The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-06-28
Trapped by Mexicans and
Slaughtered
FEW MEN LEFT
TO TELL TALE

Negroes, Thought TO Have been En-
gagged. Size of Mexican Force Under
Gen. Gomez Unknown. Great BRAY.
cry Shown.
Ell Pas0, Texas, June 21.-American
and Cnrranza troops fought san
culinary battle today on the Santo Do
mingO ranch, near the town OF Car
rial, and tonight it Ind not been
learned with which side rested the
victory.
Tho number OF dead, American or
Mexican, was not definitely known
here but nearly score OF Gen.
Pcrshing's men are said to have been
KILLED and The McxicnnS are said to
have lost more thnn 10. Seventeen
Americans are declared by Mexican
officials to have been captrued md to
have been hurried to Chihuahua City
under adequate guard. a machine gun
used by the McXicans Is reported to
have done heavy execution.
The scene OF the fight was lust nine
miles southwest OF Villa Ahumadn,,
the Mexican field hcnduarters in
northern Chihuahua, and the cIasl,
occurred only II few hours after Pres
ident Wilson'S 5000 word note warn
Ing CarranHn that the "grnvest con-
Sequences" would follow an attack
upon American t:aons had gone for
|o,ard. .-
TENTH CAVALRY ENGAGED.
The Americans engaged are thought
to have been members of II troop from
The Tenth cavalry, II negro regiment,
returning from u scouting trip to Guz-
:nnn. The size OF the Mexican force,
whose commander. Gen. Felix Gomez,
was Ellicd, Is not known.
.... Great Bravery Shown.
San Antonio, Tex, June 2l.--"Great
courage and thorough fighting quail
ties is the proud characterization
Gen. Pcrshing gives the heroes of the
CarriZal fight in a message he sent to
Gen. Funston tonight.
y new chapter is added to the mar
rative Of 'hc encounter with the men
Of Gomcz's army by this last message,
based on a report sent by Major John
j. jenkins. in command Of the squad
ron OF tho Eleventh cavalry first sent
to the relief Of the survivors of the
fight
Jenkins courier reached Colonia
Dublan late this afternoon, and
brought the word from the major that
he had come up on five soldiers of
Troop G and one Of Troop *, who had
cscoped from the bloody field and
male ;hcir way to the San Luis ranch,
where jenkins found them. The ma
jor wrote the report of the fight and
started the courier back with It and
proceeded on his way towards Carri-
Zal. Major Robert l.. Howe Is a days
march behind him. proceeding also to
Carrizal with his sqadron as sup
porting force, and Gen. Pcrshing has
sent after them another detachment
with supplies.
Uncasiness Dispeiled.
The arrival Of the courier dispcllcd
at field headquarters, and hcrealso, all
uneasincss concerning the two squad
rOns Of the relief expedition.
Major Jenkins obtained these new
features of the desperate and hope
les fight Of less than GO troopers
against thousands OF the Mexican
enemy.
Immediately upon the return OF
Gomez to his own line and the treach-
erous opening OF the machine gun
fire, without the Americans having
made any advance movement, Capt.
Boyd gave the order to dsmount and
fore line OF skirmishers. The horse
holders rode rapidly to the rear, each
with his four horses. Hence OF the
81 men and officers Of the two troops.
less than 60 faced the over -whclming
numbers OF the enemy
Oiilcers Led Men.
Capt. Boyd took his position at the
left of the line and Capt. Morey stood
at the other end OF the line. Led by
these two captains and Lieut.. Henry
Adair, tho troopers advanced by
rushes towards an irrigating ditch
which the Mexican infantry had oc-
cupied. From this trench came the