Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-17
One Hundred Men Under
Major Tompkins Attacked
by Soldiers Of Garrison and
Armed Mob.
TWO AMERICANS ARE
KILLED DURING FIGHT
Commander of j, S. Troopers
Is Himself Slightly Wound
ed and Forced TO Retreat
About Eight Miles,

san Antonio ieAas' Apfll u,
was a. lorc' OF NaIiHnNh suiuleFs "h"
engaged the httie detachment OF
American cavalry at Parrai Wednes-
day in regularly organized action,
according TO detailed report witt
ten by Major Franz Tompkins and
forwarded TO General Funston by
General pershing.
Forty of the Mexican soldiers. in
cludine one major and one civilian,
vera killed hy the retreating Ameri-
cans tho American casualties were
,r.a bliad ara civ wounded inch,d-
~. ,Iaia,. ,ra,e,l,ins IIia wonnd was
lns a"'oi i'''''''''' ''''
." "Sn' ,,,,.,,, o.,,,,. 90 a., oo
N"Ioi ioilp"n'' s,,,,, ~, ~, ~,
'ion was reee.Neu a. Ge,'e'aa ~ un
sum heaugu"l l.eas l'il5n -. a." ,a
ca 10 ciaiiiy % nenena, felsmi"s ,i,,Ies ,ha
poit .eeVlsou s''se,uy $50, ~, ~ sorio NO.
iuen.i'y VI tne M a,'a, MS 20. i1i a., a.
uhs.ateo anu -. "i'isii ne ~ ~. VIZ -,
lerehee ma, 'ne 49, S'S W."
Noioh'' w; n.. -, a'N W.. e.s.
roops Now sur n, na
Inc americans now are noi W ., az"
"es' oi Iai ,ai, rei''loie ~ y,,','. ,,Iun"
ron OF the ieiith, unuer MaJ"t i,,.,' Iwuns'
L.. .gl..., ton
ana plcktd spuaurun uhuVl N,dJu, .d,,.
hopert H. ifoWNe, rsal ioi ,. - sal
saiety mas peen uispulieu ny ."'s 49,
port and by troop uisposl',ons 'mae IA
Geheral fersnlhs nus oloeieu, ~ w
character vi "hioh oeHei"' uN''V''
ulu not Wlsh u leteal s,a,..
MAJOR loIiiPNlhs stoIy oi 'he ~ s,,,' ~
indicates lack ol cohtiul uNSl Wy
troops py the co''li'i"l,u 1i,'Nea Va
the farral saiIlsou, Nel'ral Io1a',o, e',i,t,
ana pitter an,asoiis,l ny .ne puD,,s p,,',
ana troops me ilsntihR tooh piues
OUTSIDE fafral anu was coIl.in ueu w. W.
route OF elght miies TO SANTA Cru1'
northeast ol Ihli"i VI .iie i"i'' '"''
Amcrcahs nc,,ca''u. ~.
General unns.oIl salu .onis III III, IL
Whlic Malor ivniphi"s uiiupup'vu.y
acted IN accordance win ms ues.
judgment IN fe'reatiils, ne IeBi et.eu
that ne had no, hlaoe st"hu uh ~, an
count OF the in-ellect the s.oiy VIZ
have on the MeNlcan peopie, VINO ma.
urally VIII regard the luciocni as a."
American deleht .,,.
Major Ionlphihs arrived outs'ae
Parfal on the forenoon oi Api4r
with Troops NJ ana X 'of the Inlr-
teenth cavalry. reduced IN humoer
the total OF these TWO companies y
approximately lo0 men, lhe Iepor,
that unarmed men went INTO Parrai
appears to nave been erroneous;
Major TompKlhs admltted .hat ne ulu
march his small detachment quite
openly along the tran INTO the clty'
where they We're met by General Lo-
2ano, who received them most grace
fully. The civil authorities arrived
and joined in the courteous reception
of the major ana his troops me
incident appeared to be progressing
without unpleasant fea6res. General
Lozano and the civil authorities dis
cussed with Major Tompkins the dues.
ton of camping sites, ana The local
officials decided on one Just outside
the city, to which Major Tompkins
was directed.
Invited Into City.
Major Thompkins entered the town
upon the invitation of the officer
of the Parral garrison. He stated
that the officer met him ten miles
from Parral, introduced himself ana
urged him to accept the hospitality
of the military and civil authorities
This fact, coupled with MAJOR
Thompkins' report of the subsequent
attack. caused Officers here to ex-
press the opinion tnat ne ana nus
men had been deilpefateiy ied lnlo
q trap. aitnouBh perhaps hot WIN
the knoWieuse VI "eiie'ai i'o~"io'
commanding i,,S u.h r.o
,,a4o. ,.,',s~Li,,a noe pra,or,,,e IN
naa'o' a. ,ha 5asignatdd ~ ro,nn