The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-24


The Mexican troops were under or
ders 10 be prepared for immedia'
fghtsnr. Although intended as Tein
forcements for the army already Il
y that vicinity they disappeared from
the railroad In battle formation.
General Trevino. who il dirccttnl
the operations OF the Mexican arm
from Chihuahua City, has served no
tice In unnistakahle language that HI
commanders Will attack, without no
tire, any force that digresses from
the American line Of comuunica
lions Two sQuadro0S OF the Eleventh
Cavalry sent 10 the relief Of the rem
nant band OF troops { and h, Tenth
Cavalry should have reported at Car
rial AZ daybreak today
Unofficial reports now account FOL
forty-four members Of the two color
60 troops that were ainbushed by this
command OF General Gomez on We'd
rtsdaN
seven More Captured.
1t has been officially confirmed that
the first lot If prisoners taken "a
Chihuahua City consisted Of seventeen
troopers and one civilian scout. Seven
additional soldiers were yesterday cap
tured wandering in the desert, more
dead than alive from thirst and hun
ger.
Thry arr reported II haye arrived
this morning. making the total mum
Der ~ prisoners twenty-five.
The nam her Of Americans killed is
uow fixed ~ General Bell OF twelve.
Nine .~s.nf,e-S are Saft SO wave, re-
ported hack 70 c.lania DahIau THIS
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voice ~ they are Tor the Mexican
forces. Jet them 3" across We VIII
pr"tatiy capture them pretty soon
md goodness knows We need all the
.srncks we can get
t. phus. az grim of yissge as war
looms up along the border in terrify-
e. nag aspect as q result OF inc ABANDON
ussnt By the dc faeto government ol
al supervision Of public health along
Mexican eide