Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-23
CARRANzA TROOPS
EVACUATE POINTS
ALONG The BORDER
Even Civilian Population
Quits Juarez; Troops Con-
centrate Farther South.

Ell PaSO. Texas, June ZZ.-JuaIez
was practically evacuated today BY
Carran1a troops Commanded was
deserted. The wireless station was
dismantled and the collector Of GUS
toms and Gen. Francisco Gonzales,
commander, had left for the interior,
and only few scattering military pa
trolls were to be seen. In addition,
a large part Of the civilian popula-
ton left during the day for the
south.
Evacuation of border points was
general today by Carranza troops, but
in most instances the troops nave
been concentrated a few miles south
of the boundary,
The border tonight was marking
time awaiting theh announcement
from Washington Of the governments
attitude after General Pershing's re-
port on the engagement is received.
Await Details Of Fight.
Details of the engagement at Car
rial were awaited anxiously here
General Bell said early today that no
reports had been received from Gen
eral Pershing, the American expedi-
tionary commander, or from any OF
his subordinate officers. Confidence
was expressed, however, that the
American version of the clash would
be received later in the day. Stress
was laid upon the fact that the battle
was fought approximately IS miles
from Colona Dublan, General Perish
ing's field headquarters, and that with
no means Of wire communication
available it would take a courier
some time to reach the expeditionary
commander with "a report.
A new version of the engagement
was brought here today by Mexican
civilian who was in Villa Ahumada
early yesterday afternoon, and who
said he assisted in dressing some OF
the Mexican wounded. He said that
General Felix Gomez, the slain Car
rama commander, had been aware OF
the approach of the Americans for IL
hours and had sent number of
couriers to them warning them to-
return to. their encampment.
When they persisted in their adj
vance, he said pitfall, several hum
dred feet in length, was dug directly
in the trail over which the cavalry
men must ride This was concealed
with brush.
Plunge Into Pitfall.
The Americans unsuSpectlng
came through the sand dunes toward
the entrenchment. General Gomez
lay concealed some hundreds of yards
away in the mesquite. The horses of
the American vanguard plunged into
the pitfall, unseating their riders and
injuring a number of them. Then,
the Mexican asserted, the Carranza
forces lying in ambush, raked the
American ranks with machine gun.
This forced the Americans to with
draw to reorganize their lines and the
Mexicans captured II soldiers who
had been thrown into the pit. He as
serted it was then that General Gomez
went forward under flag of truce
and that before the proposed parley
began an irresponsible soldier again
started the machine gun fire. A
smaller number of cavalrymen start
ed toward General Gomez and his
party, who were in the center of a
field, directly between the two COM
their pistol fire killing the
Mexican leader.
It was not considered unlikely that
General Pershing already has taken
steps looking toward the reinforce
nent of the cavalry command en-
gagged and to a swift punitive action.
It was expected that he would take
such steps as are possible to rescue
the captive Americans, who are now
On their way to Chihuahua City to be
leld subject to the orders of General
rrevino, commanding Carranza's
army of the north.
Laredo, Tex, June 22-Private Will
Jam Oberlies Of Troop M. Fourteenth
cavalry, who was wounded when Mex
can bandits attacked the border pa
rol at San Ignacio, 40 miles south of
.ere, June Is. died today, bringing
he number of soldiers killed to four.