South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-25
RaOuI Mddro is Made Prisoner
by u. S. Troops at Maria,
TeXaS-WiII be
Prosecuted.
ONE CAVALRYMAN is
KILLED IN BATTLE
Six Seriously Wounded and
Eleven Reported Missing.
Seventeen MexiCanS
Are Killed.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 25-Confr-|
nation OF the arrest near Maria. Tex. i
by United States troops of Gen. RaoulI
MadrO ana half a dozen OF his stanI
was received by Gen. Scott. chief II
STAFF OF the army today The genera
wired instructions that MadrO and hisI
officers bo turned over 90 the immi /
grafton officials for prosecution for II
legally entering the United States.
Gen Scott said that reports thatI
Gen Felipe Angles and his brother. Ed
ward have deserted villa. are not con-|
hrmed. His reports say that theyl
with "a half dozen others have been|
appointed commissioners TO the "MeX-l
lean Peace Conference
Felipe Angles is I'm this city already
waiting 10 confer with Sec'y of stated
Lansing. In his behalf the NillaI
agency here today characterized theI
report Of his desertion as an absurd
fabrication"
BROWNSVILLE. Tex. Sept. "a
one American cavalryman is dead ST is
are seriously wounded and II are
missing as "a result of the battle Fri
day at ProgresO. 40 miles from here 7
with more than 100 MeXiCans Seven
teen MeXicans are known 10 have
been killed. Eighteen were captured |
the raiders were Cara anzista soldiers
from the garrison at MatamOras. led
by their own officers.
After an ail-day battle AmcriCan|
troops almost had the remaining raid
ers surrounded when a special train
from Matamoras pulled up across the
Rio Grande from Progreso and more
than 300 Mexican troops sent a hai
Of bullets across the river the raiders
fra b
fire OF their comrades.
Raiders Cut All Wires.
The news of the CarranzIstas action
in going 10 the aid or the bandits
reached here Friday night Military
officials SO far have been unable tu
obtain complete confirmation OWN
10 the fact that the raiders cut al
telephone and telegraph wires in the.
attack on PrOgresO.
Officers in command in this distric
expect the most serious consequence
of the raid. and the action Of Gen
kmilianO Nafarette. CarranZista com
mander at MatamOraS, IN sendin
troops 90 attack the American soldier
and aid the escape of the bandits.
Two hundred American troops ard
guarding Progreso Friday night. A.
additional 100 infantrymen unde
Lieut. l.. II. Dremen. company ID
fourth infantry. are. being rushed
there on special train.
The names of only three Amerlcau
victims SO far have been learned
They are.
Private Henry StubbleheId. 18th u
s. cavalry, killed.
Capt a. y. Anderson shot in arm
Private cecil w Kennedy sh0
through abdomen. condition critical
Find Three Wounded.
Three wounded Americans --era
found living in the brush Friday nigh
hours after the battle. Their name
have not yet been reported.
Following the attack Of Progress
military officials fear an attack oI
Brownsville bv the big force Of Car
ranzstas at Matamoras across the RI
Grande.
Col A p. BIacksom. commandiu
the American troops at Fort Brow
has ordered 600 infantrymen into ia
trenches along the river while larg
forces OF cavalry also are patrolliu
the stream.
TWO batteries of artillery whicl
We're withdrawn from the river from
several days ago when lt became Quie
here We're hastily rushed back int n
place and trained on Matamoras. Ma
chine gun piatOons command the iu
ternational bridge and other strategi
points
Sheriff NaEn and go deputies are %
the way TO PrOgreso 10 bring in th
Is MeNicans captured by United State
troops.
say Tie j. CarranKista
one Of these men lu "a confession r
the military authorities admitted tha
he was a Cerranzjsta soldier and sal
that he and has comrades had lef
Matamoras for the raid. They wer
led bv CarranZista officers. he dc
clared. according o. reports receive
here He told how more than
boats have been secretly built hy a.
CCONTINUED OK PACE SEVEN.