The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23

Mission, Tex, June 22.-Nine ollcers
and 2S6 men OF the Twenty-eighth in
fantry. stationed here for the last
eight months, tonight were rushed 10
Fort Ringgold, Rio Grande City, fol
lowing receipt OF reports that Mexican
bandits were threatening that town to-
night. A machine gun company ac-
companied the infantrymen.
That the best traditions OF the Amer
ican army were maintained when
| American cavalrymen were drawn into
ambush became known this afternoon
when George Bell, Jr, received infor-
nation that only sixty Americans were
| engaged against Mexican force of
three times their number
| The MeXicans were ambushed and
| entrenched and had machine gun
| with which to pour their fire into the
| Americans, While the negroes had only
| their revolYers and carbines and were
| forced to charge across an open field,
| General Bells information this after
noon was to the effect that the Amer
lean command consisted OF nothing
more than one troop Of cavalry, com
manded by Captain Lewis Morey, who
lost his life in the charge against the
entrenched MeXicans.
The Mexicans themselves admit they
had 200 men and assert that the Amer
lean command numbered about the
same.
The fact that late reports bring the
number of dead down to fourteen Mex
leans and twelve Americans shows the
deadly aim of the American cavalry
men. Although the odds were against
them. they killed more Mexicans thar
they lost in the fight. The first Mex
lean claims placed the American deaC
at forty but this has been scaled dowr
until the Mexican no longer make an!
such claims.
Evacuation Of Juarez, following tint
evacuation or partial evacuation of th'
border towns of Nogales, Aqua, Prieta
Matamoras. was under way all day to
day. The civilian population was al
removed from the border last nigh
and before daylight this morning al
of the official records, food supplies
arms and equipment of the towns ha,
, been moved out in a special train. La
ter three train loads of soldiers left
only enough remaining to police tn
town. The belief is that these will te
at the first show of American hostil
ty on this side.
With the evacuation OF Juarez III
der way, American army officials in +
Paso made ready to invade the town a
a minutes notice, The officers admi
ted the orders to be ready had com
from Washington, although they di
> not know when actual orders of entr
would be issued.
They believed tonight, however, tha
!, orders to cross and take charge of tn
= railroad terminals might come at an
minute. orders to seize the Mexica
y Northwestern for transportation OF su
- plies to General Pershing would not /
unexpected at any time. Report va
> current in military circles that a
+ American expedition would tab
charge of the Mexican Central railroa
; for the purpose of rushing troops fro
| iA'AN w Allt NiNAhANs VI MA ~ hAlldA
5 If the force now on the way to tn
{ point and Carrizal from tn ePershir
T. base at NamiQuipa should need furth
u helr
It was stated this afternoon that Il
United States might see ht to ser
soldiers into Juarez at once to tai
charge OF the town. on the ground
=, necessity to preserve peace and pI
ic tect foreign property just as Gener
Pershing did on yesterday when
took command of Casas Grandes ait
y the Carranaa garrison deserted IT,
~ General Bell issued orders today
u" keep every soldier in camp and aga
- tonight the American artillery "
- trained upon Juarez. Extra artillo
80 patrols were placed in the Mexic
" section of III paso and every prect
y tion taken to prevent an outbreak. 7
80 city was quiet, however. and free
excitement. Some of the ammuniti
and arms dealers carried display I
g. yertisements OF their wares, with I