The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-18
unconfirmed Reports Of ParraI
Incident Say Mexican Citizens
SHIPPED Yankee Soldiers From
Windows With Fatal Effect
SURVIVING CAvALRYMEN
y ARE DRIVEN FROM CITY
Pershing Continues Southwark
In Chase After'ViIIa and When
Last Heard From Main Body
Of Expedition Was Near Satevo
Associated Press by Federal wiroless1

. MASHi N61ON, April 10. - Jus
w what has happened at Parral
~ when the Mexicans FLASHED
with detaehm mt of American troop
on Thursday, is not yet clear, the vari
ous reports received through unofficial
ehanne,s being contradictory ant
vague. while General Funston report
that he has as yet received no direct
information from General Pershing.
One report, emanating from Marior
Letcher, the American consul at chi
hrabua, aud forwarded by way of Sar
Antor 10, states that the attack by tho
McSicars was made first upon an un
armed body of American soldiers VIII
! had entered the tom, presumably I
purchase supplies. These men. leaving
their ans in camp, believed that they
were carrying out the spirit of III
agreement that no armed troops should
enter or occupy any Mexican town, an"
entered the business section of Parral
with not thought of darger to them
selves. In the party were about forty
troopers in all.
Shots Fired From Buildings
When the Americans appeared, the
Mexican residents grew ugly and an
CIV threats son turned to action. From
the buildings lining the street shots
were fred, TO which the Americans
could not reply. Unable TO defend
themselves, the troopers turned and
fed, leaving two of their number dead
in the street.
The exrltant Mexicans, including
soldiers Of the CarraDza garrison and
ciYliaus. pursued the fleeing troopers
almost 70 the edge of their camp, but
here they were speedily brought to Q
check As soon as the alarm was given
and the troopers in camp saw that then
comrades had been attacked, me me-
were turned out and the Mexican fire
was returned with machine guns. Thu
NeNicars in their turn fed Fort,
were killed and many wounded.
This renOrt, although the most cir,
cumstantiaI which has come to date
IL unofficial and the officers Of General
Funston's headquarters are inclined TO
discredit it, General Funston himself
reports TO the war department that he
has as yet been unable to secure any
direct report from General Pershing
with whom he is endeav oring to get
into communication. General Pershinp
ic now. according to the latest reports
still proceeding south, below Satevo
No new instructions have been sent
10 General Funston
Army ohicers Mystifed
FL PasO dispatches state that the
conflicting reports regarding the Par
raj clash have myStifed the army Of
ficers there, who are at a loss TO know
(. what has actually taken place and
what lessons are to he drawn from tho
incident The reports through the
Carrauza officials at Juarez lead to the
belief that the CarranZistas assisted
in restoring order after the exchanges
of shots
General Gavira, commanding the
. Juarez garrison, reports that there are
no Indications that the news of the
clash at Parral has inhamed the met
of his command against the Americans
Early reports by wav of FL Paso
yesterday gave the number of MeXi
can soldiers and civilians killed AT
Parral at more than one hundred
which added to the disqu;etude felt
concerning the fate of some Of the
detached troops serving with the Per
shing expedition. The army officer
were busy reinforcing the guards along
the line of communication aud pre-,
pairing for possible attack. The Car
rama force under General Gomez
which is proceeding south along a
route that almost parallels the Ameri
can line, was being closely watched IN
order that any hostile move might bt
Guarded against
Villistas AJUaCK Supply Train
One attack WAS maze on Tuesda,
NIGHT against the American line, ac
eording to a report from General Perish
int. delifNTed from his headquartert
Nv aeroplane at Chihuahua aTl for
warded from there. This attack wa
made by forty mounted Villista
against an automobile supply train bu
was beaten back, one Mexican beinl
killed. The attack took place at
point several miles in the rear of Gen
efal Pershing's main force.
The administration has made no def
mite move as yet regarding the Car
raBza demand that General Pershinl
and his men be withdrawn, Socretar,
Lansing announcing yesterday that HI
was preparing to treat with the d.
faetO government of McxirO along tn
lines OF the note delivered by the Mex
ienn apihnssadnr. The secretary o
state announced, however, that there |
no immediate prospect Of the Withdraw
al Of the expedition. The Mexican