Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-23

Capt Charles T. Boyd, and Company
cavalry. Company G, commanded by
Il, commanded by Capt. Lewis Morey.
comprised the detachment that ar
rived within a mile OF Carrizal at a.
m. June 2i They had stopped at Ojo
de Santo Domingo ON the previous
night, resuming their march toward
the east at o'clock the next morning.
Asked for Permission.
From their position IN front of Car
rial. the commander of detachment.
believed BY General Pershlng to have
been Captain Boyd since he was sem
Tor III rank TO Captain Moray, nssnt for-
ward Mexican guide to secure from
the commander of the Mexican garri-
son their permission to pass through
the town.
General Felix Gomez sent back
word that the Americans might pass
through If they would consent to
pnrley without waiting for the COM
mander of the American force to re-
an aide appeared and the American
officer rode forward to talk with him.
Aiexicans Moves Suspicious.
While they were talking, the men
said, the Mexican troops moved for-
ward In force and deployed in. such
manner that there appeared danger
Of the American force being sur
one of the men who had
been holding the horses of the Amer
lean officer and the man who had
ridden forward with him, said the
American officer appeared 10 protest
against the positions General Gomez
troops were taking.
a few minutes later General Co
nez rode off toward one end of the
Mexican line and Immediately after
getting there the Mexicans began to
lttack. sweeping the American line
With a machine gun.
Americans We're Attacked.
1t was not until then. according to
he stragglera, that the American
gave orders for both
troops to dismount and return tho
lire.
General Pershing said that before
he Americans left on the expedition
1oth he and Major Evans, Of the
renth cavalry. cautioned the COM
handing officer TO be very careful
not TO provoke a fight.
No News Of Rcinforcemcnis.
General pershing had received no
lews OF the two s1uadrons of the
cavalry he sent out this
morning to get in touch with the
roops that were at Carrizal. staff
fficefs here calculated that the re-
ief party should reach the remnant
I the little detachment late tonight
r tomorrow morning. It was assum-
d that because the two troops We're
with their wounded pros
ess necessarily was slow ard that
he relief party would have to travel
lmost the entire distance icom tnt
ian Inc of communications to Car
ixdt SOME eighty miles.
3eneral Funston appeared impress
d with the sincerity If the stony
rought N he the stfagglera but said
nat 1t would not cause him 10 send
ny new Instructions TO General Per-
hing or to any of tho border COM
landers he report Will he In
Washington before morning
Ordered Against IIostilltles.
General Pershng manifested sur
rise In his reports early TO-DAY over
le report that the officers OF tho
oop had precipitated the engage
cnt. lie lold General Funston in
is report lb6 all of his men had re-
lived the most positive orders not
do anything that might precipi.
ne fix
Reports of routine character
ere received from all parts of the
rider bat none showed any marked
creased activity Of the bandits
0ng the Rio Grande but almost all
Ia of activity on the part Of the de
cto government troops and of the
exican population on all border
wns. The tendency to a general
'acuation of border points by Mexi-
IN garrisons was offset TO some ex-
mt by failure of the garrisons at
agile Pass and Laredo to withdraw.