The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-07-06
MANY MEX|CANS
WERE PICKED OFF.
Returned Troopers Tell Of Their
Desperate Fight.
HOW GEN. GOMEZ WAS SLAIN
Rrnphic Accounts Given BY Bill Harris,
thu Sharpshooter, Who Brought
Down the Mexican
Commander.

CarrlZal nght from the lips or thOse
who bore the brunt of it was told here
by the returned troopers
1T was treachery," they cried we
thought they were friendly. They
pretended to be until they had US sur
rounded. Then the slaughter began.
We did not have chance The MeXi-
cans even killed our wounded when
the fight was over"
This last statement-one Of the
Eravest charges that can grow out of
civilized warfare--was corroborated by
three OF the American soldiers. These
we're Privates William d. Gibson and
Luther Alexander, Of Troop c, and
Private Archie Jones, Of Troop X.
Cut Mems Throats.
"The Mexicans-those who spoke
English-bragged before us Of having
killed our wounded men," declared
Gibson. They got out their long
knives and demonstrated how they had
cut the throats Of the fallen Americans
after the battle was over
yes. and | passed some Of our
wounded troops on the field during
the battle" added Alexander: after
ward saw that their throats had been
cut / wondered how their throats had
been cut until heard the Mexican sol
diers Dragging about having done 1t
Rfterward"
Heroic Captain Mercy.
Heroism. which may be rivaled, but
never surpassed, was shown by Cap
tain Boyd, Of Troop X, according to
an eyewitness Of his death. Among
the group also we're soldiers who ac-
companied Capt Lewis Morey, Troop
c. into the little adobe hut. where they
took shelter from the witheriug fire Of
the Mexicans. The soldiers did not
know that Captain Morey had escaped
death. Shouts Of JOY rang out when
they learned Of IT,
Among the group was the American
trooper who killed the Carranza gen
eral, Gomez Another told Of killing
the two operators Of the Mexican ma
chine gun, silencing it finally.
Williams. Of Troop X, told Of Cap
tain Morey:
When ! saw that We were am
bushed without shelter, ! dashed to
little adobe hut about 200 yards away"
he said. There was Captain Morey
sitting on the floor, his hand TO his
shoulder Blood was pouring from a
wound
Boys. he said, wen have to make
a stand here | looked out of the
door and saw Mexicans swarming To-
ward the hut / told the captain.
"'Saye yourselves, he ordered
Three Of The boys grabbed the cap
tain and they rushed out Of the door
Page. Stone and l followed them. We
were surrounded Immediately. Twen-
ty Mexicans jumped on US. / did not
zee where Captain Morey went"
Gibson, Of Troop C. saw Captain
Morey q few minutes later
"The captain and four other wound
90 men were hiding in ditch" said
he. twenty-five Mexicans were rush /
ing toward them | and seven others .
Jumped up and ran away to at
tract the Mexlcans away from Captain
Morey They captured us, but be es-
capped"
Il was Gibson who killed the two .
Mexican machine-gun operators.
Bill Harris, lrst-class marksman
Troop X, Tenth Cavalry, is the man /
who fred the shot and killed General /
Gomez. the Mexican leader VINO lured .
the Americans into the trap at Car .
rizal. Here IS the soldiers story;
Shot Six Mexieans.
There was corporal on my right .
We we're fat on our bellies. The cor
poral had shot six Mexicans. got
two out of the one clip and was re-
loading. when the corporal said:
mighty hot, amt II, Bill"
"Hotter'n hades, said
"'Yes. boy the corporal said, but
81 amt half so hot as it's going to be-
Look yonder That's lankin party
BIZ; sure they're going to wipe US out
clean out this climate
''The corporal did not need to ,ell
me saw There they We're, coming
right on--every which way
They've got an idea they are going
TO clean us up from the rear | said
~'And | got a hunch I'm going to
blow that idea right out Of that Off
GERS noodle, said the corporal
Then he reloaded did not pay
much attention to him for the next
few minutes The Mexicans we're sure
shooting right at us Right at my
head The sand looked like rain was
sIting H. Then the corporal got
plugged
II moved over and took his place
That gave him some cover But he
never said anything more about that
Mexican general with the idea. look
&c At him once. His head was wob.
bling in the sand
He Killed Gomez
"Then | got my sight fixed for $50
yards. Through It ! could see the
Mexican general galloping toward US,
NO JAP WARsHlPs FOUND.