The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-06-22
CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS Of
CONFLICT At CARRzAL
American Troops Seem to Have Been Lured
by Mexicans Into an Ambush
GS CLAIM THAT THEY WON VICTORY BUT ADMIT THE DEATH OF GEN. GOMEZ
LATER ACCOUNTS REDUCE AMERICAN Loss
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has been battle. Forty American
reported killed and seventeen captur
ed in clash with Carranza forces a
Carrizal. Carranza General Come;
killed, Juarez authorities, who an
nounced clash, admit.
Carrizal is station on the Mexi
can National railroad, 150 miles soutl
of Ell Paso.
ON AUTHORITY OF OBREGON
Washington, June 22.-Secretary o.
War Baker conferred with Presiden
Wilson this morning on the Mexican
situation. The secretary of war later
conferred with Secretary Lansing o1
the state department.
Neither General Funston or Wash
ington officials had received an officia
report of the Carrizal fight up to IL
o'clock. Secretary Baker said he hac
heard from unofficial sources of an al.
legged statement that General Obre.
gon was assuming the responsibility
for orders to the Mexican detach-
ment with attacked the Americans.
AMERICAN LOSS REDUCED
FL Paso, June 22.-The American
loss was twelve killed, including the
commander, whose name is unknown
and seventeen were captured by Mex
leans in the battle at Carrizal. The
Americans were detachment of the
Tenth cavalry, negro regiment.
MExICANS LOST HEAVILY
The Mexicans lost fourteen killed
and thirty wounded, the Mexican con-
sulate announced. The Americans
removed their own wounded. Full
details of the battle were received
from the Villa Ahumada consulate.
DEFINITE NEWS WILL BE. DE-
LAYED
1t would take courier or survivors
Of the American detachment many
hours. to reach Pershing's base. Con-
fiicting stories of the fight have been
received here. They seem to indicate,
however, that the Americans were
trapped or ambused and suffered their
chief losses by machine gun fire.
MEXICANS LEAVING JUAREZ
The Mexican garrison had more
than half evacuated Juarez, opposite
here, at 10 o'clock this morning. 1t
is officially reported that three train
loads Of soldiers have gone south, and
three others are ready to move
INQUIRY FROM MEXICO
Washington, June 27.-An official
communication has been received
from the Mexican foreign Office an
nouacing the clash between Mexican
and American troops at Carrizal, say
ing the de facto government found it
difficult to understand why the Amer
lean troops were so far from their
base. The communication was deliv-
cred to Secretary Lansing by Am
bassador Designate Arredondo. Ar
redondo, after seeing Mr.. Lansing,
said ne asked explanations of why
American troops were approaching
Carrizal and the reported action of
General Pershing occupying Casas
Grandes and Neuve Casas Grandes.
Secretary. lansing had no official in
formation of the Carrizal affair and
didn't know what Mexican towns
or whether any had been occupied by
American troops. Arredondo said he
was calling Secretary Lansing's at
tention to what is called 'lack of
prudence of the American commander
in approaching the Mexican railway
CLASH AT CARRIZAL
Ell Paso, June 22.-According to
various accounts reaching here, the
American losses seem to have been
about twenty and the Mexican losses
forty. The battle took place about
10:3O o'clock yesterday morning and