The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-06-20
AMERICANS AND GREASERS
CLASH IN MEXICO.

Ell PASO, TEXAS, June 10
American troops who participated in
the punitive expedition against the
Villa rebels in and near Juarez Sun
day night and Monday were billeted
Monday night in barracks and camps
on the American side after "a hours
of campaigning.
Seven ragged Mexican prisoners
were headed toward Fl. Bliss by
detachment of the Fifth Cavalry,
while another cavalry detachment
drove herd of 100 captured Mex
lean horses and ponies to the remount
station.
1t was stated unofficially Monday
night at Fl. Bliss that approximately
SO Villa followers were killed.
One American of the Seventh Cav
airy, Corporal Chigas, was shot
through the lung by a Mexican rebel.
After crossing during Sunday
night the cavalry column, supported
by battalion of the Eighty-second
Artillery, advanced and at daybreak
began scouting tour.
Capturing the seven prisoners be-
fore reaching the Villa camp, the
cavalry was enabled to proceed, dis
mounted, to a short distance of the
adobe headquarters, when fighting
was begun by the Americans stand
ing in water up to their knees.
Four Villa men were killed in the
first assault and the entire force,
numbering approximately 200 men,
mounted and escaped toward the
! southwest, with the cavalry troops
in pursuit.
The rebel scattered into small
bands, the Fifth Cavalry pursuing
one band 35 miles,
In the meantime the Seventh
| Cavalry deployed to the southeast
and pursued another band. Troops
A and C executed a mount
| ed pistol charge from the saddle and
killed number of the rebels. The
| artillery placed shrapnel directly over
and many were killed.
| After the pursuit the two cavalry
forces formed a junction and re-
turned to the American side of the
river, accompanied by the artillery
and Eighth Engineers.
The seven Mexican prisoners pro-
| fessed to be either farmers in the
valley or Carranza soldiers, none ad-
hitting having been with Villa.
Only the cavalry was engaged with
the rebels at noon, the artillery fir
ing in the vicinity of San Lorenzo
having ceased.
Orders issued at the district head
quarters for the operation of Amer
lean troops in Mexico read as fol-
lows:
"In the absence of any important
reasons to the contrary you will with
| draw your entire command and re-
cross the border to the United States
at noOn."
| This is not considered an order for
the recall of the pursuing cavalry,
| but indicated the strong desire of the
| military authorities to withdraw as
soon as the objective, which was the
dispensing of the Villa bands and the
stopping Of firing in the United
States, had been accomplished.
American troops sent into Mexico
to stop the indiscriminate firing
across the border fought their first
general engagement with the Mex
lean rebel forces of Francisco Villa
at the Juarez race track shortly
after 6 o'clock Monday morning and
the Americans were victorious.
Villas troops were driven from
the race track by rifle and machine
gun fire, and many prisoners were
reported taken by the United States
cavalry, which took up positions on
the east and southeast of the track,
according to an official report at mil
itary headquarters.
The Mexican rebels and Federal
troops fought in the streets of Juarez
Saturday night and Sunday night,
many on both sides being killed.
Many bullets from the rebel guns
came across the Rio Grande, and two
persons were killed and seven wound
ed on the American side.
When the Mexican bullets became
too thick for the safety of citizens
of Ell Paso, Brigadier General J. B.
Erwin ordered American troops to
cross the border, and in 10 minutes
| after the order was issued $500
United States soldiers were in Mex
leo.