Arizona republican., 1916-05-09

liheading toward the RIO Grande and fording the river at Boquillas, and the i other, about forty in number, working southeast and recossing the river at San Vicente. It was here that the Villistas were observed by Mrs. Hart, a school teacher, who reported that the brgands mounted on ponies and horses, crossed the Rio Grande about five o'clock Saturday night and dis . appeared into Mexico.
 A telephone message was received tonight over private line from the Chiscos Mining Company at Terlinua, fifty miles west of Glenn Springs say ing that all was quiet there and that the detachment of 25 soldiers on guard ] had nothing to report.
 ! The wives of several employees of the Chiscos mine started for Alpine when they heard the news of the Glenn Springs raid The American troops in the event of an advance into Mexican territory would probably ford the river at Boquillas, where after heavy sand stretch reaching back from the river for five or six miles that would cause trouble in the movement of truck trains. the cavalrymen would enter a broad valley through which leads a fine hard road to Ocampo. one hundred and twenty five miles away | There is a good ford at San Vicente where Mrs. Hart observed the Villistas but the territory beyond is broken and difficult of access.
 The United States signal corps Is erecting a telegraph wire south from here to Glenn Springs.
 Major Langhorne's command halted at Garden Springs. F miles below here this afternoon while the truck trains went on ahead to prepare camp. The two troops then moved southward to a point thirty miles from Marathon and camped for the night.
 Colonel Frederick w Sibley, with Troops r and II and a machine gun troop of the Fourteenth cavalry, de- trained here tonight and will move to the border tomorrow Colonel Sibley will assume command as his forces join those of Major Langhorne
 Private Roscoe Tyree, the missing soldier who was thought to have been captured by the Mexicans. was in agony when brought to Marathon tonight. His right arm and foot were badly burned in the fire that drove him and his comrades from the adobe house. Tyree fled down a creek where he was found the next day Sergeant Smyth came in with him on a truck.
 Oscar C. Compton also reported safe tonight. reached here in an au- tomobile from Glenn Springs Comp tons little boy. Garnett. was rid dled with bullets in the raid Comp ton told how the Mexicans suddenly surrounded the little settlement with the apparent object of killing all the soldiers and then sacking the place at their leisure
 'I heard the sound of many feet upon the rocks. said Compton, whose home was but a short distance from the soldier encampment. and then two Mexicans with handkerchiefs tied across their faces, stuck their heads in the front door and asked if there was any soldiers there. l an swered them and looking out saw Mexicans coming in all directions. yelling as loud as they could
 They opened fire on the adobe house and l went and got my rifle and counted my cartridges had only hundred. Sitting at the win dow. waited for them 10 attack.
 My eight year old girl Louise. with her two little brothers Howard and Garnett. tumbled out of bed. Louise put her arms around my neck and chn yelling I picked her up and leaving the two boys behind carried her out of the back door to the shack of Mexican washerwoman who took care of her.
 Il started back to the house to get Garnett and Howard Garnett is only four and his brother six years But l could not make it. The Mexi- cans were too thick and I could not shoot my way through them l emp tied my gun but they crowded me and l had to head away to the creek and slip behind a rock In the morning l found Tyree with his feet and arms burned wandering in the creek bottom"
 Compton and Tyree moved toward anu iihhiib al DpuN or Mexicans still in the place they hur- ried away and hid in cave Here they remained until Sunday afternoon when they entered Glenn Springs Compton learned that his boy Gar nett had been shot and that his body had been taken to Marathon
 There are fears tonight for the safety of six American employees al the Porto Rico De Boquillas mines which are located five miles across the Rio Grande in Mexico. No wort has come from there and the off. cials of the company are unable tC confirm or deny reports that Mexi cans have attacked the Americans
 Sergeant Smythe said tonight tha he thought about twenty-five Mexi cans were either killed or wounded i, the raid
 Two dead Mexicans have beeI found half buried at Glenn Spring and Oscar Compton believes tha some members of the attacking ban, lived and worked on the America side.
 Deemer's Wife at La JolIa
 SAN DIEGO, Cal. May 9Th wife of John Deemer, reported { have been slain by the Mexican ban dits who raided Texas border town last week, is living with her daugh