The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
Americans Stick Close to Hot
Trail With Danger of Car
ranzista Attack Imminent
FUNSTON AND PERSHlNG
HANDLING SITUATION
American Troops Overtake
Raiders and Engage Them
In Running Fight-Carran-
za's Nephew v arms
BY JOSEPH T.sfMONS.

san Antonio. Tex. June ia
f"rce Of $50 troops of tn, Third Ca
Valry. under command of Major Ed
ward Anderson. have pursued Mexi-
can bandits across the Rio Grande at
Naranjos and up the river 10 a point
near Mata moras.
Major Anderson is sticking to the
tran OF the bandits in spite of the i'm
minent danger of attack by Carran-
zista soldiers from the Matamoras gar
rison.
General James Parker. in command
of this section OF the border guard,
Noticed Mexican Concul Garcia at
brownville late this afternoon that
the international boundary had been
crossed. Garcia replied with express
slons of regret and apprehension that
this new invasion OF Mexican soil
would lead to clash with troops of
the de facto government.
Before the arrival of Major New
mans squadron. Troop Fl under Lieut..
A. u. Newman overlook a part of the
bandits below the river and engaged
them In running fight So far as is
known either at Brownsville or here.
no one was killed on either side and
no American was wounded
General Alfredo Ricaut nephew OF
Carranza and commander of a zone
extending from Matafneras to beyond
Nuevo Laredo. declared some DAYS
ago. in promising to prevent raids
across the river, that IL American
troops entered Mexico in his district
he would be compelled TO attack
them.
Simply Pursuing Raiders.
Consul Garcia limited in his reply to
General Parker that he had no doubt
Ricaut would make good his threa.
General Parker in his note to Gar
ella explained that the invasion of
Mexican soil was simply In pursuit
or the bandits who raided into Texas
last night and rode north 10 the re-
gion OF San Benito. twenty miles
above Brownsville. He declared fur
Their that the direction taken by these
bandits in their fight led to the lair
of the notorious band of horse thieves
near Matamoras, of which the Amer
lean officers have complained repeat
eddy and which the Mexican authori-
ties have failed to eradicate
The machine gun troops of the
Third Cavalry has left Fort Brown &c
Join Major Anderson's squadron. The
other troops of the Third at their va.
rious stations have their eauipmen,
packed in their wagons and every.
tnlhs READY 10 move at moment
notice. presumably to the support OF
! Major Andersons squadron IL /,
should be learned that Carranzistas
were moving out from Matamoras to
attack them.
To Drive Americans Out.
A report is current in Brownsville
that Ricaut has already dispatched a
force OF cavalry down the river to
meet the Americans and drive them
across the river" but that rumor hes
not been confirmed
II Is not definitely known how many
soldiers Ricaut has at Matamoras
General Parker has. in addition to the
Third Cavalry. five regiments Of In
fantry and a battery Of field artillery
and could assemble much OF his com
rnand in the vicinity of Brownsville In
short order.
Ricaut has sen, 1000 soldiers m.
der Colonel Quintevilla from Mata.
moras to Guerrero. opposite Zapata
where they arrived this afternoon
His Matamoras garrison ia depleted BY
that much.
American officers have been disposed