New Britain herald., 1916-05-08
Dead in Big BI
 Region Where Out1 Crossed Border Now <
 to Total Six - ExtrI Bravery Shown By HI full of U. 5. Troopers. !
NINE HOLD OFF 300
 IN 3-HOUR BAT

Baker Says Agreement With
 That Enabled First Averaging
 to Cross International Line Il
 in Force and Funston Has Al
 ity to Act As He Judges
 More Troops Rushing to Sce|
 Washington, May S.-A new \ can expedition may already be the Mexican border in pursuit bandits who raided Glenn 5 and Alpine, Texas, last week. retary Baker said today he hg ceived a report from General ton as to steps taken in that dig tut declined to reveal it's co5 He said General Funston's S dz orders still stood, however, an gave him authority to cross ever the need arose.
 No additional report of tIA had reached the department time. On the basis of consu cno+oIooC yoc+or5oU 6ouovyay- tary Lansing has forwarded port to the Mexican de facto & ment calling attention to th@ bandit activities along the No specific request was made # position of Carranza troops tM protect the border, but sta @ partment officials said it VI stunned that prompt pursuit
 raiders already had been ord #
 General Obregon, the Mexican N ter, or his subordinates.
 < It was believed possible e@
 method of direct co-operatiM the determination or captureM , Glenn Springs raiders migh # from the conference today Generals Scott and ObregorZ Z Paso. The conferees met VI | for the purpose of working M final form of the agreement tf k' reached regarding the borda tion, but news of the Glenn incident and unconfirmed ru other raids caused delay.
 Scott reported to Secretary that after the meeting today rected the agreement would pleted in the light of these cent happenings.
 The war department has Il formally that General Cara proved the Scott -Obregon D the minor exceptions, but not satisfactory has not bee It was hoped here the whol would be disposed of today 8 cOnferees.
 May Call National Qua
 There was nc indication partment that steps were in ljlation to increase the bord because of the Glenn Sprii dent. Secretary Baker would whether General Funston h s new recommendations on tl ton. It is known that the 3 portion of the national qua in the border patrol is nov consideration. glz
 Army officers have feare ss| such occurrence as that Springs since it became nee break up the border gus squad patrols, at various td z4 ranches. They believed it d .C leave few men isolat arger commands in positio hey might be exposed to considerable numbers of ra $ understood that compa manders in several instan cTged that their commands -cgether for protection and v acked or threatened point. #
 The state departme ent td eived a report of the Glen aid agreeing with those rom General Funston, and 
 The defacto gOvernme mining decree contains on notifications from the Iraft although representa- made by the state departmef altered in various ways 'ecame effective. The dd ave out this statement tod
 '"The department is in rece ices from Mexico City ssta| he mining law effective M & practically the same as tha eferred to in reports sent 'artment of state. The law F effect contains minor ions only"
 The new law was devised bject of forcing developme and to make arge numbers of claims pa axes than small operators can interests operating in ected and through Speci
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