The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-05-08
LITTLE MORE IS
AOOEO To DATA
ON TEXAS RAID
Overnight News Brings Few
Additional Details Of Attack
of Bandits Upon Towns IN
Big Bend Cannry.

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reports received los General Funston
early today added little to the infut
nation regarding the Mexican raid In
the BiR Bend COUNT Texas. FRIDAY
night. lAtet reports Indicated that
the size of the attacking party was
greater than at first believed. some
estimates being as high as 300 The
raiders attacked III. guard Of nine
men OF troop \ 81 the Fourteenth cav
airs at Glenn springs just before mid
uinht. The total number of killed
was placed al six. three soldiers ana
three civilians. two OF whom are sinai
huys. After continuing their raid to
Decmors and Boquiilas, they were re
ported To- have r%ccrusscd into Mexico,
although some Of the military reports
Indicated that a part of the Mexican
force was set on the American side.
captain Cole OF the Fourteenth had
arrived at Glenn Springs rhis morning
with a part of company and four
troops uf cavalry sent from Fort Bis,
and Fort clark, were expected 20 de-
train early today at Marathon from
where the march To the border would
DE begun. II was not expected that
this force would reach The border be
for, Wednesday night and perhaps
not before Thursday. The actual dis
! lance they viii have 30 march IT. II"
, miles.
The additional troops being sen IN
to the region viii Ice disposed of ln
! such manner rs to Civ the rancho
| and oWn greater protection. but DO
| was indicated at General Funston,
h,ndduarters that fresh Effort would
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| forces Iu the southern department ].
II is decided 60 send into Mexico from
| thai part II the international line H
punitive expedition a much Target
! force D.. necessary than IL now avail
able. according "a army u'hc't~
Marathon. ON the southern Pacific
! u. lWaN. almost 100 mile, north e.
tnc International line. will l' the ptso
ol operations. General Funston an-
NO ru,cd today. From there . h'.l
telegraph line win Re ran 20 The "d-
'ur,,d base.
Asked tuda, II ho intended selIIrl
I,r,,ps into IA. Big Bend Ilstric. gd-
| diu.f.. fo ihus, ON th'Ir way. cen
oral Funston snid. Il haven't "a ~
send
Lieutenant norton of the -Four
lttNnAn sent 10 tfHNfAlNAN ''NF ~ -
tina, confirmed earlier reports and
added Information regarding the ne
roic tight made by Sergeant Smythe
who continued TO- handle his men "
e,lr ,pnt manner after hc had beef
seriously burned. and who rescued ms
wounded and removed his dead while
under sharp tr".
lust before the nghtiug ended. th'
IT, ...vI .Hs..sV.N UEN % was Hf
tn, motor truck on when thoy hh'
com. that the scrg-iuf was able g
send away the dead and wounded
I'm, relief guard had been delayed b.
reaching Glenn Springs. Had It az
lr,.d ON time the rlidlng party w"ul'
have found eighteen soldiers to NEE
them instead of the nine VII" hei'
Them OF for three hours.
Two Of the wounded men. private
Frank p.froe and james Birch. were
brought here las, night for trcatu.en
it the base hospital Defre" was sho
through the left hand and Birei
Through the arm ana shoulder III
wounds were caused hy huckshot.
General Funston said today
would not be proper fur ham {" DIS
jrlo., whether or not au cNpoditiunAi.
force was going into Coahuiia IN pun
suit If the Mexican bandits. lie az
not dcuy that there would he such
movement lie said, however ne ne
ln.yod that troops ha mot N';
crossed the border
General Funston said That IN
forces which arrived ~ M'rath.
ltoday t%u,illcd only about 300 men an
that vItn stray attachments aNaiiaul
i,lour tn. border colonel Frederick w
SIbl,t. .u command, would nave i's
thun 500 mon at his disposal
Tho general Is nSi'u y" get uh''
Co. san Antonio. and viii hurry thci.
.s, s- soon a. the conference here
ended.
A. noon there was mo- sign ~
.-f.r.uss General phTrg"n remain
Cd 90 his private car ln luhr"I !
vt. reported on th" Mexican ,ld'
I'lat the minister Of war was prcpat
ing % star, south ~ . o'clock TN
evening
Audrcus Gurc.t. Mexican consul "
III Paso. said his afternoon the con
ference would Do, held sometime AZ