The Idaho Republican., 1916-06-30
CARRIzAL FIGHT BR0T OUT
HER0ISM OF THE FAMOUS
TENTH CAVALRY
Wilson's Demand that Twenty-three Prisoners
be Released was Immediately Compiled with
---Bandit Depredations Continue.

In the battle between two troops
of the of the Tenth cavalry, "a men
altogether, nd about 700 Carranzistas
who attacked them from ambush, the
Americans showed splendid pluck and
almost carried the day after all. Only
a lack of ammunition brought disast-
er to them, after they had charged
|heroically thru the machine gun fire
and routed the enemy from their
trenches. Eighteen were killed and
23 taken prisoners; 43 have returned
safe.
Sing While They Fight
The troopers had been warned by
their leader, Captain Charles T..
Boyd, that they might. be attacked,
but when they drew up before Car
rizal and dismounted, it was sharp
surprise to be fired upon from all
sides. Captain Lewis S. Morey, who
was rescued after the fight by troop
ers of the Eleventh cavalry, tells the
story, how the negro soldiers, even
in that desperate position burst into
songs and passed jokes among them
selves in the midst of the fray, and
how Captain Boyd and Lieutenant
Adair gallantly lost their lives
Boyd Led First Charge
The men were dismounted when at
tackled and were at once surrounded.
Captain Boyd took the handful of
troopers afoot and led them in
lseries Of charges against the Mexi-
can trenches. When the ammunition
began to fail nothing more could be
done. The line was cut to pieces and
Captain Boyd fell. In trying to get
back to the ammunition mules Lieu
tenant Henry R. Adair, of Portland,
Oregon, was shot to death. His last
words were, go on, sergeant" to
the non-commissioned officer with
him. He had already been once
wounded and had lost his revolver,
but with a borrowed one was making
a good fight when the death bullet
came. He fell into an irrigation
ditch, where the sergeant held his
head above water until he died.
Morey Escapes by Miracle
Captain Morey, who was at first
thought to have been left wounded
and dying on the desert near Carrizal,
was picked up with a few exhausted
followers by a detachment of the
Eleventh cavalry, sent out to rescue
survivors of the battle. These few
with the captain had made their way
40 miles across the desert country.
They were half starved and carried
a few crumbs yet in their first-aid
kits. The only water they had was
in a baking powder can they had
found along the road.
Mexican General Killed
General Gomez led the Carranza
troops in this fight and American
survivors say that he was killed. 1t
is quite certain that he was acting
in accordance with General Trevino's
threat to General Pershing that II
the American soldiers moved east,
south, or west they would be attack
ed. 1t is understood that President
Wilson's latest note to Crranza de-
mands of him disavowal of this hos
tile act, threatening dire conse-
quences as alternative, and demand
ing the release of the % prisoners
now in Mexican hands.
REST OF ARGUMENT
LEFT TO CARRANzA
Monday of this week DR.. Ignacio
Calderon, minister from Bolivia, and
spokesman for the South American
republics, offered to Secretary Lans-
ing to mediate between the United
States government and Carranza.
After a talk with Mr.. Lansing the
friendly diplomat from South Ameri-
ca said he was convinced that the
time was not opportune for such
overtures.
The position of our state depart
ment is that there is nothing to me-
date" Carranza has issued an ul-
timatum and followed 1t with an at
tack upon our soldiers. Neverthe-
ness the Mexican Embassador-des1g-
nate, Mr.. Arredondo, seems not to be
informed at all about Carranza's real
position in the matter, nor intentions,
for he insists that the friendly ser
vices of the South American diplo-
mats will be acceptable.
Must Surrender Prisoners
A note went from Washington to
the de facto government at Mexico
City on Sunday demanding that Car
rama repudiate the attack on q. s.
soldiers at Carrizal and cause the i'm
release Of prisoners taken
and held at Chihauhau city. So every
thing is up to Carranza.
U. 8. Consulate Destroyed
The United States consulate at Tor
reon, Mexico, is reported have been
completely demolished on June IL
by a mob Of 5000 Mexicans led by
their mayor and melted by Carranza
troops. The American refugees
bearing this piece Of news began to