The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-18
CASUALTyL|ST
Of AMERICANS
At PARRAL
MORE TROOPS NECESSARY IF THE
PRESENT LINE is EXTENDED
SOUTH. NEW BORDER BASE TO
BE ESTABLISHED

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Without official confirmation of the re-
covery of the body of Francisco villa
and satisfied that all the essential
features of the Parral incident have
been received and reported to Wash
ington. General Funston and his staff
officers again gave the campaign of
the punitive expedition their undivided
attention Monday. Whether Villa is
dead or continuing his game of hide
and seek with the American troops is
not subject of speculation at Gen
eral Funstons headquarters, General
Pershing made no report on the al
legged discovery or did news come
from any other American source, Of
fetal or unofficial. The Mexican con
sulate here received the uncOnfirmed
reports from Consul Garcia, but moth
ing more definite was available in
any quarter here.
General Funston said that the main
line of communication, now as far
south as Satevo, could not be extended
further south with the present num-
ber of troops available, and frankly
expressed his conviction that opera
tions further south could not be con-
Quoted unless authority was secured
for the establishment of new border
base, the free use of railroads or the
material strengthening of the forces
now in Mexico. He said that in stretch
ing the line to Satevo the maximum of
its elasticity had been attained.
Detached columns of cavalry are OPP
Grating south OF Satevo but only so
far as rations for man and horse can
be carried. The three detachments
that met at Santa Cruz, eight miles
from Parral, now have left there and
probably fallen back on the line at
Satevo. General Funston explained
that the country in that district was
absolutely barren of foodstuffs for
either the men or the animals and
that unless they had returned to Par
raj their return to Satevo must have
been necessary. He assumed they had
not returned to Parral.
The latest reports received from
General Funston in which mention was
made of Villa, gave as his location
the mountains north and west of Par
raj.
Officers here are convinced that he
did not succeed in getting as far south
as the Chihuahua-D Durango state line.
Not many details of the Parral in
cdent were added Monday to the in
formation already received. General
Pershing reported the names of the
dead and wounded, which included
that of Lieut.. James Ord of the Sixth
infantry. The others were of the Thir-
teenth cavalry With the exception
of one of the wounded, the injuries
were described as slight.
General Pershing said that the Off
GER who invited the American force
to enter Parral was a captain of the
garrison there. He appeared at the
American camp on the afternoon OF
Tuesday, courteously invited them to
ride into the place and spent the night
with the Americans He left the camp
after breakfast for Parral. Major
Tompkins had accepted the invitation
in good faith, but as further precau-
ton he sent forward a courier to ap-
prise the garrison of his coming. What
became of the courier has not been
learned.
Following are the names of the dead
and wounded in the action at Parral:
Dead:
SERGT. JOE RIDGELY.
PRIVATE HERBERT LEDFORD.
Wounded: 90
Maj. Frank Tompkins.
Lieut.. James L. Ord.
Corpl. Benjamin McGliel.
COrpl. w T. Willingham.
Corpl Richard Taunouz.
Private |. NJ. Shedyer.
In addition Private Charles Eichen
Berger was reported missing.
Corporal Taunouz's injury is the on
ly one reported as serious.