| Show 6 ir 1 01 DECLARES MEXICANS FIRED THE FIRST SHUT OF THE TROUS engagement after escaping from mexicans at carrizal Carrl zal trooper wandered foodless with broken arm ft several days el ei paso texas another survivor sun surN ivor of the carrifae Carr lal ifal fight waa was located sunday lie ile Is corporal r X cooke of K troop tenth cavalry who was brought into juarez from villa ahumada and placed in prison general francisco gonzales cuirez commander wired gacinto trevino at chihuahua for instructions and it is probable cooke will be turned over to the american authorities at once corporal cooke in addition to a thrilling story ot of his adventures since the battle with the mexicans under general gomez added his statement to that of other survivors that the mexicans fire the first shots 0 of the engagement he also quoted ln doyd boyd aa as saying just before the commander gave orders to his men to advance the general has given orders that there Is only one way for us to go 90 and that Is to the north my orders are to go to villa Ab ahumada to the east and I 1 am boinis anere in previous stories captain boyds mission has been explained to have been the recovery of a deserter at villa ahumada captain boyd also cooke said cautioned them against firing first and against letting any piece go off acci acct dentally under p biln tin of heavy punishment after escaping from the fight light at carrizal Carrl zal cooke said sald he wandered an dered foodless food lesa with a broken right arm for four days lived several more on the hospitality of mexican ranchers and then pushed out alone tor for the ameri amert can base only to be captured at a water hole he ile waa was brought into vila Ahumada and put on a train in the evening ee ning tor for juarez |
