Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-05-10

men, as Tyree disappeared after the
fight between the bandits and the pa
troll at Glenn Springs, and Compton
had been reported taken into Mexico
by the marauders.
Sergt. Smyth was in command of
the party at Glenn Springs, which
was attacked by Mexican bandits Fri
day night.
Private Tyree was in agony when
brought to Marathon tonight. His
right arm and foot were badly burn
ed in the fire that drove him and his
comrades from the adobe house
where they were beleaguered by the
Mexicans at midnight Friday. Ty-
rec fled down creek, where he was
found the next day. Sergt. Smyth
came in with him on truck.
Story of the Raid.
Compton, whose little son Garnett
was riddled with bullets in the raid,
told how the Mexicans surrounded
the little settlement with the appar-
ent object of killing all the soldiers
ana then sacking the place at their
leisure.
81 heard the sound of many feet
upon the rocks" said Compton, "and
then two Mexicans with handker-
chiefs tied across their faces stuck
their heads in the front door and
asked If any soldiers were there. |
answered them and looked out and
saw Mexicans coming in all direc-
tions; yelling as loudly as they
could.
"They opened fire on the adobe
house and | went and got my rifle
and counted my cartridges. had
only hundred. Sitting at the win
dow, waited for them to attack.
"My eight-year-old girl Louise,
with her two brothers, Howard and
Garnett, tumbled out Of bed. Louise
put her arms around my neck and
said she was afraid. picked her
up, and, leaving the two boys be-
hind, carried her out Of the back
door to the shack of a Mexican wash
erwoman. who took care Of her.
81 started back to the house to
get Garnett and Howard. Garnett
was only four and his brother six
years old. But l could not make it.
The MeXicans we're too thick. and
could not shoot my way through
them. ] emptied my gun, but they
crowded me and had to head away
to the creek and slip behind a rock.
In the morning found Tyree, with
his feet and arms burned, wandering
in the creek bottom"
Eight Americans Escape.
Marathon, Texas, May 9.-Over-
powering their guards, the eight
Americans captured by Villa bandits
last Saturday, made their escape and
n
mer Powers, Of San Angelo, Texas.
was among those who escaped.
News Of the escape was brought
here to-day by Carl Halter, mine
superintendent, who also said that J.
Dcemer, the Bouquillas store-keeper,
and Monroe Payne, a negro, we're
prisoners Of the Mexicans. Halter
did not believe either had been killed.
Additional Troops for Border.
Washington, May 9.-With 5000
troops under orders for
the Mexican border, including 1000
National Guardsmen from Arizona,
New Mexico and Texas. administra-
ton officials felt tonight that imme-
diate necessary steps had been taken
to prevent further raiding Of Ameri-
can border towns by bandits. Mean
while the final outcome Of the con-
ference at El Paso between Gen.
Scott and Gen. Obregon, the Carranza
war minister, was awaited with con-
siderable anxiety.
President Wilson and his cabinet
discussed the Mexican situation to-
day, but the President had already
authorized the new troop orders be-
fore hiS adytaaro pothornd