Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-19
ORDERS CONSULS
|. TO GO TO Ell PASO
TO SEE FUNSTON
United States Agents at Five Mex
ican Cities Are Ordered to Ell
Paso TO Confer With the
American Commander.
WANTS TO GET REAL FACTS
Government Wishes to Arrange for
Closer Cooperation Among the
Military and Civil Officers.
DEEMER SAFELY ACROSS LINE
BULLETIN.


Fl Paso, May lS.--An American
soldier who crossed the international
boundary, mile and a half east Of
Juarsz, carly today, was shot and
killed by Mexican customs guards
General Gayira, Carranza commander
in Jaurez informed General Bell,
stating that the American was in
toxicated and fired on the Mexicans
before they shot him
General Bell Immediately detailed
two officers TO Juarez, and these, in
conjunction with two officers as
signed by General Gavira and the
Mexican military Judge, began an in
yestigation Of the shooting.
Washington, May ls.-American
eonsnls and vice consuls at Chihua-
hua, Juarez, Nogalcs. durango,
Aguas Calientes and Monterey have
been ordered 10 III Paso to confer
with Major General Funston. IL was
announced that the purpose Is TO pro-
vide closer cooperation between the
American civil and military authori-
tics IN watching Developments IN the
bdrder region, but il may have
bearing in ultimate withdrawal OF the
American forces. Consul Letcher Of
Chihuahua probably will later come
10 Washington TO make a report
Official adyices OF the rescue of
Decmcr and Payne, the two Amer
icans carried off by Mexican bandits
after the Glenn Springs and Boquil-
las raids say Colonel Sibtcy and the
expedition after the Boquillas raiders
were yesterday al Los Alamos, forty
miles south OF the border, while
Major Langhofne's troops were last
reported near Ccrrero Blaneo, where
they struck the bandits, woundinq
and taking two. Both forces now
are out in small detachments.
Deemer Safely Across Border.
Marathon, Tex, May l8.-Jcsse
Deemcr, the Boquillas store keeper,
and Monroe Payne, negro, kidnapped
by the Big Band bandit raiders and
rescued by Major George Il. Lang
horne's cavalry detachment, have
reached Boquillas, according TO Of
fetal reoorts received here today.
No Official confirmation has yet
reached here Of the reported engage
nent between the American troops
and the bandits, in which six Mcxi-
cans were said 10 have been killed
and seycnty-hye captured. II is
thought that the story OF the encoun-
ter may have had its origin in fight
that occurred when Major Lang
horne released Deemer and Payne.
Bandits Are Surprised.
According to the official report, the
rescue OF the Americans took place
IN the dead of night. Major Lang
horne. with a detachment of the
Eighth cavalry, drove in automobiles
and trucks to a ranch house where
part Of the Glenn Springs raiders
were quartered.
The bandits were surprised, but,
although surrounded, they put up a
stiff fight Two were wounded and
two captured The remainder escaped
in the darkness The Americans had
no losses.
Scarcity OF gasoline for his supply
trucks is said TO have prevented Ma
jor Langhorne from Immediately TAX
ing up the trail OF the bandits.
Major Langhorne is reported still
pushing southwark through Coahuila.
Residents here are in receipt of m
formation from Boquillas that 400
armed Yaqui Indians have left Cuatro
Cienegas, 100 miles southeast, riding
in a direction that should place them
near Major Langhorne's advance coll
umn shortly. Army officials say they
cannot confirm tic report