AMERICANS FORCED TO RETREAT
THE PURSUIT OF VILLA
CARRANZA'S TROOPS TURN TRAITORS
By Telegraph—Frees Association—Copyright ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)
London, April 19. Further details of the Parral encounter state that three hundred of Carranza's soldiers participated, and compelled the American troops .to fight a rearguard action to Santa Cruz.
Major Tompkins was slightly wounded, two troopers were killed, and six wounded.
[It was reported from Washington on April 19 that the punitive expedition to Mexico failed. Carranza and his troops were at Parral, and threatened war if General Pershing proceeded 1 a step further. It was definitely ascertained that the reported death of Villa was simply an excuse to get rid of the American troops.] ■
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2752, 22 April 1916, Page 6
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