The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
SEVERAL KILLED
ON BOTH SIDES"
AT PARRAL
Mexican Report So States, But Funston
Has Been Unable to Get Informa-
tion from Pershing Regard
ing the Affair.

Washington, d. c., April l4-General
Funston to-day reported to the war de-
partment that he had received no word
| from Pershing on the fight Wednesday at
Parral, but was continuing TO press him
! for information.
Y Secretary of War Baker expresses the
hope that the trouble was purely local
and did not presage further difficulties.
General Carranza. directing his em-
bassy here to point out that the clash
proved his contention that the presence
of American troops in Mexico is leading
to a situation which threatens to go be-
yond his control, telegraphed that many
deaths had occurred on both sides
Foreign Minister Aguilar in dispatch
sent before that from General Carranza
said one American trooper was killed and
several civilians were wounded
Consul Garcia, the Carranza agent at
FL Paso, wired the embassy that Several
persons were killed on both sides" His
dispatch added that when the American
troopers entered ParraI "the people pro-
tested and it appears the garrison did
also"
This latter statement is in direct con
VI hdlNhIph W patches VI NdI GhilLh
and Agllilar, which declared the Carranza
troops attempted TO hold back the Mexi-
can mob. A report TO the state depart
ment from Consul Letcher at Chihuahua,
forwarded through General Funston, said
there had been "some trouble" at Parral
when the American column was fired
upon by Mexican civilians.
News OF the clash was contained in the
following telegram from Queretaro, dat
ed Wednesday and sent by Foreign Min
lister AguilRr to Elise Arredondo General
Csrransa's ambassador here:
Please confer with the Honorable Sec
retary Lansing and inform him that to
day at p. m. column of $50 American
soldiers entered the city of Parral The /
mayor of the city, Jose de la Luz Her |
rera, Immediately called the attention of |
the comma nder of this column to the in /
of his entering the city. his |
soldiers withdrawing, but when they |
were leaving the people protested and |
the mayor and military commanders /
tried to control them with their appeals /
in order TO prevent friction, but owing 1
10 the imprudence OF a civilian, who fired /
a shot, a general disorder followed, in
which one American soldier was killed t
and several civilians were wounded by
shots from American soldiers
Military commanders succeeded in
'hecking the mob at Maturana to pre-
rent them from following American
roops, forming a Gordon of constitution
list soldiers.
I'm this connection. the Mexican gov
rnment warned the government of the
'nited states from the beginning that it
would be unwise for American troops to
,ass through cities. due to the impossi-
,ility to avoid friction between them and
he people and our forces at an unexpect-
d moment The American government,
O that effect agreed 10 give the neces-
airy Instructions 10 its troops to have
hem abstain from occupying any towns.
The Mexican government deplores the
but il was beyond its efforts
o prevent il and insists with the Ameri- Z
an government on the necessity Of with
rawing its troops from our soil in order
ot to give room for the alteration of
be good and cordial relations which both lr
Duntries are obliged to preserve" In