Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-13
BATTALION SENT
TO BROWNSVILLE
General Funston Transfers Troops
from Laredo, but Asks for No
Additional Force.
SAYS RAIDERS ARE HUERr1srAs


WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.-General
Funston reported today that he had
sent battalion Of the Ninth infantry
from Laredo to Brownsville. Tex He
made no request. however, for addi-
tional troops.
War department officials would
not discuss reports that secret or
ganiEers in Texas were aligning
Mexicans under the "plan OF San
Diego" whether General Funston
has communicated these reports was
not disclosed. Il was apparent,
however, that he had decided to con-
centrate a considerable force In the
Brownsville district, where the
trouble appears TO center.
Say. Raiders Are Huertsstas.
BROWNSVILLE. Tex, Aug. i2-After
passing a quiet night. the lower Rio
Grande valley today watched for results
OF The sending OF more troops into this
section.
General f. P. Nafarette. carranxa
commander at Matamoras, today denied
that a thousand OF HE men could enter
TEXAS TO incite uprislngs against tho
Americans. and gave for his reason that
he has had only 5C men between Aida.
mus and the mouth OF the Rio orande.
He charges that the brigandage IN
Texas Il caused by Huerta followers In
anticipation OF Carranza's recognition by
the United States. and expresses his Will
ingness to cooperate with American
authorities In capturing and returning
70 the United states any bandits who
may cross into Mexico.
Three More Mexicana KILLED.
Three more Mexican outlaws were
today added 10 the list OF killed In battle
near Mercedes Hidalso county. II was
not reported whether soldiers. county Of.
Ulcers or rangers were In the fight. Of
ncers have adopted policy Of refusing
to give details OF fights In which they
were concerned. This is said 20 ac-
count for the lack Of confirmation OF n
report that eight other Mexican bandits
were Killed In Hidalgo county since Fri
day.
Citizens Of Brownsville and other Dor
der cities do not agree that the troubles
were que TO political feuds in this section.
Considerable evidence seemed 70 be
brought forward that tho raiders were
organised into several bands working un-
der the plan Of San Diego. a movement
started . year ago at San Diego. Tex,
where resolutions were passed declaring
for Wrestling from the United States a
strip Of territory along the bcider 70 be
added 70 Mexico.
Zone Of Operations Wfdens.
The rome OF the operations OF the raid
era was wldened 90 a large extent IN the
last twenty-four hours. although few adj
ditionai reports Of the depredations
reached here. The latest meeting Of the
raiders with troops was reported from
Katherine. eighty miles north OF Browns
Niile. where a band Of thirty or more
Mexicnns attempted q daring raid on the
one store OF the town. They were frus-
iratod IN the attempt By dozen United
states soldiers stationed IN the store.
who fired on the bandits, injuring two.
Il vas believed No reports came of
further killing since those OF Monday,
when ten persons were shot and killed,
Confirmation was lacking early to-day
of reports thar soldiers In considerable
numbers were crossing the border from
Mexico 20 Join the alleged revolutionary
movement. although Governor Ferguson,
in his appeal 70 the president. declared
that any unusual occurrence now would
cause . disastrous invasion Of Texas
from Mexico" That reign Of terror
cxiated on the border was the declaration
OF tho governor.