Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-04
SEVEN CARRANzA
SOLDIERS SHOT
BY U. S. FORCE
invading Band Crosses Rio
Grande and Clashes
With Americans
BATTLE ACROSS RIVER
p.r0ers. Fired on by Mexicans,
Are Reinforced by Troop
of Cavalry

.ao,vNsVIILE, Tex sept lhe
. nno s,tuation Is rapidly changing rom
p'r~snIzed po,Ss banditry to an anoir between Tween
unoIsaJ soldiers Of the United states
unlio,n .a"Sico Pitched battles between
ana eS the two nations occurred twice
TROOPS dIfferent points along the Rio
looas vVhIle there were no CASUALTIES
0raneo' American side, at least seven
ssx,can soldiers were killed
: r...o,va Mexicans. who crossed the
davlght this morning, encoun-
~, detachment of American sololers
eesy MADEIRA, in Hidalgo county. seven
~" a.. Invaders were killed and the rest
escaped. All Oh 'ho "s'N
sista uniforms
-. .ho,t the same time Mexican SOL
~. ns eyed across the river at a company
..rars near the Cavazos crossing.
,rs. rnneers returned the fire, and 1t is
,s...sa ~ sone OF the Mexicans were hit.
Can,tsin Mccoy hurried from Mission
,,',ih troop OF savalry to reinforce the
rangers. as II was believed the MeXieans'
who we're in superior huihpeis' "ou'u az
tempt TO cross over
rrha clashes with Mexicans are expected
a. incrcase as the river is falling rapidly
80 1a fordable in many places which
nave heen impassable for several days.
nvnamite bombs of military pattern,
a,.covered in a wagon stolen from an
american ranch and recovered by soldiers
todav Is accepted as further evidence
mai AZ least some of the Mexicans impli-
Gated in this weeks raids are members
~ the Carranzlsta garrison at Matamoras.
U. S. SOLDIERS ON WATCH.
limited states cavalry detachments are
stationed at every bridge and crossing,
and at every power and migration plant
IN this section. following reports that ad-
altIonal bandit bands were forming and
would shortly cross the Mexican border
10 attempt revenge for the killing of
General orozco early this week by Texas
rangers.
oficers in charge of these detachments
reported today that a squad of cavalry
from the twelfth regiment engaged four
Mexicans three or four miles north of
here last night as they were on their
way to the designated meeting place. One
Of the bandits was killed. The regulars
suffered no casualties.
Martial law practically prevails through
out Cameron County. Mexicans who have
taken no part in the bandit operations
are fleeing, In the fear that the American
posses searching for the bandits will
begin campaign to exterminate all Mex
leans Several women and children found
wandering about on the verge of starva-
RD1HNN
and soldiers and assured there was nc
danger for them or their law-abidine
kin.
The sinister "dead-or-alive' order is
hanging over the heads of the half hun
dred Mexicans implicated in the torture
and murder of the two Americans late
Thursday with 400 United States sol
dlers and nearly that number of county
officers and armed citizens hunting then
"a A.. Al mi haf
entire band will be either captured oil
annIhilated.
The bandits surrounded by soldiers in
the brush near Los Fresnos proved to bt
only a small detachment of the maif
band, which has split up into severa
small squads, better to elude pursuers
LABoRERS WARN RANCHERS.
Many ranchers along the border have
received warnings, through their Mex
lean laborers, that their places are t
be visited by bandits. The majority
situation, are we'll prepared, and the gen
eral sentiment is ''let 'em come"
II is believed that If concerted dasf
by Orozcos avengers is made, It will b'
over the old Alice stage coach road init
San Benito. For this reason the guarC
at that place, under Captain II. S
Hawkins, Sd cavalry, has been increased
TO 200 men.
The situation here grew more tense to
day, when 1t was learned that another
American had been killed at Eoinal
where 20 Mexican raiders attempted 4
storm ranch.
The troops ordered TO the border from
galveston yesterday began reaching thei
respective destinations today. -Four com
panies OF the 18th infantry were nearing
Del Rio. Six companies from the SAM
regiment were expected to augment tn
roft sam Houston troops later today.