Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-04


en- Mexicans were killed in q bat
tie this afternoon between Texas
Rangers on the American side and
the Mexicans, believed to he Car
rama soldiers. on the Mexican
side of the Rio Grande near Old
HidaIg0, Texas.
The battle was still being waged
at ? o'clock.
Washington, Sept 4-state depart
ment officials said today they had no
advtces to substantiate current re-
ports that Mexican troops were con
centrarng along the border in north
east Mexico. although the situation Is
viewed with increasing apprehension.
Practically all mobile forces of the
regular army are at the disposal OF
Major General Funston.
The Pan-American conEerees have
decided to wait few days longer he
fore meeting again. IN order to give
Carranza ample opportunity to reply
TO their appeal for a general confer
ence. His representative here said
readjusment OF the appeal will be for
warded soon.
Brownsville. Texas, Sept 4.-Forty
.Carranza soldiers fred across the Rio
Grande on an American ranchman
named Drew at S O'Clock at Cavazos,
four miles west Of Old HidaIgo, Texas.
This report was received at Fort
Brown, at II o'clock today from Cap
tain Mccoy, commanding United States
cavalry at Mission, Texas
They also fred on d party of Texas
rangers near the same place. All avail
able cavalry is being rushed 70 the
scene.
Today's firing occurred at the same
place where q. party of AleMcans cross
ed the Rio Grande and looted several
stores.
Denies Carranza Is Responsible.
Carranza's consul. j. z. Cara Of.
Brownsville, told Colonel r. l. BuI-0
lard, commanding the border patrol
here this morning that the firing on an
American aeropIane near here yester-
day was the work of enemies of Cen
eraI Carranza, who sought to bring
about trouble between the United States
and Carranza. Cara said he had re
quested General Carranza to place a
strong patrol on the Mexican side to
stop border raids.
Search for Bandits Continues.
Soldiers and armed citizens today
continued the search for Mexican ban
dts operating north Of Brownsville No
additional clashes have been reported.
The posses have found two bombs left
by the Mexicans. They were filled with
bolts and other scrap iron
Pan Americans Answer Carranza.
Washington. D. c.. Sept. 4-Formal
notice that the signers of the Pan
American appeal for peace in Mexico
acted in their official capacities as rep
resentatives OF their governments in
af1xing their names to the documents,
was on its way today TO General Car
rama.
The notification was in answer 10
Carranza's inquiry as to whether the
their personal capacities or for their
governments. 1t was sent by Secre- !
tary Lansing, speaking for the other
diplomats who signed the document. (
Officials here today awaited some in
dication as TO what. if any effect the
reply viii have on Carranza's response
to the appeal itself The date for hold
ing another meeting Of the Pan-Amer-
ican conference probably will not be
fixed pending receipt OF Carranza' re
ply.
Texas Posse Shoots Woman.
San Antonio. Texas, Sept A spe !
ciat to the Light from its correspond (
ent with the border troops says:
"A posse Of citizens led by Sheriff
Vaun of san Benito. in approachin
a small native house at the Aguas
Negras ranch. shot and killed tao
Mexicans who ran and refused to hal
Il was found later that a young
daughter Of a Mexican named RAM
rez had been killed by a stray bullet
and her mother fatally wounded TIE
women were in the house when was
IN the line Of fire"
The shooting took place near tho
scene Of the fight between soldiers /
and raiders Thursday afternoon. The
two Nexicans were identified as Local
residents. The officers say they had
no intention Of harminE the women.