Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-17
UGLY ASPECT ALONG
RIO GRANDE TODAY
Mexican Outlaws Again Cross
Into Texas and Attack
U. S. Troopers.
ONE KILLED, TWO WOUNDED
BY BANDITS IN THE BRUSH
Stolen American Horses Delivered
Over River in Matamoros,
Which Carranza Holds.

WHICH CdTTduZd NOUS.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, August IL
| The border situation along the lower
Rio Grande assumed an ugly aspect
today. Gathering of Mexicans in force
| last night at Progreso and their dar-
| ing attack across the river on troop
! of the 18th United States Cavalry were
not the only aggravating features of
the situation.
Authorities here received reports that
twenty five horses, including some rec
ognized as animals stolen by bandits
| in recent raids on the Texas side. were
delivered this week in Matamoros, the
Mexican town opposite here held by
| Carranza troops.
, Delivery of these horses and the
! fact that the MeXicans at Progreso had
been gathering openly and in large
numbers for two days renewed sus-
picions among the Americans that Car
rama officials were either lax in disci-
pline or without sufficient desirable
| troops to cope with the bandit ele-
ment on the Mexican side.
| The death of Corp. Whitman in the
| fight at the Progreso crossing last
night and the wounding of Lieut.. Roy
o. Henry and Private jackson have in
tensified feeling in this section.
For nearly twenty miles about
Progreso crossing alarms were sound
ed by rifle shots and by bells last
night Armed men patrolled roads:
women and children were gathered
where they could be guarded: Early
today more troops reached Mercedes
and the Progreso section.
Mexicans Kill U. s. Troopers.
About 100 Mexicans under cover of
darkness last night forded the Rio
Grande near Mercedes. about thirty
miles from this city, and attacked an
outpost of the 18th United States Cav
airy. In an exchange of shots one
trooper was killed and two were
wounded.
Ranger Lieut. Reynau at Mercedes.
| telephoned State Adjt. Gen. Hutchings
here that Corporal Wilman of Troop c,
| 18th Cavalry. was killed in this fight
and Lieut.. Roy o. Hendry and Private
Jackson of the same troop were
wounded.
| Reynau reported that 30 MeXicans
had crossed the border in three bands
and that. in addition to the Mexicans
| who had crossed into Texas. large
number of others were assembled on
the Mexican side.
nS1ulOTCSlueQLS oeQC.
Reinforcements of rangers and SOL
diers from Harlingen were ordered
rushed to Mercedes by automobile.
| One troop of the 18th United States
Cavalry. numbering about fifty men,
left Harrington for Mercedes about an
hour and a half after the Mexicans
had crossed the river. Ranger Capt
H. L. Ransom went with his troop.
h. ha ,1r ~.I
is near Progreso. at the same point
where a detachment of cavalrymen
were fired on from across the border
Sunday night.
and citizens posses Immediately began
a search of the thick brush along the
river for the Mexicans.
Mexican Soldiers Make Threats.
Americans arriving from interior
Mexican points report that threats had
been made against them by Mexican
| soldiers who had heard exaggerated
reports of the disturbance along the
Texas border. The soldiers, the Ameri
sans said, seemed to have been drink
ing, and the threats, it was said, were
due to reports that Americans were
roping Mexicans in Texas by the neck
and dragging them to death by horses.
The Americans reported the Car
rama officers in charge of the SOL
diers were courteous and quieted the
soldiers, telling them the reports were
untrue. The majority of Americans
have left Monterey, according to the
travellers.
Gen. Nafarrete, Carranza commander
at Matamoros, has published a state
ment in a Monterey paper declaring
the CarranZa forces have no connection
with border raids.
Clyde Robinson, an American, VINO
has been living in Lampazos, has been
| representations by American Consul
Johnson. He was arrested while bath
ing near, the Carranza trenches, where
lettering had been forbidden.
About 1000 Mexicans have left Texas
for Matamoros in the last few days.
according to Carranza officials.
Gen. Nafarrete left today on an in
spection trip of the Carranza posts on
the lower Rio Grande. Carranza Con-
sui s. F. Agras, announced last night
that Carranza troops had caught and
executed ten bandits who attempted to
escape from Texas to Mexico
Search continues on the Texas side
for Mexicans alleged to have been con-
nected with the so-called plan of San
Diego but it seems evident that the
bands have been widely scattered.
Claim Cattle Stolen.
DOUGLASS, Ariz; August 17.-Ac-
cording to arrivals here today from
Mexican points an appeal will be sent
to Gen CarranZa, requesting recon-
pense for number of his adherents
whose cattle was seized by Gen. p.
Elias Gales, the Carranza commander,
under pretense of war contributions
The CarranZa troops, it is asserted.
forced the ranchers to give bill of
sale for such stock in order to export
it to Arizona. 1t is said that owners
who protested against the alleged con-
fiscation of their property have been
banished as traitors and their entire
estates confiscated.
Jose Romero, Gen. Gales chauffeur,
received word today that his father
and his brother were executed Satur-
day at Nogales Sonora. by Villa troops
on charges of being traitors.
Maytorena Narrowly Escapes.
Gov. Jose Maytorena of the state of
Sonora, Villa commander. leading the
defense against the attack of Car
rama troops under Gen. p. Elias Gales.
narrowly escaped capture in the battle
four miles from Nogales, Sonora in
which the Villa troops were over
whelmingly defeated The Villa COM
mander was led into a trap.
MILITARY PREPAREDNESS.