The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-06-23
Army Officers Fear Losses
Were TerrlfiCaIIy
Heavy. s.
FAILURE TO RECEIVE
WORD CAUSES ALARM
Wonder Whether Remnant
Was Able to Fight Way
Back to Safety.


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urnIr ono troop 100 percent NJ the
Command Indeed from t1" reports
available 40 far % Is Hy mo- means Ger
tain thr' Dau'nir Un.is command was
NOT practically wipsd out
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riscius together various stories army
mon helie'" that captain BOYD, after
h" had fsmnln'"d and d'p'oy"d his
men. had been 'nr - 10 faII back 20
81 ape the cross fire " the Mesi-anB
which practically had surrounded him
under cover of a marley II ia believed
hs, ,bo., c,,,,,,.a ,,.y b,ye hs., cu,
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/ whs'mins force and forced 10 surrender
The TACT that mon detailed 10 hold
/ the horses reached General Pershing's
column, also is believed ~ account IN =
measure for tho heavy casualties II "a
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pe'''"h ~ "ounoed.
The care N m" wounded IL believed
~ arm, headquarters to be tho delay
IN report from ~" detachment ~ IN"
! Eleventh '7''ltN sent 's f'' "" party
y Nns .oin'"d ol' ihN .'02icsH must
n''"''ht'lN 20 slow as 'N' wounded Rave
'' To ''fi''' ~ 'hni'''seh N''i
captain Rnvi previous t'co'd i' nn"
nNE WIN b'N '''.", ,,.'u '.,.N ~. y, y y
st,nsrl.rs so IA, n. to the op.ninr nf
the engagement Jr be- regarded as one
q, the most efficient and careful off,
I GERS ~ tho arm, and . s,icMsr Tor obey
/ Ing orders 10 tho letter
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10Th G.r.,,i p.r,hin, and his regimen. /.
tnI commando 10 avoid an engagement,
nv every nos.,bt. means IJis service
in IN. pbii,nnincs where ne performed
mos, cfficien, work would tend to hear
ou, thn, belief
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N,oIu'"t !" WV NuIl '""
.,,rt 80 .,,,,,i,. ,,,,,,nt.b ana va.
msde after mc Mexican force had partly
surrounded the Americans under cover
NJ rnrlr, between General Gnmef and
Captain Rovd II was not until after the
MeNcnns had opened with \ machine sun
on the American troopers tha, Captain
Ro,d dlsmounisd his command and ~.
turned tho fire. according to the stfas
elers' story
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,bs t,,.,, n,,n, y.r,si, pcyb and car.
tain Lewis Mufsy n Joined ~ oio san.
tn Domingo IN Tuests, and proceeded 10.
rr,her toward Csrtifal arriving within
q mile ~ that town a. ~ = m Wtdnes.
iaN
CAPTAIN no,h. the srniot officer. of
dered = halt ai ,ha, point and cent 4
courier into Carrital Asklns permission
" the Me,lcsn commando 10 past
through the town