Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-09

WASHINGTON, d. c.. May s.--A
rev American expedition may al
ready be across tho Mexican border
In pursuit Of the bandits who raided
Glenn Springs and Alpine. Tex, last
week. Secretary Baker said today he
lad received n report from General
Funston as TO steps taken In that di.
rection. but declined to reveal lis
contents.
II was believed possible some
method Of direct cooperation for the
determination or capture OF the
Glenn Springs raiders might result
from the conference today between
Generals Scott and obregon at El
PLso. The War department has
Lcard informally that General Car
rama approved the scott-Obregon
plan with the minor exceptions. II
was hoped here the whole matter
would be disposed or today by the
conferees.
There was no Indication at the depart
ment that steps we're In contemplation
to increase the border forces because u
the Glenn Springs incident.
May Call on National Guard.
secrtary Baker would not say whether
General Funaton had made new reconi-
mondatione on this question. IL ID known
that the calling out OF a portion OF the
National Gunrd 10 aid In the border pe
troll is now under consideration.
Army officers have feared some such
occurrence an that at Glenn Springs
since II became necessary to break up
the border guard into squad patrols. u
10 Understood that company command.
ers IN several instances have urged that
their commands be held together for
protection.
The state department today received
q report OF the Glenn Springs raid agrees
ing with those received from General
Funston and with press dispatches.
Bandits Have Good start.
ALPINE Tex, May s.-F'leeing through
the Wild meBas OF northern Coahuiia. the
seventy or moro bandits that ralded the
American settlement OF Glenn Springs
and Boqnillas last Friday killing three
cavalrymen and 9-year-old boy. are be-
lieyed to be heading into the interior te-
day. many miles from the scene OF their
depreciation,
A posse from Marathon and a de-
tachment OF twenty-three troopers ot
the Fourteenth cavalry are said 10 have
followed the trail Of the Mexicana into
coahuilo, whiln other reports have il
that the Americans havo not forded the
Rio Grande, ninety-five miles from here.
but are waiting at the river for rein-
forcements Captain sharpe Cole Ia hur-
ryng 20 noauillas 20 take command
while two COMPANIES OF the Fourteenth
cavalry and machine gun company nfa
expected here or az Marathon this after
noon, when they will head southwark %
the DIG Bend country.
u Is not known here whether the new
troops contemplate long pursuit OF the
bandits into Mexico or will be placed as
an additional guard along the border.
Reports here are that many bandits ops
Grating between noquillas and Preside
lust south Of tho Rio Grande
lt IA about three daya march from
either Marathon or Alpine % The Rle
drande. nnd a. The bandits already haya
a three daSs start only q relentless puf
sut viii bring tho Americans into canz
tact with ihsF quarry
Private rsrss Missina,
Nothing has been heard ef pmsate Rass
roe TfFee who war last seen a. he ran
irum ine adobe house wbera ~ ana hls
elsht companions I've thges hnE heufk
ioHsht against the Mesiepns and then
fla because the root q tha house sas
e' atams D. fire balls