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DETAILS OF BATTLE AT CARRIZAL SHOW MANY AMERICANS WERE RILLED
WASHINGTON, June 24.—Should the official reports con
firm the belief that two troops of the Tenth cavalry were com
pletely wiped out by an attack of Mexican forces at Carrizal
President Wilson, according to the statements of Congres
sional leaders today, will appear before a joint session of Con
gress and ask authorization to declare war against Mexico.
The feeling among congressmen is said to be almost unani
mous for immediate war.
Reports from San Antonio say the Carranzistas have at
tacked Pershing’s line of communications three times in the
past two days. Three Americans, who were wounded in the
most recent fighting, are now on their way to the border.
The Carranzistas attacked the American soldiers in the vi-!
c^ty of Cruces’ canyon and in Pupilo pass, near Namiquipa. j
It is believed their intention was to capture the truck trains/
on which Pershing sent reinforcements to the threatened
points.
WASHINGTON, June 24.—A report has been received that
neatly an entire cavalry command and about eighty-four sol
dier? have been annihilated at Carrizal. Grave fears are ex
pressed in official circles today that not even diplomatic rela
tions from Mexico City can prevent open hostilities between
the United States and Mexieo.
Secretaries Lansing and Baker were at the White House
for a long conference with the President. It is known that
the possibility of drastic retaliatory action against the Mex
ican forces at Chihuahua received grave consideration and if
the Carranza government accepts the responsibility for the
attack at Carrizal it is considered virtually certain that the
occupation of the northern part of Mexico will be ordered by
Resident Wilson.
WASHINGTON, June 24.—Secretary of War Baker has!
notified Secretary of State Lansing that the militia could be!
rea.fc for service on the Mexican border within five days.
WASHINGTON, June 24.—Secretary of War Baker has
issued orders to all departmental commanders to send to the
Mexican border all militia available immediately upon their
organization without waiting for the completion of their mo
bilization in their states.
_
WASHINGTON, June 24.—Following a conference with
President Wilson, lasting an hour. Secretary Baker gave out
the following statement: “We are obliged to wait for further
wont from General Pershing before we can determine our
course of action.”
SAN ANTONIO, June 25.—Though wounded, Capt. Boyd
succeeded in breaking through the Gomez lines at Carrizal.
Gin. Pershing reported that the bodies of men of Troop (' took t
. the ditch which was in the front line of where the Mexicans!
i were entrenched and charged through into the town. Troop
| K„ under command of Capt. Morey charged with Troop C, but
i! wenj outflanked and forced to take refuge in a ’dobe house,
where they at least had a chance to defend themselves from
i cover, but the ultimate fate is unknown of the remnants of
! Boyd’s forces.
LONDON, June 20.—A wireless dispatch from Rome says
the pope has appealed to Presidents Wilson and Carranza to
use their earnest endeavors to avert war.
SEATTLE. June 25.—The second American lake is today
full of its war strength of 2,070 men, which is the state’s quota.
The Seattle brigade was entrained at 11 o’clock this morning,
the parade bringing out an immense crowd, despite the heavy
raifs.____
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, June 24.—Seventeen American ne
groes have been captured and are incarcerated in the prison
here.
Gen. Trevino said that outside of the five additional pris
oners being brought here to satisfy the American officials, the
others were annihilated, although it might be possible they
escaped. Gen. Pershing wired here for the names of tiie dead.
It is officially announced today that none of the prisoners
would be hanged, that “not being the custom in a civilized
country. ’ ’
CHIHUAHUA, June 24.—The American columns have been
advancing from the American field base in the direction of
Ojo Calnite, and Trevino has issued orders to attack them if
they do not immediately retreat.
SAX ANTONIO, June 24.—Gen. Pershing reported today j
that one packer and eight enlisted men of Troop A and seven
enlisted men of Troop K, of the Tenth cavalry, picked up this'
morning northwest of Santa Maria, were located by Troop M.
WASHINGTON, June 24.—The government has demanded
the release of the troopers captured in the Carrizal fight and
this demand is now on its way to Carranza.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS, Mexico, June 2.1.—Thirty
eight stragglers from the Carrizal engagement reached camp
here tonight. The number now missing is officially estimated
at 15.
* WASHINGTON, June 25.- President Wilson called the
ranking members of the foreign affairs committee to the white
house tonight and informed them the contents of the com
munication he sent today to Carranza. He also told them lie
would take no further action and would not desire to address
congress before a reply was received. As they left the confer
ence Senator Stone said: “The situation is extremely acute,”
but none of the conferees would further discuss the details of
the conference. The president, and Secretaries Baker and Lan
sing announced that they would have an important statement
on tin* Mexican crisis for publication tomorrow morning.
Arredondo, Carranza’s ambassador, announced that his
government has accepted the principal part of the offer of
Central and South American republics to mediate between the
United States and Mexico.
NEW YORK, June 25.-—Major-General Wood received to
night from Secretary Baker an urgent appeal to start for the
border at once some militia organizations under his jurisdic
tion. The emergency is considered so important that medical
examined men will be waived and it is intimated that some
troops would entrain tonight.
SAN ANTONIO, June 25.—Capt. Morey is reported safe,
having reached the main body of the American troops with
two men. General Funston received a message by telephone
tonight from Mrs. Morey at Austin, Texas, saying that she had
a wireless message from her husband from “somewhere in
Mexico.”
LONDON, June 25.—Mexico very recently sought the de
livery of vast arms and ammunition through Mitsui &■ Co.,
one of Japan’s greatest concerns, but the order was turned
down, the company announcing that it had more than it could
do to supply the Japanese allies.
WASHINGTON, June 26.—The salient paragraph in the
wire of demand by Secretary Lansing to Carranza on Sunday
reads: “I am instructed by my government to demand tbe
immediate release of prisoners taken at the encounter at Cnr
J'izal, together with any property of the United States taken
with them and to inform your government that the United
States expects an early statement from your government as to
the course of action it wishes the United States to understand
it has determined upon and that it also expects that this state
ment he made through the usual diplomatic channels and not
through subordinate military commanders.”
COLT MBITS. N. M.. June 25.—Eight to one were the odds
against which the Americans struggled in the Carrizal battle.
A survivor of the engagement. Sergeant If. Harris, a dusky
private of Troop ('., of tin* Tenth cavalry, was brought to the
border this afternoon suffering from wounds. Tie stated that
pitted against eighty-four Americans were 700 Mexicans, and
to top it off. Harris asserted, “they had machine guns they sur
prised us with as we approached them in a peaceful way. We
never had an idea that they would try to massacre us. Had we
known they wanted fight we could have given it to them. T
guess they got enough at that.” Harris’ troop was entirely
surrounded by Oarranzistas and he said he escaped wounded
from the enemy, who were drawn around the Americans, by
riding straight through their lines on his charger which had
also been wounded. He rode his horse until it fell from the
loss of blood; then he nabbed another fleeing animal, with
which he eventually caught up with the other survivors whom
he accompanied to field headquarters.
SAX ANTONIO, June 24.—In General Pershing’s report
of the Carrizal battle ho outlines the stories told him by the
survivors, as follows: “A mounted force of Mexicans made a
charge at the conclusion of the parley betwen ('apt. Boyd and
Gen. Gomez, At the same time the machine guns opened fire
from in front of Argomez. When he reached his line-, (’apt.
Boyd ordered his men to dismount as the machine guns opened
fire and the combined effect of the Mexican charge and the
gun lire and rifle lire from the garrison at Carrizal surrounded
the American forces, under the cover of parley, .'ought by
Gen. Gomez, to discuss whether < 'apt. Boyd should be allowed
to pass through the town. In the meantime the horses stam
peded and the mounts gone the men were without means of
escape. The .Mexicans were ranged on three sides, the lire
overwhelming the force and the fate of the detachment sealed.
SAX AX l OX I A. June 25.- -General Pershing reports that
( apt. Morey was wounded and hiding in a hole. Just before he
died from his wounds he wrote a letter in which lie stated the
Mexicans fired the lirst shot after the Americans, who fearing
ambush, advanced in battle formation. Morey and another
wounded man and three unwounded troopers with him were
picked up by a detachment under Lieutenant Henry A. Meyers.
Jr. Morey was left to die upon the desert, where the men
abandoned him. Cpon his own order they had carried him
from the hole where he had hidden and made their way nearly
two miles from the battle field.
SAX AXTOXIO, June 25.—According to the stories of
five men who were found at the San Luis ranch after the Mexi
cans opened lire with several machine guns, (’apt. Boyd dis
mounted and formed his men in line for a skirmish, Boyd
led the first line and Morey the right. They advanced by
rushes toward the ditch 250 yards distant, which sheltered the
main force of Mexicans and from which the machine guns
were spraying the ranks. They took ditch Xo. 1 in a final mad
r rsh, putting the Mexicans to flight and capturing several ma
chine guns. In the final rush on entrenched Mexicans Boyd
fell dead from a shot through the body without checking their
advance. Troop 0., led by Lieutenant Henry Adair dashed on
after the fleeing Mexicans into town and that was the last seen
of them by the men found at San Luis Ranch.
HAVE mu BUKHNA; GERMANS REPULSED NEAR
PETROGRAD, June 26.—The Russians are now in full
possession of all of Bukowina.
LONDON, June 26.—The Austrian official communication
reeeived here admits the furtiier falling back of the forces be
fore the Russians, saving, “In Bukowina. We have occupied
new positions between Kimpolung and Jokuberrv. We evac
uated ftie Heights south of Betrometti Wosinic.”
JL.PARIS, June 25.—In the fighting northeast of Verdun the
fGewians carried the trenches between Hills 321 and 320, also
i
the Thiaumount works aud drove attacks for the village of
Fleury, three miles northeast of Verdun, but were repulsed.
Three German assaults on Champagne were also repulsd.
PARIS, June 25.—With the battlefield black with dead,
the struggle for the possession of Fleury is being bitterly
waged.
BERLIN, Jun 25.—The allied air men dropped bombs at
Carlsruhe and Mulheim, killing many civilians.
BERLIN, June 20.—The British developed a pronounced
artillery activity from Labasse canal to Somme. The war of
fice announced that the fight continued all night.
LONDON, dune 25.—The terms to which the entente and
allies forced Greece to agree were first a complete demobiliza
tion of Greek arms. Second, an immediate replacing of the
Greek cabinet by a business cabinet. Third, the Immediate
dissolution of the chamber, followed by a new (4ection, and
the French replacement of certain police functionaries for in
suits to allied legations, all of which conditions were accepted
without reserve.