The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-14
Seven Americans Killed as
the Result of Desperate
Fighting in Texas
RANGERS STAY Is
OF THE BANDITS
In the Interior Mexicans Are Being
Hunted Like Indians and Citizens
Arc Aiming for tha Uprising They
Expect to Come This Week.

GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. II
Two United States soldiers, two Amer
lean citizens, three Texas rangers and
fifteen MeXicans are dead as the result /
of battles on the border yesterday, in
which troops, rangers and Mexicans, |
soldiers and bandits took part.
Throughout nldalgo and Star coun-
ties soldiers and citizens sleep on their |
arms waiting for alarms, and rangers
are securing the country. Not since
the beginning of the border trouble hasI
excitement been so high, and fear is
expressed. for all MexIcans along theI
Rio Grande, because Mexican soldiers
wantonIy murdered Americans station
ed across the boundary.
The trouble started when large'
number OF Mexican soldiers, supposedly
from MatamOras, attacked three
United States soldiers on the other
side OF the river near Los Indos. The
firing Of the MeXicaus did not cease
until the three Americans guarding the
crossing tell under the attack, which
they had instructions not to return.
Private Kraft was shot through the
head and Private Forney was shot
through the back. Kraft died Instantly
and orney lived but few minutes.
Sergt Walsh. commanding the squad,
was seriously wounded and etcaPed
only by dragging himself through the
brush. He says th0t Il wild cheer went
up from the Mexican soldiers on the
other side when it was seen that ali
defenders OF the border at that point
had fallen.
All of these troops were from Com
pany c OF the 18th cavalry. More than
100 shots were fred from the Mexican
side in a short time. The shooting was
heard further down the river, but when
! re-enforeements reached the scene the
MeAjcans had disappeared. Later Gen.
| Nafarrete declared that enemies of
| Iarranza did the shooting, but 1t Is be-
| lieved that none but Carranza soldiers
were in the vicinity.
In the fighting in Hidalgo county
| two American citizens were killed by
| bandits This fighting took place far
| from the river and more than 80 ban
| dts were engaged, according to reports
| One OF tine Americans was George
johnson, ranch employee, and the 9th
| cr was a former Mexican who had been
| AmcTicanized.
| Ten miles south of this ranch house
| according to reports, rangers located 4
| gang OF bandits yesterday. y fight al
once ensued Three rangers and five
bandits were killed. The reports were
brought to the ranch by rangers who
took part in the fighting.
Notwithstanding the fact thai
American soldiers were killed IN firing
across the boundary and American cit
liens have died as the result of ban
dit raids, army officials and peace OF
iicers say the situation is we'll IN hand
Demands We're made upon Gen. Ma
faretc for the surrender OF two handitt
known to be with him at Matnmoro
yesterday. These requests have gon,
UNDECIDED, the commander declaring
that he has no proof duplicating thes'
men.
Border stations are being recruited
and it Is said that the troops have in
structions to shoot to kill any Mexican
who fires across the border. In the in
terror Mexicans are being hunted lik
Indians and citizens are arming them
selves for the uprising they expect t
come this week. Women and childre
are being moved to points far fror
the border and stores are being guard
ed in all sections.