The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-06-19
24TH INFANTRY
RETURNS FROM
MEXICAN SOIL
Ordered Out of Juarez After So
iounn Of II Hours--U. S. Cav
airy In Hot Pursuit of Fleeing
ViIIiStas.
BY Associated Press.

H.s Fr
United States infantry troops
started withdrawing from Juarez
to Ell Paso at 1880. a. m. today in
obedience to orders by Maj. Gen.
De Rosey G. Cabeil, commander
of the southern department, who
arrived from San Antonio early
today and crossed the information
al bridge for a conference with
Gen. Francisco Gonzales, supreme
commander of the Juarez Mexican
troops. .,,. .. ...
AT 10 As a. m. the oath infantry
started marching across the inter-
national bridge from Juarez and
by II o'clock the entire command
was back on American soil after
having spent exactly IL hours in
Mexico. -~ GO
Nothing was known at military head
quarters Of the present whereabouts
OF Francisco Villa, who was reported
to be with the main Villa column when
1t attacked Juarez. Information that
Villa might have been in the race track
grand stand last night when the ar
tillery laid down a baSsage there were
received by military authorities, but
were not confirmed. Neither ha any
thing definite been heard Of Angeles
since the fighting started. Martin Lo-
PEE was reported in the town late yes
terday afternoon at the head of his
troops. 49, -" e., , .
HAIA-z f..~E - IL 14sk zz
quarters for the operation of Ameri-
can troops in Mexico opposite here read
as follows: According to IN official an
nouncement made there: -..%"1.
I'm the absence Of any important
reasons to the contrary you will with
draw your entire command adm recross
the border to the United States at noon
today. va, .' ~ a, I'll. ~
This is not considered an order for
the recall of the pursuing cavalry but
indicated the strong desire of the mill
tary authorities to withdraw as soon
as the objective, which was the dis
persing Of the Villa bands and the stop
ping Of firing in the United States, had
been accomplished.
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CAVALRY PURsUEs REBELS.
Ell Paso. Tex, June 17.-Upon his
return to military headquarters here
this morning Major General Cabell an
nounced that he had ordered one bat
talon Of four mountain cannon to Ell
Paso from Camp Stanley, Tex, for the
use of the American artillery comman-
| der at Fort Bliss, should these noun
tain guns be needed against the Viii
Ia forces. He also confirmed the Or
dering of six companies of the 10Th in
fantry from Douglas, Ariz., to Ell Paso.
They are scheduled to arrive today.
General Cabell also, announced Of
sficially that United States cavalry were
engaged with Villa rebels southeast of
Juarez this morning.
A report was received at military
headquarters at 1920 o'clock today
that fighting was in progress between
United States cavalry under command
Of Col. S. r. H. Tompkins and a Villa
detachment in the vicinity of San Lor-
EMO, opposite Yeleta, Tex, IL miles
east Of Ell Paso.
At 1920 o'clock the American cav
airy appeared to be gaining rapidly on
the Villa band, which was making a
desperate effort to reach the mountains
to the southwest of Juarez. The pur-
suit, which started east of Juarez,
swung to the west and the columns
could be seen in a cloud Of dust to the
southwest beyond Juarez.
One Private Killed.
Private Sam Tusco, - headquarters
company 82nd field artillery, was the
first fatality in the eXpeditionary
force which crossed to Mexico near
Juarez late last night. Private Tusco
was killed by a sniper while or the
American side. Private Burchard
Casey, Of the same unit, was shot
through the chest.
One sergeant of the Seventh cavalry
was seriously wounded by rebel rifle
fire after the American cavalry crossed
last night and two privates Of the cath
(colored) infantry were less seriously
wounded.
After Private Tusco was killed and
Private Casey wounded from the Mex
lean side last night, q detachment of
cavalry charged a small adobe pill box
fortress and machine gun nest on the
south bank of the Rio Grande opposite
the stock yards, where rebel snipers
had found concealment. The rebels
were killed or driven out.
The sniping in the lower part Of FL
Paso was under control soon after it
started last night, 1t was announced at
military headquarters today. A num-
Der of suspected snipers were arrested
and are being held for investigation.
The sniper killed by an American SOL
! der at Ninth and Stanton streets last
night had the entire top Of his head
shot away when the soldier vred on
him. The man was alleged to have
been firing at civilians. Il" .
The American advance into Juarez
was undertaken at IL p. m. Sunday by
orders from Gen. J. B. Erwin, COM
mander in the FL Paso district to pre-
vent further firing into this city as the
result of the fighting. .
-Piloted by three armored cars. a
number OF American machine gun
crews and ne-pounders led the ad-
vance. They were closely followed by
negro troops of the gath United States
infantry, wearing trench helmets and
campaign packs. r
Jwo companies of the United States
10Th infantry followed across the bridge
10 Juarez.
Encounter Shippers.
The American advance encountered
little resistance at first but shipping
against United States forces began
= within n short time. After on Ameri-