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command, to die from wounds and thirst
by three Of his men who had attempted
to carry him away from the encounter. in
which the American forces were broken
and scattered. was such that his report
would not be long delayed.
Trevino's Threats Taken Seriously.
Army officers are convinced that Gen
Jacinto Trevino's statement that he would
attack American troops approaching Ojo
Caliente and San Antonio was not an
empty threat and are waiting anxiously
for more news Of the two squadrons of
the 11th Cavalry. sent toward Carrizal
Some conjecture has been caused to
the identity of the American troops re-
ported approaching those places as there
are five Ojo Calientes in that part of Chi
huahua. and San Antonio is also a com
| mon name for the villages there
Brief reports from Gen. Pershing
early today contained the news that
Capt Morey had been rescued by
scouting party detached from Mai. Jen-
kins' command. Mai Jenkins reported
that the two squadrons of the 11th were
continuing their sweeping search for
survivors Of troops and or the I1th
Cavalry, and indicated that at the time
he filed his report. early Sunday. no OPP
position by Mexican troops had been
encountered. Nine of the men who were
in the fight at CarriZal remain unac-
counted for.
Refugees on Foot to Border.
NOGALES, Ariz. June ga party of
three American refugees, including a
| woman. are here today after being de-
tained by Carranza troops at Sasabe. a
pass in the mountains forty miles west
of here. and finally being released
| with orders to walk to the border. The
three-Mrs NJ. c. Darwin.( owner of a
| Hermosillo drug store: Harry Hoffer
| and J. C. Clay-left Hermoslllo for the
| border in motor car Wednesday
| night and arrived here last night. Clay,
| having been ordered, for a reason un-
| known to him, not to leave Sonora,
| then Travelled to avoid cities, but was
under arrest. When he protested he
said the soldiers threatened to shoot
him. After seiZing their baggage and
the car however. the party were releas-
ed, cached a telephone and called here
| for an automobile to rescue them.
| Frank N Cox, William Gary and
Thomas Hooking all have arrived, com
ing by train from Magdalena- They re-
| ported no untoward incidents.
| About 100 members of the Chinese
| colony of Nogales, Sonora. have crossed
! the frontier and were placed under
guard in a local hall until conditions
| will permit their return. They said
that only about ten Mexican families
remain in the town and that food is
very high.
U. S. Throwing UP Breastworks.
| NACO, Ariz. June 26.-United States
soldiers are today engaged in the erec-
tion of a line of breastworks in a
lnortheasterIy direction near the border
from the United States immigration
office. This action was taken follow
ing the receipt of reports considered
authentic that 1900 Mexican troops had
| arrived within a few miles Of Naco
Sonora.
| The soldiers constructed the defensive
line on the border with sacks of sand.
They made no effort to dig trenches
Two troops of cavalry and one company
of infantry, comprising about zoo men
are guard here.
Citizens of Naco had a meeting toda y
and began the organization of a COM
pany of home guards. They also sent a
telegram to Gen. T. F. Davis, at Doug
las, asking that more troops be sent.
i Say Villa Has Joined Carranza.
i Ell PASO, Tex, June 26.-Informatior
reached here today from apparently re-
liable sources that Francisco villa, un-
til recently at Santa Rosalia, had
reached an agreement with the de
facto government. and that this was
being used to induce his followers to
join the Carranza forces.
Occupy Points Pershing Quits.
CHIHUAHUA, June 26.-Immediately
after the evacuation of San Geronimo
| and Bachtnaha by American troops,