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Officials Anxousy Await Further News of Battle With Cara

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centrated at Namqps 200 miles south of the border and
at Colona Duban 100 miles south.
Dispatches also say that American scouting patrols
have penetrated the Santa Clara Canyon about htyhvs
miles directly east of Namiquipa.
The Mexican authorities profess complete ignorance
of the of Mexican casualties in the battle which fol-
lowed smbuhng Of the negro troopers of FIVE companies
of the Tenth.
Preparing for any contingency General Bell in COM
mand of the American troops hs section moved his men
forward planted artillery where swept the Mexican city
in range, and ordered preliminary entertainments
around the Texas The overlooking Juarez brs
tied with a battery of the 47-inch American guns
TROOPERS LURED INTO AMBUSH.
From reports received by State Department agents,
mining companies and the Carranzsa officials here APP
pears that FIVE troops of the Tenth Cavalry Scouts
duty Carizal when they discovered by Caran
Vista outposts.
These Mexican troops fastened back to the hamlet.
Gen. Felix Gomez commanding the de facto troops in the
town. ordered machine guns secreed the roofs of houses
and hid his behind adobe walls '"
small company of Mexicans sent to the western
part of the town to wave a flag of truce.
The unsuspecting American cavalrymen rode into the
ambush When the Mexcans opened fire from their ma
chine guns the colored troopers fought back like ends
General Gomez killed, his body literally riddled with
American bullets.
The Americans charged the unseen Mexcans in an ef
fort recapure several of their number and inflicted heavy
casualties unofficial reports state. They finally forced
to retire. in face of vastly superior Mexican forces.
The American column reported to number 5OO
while Gomez believed to have had several thousand men
under his command.
The fighting continued two hours the Cananzistas be-
ing meanwhile REINFORCED from the large Caanzsa forces
in Villa Ahumada.
Messages received here early today by mining COM
panes said the Mexican losses double those sustained
by the American forces
1t reported that General Pershing has seized the
Mexican of Neuvo Casas Grandes and Casas Grandes
account of ant-American demonstrations there.
If General Pershing has Immediately sent REINFORCE
mens to the Tenth Cavalry another battle in the vicinity of
Villa Ahumada is imminent in the view of officials here
General Gonzales issued a statement declaring that
Tuesday night he received information of armed force of
unknown strength Santo Domingo ranch and he instruct
ed Gomez to inform the American officer return to his
camp.
Gozaes stated that the American commander replied
he must reach Villa Ahumada. When the United States
troopers entered Carza they Immediately attacked
and forced to retire.
HELD CARRIZAL ALL DAY.
According to Gonzales the Caranzistas hold Carrzal
today and the Americans camped the foothills nearby
The Americans captured transferred chihuahua
City under heavy syard according to General Gonzales
ranload of Mexican wounded also was taken to the hos
pitfalls in the State capital.
thought the de facto government intends evacu-
atng practically all border towns and mobizing at interior
points now being fortified to resist American forces
1t is reported that Carranzista agents visited bandit
south of Namqupa for the purpose of securing their
cooperation in fighting the United States troops The ban
dts said to have refused preferng to work alone
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