Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-15
uNaI,MIsD AMERICANS
ATTACKED Vt PARisAt

San Antonio, Aprll 1.-THE Amerl-
cans on whom the Meaicnna at Par
raj fired were unarmed. according to
Ian unconfirmed version Of the inch
dent current IN Chihuahua aud trans
mitted 60 General Funston today
According 60 this story, forty Of the
troopers entered Perral presumably
Ito purchase supplies aud were FIRED
unon Two were killed ana the re-
mainder retreated TO the main body
Of troops oncamped outside the city.
The attacking force pursued them
land were met BY q fire from the
| Americans who were using d maehiuo
gun. Killing forty Mexleans
According to this story The attack
Ing party comprised Cafranaa soldiers
land civilians.
This version of the Parral incident
WAS sent from chihuahua to General
Bel at ~ paso. who forwarded II TO
General Funston. Full allowance was
given by departmental officers TO
Consul I.etoher's qualifying words
"uncunfifmed version that was cur
rent in chihuahua, hut there was
manifested disposition TO credit the
report.
| Many Of the officers at headquaft-
ers here regarded the story az more
probable than some Of the versions
that have come out Of Mexico. IL
was pointed out that lu previous cases
soldiers had entered towns for the
purpose 81 buying supplies and had
been received in a friendly manner
by the residents, and that II they had
gone into parral for that purpose It
was probable that they went UNI
armed.
General Funston continued his cf-
forts today to get an official report
from General Pershing Of the occult
renee, but late today no word from
him or any other officer in the punt
tive expedition had been received
The last heard from General PershIng
was that he was moving south from
Satevo and II rs presumed that the
commanding officer Of the detach-
ment that got into trouble at Par
RAJ had sent his report back In the
usual manner, first TO his colonel
who then would transmit It 90 GEN
oral perahing, who IN turn would
have to overcome the difficulties OF
com munication by courier or aero
plane TO wireless station
General Funston's orders 10 ofii-
GERS AlUflk lit flU' ~
10 glfard against attnck aud 10 dis
patch scouts to ascertain movements
of any body of troops, are being car
ried out along the entire line, " ~ un-
Gerstood Iieutenants Gorrell and
pareue in neroplanes, scouting foi
some trace OF General Arnulio Co
mez forces that were reported pre-
parlns TO move towards Casas Gran
des, failed to locate the troops, nut ala
mike what IN said to be a new ree-
ord in army aviation, flying $40 mites
In four hours ana twenty minutes.
They passed along the Chihuahua
Sonora state line some distance over
the state of sonora in the neighbor'
hood of Pulpitos pass but saw nothing
OF any troops. notwithslandinR a close
scrutiny of the country from an ele'
walton al one time of 1000 feet.
General Gomez was at Aqua Prleta
whore he said that he was waiting
orders to join in the pursuit Of VIVA
Z but some anxiety had been aroused
here by the dispatch few DAYS age
{ of Il force IN the direction Of tht
J American line Of communication. Th'
4 search for that and other forces VII
+ be continued.
just what precautionary H''lH INV
. hcen taken by General Funston {
! guard the limo and meet any evcntu'
atty. were not revealed. lie received
, during the day no new instructions
from the war department. IT WIS az
. mitted here that he has now almos
fun authority to use his own 1udg
. mcnt in meeting any situation ever
|, 10 sending into Mexico all the la,0O'
troops along the border, but the IN
y uldent at parral has not caused hin
1 or his staff Officers to alter thei
= opinion that Il would be unwise u
4 draw upon that force for support o
r tho punitive expedition, leaving un
@ guarded portions OF the long inter
o national boundary line. short Of
. war measure. General Funston woul'
y hesitate "a use the railroads between
+ chihuahua and the border wlthou
n authority from Washington and n
, such authority has been given hin
y tt was authotitntiyely stated today a
y HIS Headquarters.