The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-21
PARRAL MARKS
TURN IN PLAN
OF VILLA HUNT
Details Of Attack Upon Major
Thompkins' Handful Be-
come Officially Known.
CARRANZISTAS FORM
MAIN BODY OF ATTACK
Messenger Sent to Announce
Americans Friendly Call
Killed by Bandits.


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GENERAL. 4 IERSIIING's CAMP .
Ar THE fRONT Nprll - wa nero
plane 20 Columbus ApIl ~ The fight
Inc Al IHrrhl according 10 indispuiablc
evidence reaching here Friday In which
NJ" 'nlfanM forces attacked N" troops
"i MAJOR Tompkir.. has changed the
'nilf" aspect OF The Villa rlrs' 80 far
's immediate military plans are 'nu-
'"u"d This attack upou 'n American
,oIrc witch went ~ good uu'H into lyr.
ud ~ the most 'lrndly fashion, blocked
"hhi wcm'i To- p, nm excellent urpo'
iunil' for either The rHptug" nj VIA
or the dispersal - one ~ his strongest
bands
Carranfan A'ttYde Uppermos,
heretofore the American troops have
rcokoned only On meeting opposition
from hrigindr but rcsistnnrr from regu.
lbr troops NJ tho Mexican army pu, tho
American militnr, leader, Immediately
under m" necessity of preparing for
"rlous ''ln,n'tles "he'h'i thel' pre-
p'-a '"us VIII na'H !" p' '"''p''''u u'-
r'""N pP,u We Iu'ut' We ~ ,h'
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"ni" Nv u'u'' M''' 'ne ~ ~
~. VIZ NV Nl'Su"n ~ "'ut,, an
,"'''s vas Pnr'N ''nplr''n ana "l'uh
~" ~ ~ ,H N''' important features
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Only $50 Mon Entered parral
April y about noon Mnior Frank
TJmpkln' ~ N" Thirteenth cHNnirl'
who chased the 'illisits across the In
tcrna'ionnl line NJ tolumhus, went into
Parral with onh small portion NJ his
force which toia'.' about one hundred
and my men Including pack train
"n'll'. W. h'n troops VI ann Is 81 'h'
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prn,Isiors and a. b,,, ,tc p,t,I mil,
tar, officinl. deslru,i. s,p,. canning
place 70, Americana ou,s,d. 20, p,rnl in
accordance with tn. .grcem.rt 10, which
/ the American ttiopr are not Go occupy
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vny ia tho civ Tho con,cIcnr. IN The
CIV with the ,te.lden, and Vim IA.
causnIs general comma rdlne in Far.
W uen"tH' l'"hhn'. "nS neas'nt
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paes 'r''n ""aehed'
when the americans were out oi the
town the pack train NJ their rear. Major
rompkins ~ 'h' Thirteenth 'Nyalr>
b" saw that someone In IN" town was
shooting ~ the pnck train We hoard
shouts ~ viva villa and 'N'vs Mex
ico," and curses against "rrinrocs
Major Tompklns turned TO the car
tonEa leaders aud asked them what thej
m"w about firing on his pack train
G'ncfal Lornno and the president hur'
'ir" hack toward the town tn stop IN,
shontinr
The Americans wef" In column
formed Tor defense when THIS firing be-
''' "" ','l.' ''"''Ni"
hsd ordered ~ he heard the shooting
nshin" his pack train which had been
IN' of Nf hnnntrd NHids 10 IN" rear.
Th' Two soldiers till"d IN The action were
near Major Tnmrhins
Assallsr,, Wore KHAKI.
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T,m,k,n. and "a. mo, ~, nj. ,,,,,,,,,a
'r,,,Id 80. som, ot ,h,,, ,...II.i,,. rh.,'
vo,c me kb.t un,t,,r. q, r,,,,,,,
.old,er. Mn,or rornIn. di.roy,,.d o,,
scuy, NJ ,h... uniformed ,r,, ,oo,.,r.
4, Gu, of the tcsd 10 ,hc cs., ana ,o
,s,. r,,,h ,h,,. n. ,,,,,id h,,. 49, 49,.
4, ,o .sc.pe from, ,h. rsmr .,tc uc
shouted to these men to set away from
the rusd when they dld no, he or.
dctcd the men to reply io the fire
Sergeant Jay RidErly II Troop ".
Thirteenth cavalry. Nas the first Amcf
, lean to fall iIs body lay .li do, where
! " fen In the road. ~ his rnmfades we're
too hard pressed 60 pirk II m
Wound DIDN'T rlso rompkins
\ bullet struck Major Tompkins In the
LETT breast The wound was slirht. sc.
rofd,ng To- military standards and The
INA iot led HE command MI afternoon aud
until neat day when rcinforccmrn,s nm.
dc, superior officers arrived 10 relieve
him.
Lieutenant ! " ord. Of the sixth In.
fetts. who accompanied IN. cs,ai,,.
J was sho, In the left car. u slIrht vound
A. the usht began Malo, To,pnl,p,
I. |rtci,ed word from the cnrnnrn general
7 ,hst ci,iscns were doinE the shcc,ius