| Show lieutenant SAVES MEN FROM AMBUSH THREE HUNDRED STAS FAILED IN ATTEMPT TA TRAP TWENTY AMERICANS scouting patrol in search of bandits compelled to hide from pursuing mexicans or ruri run risk of extermination columbus N AM three hundred bundred Carran zista cavalrymen attempted to a ambush a scouting patrol of 0 twenty american cavalrymen north ot of guerrero recently and only by skillful maneuvering neu vering did the american commander save his detachment it was learned here wednesday the incident occurred shortly after general trevino notified general pershing he would regard any movement ot of american troops other than northward as hostile the soldiers a detachment of 0 the seventh cavalry under lieutenant horace at hickam were on a scouting patrol in search ot of bandits believed to have had their rendezvous in a zinc mine about thirty miles from the american base not finding any bandits they started back and had bad turned into the main road the entrance t to a canyon when three mexicans halt half a ville alle to the south opened fire immediately the troopers replied and the Alexi mexicans cans ran disa disappearing over the top of a ridge lieutenant hickorn did not follow realizing that the terrain in that direction formed a natural trap and that the territory to the south was not under patrol the americans turned north trotting into the canyon As they went down the hill a trooper galloped up from the rear reporting that about armed mounted mexicans had dashed over the ridge where the three mexicans had fled and were pursuing the americans hickorn started tor for a hill farther up the canyon there to make a stand it if too hard pressed his halt half troop went forward at a gallop and the american horses wearied by the long march they already nad made steadily lost ground to the pursuing column to rest their mounts the americans from time lo 10 time lime dismounted and ran leading the animals still they lost ground when the Carran seemed about to overtake his men lieutenant hickam led them off the road into a rock walled depression about ten feet beet deep where a huge oak hid them from view within yards the mexicans rode past without discovering the hidden bidden americans then the latter it at a leisurely pace followed their late pursuers ian imell tit the hill w was as reached here they drew up along the crest 0 of the canyon with deep ravine protecting each flank here aney nad had a fighting g c chance ance in case of 0 attack to get their horses safety safely up and over the mountain ridge overlooking the canyon which ran upward rom rpm the amerlean american rear but when the Carran came back down the canyon road they passed the foot of the hill without a hostile move of any against the americans whom they could see plainly a few hundred yards above |
