Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-23

der to dismount. We got out of our
saddles in hurry. Then he told us to
throw ourselves on our faces and re-
turn the fire. Someone got Gomez just
as he was reaching his line. The
next minute Lieutenant Adair was hit.
Both he and Captain Boyd are dead, l
believe.
Cut Horses Down
1.-The machine guns were still going.
l could hear the bullets whistling over
us. Bacuse of Lieutenant Adair's or
der we saved a lot of men. But the
horses did not have the same luck.
The bullets started to hit them and
they were going down as if their legs
were suddenly cut out from under
them. The others, stung by the bull
lets and kicked by the dying horses,
began to rear and plunge. The men
in charge tried their best to hold them,
but they broke away. Some OF the
men were killed trying to save the
mounts
when the horses got away we were
marooned. We fought back and pre-
vented the Mexicans from advancing
in spite of their advantage in numbers
and the machine guns. We began TO
fall back towards the hills as we'll as
we could
I'VE recovered four horses and then
the four of us were sent here to re-
in the hills The retreat was slow be-
cause of the wounded. The MeXicans
kept following and firing. but were
kept away by the accurate rife fire of
our men
Expect Big Battle
General Pershings report of the
troopers story was forwarded with his
explanation that all scouting parties
were cautioned by him to be careful
not to take any action that would pre-
cipitate a fight. but it is known that
both the American and CarranZa COM
manders now expect a battle to be
fought at Villa Ahumada. The MeN-
cans are preparing to contest the
march from Juarez to Chihuahua CITY
the movement that would be the
center of an offensive.
For this reason, American officers
view with suspicion the evacuation OF
JuareZ by the majority of the Carran-
zistas. They suspect that somewhere
in the hills back of Juarez the forces
that left are being placed where they
can best harrass an American advance.
1t was even reported that one body OF
Carranza troops had been sighted less
than two miles from JuareZ. The hills
back Of Juarez make an offensive
screen for such operations.
The advantage of an aeroplane in
learning the dlSpOSlNlOn OI THESE llObbS
is obvious. But there are no aero
planes at FL Paso or Fort Bliss.
Aiming Fresh Recruits
The tactical strength of the main
move was commented on by American
officers while watching the movements
of the troops through field glasses
high in the hills on the American SIDE.
From their position back OF the
hills the MeMCans would he out
of range of the artillery that
might he used to lombard JuareZ.
From there they would support the
small body now left in Juarez proper
and cover the retreat that would fol-
low such a bombardment.
one we'll directed shot could put
the Mexican railway system out of op-
Grafton. The move to the south keeps
this communication line open.
Fresh reports from all parts OF the
border indicate that the MeXicans are
obtaining recruits by hundreds and
arming them for battle. our report
said that Francisco Villa was raising
a new army TO fight under the Car
rama banner, but this received little
credence in military circles here.
Juarez itself is sullenly quiet. Am
orleans who go to the Mexican end
OF the international bridge must go
prepared to swallow insults or encoun-
ter the Carranza soldiery. 1t was nee
essary to call on the consular service
to rescue an American newspaper
man who was taken prisoner there
late Yesterday.