The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-22
MEXICANS RAID
Z US. ARMY CAMP,
KILL 3 SOLDIERS
Eight Of the Fifteen Troopers
Wounded Before Reinforce
mcnts Arrive.
BANDITS LOSE FIVE
MEN IN TIE ATTACK

MrssioN. Tex. Oct. e1.-Thrce United
States soldiers were killed and eight
wounded early to-day when M~exicans at
tackled "A detachment Of troops nj Ojo
de Aqua. seven miles from here. Five
OF the McNiclns were killed.
The dead
Sergt. SnAFEI,, Third Cavalry.
Private JOYCE, Company ID. Signal
Corps.
Private MCCONNELL. Company d,
signal Corps.
Tn. wounded
Private FRED BEHR, Troop q,
Private PAUL LANGLAND, Troop
q, Third cavalry.
Sorgt. a. u. SMITH. signal Corps.
Corporal LEWIS CANDELL, Signal
Corps.
Private BEN IiALLENBECK, Troop
-. Third cavalry.
Private W. T. STEWART. Signal
Corps.
Two soldiers whose names cannot
DC asc"rtaincd at this time.
AT daybreak this morning the sentry
on post IN the camp saw in the dim out
lines Of the mesquite thicket moving
forms rapidly ~mdupuyring into skirmish
live. The Gentry fastened to the cot of
S"rgt. Shafer. awokc him and told him
that things looked bad.
The sergeant was in the act Of rising
when a yolley was fired into the very
midst OF the sleeping soldiers and Sergt.
Shafcr fell dead.
4 bugle sounded from the attacking
force. which o~utnumbered the Americans
five 10 one, and a charge was made. The
American soldiers fakan alDlngf nm
awares. had little chance TO reach their
arms.
The wireless operator FASTENED TO his
engine and was In the act OF crankinG
L when "A bullet tore his arm or. pene-
rated the dynamo OF the wireless and
rut that out of commission. thus cutting
Oft all means Of communicating with the
local garrison,
The men rallied the best they could
II gave the attackers one of the gamesi
fights ever made on the border. They
withstuod charge after charge and gave
an account Of their bravery by cutting
down man of the attacking bandits. and
when the count was made hNe dead
McNicLus were found. There We're many
others wounded aud possibly more killed
but the tvc were all that have beer
found thus far.
The first intimation Of the attack wa,
AtlFI'Alpll'u ~ AlN loNii .poSl ny ~ ". ~
vazos, = merchant OF Penitas. a town
three miles west Of the place where the
attack occurred. Mr.. CaNazos told Capt
McCoy that he heard heavy firing In
the vicinity Of OJu de Aqua. A wire
less was sent out and AZ answer came
back supposedly from the station a
Ojo de Aqua. go. n. here
plant ON Mexican side.
Where this answer came from is
matter of speculation. That II did no
come from ojo de Aqua IL certain. fol-
that station was put out OF commission
early IN the fight. 1t has since de
Veloped that there is a wireless station
on tn. Mexican side of the river. op
posite the crossing AT Los Ebanos, anC
is the same codes are used for these
brief signals. 1t is believed the station
on that side picked up the message and
sent back the answer.
Capt. Mccoy, however. got his troop,
IN motion and was at the scene of tn,
combat as quickly as "a double tim,
would take him there. With the ar
rival of fresh troops the bandits re,
treated Il are still neing pursued
Every man in the fight. fifteen all told
and who lived to tell the story. was o
one opinion. that at least 100 bandit,
took part IN the attack. They were al
trained soldiers, fought under the com
mand of officers ,ad charged. retreatec
and charged again and again at tn,
call of buEles.
Those found dead wore Oh their hat.
in front a ribbon bearing the word.
"Niva Ia Independence de Texas
The first act Of the bandits was 10 burr
the home of George billiard. a vel
known ranchman of Ojo de Agur,. an,
then they fell upou the sleeping CAM