New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-25
News of Raid Spoiis Con
Ger, and Soldiers Use
Spectators Autos.
PYiVATE WOUNDED
AND NAY NOT LIVE
5urpriSe Attack by NeXicaHS
Thwarted Where Robbers
Killed Train Passengers.

u-.,.,.-iTe. Tcv.. Oct 24.- Soldiers
or tte rh United States lafantry ahi
NlN.r4r bandits ENGAGED in q sHiimlsi.
slo.t o'clock Tonight a. tie scene o..
.re .rei. robbery and murders last
Monday Private Herman r. Moore was
.-rurirl. .-rorlng 20 reports re-
c..vl 30 Fort Browne.
s fe-.-Nr~cnt of che 9Th Cavalry. sta
toned near Che Nc~ccdes Canal. forty
r-ce lad the RIO Orande from here
u., frcd on late Saturday night from
u0int oc Che Mexican side OF tne
river. noted as a place where meseal' a
.crv Nr>icar drink is sold. Inc Mex
..-e fred twenty-five shots. Inc IRE
-,s returned by The American troops
-crrc.~. N.l1r EstrcCe. Of COM
auv c. tth in.ar.ry. wes ~ command
+hc detachment attacked. lie re
ortcd 90 For, Brown headquarters
r4t five Mcxcaus were seen 20 cross
ro railroad track Just beyond where
e.. infantry was stationed.
The soldiers promptly opened FIRE on
hc Mexicans. while Estridge gave the
alarm 10 headquarters. When the
Uc-icans returned the fire II seemed
evident they numbered more than five.
be said
Tho firing lasted about Eve minutes.
Probably 100 shots were fred. Private
Moore was wounded In the abdomen
ard ie not expected TO- live. There
rcrc no Ncxicens killed so far az
.rorn.
Whom The Americans opened fire the
.tr1-elrs sought the shelter OF the
brush and The Americans settled down
20 wait for rc.nforcemonts from Fort
Brown. eight miles away.
The news reached Fort Brown while
The infantry band was giving con
cert. which had attracted many auto
mobile parties from Brownsville. In
mediatelv fifty automobiles were
placed az the disposal Of the military
officers. and within six minutes half
dozen cars loaded with soldiers dashed
through the streets Of Brownsville in
the hope Of cutting of the raiders be-
fore they could reach the Rio Grande,
which is four miles from the point OF
attack.
They were followed by awo com
panics Of infantry. also in motor cars,
and by two troops Of cavalry.
Police cleared the streets of all
traffic. and the departure Of the relief
patty was the quickest in the history
of The border troubles.
Ipnv MeXicans listening 10 the con-
cert became frightened and fed. Lieu
tenant H. y. Johnson. Of Troop B, Sd
Cavalry, stationed at Villanueva. four
miles from here, and Lieutenant T. r.
Van Malta, with troop Of the 9th
Cavalry. stationed twelve miles from
Brownsville. drew in toward the point
known % be the crossing place Of Mex
leans after the train wreck last Mon
dsy
The plans Of the Mexicans are be-
Icvod 90 have misoarried. II is
thought they intended surrounding the
Americans 20 deliver surprise attack.
This was prevented, Il was believed, by
the vigilance OF the soldiers, who saw
the five men crossing the track Re
ports from the scene SAID there seemed
10 be about sixteen Mexicans in the
band.
Douglas. Ariz., Oct. PA sharp fight
between the advance guard Of Villas
soldiers and a detachment Of Carranza
troops from Aqua Prieta. Sonora, is
reported 20 have occurred early to-day
near Fronteras. The skirmish was said
10 have resulted when the Carranza
commander. General Gales. sent q
train Of soldiers toward Fronteras 10
meet $50 men from the Villa column.
who wore reported 20 have deserted
yesterday when they learned that the
United States had recognized Carranza.
The Carranza soldiers are said 10
have met reveral hundred Villa troops
who had been in pursuit Of the desert
crs.
Lieutenant Colonel Cardenas. who
was in command Of the Carranza garri-
son which evacuated Naco few days
ago. was killed by Major Anaya to-day
In "a duel Apaya. who was arrested,
was wounded ir the leg