The Washington times., 1915-09-05
MORE TROOPS RUSH
TO REPEL MEM|CANS
Border Conditions So Alarming
That Entire Twenty.slxth
Infantry Takes Field.
(Continued from First Pass.)

tsrs ana sent out to qua I'd railroad
bridges ana prevent their bur mint.
The Mexican band that killed two
AMERICAN prisoners, J. = Smith and
Ink plant fifteen miles northeast OF
Brewnsville.. escaped officers and posse
they burned {. bridge Wednesday night:
When heard from yesterday this hand
wes well In advance Of its pursuers
ReportA reached here today Of an en-
saGement Yesterday between bandltt and
fifsd upon Americans working in held
near that place. and q battle snsned
between the raiders and the attacked
parties to whose relief troops came.
Further Trouble Expected.
Further trouble all along the border
was expected by American troops to-
day. and there are unconnrmed re-
pets Of several encounters between
the United States forces and the in
vadinE MexicAns. ..
The Carranza officials here today
gave out ! statement denying that any
Of their men were engaged In the fight
States troops. and asserting the firing
from Mexico was all done by bandits
anxious to try to involve the Carranse
offffcials In trouble with the United
StAtes.
No attempt is made to explain Why
SIDE Of the river have failed to dispsrse
this band Of Mexicans. however. Amer
loan officials firmly believe that much
Of the trouble IL being caused by Mexi-
rans. eans drs,sty with the Car
here have been advised by other off,
c6ds ID the field at Brownsville that
firing has been done BY Carransa troops
At the American aeorplanea scouting
slenE tho border seeking out the bandit
this. the American officers assert
Yesterdays flshting and today's SIT
uaQon 10 the most serious yet expert
eneed on the Mexican border. and the
and Mexicans over the International
line 10 the first open warfare. In the
past American troops have refrained
from shooting over the line into Mex-
sile of the border.
Civilian Armies.
Small civilian armies are sprinsins
up everywhere along the threatened
area. County officers were abettins
rather than discouragins these warlike
moves. Ranchers and townspeople
seem to regard the new developments
in the light Of an actual attempt by
MUAiOOnS " eSCOUlpil6n tno pldn Ol
san Diego"-the reconQuerinG Of the
southwestern part Of the United States
ana annexing the southern portion to
Mexico. with the northern portions ~
a negro republic for q buffer state.
Conditions around Ell Paso and cas-
and west of here for a considerable
distance are quiet, except for an occa
these have not n,olssted American
since the killing Of Orozco and his part,
last Monday. Mexicans are demandini
. probe Of the Orozco matter, and tn,
local consulate announces officially thA
It will make an investigation. Tn,
charge Is made that Oroxco's hand
shqwed plainly that he had been boun,
before death.
Reports from south of here are tina
villa and most Of his army are movini
east from Torreon to attack Monterey
q Carransa stronghold. These report
art from villa sources. Carranza re
ports are that Monterey can whist an,
all assaults that Villa can make, an,
that while Villa is weakening his Tor
reon garrison to attack Monterey
large force of CarranIistas are nov
ing north against that city alonk tn
Mexican Central railroad. villa an,
Carranza troops have been skirmishinl
In southwestern Chihuahua. The Car
Iansa troops have invaded the stat,
from Sonora.