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i, s, men KILLED
BY CARRANzISTAS
Civilians at ParrdI Fire on
Pershng's Soldiers.
MANY SLAIN ON EACH SIDE
Carranza Asks Withdrawal of Ameri-
can Forces, But Washington Says
Villa Chase Will Go On.


Villa Chase viii Go On.
Washington, April l4.-Sseveral YER
sions OF the battle at Parral, Mexico,
between Americans and MeXicans, In
which the first loss OF life in the
American punitive expedition took
place, have been received.
CarranZa te.epraphed that many
deaths had occurred ON both sides and
that CarranZa troops aided the Amer1-
cans in attempting to restore order.
CarranZa appealed to the United
States to recognize the dangers OF
arousing the natives.
This news came simultaneously with
a note from CarrauZa, the de facto
head OF the Mexican government, de-
manding the withdrawal OF American
forces from Mexican soil and asking
that the pursuit of Villa be left to the
Mexican constitutionalist army in
view of Villas bands having been de-
stroyed" Carranza contends the
United States soldiers entered Mexico
without permission and that they
should evacuate it until a proper for
NAL compact can be entered into.
The Wilson administration says
troops will not be withdrawn, now at
least, and that the pursuit of the ban
dit will be rushed while the issue
with Carranza is being discussed.
Meanwhile the situation OF the Unit
ed States punitive expedition is pre-
carious owing to the strategic mo-
where they could envelope the Ameri-
can advance if a conflict between Car
ranZistas and the Americans should
ensue.
Carranza's despatch follows:
After message sent you by Secre
secretary Of war received a message
from General Gutierrez. dated at Chi
huahua. informing him it had been
impossible for military commanders to
check the mob against American
troops who entered Parraa, and that
this evening april 12) the fight had
continued between our people and the
American forces, and that many
deaths had occurred on both sides.
General Obregon has alreafy given
orders to prevent continuation of
battle, but the excitement is so great
among the people that I fail to know
whether tsae struggle can be stopped.
"Call on the secretary OF state and
advise him that the occurrence is
due to the unwise action of the Ameri-
can commander in having entered Par
raj without the permission of the au-
thorities, violating the orders of that
government forbidding the occupation
of towns by american forces.
please cause the secretary Of state
to see that it is unwise for American
troops to remain any longer on our
soil, as more serious incidents than the
present one, which we must avoid at
all cost, may develop.
please make use of any arguments
you may deem advisable to put--ap
end to the situation cseasGi aby the
presence Of American troops in our
territory will keep on advisiag--..s..
through the foreign Office Of any, fG,a:
ther Incidents"
A later despatch from American
sources said the fighting was over.
The following telegram from Quere-
taro Mexico, where CarranZa has had
his capital, was sent by FOREIGN Min
lister Aguilar to Eliseo Arrelondo, Gen
eral Carranzas ambassador here:
"Please confer with the honorable
Secretary Lansing and inform him
that a column of $50 American soldiers
entered the city of Parral. The mayor
of the city, lose de La Luz Herrera,
Immediately called the attention o.
the commander OF this column to the
Inconvenience of his entering the city,
his soldiers Immediately withdrawing,
but when they were leaving the peo-
pie protestel and tie mayor ani mill
tary commanders tried to control tfem
with their appeals in order to prevent
friction, but owing TO the imrrudence
eral disorder followed. in which one
American soldier was killei and sew
eral citizens were wounded by shots
from American soldiers.
Military commanders succe eded in
checking the mob at Maturana to
avoid them from following American
troops, forming a Gordon of constitu-
tiona,ist soldiers"