The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-11
Detachment Will Be Sent to
Scene Of Raid, But Long
Pursuit Is Deemed
impossible.
FOUR DEAD. THREE MISSING
Troopers Shot Down When
Routed From Adobe Hut
After Fighting Valiant
~ Against Odds.

Eel Paso, Tex, May 9.-With only
about 500 troops available to send after
the bandits who las Friday swept
across the Mexican border, raided Boz
American soldiers. an American boy
and perhaps two civilians. military men
made no attempt to hide their embar-
rassment at not being able to meet the
emergency as they feel 1t should be-
met.
The troops sent from Ell Paso have
been regarded as almost essential to
the garrison here, but it was decided
TO use them rather han to draw on
the already ~attenuated forces at other
points.
II could use very easily 5000 troops
IN Arizona alone" said General Funs-
ton today, and there should be that
many in that n state. The number
That should be along the long southern
border line Of Texas should be much
greater"
Some weeks ago the drain OF the
1900 troops in the southern depart
ment had become SO great that General
funston appealed for more troops and
railing that, for militia. The war de-
partment failed to grant his request.
Inc best disposition possible of tho
troops has been made. In many cases
where the inhabitants have asked for
protection. 1t was impossible to send
troops.
Troops Reach Scene.
Captain Cole, of the 14th cavalry had
arrived at Glenn Springs this morning
with part Of one company and four
troops of cavalry sent from Forts
Bliss n Clark were expected to de-
train early today at Marathon. from
where they will march to the border.
1t was not expected that this force
would reach the border before Wednes-
day night and perhaps not before
Thursday. The actual distance they
will ave to march is ITO miles,
Whether the American troops actual
ly would cross the border into Mexico
was not known, but 1T was believed
that the possibility of action taken be-
low Columbus might pc repeated be-
low Glenn Springs. was pointed u to
General Obregon. Whether they will
go into Mexico. will depend largely
upon the circumstances they find after
their arrival from Fort Clark and
from here.
IL the troops that nave been sent into
the Big Bend country are sent across
the line. military men said today, the
dlspatch of more troops into Mexico
was essential or the expedition would
have to be limited to a mere sortie.
Army officers here are hopeful that
the Glenn Springs affair will serve to
arous the war department to the
pressing need of additional troops for
border patrol duty. a
The nine soldiers attacked a. Glenn
Springs belonged to a regiment, the
Fourteenth cavalry, that has been at
tempting to patrol a stretch of nearly
400 miles Of the widest country along
the entire Mexican border. Troops are
spread out from Laredo also to Sierra
Blanca. The latter place is only 80
miles from Ell Paso. Because of the i'm
mense territory to be covered it was
necessary to divide the regiment into
many small detachments.
rat on the Southern Pacific
railway almost 100 miles north Of the
international line, will be the base of
operations, General Funston
today from there a field telegraph line
will be run to the advanced base.
Asked today If he intended sending
troops into the big bend district addi-
tional to those already on their way
General Funston said:
| Il have not any to send"
Funston Is Evasive.
General Funston said today, ut would
not be proper for him to disclose
whether or not an expeditionary force
was going INTO CoachuiIa in pursuit Of
the Mexican bandits. He did not deny
that there would be such a movement.
He SAID, however, he believed that
troops had mot yet" crossed the border.
General Funston said that the forces
which arrived at Marathon today to-
tailed only about 800 men and tina with
border Col. Frederick w. Sibley in
command would have less thar 500 men
at his disposal.
the general is anxious to get back
to San Antonio and will hurry back as
soon as the conference is ended,