The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-27
j. 5. TROOPSRUSH
To SAVE COMRADES
HELD BY MEX|CANS'
Pershing's Men to Demand Re-
lease of Soldiers.
AMERICAN COMMANDER SLAIN
Reported Captain Morey and Eleven OF
His Force Were Killed at Car
rizaE-Another Clash
Believed Near.

San Antonio, Tex, June 23.-The
| latest news General Funston has re-
| ceived of the CarriZal battle is that
! the Mexicans lost IA dead and the
| Americans II. The news was forward
| ed from General Bell at Ell Paso, who
| obtained his information from Mexican
| sources. No definite report from Cen
eral Pershing has been received yet.
Ell Paso, Tex, June 23.-Eleven
| troops of the Tenth cavalry, all Of the
regiment with the exception of the de-
tachment ambushed at Carrizal, are
racing along the dry bed of the Rio
Carmen in the direction of Villa Ahu-
mazda.
They are under orders to demand
from the Mexican commanders the i'm
mediate release of II troopers report
ed to have been made prisoners by
the Carranzstas.
Another Battle Near.
The American commander, 1t Is
understood. carries instructions from
General Pershing to inform the Next
can officers that he will throw his en-
tire force against them if necessary to
drive them back into the desert, I'M
less the demand is granted and the
prisoners are released without delay.
Due to this situation, another clash
between the two forces is considered
probably within the next u hours.
This information is unofficial, but
it is the substance of reports received
through Mexican sources over the
Northwestern railway wires.
Troop C on Scouting Duty.
No official report has come from
General Pershing of the fight. A
United States army paymaster reached
Ell Paso on the Golden State Limited
from Columbus. He was in COlonia
Dublan and Casas Grandes two days
ago. He reported to General Bell that
all troops, with the exception Of Troop
c., Tenth cavalry, are accounted for on
his payroll. That organization was re-
ported absent on scouting duty.
From this General Bell has drawn
the conclusion that the American
force ambushed by the Carranza Cen
eral Gomez at Carrizal was Troop O,
commanded by Capt. Lewis Morey.
General Bell has further advices
that the total strength of the Amerf-
can detachment was less than so men.
This report has inspired the hope that
the casualties among the Americans
as announced by the Mexicans were
greatly exaggerated.
1t has been reported from many
sources, but entirely without vertical
ton, that Captain MOrey was killed.
In anticipation of a battle of pro-
troops from Juarez have been with
drawn and sent to Villa Ahumada as
re-enfOrcements. This movement was
responsible for the rumOr which pre-
vailed during the day that Juarez was
being evacuated. The town is still
guarded by a Mexican force Of about
500 under Gen. Francisco Gonzales.
Consul Garcia announced that General
Gonzales would remain and resist any
effort to take the town.
General Bell has expressed the opin-
ion that the Mexican forces with
drawn from Juarez have only moved
far enough away to be out of range
Of his artillery. # that is the case,
the American column which will go
from here in the event of orders to
move will not be surprised.
The Mexican newspapers published
extras with glaring headlines announc-
ing the defeat Of the American cav
airy. They still claim that a squad
ron consisting Of five troops of the
Tenth regiment was engaged.
Consul Tndreas Garcia issued the
following statement:
eve cOunsider that there is no long
er any danger of an attack against
Juarez On account of this it is not
likely that the Juarez garrison will
make an attack. The 1000 Mexican
soldiers sent south from Juarez were
brought here for the original purpose
of invading the United States in the
event of war. We consider now that
the situation has taken turn for the
better
"In the event of cause for attack
on Ell Paso, the citizens of that city
may be assured that the rules of in
ternatfonal law will be strictly OBJ
served-that is, the military author
tiles will be given the 24-hour warn
ing"
A dispatch contained the news that
the American commander had been
slain with IL of his troopers In adj
dition, the dispatch declared that IL
Americans had been taken prisoners
and 20 had been wounded. The dis
patch placed the Mexican losses at II
I-iI1od and 40 wounded