The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-16
MEXICAN RAIDERS
KILL 3 TROOPERS
Six L. s. Cavalrymen Wounded
in Battle at a Texas
Post.
EIGHT BANDITS SLAIN

SAN ANTONIO. June l5.-Led by Major
Cruz Ruiz. an officer in the Carranza
army. a band of 100 M%exicans crossed
the Rio Grande about midnight Wedncs-
day night a mile below San Ignacio. for
ty-three miles south OF Laredo. and at
tackled Troop NJ OF the Fourteenth Cav.
airy. in command Of Ma or Alonzo Gray.
Troop ] Of the same cavalry. a short dis
tance way heard the shooting and
FASTENED to the defence OF their COM
rades. II was a short but hard fought
battle in the moonlight n at the end Of
twenty minutes eight Mexicans were
killed and many wounded. while the toll
Of American troops was three dead and
six wounded.
The killed.
Private JAMES MrNApEN. Troop NJ.
Private CHARLES +. FLOWERS. Troop NJ.
Private EDWARD kAToNAH. Troop NJ.
The wounded.
Privates Thomas A. Ewing. James T..
Roach tseriously). Troop |, Corporal
william Oberliss. Privates William Min
net. Tony Havlins and Henry Matason
Of Troop NJ.
Starting from the Las Torillas ranch,
ffteen miles below the border IN Mex
leo. the band of "A hundred. claiming 10
he part of the DE Ia Rosa organization,
started for the border with the am
nounced purpose of carrying the revo-
luton into Texas. They knew hat
Troop NJ OF the Fourteenth Cavalry was
stationed near the settlement of San
1Gnacio. and had counted on several
de,achments being scattered along the
border. But the bandit did not know
that Troop ! had hut yesterday been
moved to within hailing distance of
Troop NJ. which gave the Americans Ia
mounted soldiers.
Nexicans Dash southwark.
Astonished by the large number Of
Americans. the Mexicans made but one
dash of attack. when they started for
cover, with plans only of escape. and
at . 80 o'clock they were racing south
ward. hotly pursued by the American
troopers. Daylight found the Mexicans
well scattered. with the American ,roops
adopting the same tactics. and tonight
II was reported from Major Gray that 1
large number of the raiders are krowl
to have crossed into Mexico. while many
were scattered about on the Texas side
OF the Rio Gtande Major Gray hdf
orders to pursue the MeXicans across the
border II any of the bandits could re
trailed into Mexico.
Major cruz Ruiz was kille.i in the
night. Department headquarters has in
formation that at least three more Of
the bandits were either Officers In the
C%arranza army or had been quite re-
Gently members OF that organization.
Gen. Funston has ordered the Thir-
tieth Infantry at Fort sam Houston here
to hurry to the border and these men
are eutraining Tonight. A squadron Of
tine sixth cavalry has been ordered to
the scene OF the raid to reinforce the
troops Of the Fourteenth. .
To Cro-. the border.
Gen Funston ha. learned unoT,cially
that McAicaus. presumably C~arranza
soldiers. are msss.ng with the intention
OF repelling another punitive expedition
into Mexico. Gen. Funston's answer is
that II a tran al he founl where a
good sized body OF these raiders crossed
pack into Mexico the American troops
viii continue the pursuit and GO prepared
to meet any emergency.
vicente l-ira. known to have been. as
oociated Wit an organization not
friendly to Americans, reported to Ma Tor
Gray to-day with the explanation that
lie was q prisoner OF the raiders and had
been brought 10y them to the border.
where he escaped from them Just before
the attack ON the American soldiers.
He said the raiders took him prisoner a,
La Jarita because they suspected hin,
OF being a friend OF the Americans. n,
said the band let' la Jar!ta. twenty-five
miles southwest of Laredo. Monday nigt I
and marched across the stretch n.
desert to the border without food that
they planned to carry tho revolution into
Texas and were to attack only Amer
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