Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-08

oi lhe Fatrol guard.
From II o'clock that night until
after o'clock in the morning. Sergeant
Smith Tough, ;hc McNicans from the
shelter Of the patrol-hcuse, In tina.
time three OF his men, Privatcs Cohen
Coloe and Rogers. had been killed
and he and all the rest were wounded
Their 'hc shack caught fire
1t was impossible TO stay longer
So SergeHu; Smith ordered a retreat
Two OF his men were SO badly wound
ed ii Was necessary To carry them
Smith and the remaining men not
only succeeded in removing The badly
wounded. but carried the bodies Of
the three dead men I" a place OF
safety.
There was Il motor truck attached
I" the camp The dead and danger
onsly wounded men were loaded into
this. and sent north 20 Marathon. a
station on tho southern Pacific eighty
five miles north. in the hope that med
zeal aid might be secured for the mon
One man left with the truck This
left Smith and two others TO engage
the bandits They retrcatcd TO the
low hills and fought from behind
rocks and mounds of gravel
HURRY ro THE SCENE
While this was going on. ranchm,n
Of the Vicinity had heard the shoot
ing and hurried 10 the scene. Al
though few III number they formed
an adequate enforcement. and
about O'clock rs dawn ncared. the
NcNicans retrcatcd
This was five hours after the fight
ing began. The bandits rode toward
The east until they came Ia Glenn
springs There thcy looted 81 general
store ana killed the ,en-year-old
son of & q Compton. Then ,hey pro-
cecded :" Bouaui!las. few miles north
Of the Rio tiraudc. where they seized
SUPPLIES and forage and rode on again.
Their next stop was Demccrs Here.
according" % the reports received in
IL Paso. they dospoiled the ccnernl
store Of John Demcers Then they
crossed hnck into Mexico. taking with
them pemeers and Louis Coy. man in
his employ.
|, is believed that Demeers and COY
must hayo been Killed after having
been taken 10 the Mexican side of the
Rio Grande
Late TO-DAY no details Of tho eighty
fire-mile drive ct the motor truci. car
wing the wounded men from Glenn
springs had hscu received lere
Leaving the scene Of the battl.. how
ever. early or Saturday morning. n
reached Marathon about noon Sunday
lh%re IN" news OF the raid was sent
over q railway telegraph wire to AL
pine and Maria and thence 10 I'll Pasn
General Funston Immediately CON
ferred with General Scott. then issued
orders 20 hurry troops to the scene.
captain cole, az Alpine, commander al
The various detachmcnts OF the -Four
'eenth Cavalry, now scattered through
the immediate sections, was told to
gather as many men as he could and
start southwark. He collected about
fifty troopers and set out Army men
expect he Will reach Glenn Springs
Tomorrow.
Next General Funston ordered TWO
troops OF the Eighth Cavalry. sta
toned al El Paso, and two troops Of
the Fourteenth, stationed al Fort
Clarke and near Sponord Tex. 20
follow up Captain Coles detachment,
special trains were made up this after
noon III r. Paso and Spofford TO carry
the four additional tronps They should
reach Alpine Tomorrow. and be ready
long ride "a the border
PRIVATE WORD or KAIn
RECEi\ ED IN III. pASO
Many III Paso persons received pri-
vate word Of the raid Among ,hcs.
WAS y. j Mcouatters. president OF
the A!varado Mining and Milling Com
pany, VII" e~.fr"sSgi concern for the
safety of the--rry Americans III tho
International mine, fearing the ban
dts might have gone in Thai d!rec-
ton.
There was much speculation as 10 In.
identity OF the bandits Carranza mill
tary officials "a few days ago declared
this section cleared OF bandits
Fifteen days ard the members Of the
Carranza garrison AS RnuGuil.as the
Mexican town jus, across Tho Rio
Grande from BouQullas. Ten. sudden
u disappeared ana there has beer,
suspicion that they might have desert
cd 70 the Villa forces military men
here thought tonight they probably
participated In tho raid
From the gray" manner OF ;he Mex
lean and American officials here to-
night q would seem ,he situation he
tween Mexico and the United states
has become considerably clouded by
'hs new developments l. is expected
that conference" viii hc held be-
tween Generals scott and Funston aud
General Cbrc2or tomorrow. and this
may have = clearing effect
Frank and uucquivocai statement O!
what tho United States governments
attitude probably VIII bc hereafter IS
understood TO have heen made 20 Cen
oral ohreron hy Generals scott ana