The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
ONE AMERICAN
SOLDIER KILLED,
FIVE WOUNDED
$500 Men Sent Across the
Bridge to Rout Rebels
and Occupy JuareZ.
SHIPPING IN Ell PASO
Mexican Sympathizers Fire
From Roofs and Several
Men Are Hit.

III PAso. Tex, June 16.-The 5000
troops of the United States Army, in
Guiding infantry, artillery and cavalry
attachments, which went across the
Rio Grande late last night after rebel
soldiers under Gen. Francisco villa
had fired into El Paso, returned to
the American side late this afternoon,
and by 4 o'clock all American troops
were on United States soil. In less
than fifteen hours the Americans had
established contact with the Villa
forces, had fought an engagement
with them, routed them with the loss
OF one American killed and five or
six wounded and had driven the
rebels twelve to fifteen miles south of
.Iuarez.
So far as reports have been made
70 military headquarters in this city
Private Sam Tusco of the Headquar-
iers Company Of the Eighty-second
Field Artillery was the only Ameri-
can soldier killed by the Villistas.
He was killed by sniper before the
troops crossed the river. Private
Burchard Casey Of the saiae unit was
shot through the chest eaortly after
ward and one sergeant u the Seventh
Cavalry was seriously wounded after
the soldiers had crossed the river.
Later the rebel rifle fire wounded two
negro soldiers of the Twenty-fourth
Infantry.
Several attempts were made TO kill
American soldiers and civili' - by
Villa sympathizers in El Paso. There
vas some sniping from roof tops and
windows in the downtown district OF
the city. until American troops on pa
trO' received orders to shoot every
snlper on sight. One Mexican was
killed by an American sJhiier at Ninth
ana Stanton streets and another Mexi-
can and a woman who was with him
on the roof OF a house were arrested.
The soldier said the Mexican had been
firing at civilians.
5000 Soldiers Enter Mexico.
Rife firing from the Mexican side of
the river became indiscriminate last
night about IL o'clock, and when bull
lets began falling on the American side
Hrig.- Gen. ]. B. Erwin ordered Amer
Ian troops to cross the Rio Grande.
Ten minutes later $500 soldiers were
IN Mexico. The first troops to cross
'he border were a battalion of the
iwenty-fourth Infantry. a battalion OF
The Eighty-second Field Artillery and
the Fifth and Seventh Cavalry. Mexi-
an Federal troops under command OF
me Mexican Gen. Francisco Gonzales
we're allowed time in which to retire
'hio the town OF Juarez, and then the
american troops attacked the Nillistas
routing them after some sharp fight
.hs Many Mexicans were killed by
r'he and machine gun fire and many
prisoners taken.
MaJor-Gen. De Rosey c. Cabell, com
nlahder OF the Southern Department Of
me United States Army. arrived in E
Easo this morning and imme diately
crossed the International Bridge for &
conference with Gen. Gonzales, a.
which Gen. Cabell agreed to withdraw
We American troops as soon al III
could assemble them. Gen. Gonzale.
asked the American commander II ht
could not have the infantry withdrawn
ny half past 10, which was done, anC
: uen the Mexican Federal troops re-
llrned 10 Juarez and took over tn.
Town, which had been occupied by
american troops throughout the night
Ten Gonzales also asked Gen. Cabel
% Tell the people OF the United State
mat he, Gen. Gonzales, had not re
q1esied aid from the American Army
told Gen. Gonzales that there wa
no IDEA OF violating Mexican sover
egnty," said Gen. Cabell. land that tn
infantry would be withdrawn as soon a
possible"
The Fight With villa.
Immediately following the conferenc
zen Cahell said he had ordered one bat
,a"on OF mountain artillery regimen
70 proceed to FL Paso from Camp Stan
wy Tex, for the use OF the American
commander at Fort Bliss He also or
eeered six companies OF the Nineteentl
r"NS 10 proceed 10 FL Paso fron
'ousias, Ariz. Gen. Cabell also mad
= formal announcement that Unite
states cavalry had fought an engage
ment with Nillistas southeast OF Juare
lns morning.
me Twenty-fourth Infantry starte
x'Fchlng across the international bridg
rom Juarez shortly before IL o'cloc
sna @ oy noon all the troops were back 4
u's country. about the time the artil
Nry and cavalry detachments crossed a