will make demands upon Carranza for
/ release of American prisoners taken
in the Carrizal battle, as soon as it
is definitely established how many
were captured, it was officially stated
today
Columbus, N. M, June 23-Un-
official reports from the field indi-
cate that the American force engag-
ed at Carrizal was Troop H, of the
Tenth Cavalry, under Capt. Charles
T. Boyd, 65 strong. The same report
gave the Mexican strength at 200.
Chihuahua City, Mex, June 2S-
The II American soldiers, negro
troopers of the Tenth Cavalry, who
were captured in the battle at Car
rial were brought here with Lem
H. Spillsbury, Mormon scout, en-
ployed by .Gen: j.. j. Pershing, and
were interned. Spillsbury said that
Capt. Charles r. Boyd commanded
the Americans, and with Lieut. Henry
R. Adair, was among the killed.
A Captain Moore, who was with the
American detachment was wounded
in the shoulder, but escaped.
In announcing a story OF the battle
which he saHl Spillsbpry, told him,
Gen. Jacinto Trevino, commander of
the military district of the north
east, announced that any time and at
any place the American troops move
other than toward the border he will
comply to the; letter with his superior
orders and will attack them as Gen.
Felix Gomez did at .Carrizal.
General Trevino said that all diplo-
matte arrangements are outside OF
his sphere.
Spillsbury's story, as announced by
General Trevino, was to the effect
that 76 negroes, comprising Troop
H of the Tenth, Captains Boyd and
Moore, Lieutenant ,Adair' and himself
composed the American detachment
that encountered the Mexicans.
He said that he saw on the field
the bodies of Boyd and Adair and at
least II of the negroes.
Columbus, N. NJ, June 2S-A
courier from the battlefield reached
General Pershing's field headquarters
at Colonia Dublan, late today.
1t is stated that the troop OF the
Tenth Cavalry, which clashed with
Carranzistas at Carrizal, held the
field for FIVE hours before retreating,
although they were outnumbered FIVE
to one.
The reports said that the !Ameri-
cans only withdrew when heavy
Mexican reintorcements were brought
up.
The Mexicans claim that while IA
of their number were killed and 80
wounded, the Americans. suffered an
even dozen killed and lost II as pr,.
soners. In addition, they say, the
Americans had an unknown numbe,
of wounded which they carried of Wi
them. They point out also that Will,
the Carranza commander, Gen. Fell,