The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-09
Little Band Of Fifteen Stand
Off Company Of Mexican
Bandits az Norias Ranch
North Of Brownsville.
FIVE BANDITS AND
A WOMAN KILLED
fresh Band of 800 Cross Bor-
der Into Hidalgo County;
Troops Hurried to Rein
force Rangers.

by Evening Herald Leased Wlrei
Brownsville, Texas. Aug. a.
Five Mexican bandits and one
Mexican woman were killed In the
fighting yesterday at Sorlaa, ss
miles north Of here. For an hour
fifteen Americans. eight OF them
United states cavalrymen. stood
off the attack OF sixty Mexicans
Five OF the Americans wers
wounded. three of the latter sol
soldiers. The fifteen Americans
were saved from death just "a
their ammunition gave out by tho
arrival Of seventeen Texas rang
era.
The Americans. rangers aad sol-
dicrs had gone TO Norias ranch house
searching Tor Mexicans. Eight sol
diers we're left at the railroad at
Norihs. while the remainder of the
party numbering seventeen rangers
went To- search for water hole
twelve miles distant
Meanwhile the Mexicans from
cover OF the brush gallopod toward
the little detail of soldiers at Norian.
The soldiers at iirst took them Tor
rangers returning. Seven American
civilians all armed. joined the cav
alrymcn. The Mexicans swept d0Un
upon this party ana seized a section
house while the soldiers lay Fat on
the railroad track with the civilians.
trying To PICK on their attackers.
slowly tae Americans retreated.
crawling aud firing AID concentrating
toward the ranch house. which was
about 200 yards from the building the
Mexicans had seized.
In this open hght all the Americans
wounds were received. One soldier.
lying on his stomach on the railroad
received bullet through hts back.
another soldier los, his upper lip.
while third was shot In the leg.
/ Foreman Forbes OF the King ranch
was wounded In the right leg Frank
Martin. another ranch foreman. had
his left arm badly shattered.
The Americans we're lighting from
cover of the ranch house when the
rangers returned. dismountcd In the
brush and craSied into the house. ap-
parently unobserved by the Mexicans
who after a short ight made on.
State Adjutaut General Henry
Iiutchins. who was with the rangers
said today that he believes the ar
rival expected by tomorrow OF twenty
more rangers and OF four companies
OF United States infantry from Laredo
VIII insure the restoration OF peace.
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Brownsville, Texas. Aug. s.--wtn
the expectation that United states
soldiers sent 10 Norias ranch last nighl
would relieve the situation there
caused by the attack of Mexican ban
dts. border officials here today turned
their attention to reports that 500
? Moxicnns had crossed the border int'l
'HidalgO county Texas. in small par
ties. and apparently were making
their way 10 "a concentration point
I Nhnt this purtendcd none Of the Of
p ficlals would venture guess. bat u
: was admitted unusual precautions
e were being taken by peace officers
and ranch owners to prevent out
breaks
Details Of the fight az NorIas ranch.
sixty miles north OF Brownsville, last
night were awaited here with inter
ost owing to the isolated nature OF
the country there and the fact that
the bandits cut all telephone wires
from the ranch. only rneagre reports
had been received early to-day. These
estimated the attacking forces OF
Moxcans az numbering from fifty I,
two hundred men.
Fourteen ranchmen. later rein
forced by detachment OF unite,
! states soldiers aud Tcxas rn6gers. re-
, PEELED all attacks of the outlaws. who
len several Of their number IDEAS
" hen finally they retreated south
b ward Five of the Americans were
wounded three os tho number beinl
soldiers. Al passenger trains wef'
stopped last night for fear they wauie
be wrecked by the outlaws IN passln'
through the affected district.
Col A. r. Biockson. commandini
the lower Texas border partrol toda'
dispatched additional troops Of ~