The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-09
Unexpected Warning By Goat
Herder Alone Prevented Cap
ture Of Whole Band, Which
Lost Horses and Supplies
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cARRANZA GRUDGlNGLY IL
AGREES TO PROTOCOL
This Will Be Signed Probably
Today and Americans vii
Know Better lust Where they
Stand In Mexican Campaign
stAssOeistsd Pres. By Federal wireless,

fAssoeiatsd Pre-" BY Federal wirsisss.)
.WyASHINGTON, May :. In a
" feat which for brillianey and
j.. dash surpRsses anything that
has yet taken place in the punitive
campaign into Mexico, a troop of the
Eleventh Cavalry, led by Ma ior Robert
l.. Howe, on Saturday morning. SUI,
prised and scattered band Of villista
bandits Mt ojos Azmler, killing fort,.
eight, wounding many and capturing
number Of horses and the viIlisfa's
supplies. " -2II AZ
But for thehlertness Of Roat herd.
.er, who Observed the American approach
and gave the alarm, Major Howe and
his troopers would have captured or
wiped out the entire band. The alarm
gave the bandits time 10 scatter. but
the majority fed into the brush on
foot, being unable TO reach their mounts
and being obliged to leave the greater
part of their arms and supplies Of mn.
nitions behind ttm. =. fH
Few Prisoners Taken ~
+, The American leader lacked SUI.
fieient number Of men to allow any Ak
tended pursuit Of the bandits, but q
few prisoners have, b en- brought in.s
This report reached the war depart
.ment yesterday afternoon amusing gen.
eral satisfaction as Il marks the third
clash between the Americans and the
Vilhstasr and the third smashing of 4
vastly superior force with little loss.
In the fight which Major How're reports
the Americans suffered no Casualties
whatever, the spddenness OF, the attatk
.depriving the bandits of any opp0f-
tnnity to fight back. Il. ~ ',E4, 3, q III
CarranEa Hardly Satisfied y. :. 80
Word comes from FL Pnso that Pro
visional President Carranza has notified
General e0bregon that the tentative
Agreements made with the Gpited States
in the series OF eoifferencas recently
held Is satisfactory to him, except in
some minor p6ipts. e tFFA9 H. ,"t'I =
The final conference between Obre.
gon aud General Scott and Funston viii
probably be held at Ell Paso today, when
the formal protocol win be signed. Gen.
Ieral Trevino, who has been with Gen.
'eral obregoh, has left Juarez for Tor
'reon. .,ft S.tE1I%, ss-8. f.,..,..'
1t is expected here that the agree.
ment concluded with Mexico will make
for better eooperationfin the 6ela be-
tween the Americana and the Carran.
zistas No details OF the Terms OF tho
protocol have been made public y hut II
is understood that the agreement final
ly reached provides for the use of the
Mexican railroads for the supplying
of the column under General Pershing
and provides for understandings as Is
movements that win prevent pos ibls
'lashes between the Americans aud
Mexicans. 20 s. IS J' 's's-s"'. O..
No Withdrawal Data 49," ...
No definite date for the final with.
travail Of the American forces is G,el
N the protocol 4 b s..5tE ,F- XIX;
1t is reported that the American
ines pre- being coptinually annoyed by
'nipers and by lone bandits attemnt-
ing to cut the, lines Of the field tele.
graph. During the past few weeks,
Ten Mexicans caught interfering With
the telegraph system have been shot. I"