The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-19
BATTLE FOUGHT
WITH MEXICANS
AS ASAGGRESSORS
Third Punitive Force in
Withdrawing Shoots
Three CarranziStaS.
FUNSTON PRAISES
PARkER'S COURSE

SAS AxroSIo. Tex, June is-with
the return this morning OF the third puni- !
tive expeditiou into Mexico which
! o.a.., 49,, p.,,.,,,. ,...-.,
ihorhins' s'a'e OF war win Mexico was
averted Tor the time being.
I, 10 a, ,,a, s-cr., In arny cir,,a.
'''' '"e "i''"'a a""' vi 'i''o' sun
and his fNe troops OF the Third cavalry
with reenforcenents which were sent to
him was displeasing TO the officers and
! men or the American forces. II was cur |
fently reported mat washington had IN
terfered and ordered the withdrawal Of
the troops.
As the rear guard OF the returning /.
American troops was crossing the Rio /
trande II was iired upon by MeNtcans, B
and in the return tire one Mexican was
KILLED ana two we're wounded. Three
horses were captured. The dead MeNi-
can wor. tarranza uniform and was
said TO be lieutenant IN the de facto /
Government army.
Ten beH AT I'll fas" reported this
"Iorhins 10 zen fuhstoh tnat the Mex
'., "'Su'' 'arcia' NJ Ell faso. hau
'" ne SUN u" Ms rahcn III ieNas'
."seu ue Ia'c'i' s'Neh up MS resIuence
'n M"s plepa'lns 10 return 10 NieN'co'
/
zen BEL also reported that the 5000
,"trahza troops. with some artillery.
H"u reacned VIVA Ahunada. sixty miles
u'n Vi 'uaFe], ana tnat ooo troops had
20 w " iset's, '"en'y ni'es eou'h
| ,,''Ni Co. ,"s' "isn'' ana tn!s morning
o., I,' ,a ",ohs we hio rrahue'
/ pir.,,, 49, ,,I A., - % ,eu ,''at Ven
, t,o',,. ,i, w I ''t.u 'ie N'nei',a"
d,,,,, hal ~. ~" =. ~. ~
no r.coi,ad 90, ~ i 49,.
p,,l.r ,,II ,hs u,,,,'.s " W. ps '.p'sI -
th, American ,rnn,s h,a -, -, @
sue the bandits or Wav;,,n so,, n,
that ,n,. bns,ir, ,,,,,',.,', ~ sV'' % , GU
Of the Mexican ,roons wou,d moan ,ha, /
the American trnnns uouId mn. ori. 70
main and fight I'm, sut,ir,en, reenforc,-
4 ments would b. hurried ocross tho rive,
+ to make their stay In N.xic, nerm,nen,
Gen. Parker declared that ~. ,,ov.
/ mcnt OF Gen Ricaut's trnons anneared
10 forecast trouble and suggested tina,
they he withdrawn from the American
/ lines II he tRicauD did not want battle
,,ts aus W., I'li'neula'elF moved the lines OF
. the American troops and few hour.
| later Major Edward Andersop ui,hdreu,
| his troops back to Texas
/
Gen. Funston issued the followipv
| statement this evening:
| Gen. Parker carried out the orders
| which he had received in a manner en-
| tirely satisfactory To me and in ac.
| cordance with Instructions which have
| been received from the War D.partment
| He had pursued the bandits thar
raided American territory, driven them
| from our soil. followed ,hen IA tho other
| ctI %,
| broke up their rendezvous and remained
| in the vicinity while search was heins
made for any further signs of them.
| This morning he withdrew HIS ,ruops TO
| the American side
| During the pursuit Of the bandits onc
| was killed and twn v.rn wounded IN tho
| American side Yesterday and To-day on
| the Mexican side two OIL hers were KILLED
| and some wounded
criticse, bu, they are not fully informed
anu 90 ho' rea'iae 'he consequences that
| "ouin nave l"Ho"eu had Gen laiRer
taken any other lihe OF acton
unr. u,td. l....d
|
| NI"'H "','e'N nE'''h t"-isn' t'"' tne
| haS'! u'"M"' VI tnc American troops
| from be'o" Matan"fas would not help
the cause "i IN" american forces IN try
'''S 10 p"' an shn w p"rder ralns
IL ~ ptUeNen mat more RAIDS VIII be
at'e,sten ana reports nave already
rea'heu headquarters mat II IL being
Wldei! circulated III Mexico that Gen.
! f'ca"' c"'heu 'h' american troops OUT
on meNico' II ls learned tonight that
Gel" h'."u' "ssufen zen iarker that
ne "ou'n 'astute ana punish the bandits.
! ana w ''c i"'r oi 'hat, II Is reported,
'ne ahetta oa'ul'S anu ohrrahza troops
are ,ose'ner ,"-n"s ana hat no attempt
| mas "'e' h''"' l" "fret' any bahdits
MeN'cans are ''torathe Ue retire
mem OF 'nf "'rd tuhi'''e expedition ana
'te "ioNc'"'"'S vi 'afTdlHa troops IN