The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-22
American Troopers Killed
 in Fight With Carranzistas
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(Contfnued from Page One) withdraw his camp. When the Amer ican troops remained notionless he sent second dispatch bearer, who was fired upon by the American troops after he had delivered his message. The Americans immediately moved for ward and attacked General Gomez 8 command
 All the prisoners admitted tEat the blame should be put upon the Amer ican commander for having ordered the attack. The prisoners were sent to Chihuahua City under the customary protection"
 MEXICANS WON
 Whichever side began the ergage- ment, the Mexicans had the advantage, for they had provided themselves with machine gun and this IS suppos cd to have done deadly execution in the ranks of the Americans. That the lat ter were not inefficient. however. was proved by the number of Mexican d cad and wounded removed to Wills Anu mada and witnessed by A,rericars con- ing north on train bound for Juarez.
 The battle began about 10:3e a. m and lasted not more than an hour. It apparently ended with both sides with drawing. The failure of General P,r- shing to report on it indicated that the American survivors had not yet returned to their base early tonight.
 AMERICAN TALKS
 A story brought to Fl Paso by J. c. Hubble, an American whc has been employed by the Compania Agrcola at Boquillas, bears out several of the ie tails of the engagement presented by General Gomez. Hubble's ,ry was cor Ioborated by James Maxey, another American. who also was on his way to Fl Paso from the interior lIubtle and Maxey said that while their, train was stopping at Villa Ahumada they no- ticed numbers of dead and wounded being brought in and were told by Carranza captain that a battle had taken place. The captain informed them, they said that number of American prisoners had been locked in cattle car and were tak.n to Chi huahua City to be hanged
 They mentioned Mexican soldiers who told them that several hundred Americans and 120 Mexicans had been engaged.
 "The Mexican officers at Villa Ahumada treated us with the greatest courtesy" said Mr. Hubble They answered our questions quietly and with no show of antipathy or excitement.
 CANCEAJ I'M IINnEDRDVTCu
 According to the story they told us, the Mexican command was concealed in the underbrush when it discovered the American cavalrymen riding toward them over the sand. Gen. Felix Gomez, the Mexican commander, immediately sent a courier asking for a barley under a flag ef~truce with the American commander The barley was arranged and as the Mexican leader and two aides started for ward the Americans suddenly deployed in a semi-circular skrinish line.
 General Gomez, apparently believing he was about to be attacked raised his arm and signaled a machine gun in the rear to open fire on the. Americans. The machine gun swept the cavalry ranks causing heavy losses.
 Immediately, however, a detachment of American troopers dashed forwards under heavy fire, to the center of the field, where General Gomez and his staff were sitting on their horses. In the re- sultant encounter one of the cavalrymen killed the Mexican leader with his pistol while the remainder of the Carranza party escaped to their own lines.
 MANY PRISONERS
 The two Americans said their informa- tion was that the American dead num- bered F and that the Mexicans had taken 40 prisoners.
 Hubble and Maxey said that some of the Mexicans openly boasted that the Americans had been drawn into an am- bush.
 Neither Maxey nor Hubble was able to learn whether the Mexicans had retreated it being pointed out that all of the Mexl- cans with whom they talked apparently left the field before the engagement had been completed. Late tonight prepara- tions apparently were under way for the peaceful evacuation of Juarez. Several troop trains were pulled into the railroad yards ready for immediate use. Andreas Garcia. Mexican consul in Ell Paso. crossed the Rio Grande following the first reports of the engagement and remained with General Gonzales through the night He kept in touch with General Bell on the American side by telephone. however. Neither the consul nor the Mexican mili- tary authorities would discuss the re- port of the proposed evacuation.
 DESERVING JUAREZ
 large number of citizens of the town were busy loading their household goods on vans and other vehicles, ostensibly to transport them to the south.
 Numbers of persons gathered about the plaza immediately when news of the bat tie became public, but there were no demonstrations.