Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-15
ARMED AMERICAN
FORCES HOLD LINE
1000 Soldiers, Rangers and Peace
Officials on Guard from Laredo
to Brownsville.
ONE BAND CROSSES RIVER

BULLETIN.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Aug. IA
Twenty men crossed the Rio Grande
from Mexico tonight near Mercedes,
about forty miles up the Rio Grande
from here.
American officers. warned that
such a crossing would be attempted,
had disposed armed posses at sew
eral points where the attack was ex-
pected. Late tonight three Of these
posses were closing in on the Mexi-
cans, expecting to surround them.
BROWNSVILLE. Tex. Aug. IA
United States cavalry and infantry
men, Texas rangers and civilians
acting as peace officers, numbering
In all about 1900 persons. tonight
were patrpling the international bor-
der between Laredo and Browns
vile. Tex. as a precaution against
repetition of the raids by Mexican
bandits which has created a reign OF
terror in Texas border counties dur
ing the last wNek.
Only one band Of raiders is known still
10 be intact. IL Is believed to number In
the neighborhood OF thirty and posses
tonight are searching the country fifty
miles north OF Brownsville In an effort
10 locate and arrest or disband the ma
rauders. The gang rs said to be that
which last Sunday attacked the Norias
ranch house. Some members OF the gang
are known 20 have crossed the Rio
Grance from Mexico and II Ia said the
gangs avowed intention was TO conquer
portion OF Texas.
Manuel Rincones, who said he was
forced to Join the band. is said to have
given Captain A. V. r. Anderson OF the
Twelfth United States infantry a state
ment In which he said the chiefs OF the
band we're named Louis. Miguel and
Gabriel and that they carried a white
flag on which was embroidered in yellow
the letter e" Brownsville Mexicans
were said by authorities TO have declared
this e. stood for Procopia Elizondo. one
OF the chief officers OF General e. p
Naffarte, carranza commander Of Mata-
moros
Elisondo denied he had any connection
with the flag. Captain Fox and Captain
Sanders Of the Texas Rangers. who have
been engaged In an attempt 10 Identify
the raidlna Mexicsns. wore said tonight
60 have evidence that Mexlcans from the
interior Of coahuIla. Mexican border
state. had brought advance information
OF the raids TO tho Mexicans living In
y
was evidence that majority OF the
leaders had fled TO Mexic9. Although Il
Is officially stated that between fifteen
and twenty Mexicans have been killed as
tho result OF tho raid. 1t is believed IN
many quarters that revised list viii
show greater. casualties than that.
Several Mexlcans ore known TO have
heen shot by Officers while endeavorinR
10 escape being taken into custody.
strictest Observance Of the law il re-
quired II all Mexlcans and carrying by
them OF firearms has been forbidden
kangero have made a thorough search
o. all the country surrounding Browns
vile ana are convince I, 4 VAS said to-
night. that the atexicans OF a dangerous
character either have been driven out or
are 20 badly frightened as TO be rendered
harmless some anxiety was expressed
la Brownsville tonight. unofficially. re-
gardins the future activity 81 the raid
ers.
Private citizens we're not 30 much con-
cerned regarding raids similar to those
Just pcrpetratcd as over reports that in
case Of any repetition Of the Americans
landing at Vera Cruz an attempt might
be made by Earranza troops in Mafa.
inoros 10 sack Brownsville In reprlsat
80 strong s this belief among some lead
ing citizens that pressure viii be brought
70 bear 10 secure more troops at Fort
brown. near here. to protect che city.