Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-24
Mexican Commander Sends
Army Forward to Engage
American Forces.
CAVALRYMEN JAILED
Captured Members of the
Tenth Cavalry Thrown
in Chihuahua Prison. 4

Chihuahua City, Me K,
June 24HAmerican columns
lave been seen advancing
rom the American field base
n the direction of San An
onio and Ojo Caliente, and
General Jacinto Trevino has
ssued orders to attack them
f they do not Immediately
'etreat.
The Mexican commander said TO-
day that it seemed probable, mas.
much as General Pershing seemed
ignorant of the fate of the Boyd
column, that outside Of FIVE add.
tiOnal prisoners now being brought
here, the Americans were ami.
hilated. although it was possible
more had escaped.
General Pershing has wired here
for the names of the dead and the
prisoners.
1t was officially announced to-
day that none Of the prisoners
brought here will be hanged that
mot being the custom in a civil.
lied country
The II American negroes cap.
tured in the Carrizal battle have
been placed in the peliitentiary
here. There have been no arrange
ments made for removing them to
Juarez to be surrendered to the
American authorities.
Lem Spillsbury, the Mormon scout.
at Carrizal, also is in prison.
The prisoners were assaulted by Mex
can civilians as they were being trans
erred from the train to the peniten-
iary but were landed safely behind the
walls of the building, and according to
he authorities, are being we'll treated.
The troopers brought here are Pri-
yates Page, Peterson, n. Lloyd, w.
Ward, Jones, Sockes, Marshall, oliver,
VI. Donald, Williams, Givens, Stone,
Harris, Lee and Graham of Troop H
and Hove and Alexander of Troop c.
Do Not Know Who Opened Fire.
According to statement said to have
been signed by Spillsbury. which was
made public today by General Trevino,
neither he nor the negroes knew which
side began the firing.
Spillsbury's statement says that
Troop C was first to advance against
he Mexicans. 1t adds that practically
all the Americans who lost their lives
were killed when they advanced to a
deep ditch in which Mexicans were
stationed and when other Mexicans
getting around to deep ditch in their
rear, attacked them from the flank
General Trevino said the Americans
would get the same treatment that they
received at Carrizal as he is deter
mined to carry out his orders to the
letter.
In this, he said, he had all his sub.
ordinates with him and they will stict
with him in case of rupture.
Puts Blame on Boyd.
In his statement Spillsbury says he
never dreamed when he left Casas
Grandes in company with Captain
Boyd that there would be any trou-
BILE, feeling confident that previous
relations would continue.
Captain Morey and his men Joined
them enroute, and the statement
quotes Spillsbury as saying, during
the conference with General Gomez
he was opposed to Captain Boyd:
"obstinacy," arguing that it would BIZ
best to retire until General Trevint
at Chihuahua had passed on their re
quest to Gomez to be allowed to pass
Gomez explained. it is said, that al
answer would come in three hours.
The statement recounts supposed
opinion by Spillsbury that Captain
Boyd was imbued with the idea tina
an action would bring him quick pro
motion, and also that the Mexican
would back down on a show of force
1t credits the scout with having ar
gued with Lieutenant Adair on the ey
ening before against moving into tn
Carrizal territory in search of ban
dts and also says he admits havfn
importuned Captain Boyd at least t
try to get around by some other roat
1t then gives Spillsbury's story a
follows:
Spillsbury'S Story.
The troops were about 200 yard
apart during the conference. Car
tains Boyd and Morey and advance
half way to meet General Gomez.
was 20 minutes after we had returne
to our respective lines and Boyd ha
given numerous orders TO his men an
those of Captain Morey, who wer
stationed some distance away. in lin
before Boyd gave the order to at
vance.
THE opposing sides we're With
$50 wards of each other when the fiji