The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-11

dts. some 70 in number, forded the
Rio Grande Friday night and sweep,
ing inland on American soil, raideo
the little settlement of Glenn Springs
and attacked detachment of Amer
lean cavalry, consisting of nine mer
of Troop A, the Fourteenth cavalry
Three troopers and little 10 year
old boy were killed, two cavalrymen
were wounded and another is miss
ing. He is believed to be prisoner
of the bandits, who are now fleeing
southwark into Coahuila, Mexico.
Two American citizens, j. Deemer,
and man named Compton, accord
ing to reports received here, were
carried across the Rio Grande, and
reports have it that their throats
were cut.
The missing trooper is Private
Roscoe Tyree. The little boy is the
son of Compton. He was deaf and
dumb and the bandits are thought to
have killed him because he could not
answer their questions.
The two wounded troopers, Pri-
Yates ]. Brick and Frank Defree, were
brought here this afternoon badly
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with small pieces of brass tacks fired
from a shotgun. Defree was burned
about the head and shoulders.
Adobe Hut as Shelter.
In a little adobe house the nine
cavalrymen made their fight for life
against the 20 or more Villista ban
dts at Glenn Springs. A hail of shot
poured for more than two hours into
the single window of the adobe house
but the cavalrymen kept up steady
rife fire in defiant answer. Then the
Mexicans' leader ordered fire balls to
be thrown on the roof, which was
thickly thatched with candalaria.
The blazing weed tortured the sol
diers below and burned their heads
and bodies. Smashing the door, the
troopers broke for the open. Two
were shot and killed as they fed
One is missing and it is believed he
is dead. Another was killed as he
tried to climb through a window.
According to the story brought
here. the Mexican bandits first at
tackled a store and one or two
houses in Boquills, where they made
Deemer and Compton prisoners, and
then sped fifteen miles northward to
make their attack on Glenn Springs,
which is fringed by rugged hills. At
Glenn Springs they wrecked a wax
factory belonging to William Ellis,
his store and residence, besides one
or two other small buildings.
At $50 Thursday evening the
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can bandits forded the Rio Grande at
Boquillas and swept into the little
settlement, shouting death to the
gringos." The bandits looted the
store of J. Deemer and set it on fire.
Deemer and clerk named Compton
were seized and bound. The bandits
were said by General Pershing to be
friendly.
Consul Blocker's message regard
ing the Glenn Springs fight said the
bodies of Deemer and Coy, the two
civilians, had been found with thei"
throats cut. The other civilian re-
ported killed was the Compton boy.
The message estimated the force of
the raiders at 100 and said the wom-
en- of Glenn Springs had been sent to
Marathon by motor truck.
Raids Plotted on U. s.
Mexico City, May S.-General Car
rama and his official advisers were
in conference during all of Sunday
night and until O'Clock Monday
morning discussing the campaign
against the border raids, which it is
believed have been inaugurated to be
prosecuted systematically by enemies
of the Carranza government now re-
siding in the United States. Tele-
grams to the foreign Office today said
that the plots of the conspirators
have become known to the secret
agents of the Mexican government
and that all the names of the leaders
have been obtained.
According to these messages, Sar
Antonio, Tex, is being used as head
quarters for the movement, and for
mer prominent members of the con
yention are desiring it. The avoweC
intention of these men. it is declared
is to cause serious international diff
ficulties between Mexico and the Uni
ted states. The newspapers tonigh
express the hope that the American
people will see through the schemes
and that public opinion will not con
denim Mexico wrongly.
MARATHON, Tex, May S.-Tw'
troops of American cavalry swunl
southwark this afternoon into tn
pig Pend country. moving on to GLEN