Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-09-25
CARRANZA LOSES
PRESTIGE, DUE TO
RAIDS At BORDER
Report from Funston Awaited.
Zapata Reported Near
Mexico City.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The like
lihood of United States recognition of
General Carranza was lessened to-
day. A sharp turn of the tide of off,
cial sentiment against Carranza was
evident. Unless events are more
favorable for the first chief before tue
next Pan-American conference 1t was
believed the conferees would hesi-
tate to recommend Carranza's recog-
milton under existing circumstances.
Alleged attacks upon United States
soldiers yesterday at Brownsville by
Carraf1za troops was factor in the
change. The war department was to-
day awaiting a report from General
Funston, who was asked to investi-
gate and definitely establish whether
Carranzista soldiers took part in the
attack.
Officials today pointed out that Car
rama, as regards prospects for recog-
milton, was in the same plight that
Villa was a few months ago, when
the government was seriously consid-
ering his recognition until military
defeats made such action impossible.
Zapata's army was reported today
attempting to capture Mexico City,
bottle up Carranza himself in Vera
Cruz, cut off all rail and telegraph
communication with the capital, and
so demonstrate Carranza's lack of
control in the south. With the capt-
tai in his own possession, Villa be-
lieVes the Pan American conference
could not recognize Carranza.
Representations to Carranza will
be made by the state department II
it Is positively established that his
soldiers were among the Mexicans
who attacked the American cavalry
men at Brownsville.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Sept. 25.-
Another critical turn in the turbulent
relations of Americans and Mexicans
on the lower Texas border was evil
dent today as the result of yester-
days raid by Mexicans on the village
of Progreso and the casualties sus-
tanned by an American army detach-
ment, which finally routed the inva-
ders. All of the Mexicans, probably
eighty in number, were said today to
have escaped safely into Mexico, but
strong army patrols occupied every
foot of the Rio Grande bank to pre-
vent repetition of the raid. In the
interior, peace officers and citizens
renewed precautions to protect iso-
lated settlements and ranches.
The escape of the Mexican raiders
across the Rio Grande was regarded
as one of the gravest features of yes
terday's battle. When the American
soldiers pursued the marauders to
the river bank 1t was reported by
Major Edward Anderson, of the
Twelfth cavalry, they were met by
a brisk fire from the Mexican side,
where apparently several hundred
Mexicans were concealed. .
1t also was reported that a num-
ber of the raiders wore khaki uni
forms, but whether they were con-
nected with the Carranza garrisons
which hold the various border towns
opposite Progreso and Brownsville,
could not be learned.
Army officers believed today that
sufficient troops had been placed at
danger points to forestall any i'm
repetition of the raid. Cap
tain A. V. p. Anderson, of the |
Twelfth cavalry, and Private Cecil |
w. Kennedy, of Central Lake, Mich, |
who we're wounded yesterday, were |
today to be in no danger. |
The body of Private Henry w. Stub
Big Stone Gap, Va, who |
was killed by the Mexicans, Is being |
held for relatives.