The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19
MEX|CANS RAID j. 5.
THREE SOLDIERS AND BOY SHOT
TO DEATH IN FIGHT AT
GLEN SPRINGS, TEX.
B0QUlLLA5 ALSO ATTACKED
Entire Guard of Nine Troopers Either
Killed or Wounded-Bandits Loot
Stores in Town and Escape-larse
Force Rushed TO Scene.

FL Paso. Tex. May S.-The Colum-
bus raid was repeated by former Car
ranzistas soldiers at Glen Springs,
50 miles south OF Marathon, Tex, and
ten miles north Of the border, last
Friday night. Three members OF
Troop A, Fourteenth cavalry, and one
civilian boy are known to have been
killed. Six members of Troop A,
which constituted the remainder
of the cavalry detachment. were
wounded
unmber of American civilians are
said to be missing from the district.
While the raid was being made at
Glen Springs another band Of Next
cans appeared at the store Of j. Deem
er, which is the source OF supplies
for a small mining settlement %
miles to the north The store was
looted. Deemer and his clerk, l.. Nc
Coy, were made prisoners and car
ried back toward the border. They
are both reported to have been killed.
Saturday night the raiders appeared
again at Boquillas, on the American
side Of the border, Is miles north Of
the Mexican town OF BoQuillas del
Carmen. The seven employees OF
the International Mines company
sought refuge in the mine tunnel and
were defending themselves against
great odds when last heard from.
Funston Told of Raid.
The first report of the raids reached
Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston at Ell
Paso through the representatives of
the International Mines company.
Three dead soldiers and one dead
civilian boy had been brought to Mara
thon on a motor truck by two Of the
troopers, who had been wounded
themselves. The soldiers killed were
Privates Cohen, Coloe and Rodgers.
General Funston, with the approval
Of Gen. Hugh L. Scott, issued orders
for a new expedition to start from Ell
Paso. The train got away at 6 p. m.
1t carried Troops A and B Of the
Eighth cavalry. This force will be
Joined en- route by two troops Of the
Fourteenth cavalry under Col. Fred
erick W. Sibley and a machine gun
platoon.
General Funston has issued orders
that the Mexicans responsible for the
raid must be captured or killed.
Attempt to Burn Soldiers.
The raid at Glen Springs started at
80 Friday night. The attack was
made both with firearms and burning
torches Sergeant Smith and his eight
men fought from the windows OF a
wooden shack which they had intend
ed to occupy during the rainy season.
The five or six civilians in the place
sought refuge with the soldiers and
gave such aid as was possible in de-
Tending the shack.
The siege had lasted two hours be-
fore the Mexicans gained any advan-
tage. During this time, however, they
destroyed all tents and burned the
two buildings in the settlement. In a
rush attack with flaming torches they
managed to set fire to the shack in
which the soldiers were fighting. This
forced the soldiers to quit the build
ing and three Of them were killed in
rushing from the burning structure.
All members Of the party were badly
| burned.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
B. Compton fell dead from a Mexican
bullet as he started to run with the
others.
Under covor Of smoke from the
burning buildings, Sergeant Smith
managed to load the bodies of the
three dead troopers and the little
| Compton boy on a motor truck, which
was placed in charge of two other
troopers who had been badly wound
ed. The truck was started for Mara
thon and brought out the first news
o. the raid
Keeps UP Fight With Three.
With the dead and seriously wound
ed out of the way. Sergeant Smith
again turned his attention to the ban
dts. He fought as best he could de-
spite the fact he had only three men
left, each of whom had been wounded
more or less seriously.
At three o'clock he was compelled
to retire to the refuge of the hills.
The last report received by Gen.
eral Funston tells that Sergeant Smith
was badly burned. The entire party
would have been killed on leaving the
shack only for the smoke which OBJ.
scurd the view OF the Mexicans.
The booty obtained at Deemer's
store included $1,000 in cash.
Agreement Reached.
FL Paso. Tex. May 4.-The Mexican
crisis has passed. Formal acceptance
by the American and Mexican govern.
ments alone is needed to seal the