Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23

Many Mexicans
Killed.
Ell Paso, June ga code message
here from Chihushus tonight
announced the arrival of train bear
lng seventeen American prisoners. On
the same train we're over q hundred
wounded Mexican soldiers. |
Ell Paso, June PA squadron OF
the Tenth United States Cavalry |
(colored) was ambushed by Carran-
zista troops under General Felix
Gomez at Carrizal, fifteen miles west
of-villa Ahumads, early today.
In the face of whitening machine
gun fire, the American troops dis
mounted, deployed and charged the
Mexicans, who were shielded by row
OF adobe houses.
GENERAL GOMEZ KILLED
Notwithstanding the advantage, the
Mexicans held in position, General
Gomez was killed during the few mo-
ments OF fighting. A number of Mex
lean soldiers were also killed and q
still larger number wounded.
The Mexicans say forty Americans
were killed and seventeen taken pris
oners. but these figures are from Mex
lean sources. At a late hour tonight
no official report has BEEN received
through American channels.
The Mexican statement announced
that the seventeen American prisoners
had been loaded into q train at Villa
Ahmuda late this afternoon with the
Mexican wounded and taken to Chi
huahua City. The body of Gomez
was also taken to Chihuahua for
burial.
ANBUSHED AMERICAN TROOPS.
The troops of General Gomez we're
those which the American squadron
sighted on Tuesday afternoon. Dur
ing the night of Tuesday, the Mexi.
cans TOOK refuge in the village of
Carrizal, keeping under cover after
daylight so as to hide any sign OF
life. Carrizal was supposed to be de-
serted. 1t has not been occupied
since the campaign of several years
ago.
This morning when the march in
the direction Of Villa Ahmuda was
resumed, the American commander is
believed to have taken it for granted
that the Mexicans had retired under
cover Of darkness.
The route followed by the Americans
carried them within few hundred
yards of the row of houses. The first
| OF the presence of Mexicans was when
q volley of shots was fred into the
ranks without warning. This sudden
attack was followed by much punEre.
AMERICANS AT DISADVANTAGE.
The country about the town fer
twelve miles in every direction is an
open desert with not even shrubbery
that affords protection. Under thes Q
conditions, the Americans charged
again and again during period of
two hours fighting, after which both
sides stopped to look after their
wounded This version of the en-
gagement, which is believed to be the
most accurate that has reached the
border, has been brought to Ell Paso
by an American refugee, who arrived
tonight from Chihuahua This in
formsut said:
1.-THE train in which made the trip
to the border passed Villa Ahmuda
few minutes after noon today. l saw
number Of American prisoners but
l could not count them as l did no,
| dare leave the car. l saw body of
. Mexican officer and a number OF
wounded Mexican soldiers. 1 was
told that they we're all to be taken to
chihuahua City. From what could
gather from the Mexicans they trap.
ped the Americans and killed or
wounded number of the troopers be-
fore they had chance to defend them
selves"
The first report that the Mexican
wounded were brought to Juarez has
been shown by later developments t.
be inaccurate. This was the original
plan, however, as shown by a tele-
gram to General Gonzales, the Next
can garrison commander, in the town
across the river.
CARRANZA TROOPS MADE ATTACK ON
AMERICANS.
Ell Paso, June 2..-Carranza troops
attacked scouting party of Ameri
can cavalry this morning at Carrizal,
fifteen miles west of Wills Ahumsda,
according to q telegram received late
today by Francisco Gonzales, com.
mander OF the Juarez garrison.
General Gomez, supposed to be In
of the Mexican force, was
Filled.
The 6rst report of the engagement
contained q request that immediate
preparation be made in Juarez to care
or the Mexican wounded. The mes
age was delayed In transmission and
preceded the arrival of the train only
~ few minutes. The number OF the
Wounded is not yet known here. Amer
can casualties are not known.
TAKE AMERICAN PRISONERS.
The telegram stated that a number
II American prisoners have been
AIKEN.
This official statement has been OBJ ,
aimed from Gonzales. !,
There was an engagement between 1
American and Mexican troops at Car
azal. We have no details. We un
erstand the American casualties