Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-25

We're morse holders. Inc stories tlcSe
men told were almost Identical to
those told by the other stragglers
that reached the transmission lines
yesterday. 4
rwenty-styen Return.
General Pershing, in his reports to-
day. referred TO the number OF those
who previously had returned to the
American lines as eleven. although
in previous dispatches he fixed the
number at seven. With those who
were rescued by Lieutenant Meyer,
the total number of those who had
returned was tWenty-seven. The to-
tai number of men in the two troops
was learned today to have been "a.
General Pershing, offering a sum-
mary of his information and explain
ing that his conclusions were based
On such information as he had Sc
cured from the stragglers and froh.
press reports. called attention to the
indications that there were fifty
seven missing and that press reports
indicated fourteen of these were dead
and forty-three we're prisoners. Cen
eral Pershing does not account in his
report for the number wounded but
appeared to assume that all those
wounded had been captured.
No Report From Reinforcemenss.
General Pershing stated that he
had received no report from the COM
mander of the two squadrons of the
Eleventh cavalry that had been sent
forward TO rescue the remnant OF
the Tenth.
All those brought in by Lieutenant
Meyer were horse holders and like
those who came into camp yesterday,
were not actually in the fight. They
had had difficulty, they said. in hand
ling the horses when the furious ma
chine gun and rifle fire began and
retreated before the conclusion Of the
engagement
Save % Horses.
They had cared for such horses
as they could round up after they
got beyond range Of the fire. the full
Of mounts in their possession
when encountered by Lieutenant
Meyer being twenty-five
The troopers told their stories be-
fore they had an opportunity TO talk
with ssragglers who had preceded
them. The accounts they gave were
said 10 have borne out in all essen
tial details those previously told.
Stories Tally.
They said they saw General Felix
Gomez and his aide ride forward to
parley with Captain Boyd, and later
saw him move toward the flank of the
Mexican troops that had begun clos
ing in on the American force. Ac-
eording to their story, the first inti-
nation anyone had that hostiitles
were determined upon. was the out
burst of machine gun fire. They cor
- !. 4aI 1g estttH II
was not until then that Captain Boyd
gave the commend for his men to dis
and return the fire. The !
Mexicans during the parley had !
forward and had assumed !
such positions that when they at
tackled they we're In position 10
sweep with killing fire the American !
line standing exposed in the open.
Only Wounded Remain.
Officers at General Funston's head !
Quarters seemed convinced after
studying General Pershing's latest re-
port that all of the two troops that !
would be found now would be wound
ed and that. therefore, the battered (
remnants could not have moved far
from the scene Of the fight.
General Pershings mention Of the
rescue Of the sixteen men by Liu- !
tenant Meyer gave headquarters here |
the first Information that he sent /
out more than the two sqnadrons of ,
the Eleventh. in search of the seat !
tered troopers IT was believed that !
the two squadrons had been held |
intact and were driving secretly along /
The trail to Carrizai
Blame on NexieanS
General Pershing gave no reason |
porting force Ia addition to the Two |
squadrons OF the Eleventh. but II
had.
General Funston Immediately for