The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-19
THREE BANDITS ARE KILLED BY
AMERICANS IN BATTLE IN
LAKE REGION.
TEXANS FLEE BORDER
SCHOOLS CLOSED SOUTH OF AL
PINE AND TROOPS URGED FOR
THREATENED SECTION.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

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| Preside. Tex. May IA band,
believed to be Mexicans. seized ten
| head of horses at Poole's ranch
eleven miles east of Shafter, Tex,
about thirty miles from here, last
Sunday night. Texas rangers fol.
lowed the trail and detachment of
the Fourteenth cavalry and Texas
rangers was sent from here to inter
cept the band.
washington--An optimistic view of
t, Mexican border situation was laid
before President Wilson and his cab
met by Secretary Baker. after long
conference with Maj. Gen Scott. chief
of staff
Gen Carranza and his advisers
now understand the motive OF the
Washington government more fully
than ever as a result of the confer.
ence in Eel Paso between Generals
Scott, Funston and Obregon, Mr.
Baker was able to tell the cabinet,
and tension along the international
line has greatly relaxed.
Gen. Scott believes the whole sit
uation is less acute than it has been
at any time since the raid at Co
lumbus.
The change in Gen. Obregon's
views was clearly indicated by prom
ises he made at the conclusion of the
conference, promises approved by
Gen. Carranza, and which he is now
carrying out with promptitude and
vigor according to official reports
from army officers and consular of
ficials in Mexico
Lake 1tascate, Mexico, May H.
Three bandits. including Julio Car
denas, the Villista leader, were killed
in skirmish with an American de-
tachment near Rubio ranch, twenty
miles east of here.
The Americans, twelve strong, I'M
der the command of Lieut.. George S.
ratton, comprised an automobile de-
tachment sent to purchase forage.
The bandits fired upon Lieut.. Patton
and his guide after they had alightedi
from the machines and were apl
preaching a ranch house.
The Americans deployed to prevent
the escape of the snipers and Lieut.. |
Fatton returned the fire, wounding
the bandits, who meanwhile fled
through the rear of the house. Over
taken later, the Mexicans engaged the
Americans in rifle duel, in which
the three Mexicans were killed
There were no American casualties.
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brought here and buried Papers in
their pockets revealed their identity.
Rubio ranch was the headquarters
of the Villista band that slaughtered
nineteen Americans at Santa Ysabel
last January. S. J. Holly, an Ameri- |
can rancher and guide for the expedi.
ton, was killed near there ten days
ago and last week an American de-
tachment was fired upon near the
ranch.
Alpine, Tex, May 17.-Alarmed by
reports of threatened Mexican raids, !
Sheriff Walter of this county tele-
graphed Governor Ferguson Monday |
asking that troops be sent to Terlin-
qua. sixty-five miles south of Alpine
and twenty miles from the border La |
Jitas, fifteen miles west of Terlingua.
also has sent an urgent appeal for
aid.
Conditions are such that County
Judge Turney has suspended all pub.
lie schools in that section and the
last school teacher, a woman, arrived
here.
Ell Paso, Tex, May 16.-Private
messages received Sunday night from
Sierra Blanca said reports there were
that a force of Mexicans was march
ing on the town. Sierra Blanca is
about 100 miles east of Ell Paso and
approximately thirty miles from the
border.
Explosion Kills Fourteen Men.
Gibbstown, N. J.-At least fourteen
men were killed and about thirty in.
jured in a terrific explosion at the
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