Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-06
GEN. FUNSTON FORWARDS
REPORTS OF CONDITIONS
Commander of Carranzistas in Mex
leo Denies His Soldiers
Fired on Aeroplane.
TROUBLE NEAR MISSION, TEX
Gen. Naffarate Urged to Have Ad-
ditional Force Brought Up to
Aid United States in
Preserving Order.

United States and Carranzista
troops are facing. each other
across the Mexican border at Mis-
sion, and are in danger of conflict
according to dispatches received
at the War Department today
from Maj. Gen. Frederick A.
Funston, U. S. A., commanding
on the Texas line.
There seems to be no doubt that Car
| rama soldiers have been engaged in
many Of the so-called bandit raids
which have been taking place on the
border, in view of the dispatches from
Gen. Funston. dispatch from Col
Bullard, which Gen. Funston forward
ed to the War Department, says that
the Carranza consul called on him yes
terday and emphasized repeatedly a
suggestion made by Gen. .Nafarrate, the
Carranza commander In The border raid
section, that the latter should bring
more Carranza troops into the troubled
zone to aid in preventing disorders.
| Gen. Nafarrate has some $4,000 troops
under his command. Cen. Funston has
about 5000 men in the border raid sec
ton
Gen. Funston Wires Report.
Wiring from San Antonio last night,
port
Following received from Col. Bull
lard: 'Carranza consul states to me
that he has today in person Informed
Carranzista district commander at
Matanoros Of facts that American and
Carranzista troops are this morning
facing each other across the river near
| Mission, and in danger Of conflict; that
Nafarrate replied that he would order
his troops to move back from banks
of river, and that any shooting from
Mexican side would be by men other
than his; that yesterday one Carranza
| officer was killed and one civilian
wounded in fight across river at
Cavazes, already reported by Capt Nc
| Coy Same consul suggested confer
ence of military authorities with con-
stitutionalist military authorities at
bridge to try to avoid difficulties
| Gen. Funston also forwarded the fol-
lowing dispatch from Col Billiard at
| Brownsville:
Brownsville has been fired on three
separate times. Some 100 shots in all
were counted. 1t has been over United
States territory all the time. Our out
post at International bridge and the
| one at Brownsville pumping plant To-
| Gated the firing as coming from the big
| bend in the river just west of Browns
vile, probably Mexican outpost, as the
firing on aeroplane reported Septem Der
was from same locality. The troops
occupying the south bank of the river
are Carranzistas. At same time that
| firing on aeroplane was going on, our
outpost at Brownsville pumping plant
was fred on. This fire was returned
1 No casualties our side"
Party Of Bandits Located.
A War Department report from San
Benito. dated yesterday. said:
Party of bandits, number unknown
two and one-half miles south of San
Benito this morning Detachment OF
! infantry and posse of citizens now
starting from San Benito. Detachment
Of cavalry ordered to northwest OF
point where bandits were seen along
the river. for cooperation with rein
forcements from San Benito."
| Gen. Funston's report as to the firing
on the United States aeroplane and
what the Carranzistas have to say
about it was as follows:
The following radiograms, dated
September I. from Col. Bullard at
stitutionalist consul this morning Wis
| tied me and stated that while Amer
lean aeroplane was in flight here his
| vice consul heard shots from Mexican
| side of the river. apparently directed
at the aeroplane: that he went at once
and reported this to the constitutional
| ist general, Nafarrate, commanding the
Matamoros district; that Nafarrate sale
bn hal
fred by his soldiers as he at that very
hour had them all assembled for a re.
view In Matamoros town; that Nafar-
rate made offer or suggestion that
dered to the Matamoros district for the
purpose of cooperating from the Mex
lean side in stopping disorders along
the river against the American side
that Nafarrate represented the consti.
tutionalist authority in Matamoros dis.
trict as very anxious to do this.
Consul added for himself his BELLE
that recent firing from the Mexican sid.
of the river has been by men whom un.
settled conditions in Mexico for som,
years have turned from honest men into
outlaws; that he will by wire and b,
letter at once report, explaining condi.
tions to Carranza, and to the constitu.
tionaltst representative at Washington
Consul emphasized repeatedly Nafar.
rates suggestion of ordering more con
stitutionalist troops to Matamoros dis
trict for the purpose Of Cooperation
with American authorities to stop pas
sage Of the river by bandits. 1 an.
swered the consul I could only repor,
his visits and statements to you"
Gives Details Of Saturday Fight.
Capt Mccoy sent the following re-.
port through Gen. Funston of the nRh,
he reported Saturday:
Early this morning the sheriff
rangers and other civil officials "a
Mission. Tex.) were fred on and en-.
gagged in brisk fight with about fft,
Mexicans at Cavazos crossing. seyera
miles southwest Of Mission pumpinl
plant. About the same time q rancher
CONTINUED on Second Pags.)