Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
MEXICAN COMMANDER
AT CARRIZAL BLAMES
AMERICANS FOR FIGHT
Declares Request for Delay of
Advance Until Permission Could
Be Obtained from Juarez
Was "Arrogantly" Refused
FIRST SHOT BY INTRUDER

MEXICO CITY, July 1.---American troops
began the battle Of Carrizal after refusing
to give General Gomez, the Mexican COM
mander. time "a telegraph for permission 10
let the United States soldiers pass through
to Villa Ahumada, according 10 an official
report of the conflict issued here today.
The report as forwarded TO Chihuahua
City was by Lieutenant Colonel Rivas, APP
pointed by General Gomez 60 confer with
the American commander when the United
states force appeared at Carrlzal
MEXICAN STORY OF FIGHT
The text OF the report follows:
ION the 21st of the present month, at z
In the morning, there appeared an American
force, composed OF about so or 100 msn.
by order of General Felix Gomex I went
to confer with the chief OF this force. 10
ascertain what was Its object The Amer
lean commander informed me that they
came In search Of n party of bandits which
there were no bandits investing that local.
ity, because the region was perfectly
guarded by Consttutionallst forces. He
then said that his troops desired to 80 to
Villa Ahumada to look for a deserter,p 10 :
which / answered that we had orders not
to permit the advance OF Americans IN any
other direction than north To this atate-
ment he replied that regardless he had
orders to proceed to Villa Ahumada and
that he would go even IL he had to fight.
AMERICAN ARROGANCE"
II then reported to General Gomez the
result of the interview and he then went
personally to speak with the American chief
and asked the same questions had and re-
ceived the same answers General Gomez
said he would regret IL a conflict took place
between forces, and he suggested waiting
for three or four hours until the military
commander ut Juarez could be telegraphed
to for permission for the Americans TO pro-
coed to Villa Ahumada. But the arrogant
American chief replied that he could lose
no more time that he would pass despite
US. General Gomez told him to direct 1t IL
he could.
After this my General and returned to
where our. forces were, the American Of
flcer doing the same, the latter preparing
his cavalry and ordering his soldiers to ad-
vance in line of fire upon our troops, which
were composed of second, third and fourth
squadrons of the I'd Regiment, which,
mouuted, had remained deployed In line Of
fire without moving.
FIRST SHOTS BY AMERICANS.
at was the Americans who first opened
fire at a distance of so metres, this fire be-
ing answered brislty by our valiant sol
diers. This first firing later developed into
q battle, which was hot and intense for
two hours.
"Our first line of soldiers resisted the
enemy with valor General Gomez was
killed in the first fre' 1 took general cPm-
mand of the forces and ordered the flrstE
squadron of the I'd Regiment to advanced
on the right flank of the enemy and list
Regiment to his left flank. This moyemeptN
was accomplished precisely and forcit
the enemy abandoning their dead, tf
horstg and their arms. We took 22 p
oners Twelve Americans were killed.
deaths were a. We took from the enei
81 rifles, 5000 cartridges, 21 horses and 6
saddle.~