El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-21
Americana Make hold stand.


maddened Americans. who were car
rying their dead and wounded with
them as they rode.
Americans Make Bold stand.
The greatest loss inflicted was Mt %
wall encountered on the way to a sue
cession Of small low lying hills ne
hind which Mai. TOmpkins believed ne
could make a stand against all the
men that could be brought against
him. When this wall was reached, zen
Americans dismOunted. and, placing
their horses where they would be out
Of harms way. fought as infantry
The mob, which was not looking lot
such a maneuver came up the road III
mass, firing as they came. Wheh
the troopers turned their Springtielus
loose into this seething mass, the deatl
list Of the attacking party grew ny
leaps and bounds. From two to ten
fell at every vOlley and when the
bodies were picked up by the friends
OF the dead after the battle, 1t is said
that 28 were found at this particular
point
When Mai TomplIins reached what
he believed to be safety. after nearly
six hours of continual fighting, ne
went into camp and sent messengers
to Mai Howe, Col Allen and Col.
Brown. each of whom were opesatlnS
within from 20 to IS nils OF Parrai,
telling them Of his predicament ana
urging them to come 10 his assistance
Brown and Howe got to him that
night. while Allen. by making a re-
markable forced march, arrived on the
scene early next day.
A Remarkable Escape.
Under the circumstances that TOmp-
kins got off at all to say nothing OF
getting off with the loss of but two
killed and fewer than a dozen wound
ed is considered remarkable ms
GOODNESS and quicSness OF perception
Il afr.Tf Of Tf.
prevented a military horror comparable
only with the massacre OF Custer ana
his men at the battle of the Little
Big Horn"
II it is true that Gen. LozanO was
acting i'm good faith and il is further
true that the military authorities OF
the town could not control the actions
Of their own men. the position or the
American forces now in Mexico on a
mission countenanced by Carranza, IS
not greatly bettered by the knowledge
Of those truths. Parral is known 10
be a. hotbed Of Villaism. 1t is filled
with friends and admirers OF the arcn
bandit and there is little doubt that
MANY Of these are enrolled in the ranks
OF the garrison Of not only Parral but
of other cities in the Parral district
serious Situation.
tt the officers Of the garrisons can
moi control their men in the matter
of protecting OF at least Of not at
lacking the Americans Altit Atl nv
nurpose OF learning Of the whereabouts
OF villa, it is presumed to be a safe
assumption that they could not force
them to assist I'm the matter OF making
search for villa or to arrest him II
his hiding place we're found,
Rumors as to the whereabouts OF
Villa are numerous and each is prob
ab1v as false as it's fellow. There
seems to be little doubt that many Of
the rumors are put forth by friends
OF the fugitive for the purpose OF
throwing pursuers off the track and
lead them away from rather than to-
ward him. He is still said to have
been wounded during the Guerrero bat
tie OF several days ago. though that
is doubted in many quarters. Some
OF the rumors locate him in the Santa
Clara valley. others as far south as
Batopilas. still others have him in the
vicinity Of san Lorenzo, while many OF
the rumor mOngers are willing 10
wager money that II a search OF Naml-
quipa, right under the guns Of this
camp. could be made. Villa would be
found i'm the house Of some OF his
many friends in this Overgrown mu-
nicipalty.