Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-10
VILLA RAID IS
MOST SERIOUS Of
BORDER ATTACKS
Mexican Bandits and Looters
Commit Many DepredationS
on American Territory Dur
ing -Four Years of War

tsy noHAlno JOURNAL SPECIAL lrAsro wac
Brownsville. Tex, March 9-ltaids
Of Mexicans on American towns along
the border have been numerous dur
ing the last few years, but none OF
them has equalled the massacre at
! Columbus, y. NJ, In scope of daflnN.
! United States troops entered Mexico
! as a result Of attacks on Americans
| hv Mexican revolutionists once before,
| hut the leader of the extra territorial
expedition is now preparing to de-
| fend himself before court maruai.
AS far back as November 10, 1911,
n band of three hundred MeNlcans
marched on Marathon and Rock
Springs, Texas, but were driven BACK
/ to Mexico after a running battle WIN
cowboys. During this raid, sixty Mex
leans marched toward Maria, Texas
looting ranches until they were driven
| out by rangers.
Numerous Slsirmishcs.
There were numerous raids during
the next four years. but few men
we're involved and little damage was
done. Not many of these incursions
resulted in fights between American
and the invaders.
During 1916 Mexican raids became
lmorc daring and numerous. The ln-
ynders were more numerous ana des-
lncrate Desuito the fact that Amer
lean troops were stationed all alons
the border. the MeXicans slipped
through his Gordon and in some in
stances attacked United states soldiers.
on August 6, 1915. MeXicans sacked
Sebastian. Texas, thirty-seven mics
north of brownsville and killed Albert
\Austrian and his wife and wounded
tthelr son. The intruders cvaded
American cavalrymen and returned
to Mexico.
Mexicans Crossed Border
Eight days later. MeXicans IN UNI
form crossed the border fifteen nlles
west Of Nogales. Ari2., and slanghterea
many head of cattle. Cavalry ana
ranchers in automobiles went aftcf
the invaders, but failed TO capture
any. on the same day, eighty men
dashed into Texas at Laredo, Texas,
looted several ranches and escaped
to Mexico after "A fight with clti2ens.
on August s, twenty MeXcans
snpped into the United states at
Mercedes. Texas. They We're sur
rounded by armed Texans and squad
of cavalry. losing several killed ana
: wounding three Texans
PrOgrcsso Looted.
Fifty United states soldiers and a
score of Mexicans FLASHED at Pro
eresso. Texas, on August 26, and the
hooters we're repulsed.
, on september l. two Americans
, were captured and slain by MeXlcans'
Z who invaded the United states north
, ~ brownsville American soldiers
attacked the band and slew one raider
q and wounded several others.
! Three days later, cowboys ana
, ranchers fought off a band Of pan
, dts near Encinal Texas. ana one
, American defender was slain. ON the
: same day, soldiers discovered squad
a of Mexicans near Brownsville, killed
/, one of the intruders and drove the
. rest across the boundary. MeXlcaha
. in uniform fired across the border NJ
the pursuing American soldiers pn'
, hit nobody.
: on November "a, twenty-five Mex
leans crossed the border near NoSaies'
Arizona. and shot an American solu-
| Ter before they were driven pack mo
Mexico. ,,,
!, There were also many indiVldual
) clashes between MeXicans ana Aehilr-
ems in border towns, while huilier-
one Americans were killed in Mexico,
: line most extensive offcnse Of the lat
ter sort being the massacre OF score
. of American mining men near IHl-
huahua. a few weeks ago The other
instance in which United states troops
, entered Mexican territory In pursuit
I of Mexican soldiers took place near
= brownsville recently Several soldiers
a were bathing in the rio Grande, ana
o two of them we're Kidnapped by Mex
4 lean soldiers. Companions of the cap
a tured men crossed the boundary
armed. in pursuit of the captors, but
later returned, the Americans having
been released The commander OF
this invasion Of Mexican territory Is
y held for trial by court martial.