The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
EXCLUSION ACT PUT
IN FORCE ON BORDER
Army Officers and Civilian
Leaders Act to stop Mex
cans Raids.
STILL CONTINUE FIGHTING

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Sept. l4.-An ex-
cIusion act against undesirable MeNi-
cans was clamped down on a 500 mile
border stretch along the lower RIO
Grande to-day. 1t allayed the terror
which grips Texas, with daily depreda-
tions and border attacks. which are ex-
pected to reach a climax on Thursday
the anniversary. OF Mexican indepeh-
dence.
While civil and military authorities
were putting up the bars against a Mexl-
ran Invasion hundreds of other armed
men were securing the country and beat
ing the Jungle OF mesquite brush Tor the
outla VIZ who made the daring and deadly
attack yesterday on a squad OF soldleiS
at the Galveston ranch.
Registry OF all Americans who have arms
and will be ready to respond to a call
to rcpel invaders in case OF trouble on
Thursday or any other time has been
completed in brownsville and other Dor
der cities. II is expected that the sesirch
Of Mexican homes and the confiscatioh
Of their arms and ammunition Will be
extended to the towns and cities. ~.
Three dead Mexicans was the toll
which daylight disclosed. Two bodies
were found in the brush near Edinburg,
The others foated down the winding Rio
Grande below Brownsville. tied face up
ward TO a tree trunk
No protest has been made against the
| exclusion act. From the Carranza
, forces. who have the opposite shore un-
der military rule. a report was made
Immediately to the Mexican capital by
the local OFFICIALS. They said they would
take no action until word is received
from Carronza hat he has made repre-
sensations to Washington.
The exclusion was ordered by the
| army officers acting under dicertions
| from Gen. Funston at San Antonio. IL
Is enforced through cooperation OF the
state quarantine officials, the Federal
immigration service and the army.
Regardless of the orders given by the
military and the precautions taken f"r
the safety OF the Mexican suspects arr
rested after the bandit attacks on the
United States troopers at Turner's
Ranch six OF the prisoners were eN-
ecutrd in Cameron and Hidalgo counties
after the battle.
The bodies of three OF the twenty or
more Mexicans that were locked up over
night in the small frame jail at san
Rerito were found lying beside the road
two miles east 90 the town this after
noon. All three of the men had been
she In the back.
In San Benito Il is officially reported
that the Mexicans broke Jail and were
shot while running away.
Near Edinburg. where octabiana Ale
man. "A mail carrier was shot and beaten
by bandits whom he came upon acct
dentally in the brush. the bodies of two
more Mexlcans were found They had
been slain during the night. During the
morning the decapitated body Of another
Mexican roped to "A large log fioate-d
down the Rio Grande. Soldiers removed
the body from the river at Fort Brown
Hereafter no detail will he allowed
TO 20 into camp for the night in any
position az exposed as that occupied
hy the detachment that was attacked Al
tie Turner Ranch. The new army or
ders are that IL there Is no convenient
cover. near which the men can turn II
for the nisht. rife pits must be- dug II
a circle about the spot so as to AFFORD
the troopers some protection in case %
cudden attack.
The Mexican authorities In Matamora'
were quick to retaliate on the exclusion
act which went into effect along III
Texas border during the day. Gen
Nafarrete put a similar order into efec
on the Mexican side with the result tina
no Americans will be permitted To ertc
the Mexican town unless they carry
PISS from the garrison commander.