The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-11
4 SECOND RAID
 HOUSES BORDER
Large Posse of Outlaws Attacked Small Body of United States Cav alry-A Settlement Burned
 Rangers to Aid Troops.

Alpine, Tex, May s.-American troops today were rushed to the desolate places of the Big Bend country in pursuit of Mexican ban dits who killed three American sol- diers and captured two American prisoners after five hours battle with the little detachment at Glen Springs, Tex.
 The Big Bend country was in a seethe of rage today Cattlemen and other residents were rallying to the cry for vengeance. The entire battalion, ordered out by General Funston, following reports of the brief fight of American troops, were converged by railway to the Texas border. They will derail immedi- ately and sweep south over the des- ert toward the border. The troops are from Fort Bliss Fl paso, Clark. and Crockett. Tex; south of San Antonio, Privodo and Alpine.
 General Scott has declined to give the exact size of the battalion. The raid broke out at 10 o'clock Friday night, when forces of i50 to 300 Mexicans slipped up on the little settlement. There were nine men fof the Fourteenth cavalry guarding Glen Springs, to protect the little settlement from attack. Among the residents were J. Wood and W. K. Ellis, head of the wax factory. with their families.
 Pames Deners, owner of a general store, and Frederick Compton were captured The wax factory repre- sented the towns only industry, which is the only trading post in radius of many miles. A few fami- lies composed the entire village. The nearest city lies 80 miles away and the village was far remote from railway communication.
 The guards retreated to adobe huts, after firing a few shots with revolyers. The Americans went in doors and began a five hours fight against the Mexican raiders In the end they were routed by fire. Three men were killed as the Americans scurried away in search of safety. One of the men killed was riddled with ten bullets.
 The remainder of the party, in eluding some wounded, reached a rocky field and continued the fight. The Mexicans, mounted on horses, immediately surrounded them, cap- turing Deners and Compton and loading their horses with loot. No hope is held out for Deners and Compton.
 Unable to rout the Americans from their mud-walled fort. the leader of the Mexican band gave or riders to throw fire balls on the roof which was thatched partly with tin and partly with candalaria weed. Flaring torches made of torn cloth and weeds were dropped on the roof, which started to burn. There was no water in the house to check the flames and the fire threw down heat like a boiler upon the nine sol diers below
 The heat became intense, and the faces of the soldiers, still firing spiritedly through the window, be- came blistered and burned.
 T can't stand it any longer cried Private Cohen I'll take another shot and then try to make it through the window"
 Cohen leaped into the window frame to make his dash for the open. A bullet split his head and he fell back dead into the house. Outside the voice of Mexican was heard to say: Line up on each side of the door. They must come out. "
 Make Dash for Lives.
 Smyth told his men that the time had come to make a dash. The heat had burned the tops of their heads. O'clock stepped forward to the door, smashed the boards with his gum stock. and dashed out. His body was found next morning not far away, riddled with many bullets. He probably ran into the main band of the Mexicans
 Unconfirmed reports say J. Den- CTS, the storekeeper at Boquillas, was found dead on the Mexican side with his throat cut. Compton, his clerk. is believed to be dead Priv ate fyree is missing and it is be- Iieved he died in the hills.