The Little River news., 1916-05-10
MEX[CANS MAKE
 A BORDER RAID
Thee Soldiers Killed; Bandits Also Take Life of 1O-Year Old Ameri-
 can Boy; Troopers Pursue.

 can soldiers and 10-year old hoy were killed and two American citizens have been kidnapped and carried south of the international boundary Go almost certain death in another raid Of Mexican bandits that takes rank with Villas famous attack at Columbus, N. M. Whether the marauders were Vil- listas or Carranza followers is not known.
 The bandits foray, carrying them through the southern limits of Brews- ter county, in the Big Bend district of Texas and taking in three little set dement's near the border-Glenn Springs, Bouquillas and Deemers-oc- cured on Friday night and Saturday morning.
 Within an hour preparations had been begun for adequate action.
 Achievements Rushed In.
 Mai Gen. Frederick Funston ordered four troops of cavalry to proceed to the raided section to reinforce small attachments already on their way to the scene from Presidio and other points.
 These troops got under way tonight. It is said here that if the exigencies of the case demand, they will cross the border in order to run down and dis lerse the bandits. The forces co isis; of two troops of the Eighth Cavalry from Fort Bliss, ElPaso, under Major George T Langhorne and two troops of the Fourteenth Cavalry from Fort Clark under Col. Frederick w. Srnley, commander of the Fourteenth.
 No Final Conference.
 General Scott and Funston met Gen. eral Obregon and Juan Amador, MeXi- can subsecretary of foreign affairs, in the immigration station at the Ameri- can end of the international bridge, shortly after II o'clock this morning for what had been expected to be their final conference. It developed later, however, that practically the only matter discussed was the bandit raid at Glenn Springs.
 What was said at the meeting was not divulged. Immediately afterward General Obregcn and Secretary Anna dor hurried to Juarez, where they en- tered General Obregon's private car and began a conference which lasted for three hours, with General Gavira, commander Of the Juarez garrison, General Santos and Andres Garcia Mexican consul in Fl Paso.
 Send Wcrd to Carranza. Tonight General Obregon was in tel ngraphic communication with Venusti- a..o Ca-ranza and it was aid that he ! vas aeluainting the frs. Chief with the new developments and suggesting action that would have to be taken. The deails of the raid reaching here today came to General Funston from Maj. o. E. Meyer of the Fourteenth Cavalry. stationed at Maria Accord l ing to Major Meyer, the bandits, abou, 200 in number, crossed the Rio Grande from the Mexican side late Friday aft erncon at point south of Terlingua, I Tex, where there is a guard of about 90 men
 A few miles west of Glenn Springs, where an American patrol of eight men from Troop A. of the FOurteenti cavalry, under command of Sergeant Smith was stationed, the bandits be- ban an attack on the little temporary shack in which the troopers were quartered before tie single sentinel could raise an alarm. The time was about II o'clock.
 The attackers rushed madly on the shack, shouting Viva Villa and Viva Carranza." They were met by a sturdy defense from the half-asleep l Americans, however, and failed in I their attempt to make quick capture I of the patrol guard
 Battle Three Hours. | ter o'clock in the morning Sergeant smith fought the Mexicans from the l shelter of the patrol houses. In that tin" three of his men were killed, and he and all the rest were wounded Then the shack caught fire.
 1t WaS impossible to stay longer Sergeant Smith ordered a retreat Two of his men were so badly wounded it was necessary to carry them. Smith and the other three men not only succeeded in removing the badly wounded, but took out the bottles of the three dead men and carried them to place of safety.
 The dead and dangerously wounded men were loaded into a motor truck and sent to Marathon, a station on the Southern Pacific railroad, 85 miles north, in hope that medical aid might be obtained for the wounded
 One man left with the truck. This