The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-06-19
AMERICAN ARMY
ENTERS MEXICO

The United States Army stationed
at Fort Bliss, near FL Paso Texas.
crossed the Rio Grandc, into Mexi-
co, on Sunday night and Monday
morning, and drove back into tn,
interior forces of the insurgents un.
der command of Pancho Villa and his
chief aid, Gen Filippe Angeles.
For week past the rebels hav,
been marching on Juarez, with the
aVowcd intention of capturing tn,
town and the Federal garrison. -Jua-
rez lies directly across the Rio Grandc
from FL Paso and each time there has
been a battle for possession o? the
MeAIcan town, bullets have raincd
on FL Paso killing and woundinp
Amerlcancitizens on the streets anG
in their homes. The otfcnsc has al
ways been committed by attacking
forces, as JuarcZ lies between the
hills from which the attacks ALWAYS
come and the American city across
the river, at this point half mile
vide. Consequently all bullets pas
sing over Juarcz strike FL Paso. And
the McXicans are VIGOROUSLY bad
shots.
When the officers in charge of our
border forces heard the rebel army
was marching on Juarcz word was at
once sent to Villa and Angeles that
no shots were to be fired into Amcri-
can territory. This warning was not
needed. On Sunday bullets began
Knocking windows out Of II PaSo sky
scrapcrs and the citizens began a
scramble for the adjacent hills.
At this point detachment Of the
Twcnty-fourth Infantry. Fifth and
seventh cavalry and Eiunty-Spcond
Artillery, 3, GOO strong, crossed the
International border and opened fire
on the NilliStaS. The fine vas return
cd, the rebels then running. somc on
foot and others mounted. They were
followed by the cavalry. Seven wcr.
captured and it was unoliicjaily re
ported that fifty were killed.
According to late reports. one
American soldier was killed. another
died Of wounds and ten were wound
ed during the tight Sunday night and
Monday. Private Sam Tusco. Eighty
second Artillery, was shot aGd killed.
Private Anthony Cunningham, Twcr.
ly-fourth Infantry, died or wounds
Other wounded were SCvgt. Peter
thigas, Troop l. Seventh Cavalry
Private Burchard +. Casey, iicad-
quarters Company, kighty-Sccond
Field Artillery; Private Arthur A.
LindberT, Troop +. Private Alfonso
Fiorc, Troop NJ, an dCorn. Lyis f.
Armstrong; machine gun troop of the
Seventh Cavalry; Corp. Alfred Fried
man. Company d, Nineteenth lnfnn.
try; Corp. Edward {. Reilly. motor
transport company No. iUl; S"ggu
Roscoe w. Buckles, Company \
Ninth Engineers, mountrd, Private
Calvin Love, Co. G., and Corp. Ear
.. Smith, Co. a. of the 18th Inf
General Candido AwuIlar, Pres
dent CarranZa's confidential AmbHs.
sador at Washington has made Il for.
NAL protest 1T the invasion Of M"Nj
GO by American forces. C&rranZa's
attitude is not know, but it is thought
that he will not be pleased, rs he
had refused his consent before when
American troops have entered his
country on the trail of maraudcrs.
There is grave fear that Villa and
followers will take vengeance on
lonely American ranchers and miners
in McXico. All border towns in Tex
as, New Mexico and Arizona nave
had their garrisons strengthened in
anticipation Of an attack by avcn,
ing sympathiZcrS Of Villa.