The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07
WASHINGTON ALARMED
BY NEW SITUATION
Army Officers Recall ST Iar
Trouble In 1916 That Gen.
Taylor Took Stern Stops To
QueI|; Mexicans Reported
Massing Men Along Bound.
afy Line For Attack
tRy the Associated Press

(Ry the Associated Press J
Brownsville Texas Sept Wfth
at least ten known MexiCanS Ge4s ana
probably as many more bodies ilIre
in the dense brush, the b4t1lt te
tween eighty United States cavalry.
men, aided by force of Texas rarvc-s
and armed citizens. waged prac,.car'v
all day across the Rio Grande .tGit
four miles west of Fidalru Texas,
ended late today one Araer.,.tn
trooper was injured
At four o'clock the Mexicane WITH
drew from the south bank II the Ilo
Grande and hid in the bushes sp-
parently awaiting another opportunity
to attack the Americans.
/ Battle All Day
The battle was Waged practically
| the entire day. the two forces firing
at each other across the RIO trarGe
| at a point four miles west ot Cld
Hida1go, Texas.
The participants were stretched oat
| in the brush on a battle hne rWo
miles long. The injured American
| was John Salvini private III trecf r,
third cavalry, who sustained Z s.r.-
Gus wound in the left hip.
Captain ]. c. Mccoy. who c,m-
manded the American forces cr rr-
| turning to Mission tonight reported
that ten dead Mexicans could te
seen from the Texas side and nat
probably as many more McHcans
had been killed in the brush III shots
| fired from the Texas side Earhef
unofficial reports today placed 10
Mexican dead at rs to 30
! Crossings Are Held.
| The number of MeXicans cr2.lfd
| was placed at 40
When the fight ended the Amor.-
cans were in possession Ct thtes
| crossings between Mexico and Iehas
| in the vicinity of Mission Hloatl"
is 64 miles west of Brownsville
The MeXicans made nc attempt -
cross the river but opened FIRE 'ariS
today, at an American ranchuaf N
the Texas side of the border ana .ter
at a detachment of cavalry ordered
to the scene
Eighty United States caylrNntn
were assisted by many peace of eiS
and armed civilians IN the INT
which started early today Whe q
party Of Mexicans, said Il he Cr-
rama soldiers, appeared AT tie rt
near Old Hidalgo and fred or =
American ranchman named l'T'".
The Mexicans followed this N5tt =
volley fred at a party of
| rangers near the same place
Rangers Join Troops.
| Immediately after Captain
reported the incidents, al a}a
cavalry was ordered from Miss.
the river and we1e reintore'a !,
numerous rangers, peace officer
armed civilians. TOdayS fGht
place near the spot where Par
Mexicans crossed the river fh-f-
night and robbed several MI.
stores.
Up to a late hour there haG t
no effort to invade Texas a.tf
this fear was uppermOSt IN tn
of thousands who live aIon4
border.
Army and state officers reEGo
attack more seriously than
incidents of the kind. in view
military character of the alta
: CarranZa Soldiers?
It was not known positive
t the Mexicans who engaged tie q
cans in the fighting at the
donal boundary We're -.
soldiers, but reports Indicate
the original forty, who FREQ
ranchmen and the rangers ha
Y strongly reinforced by ~
: soldiers, evidently from the 49,.
4 garrisOns in the little towns t-ioi
S river.
i Arrangements for necessary
S forcements for the slender saTF49
e cavalry at Mission We're r
n under consideration tonight
t Sam Houston, headquarters
southern department. 1t was
: lieved among the more obsef
s Brownsville that The DISTURB
j day was the opening battle
tempted invasion Of the bofu~