Evening star., 1915-10-22
MORE TROOPS SENT
TO CHECK BANDITS
War Department Has Ordered
the 28th Infantry to Mex
lean Border.
SECRET AGENTS NEEDED
AS ADJUNCT TO ARMY
Evidence Against Huerta Likely to
Be Presented to the Grand
Jury Soon.

As the result of the renewal Of
Mexican bandit raids on Texas
border towns yesterday, the 18th
Regiment of Infantry has been
ordered by the War Department
from Galveston to Harlingen,
Texas. --.. $685..
The troops will be used by Gen.
Funston, in command on the bor-
der, to give added protection to
small posts, such as that at
Ojo de Aqua, where three soldiers
were killed and eight wounded
yesterday in bandit attacks.
The 2sd Regiment of Infantry. which
is now at Jacksonville, Fla, in con-
nection with the national rifle matches
and competitions being held at that
place. will be returned to Galveston,
where it viii be held in reserve for use
on the border.
Need of Secret Service.
The organization of an adequate Sc
cret service along the Mexican border.
to obtain Information in advance of
projected raids on American towns, has
been urged by Gen. Funston. and agents
of the Department of Justice now sta
toned on the border are to be rein
forced.
Attorney General Gregory, follow
ing conference with the President, to-
day stated that he will send as many
agents as possible to the border, es-
pecially to the lower Rio Grande coun-
try. They will cooperate with the
other branches Of the government and
the state authorities in keeping down
disorder and maintaining the neu-
trality obligations and to prevent
smuggling of arms in violation of the
embargo.
Huerta May Be. Prosecuted.
attorney General Gregory also init.
mated that the case against former
President Huerta OF Mexico 10 likely to
be presented to y grand jury within a
few weeks..-~Fhes information Iodged
with the government. he says. is sufi-
cient to justify this course should the
grand Jury find no Indictment, Gen.
Huerta probably will be released from
custody. - He is now housed at Fort
Bliss. under the protection Of federal
authorities.
The possibility Of a request from the
Carranza government for the deporta-
tion Of Gen. Huerta to Mexica on a
charge which would hold him respons-
ible for the death Of former President
Madero. Attorney General Gregory re-
fused to comment on. He would not
say that such a request would take pre-
cedence of the case against him in the
United States. but stated that no such
application had been received.
.. Army Is Handicapped.
Oficials explained today that the army
is doing all it legally could do to check
the border bandit raids. The situation,
they said. was not a military one. but a
civil one, under the Jurisdiction of
Texas. Unless the governor should
formally ask federal Intervention. there
Is no authority for the establishment of
a military zone and declaration of mar
tial law.
Many of the raiders live on the Amer
ican side. officials believe. Army de-
tachments guarding various towns may
repel attacks. but cannot go beyond
that without additional authority. AS
1t is. the troops are acting beyond a
rigid Interpretation Of their power in
aiding in pursuit of raiders. War De-
partment officials. however. will give
every possible aid to the civil authori-
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