The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

i ried to Juarez, where they entered Gen. eral Obregons private car and began a conference which lasted three hours
 CONFERENCE IS HALTED
 General Garvier, commander of the Juarez garrison, General Santos and Andres Garcia, Mexican consul in Fl Paso, took part in this discussion. To- night General Ozregon was in telegra- phic communication with General Car ranza and it was understood he was acquainting the first chief with the new developments and suggesting action that would have to be taken
 REPORT BY MEYER
 Practically alizthe details2af tho rstid reaching here today came to General Funston from Maj. 0. B. Meyer of the Fourteenth cavalry, stationed at Maria According to Major Meyer the bandits, about 5 in number, crossed the Rio Grande late Friday afternoon at a point south of Terlingua. Tex. where there is a guard of about 30 men.
 From there they proceeded through the desolate reaches of the Big Bend country over an old wagon road, to- ward Glenn Springs, a small ranch settlement
 few miles west of Glenn Springs an American patrol Of eight men from Troop A of the Fourteenth cavalry, un- der command of Sergeant Smith, was stationed. The bandits began an at tack on the little temporary shack in which the eight troopers were quar- tered bafnra. Ci ncIe 1.1 raise an alarm. The time was about II o'clock.
 The attackers rushed toward the shack shouting viva Villa and 'viva Carranza." They were met by sturdy defense from the half asleep Ameri-, cans, however. and failed in their evil dent attempt to make a quick capture of the patrol guard
 THREE ARE KILLED
 From II o'clock that night until aft CT o'clock in the morning Sergeant Smith fought the Mexicans from the shelter of the patrols. In that time three of his men. Privates Cohen, Coleo and Rogers, had been killed and he and all the rest were wounded. Then the shack caught fire.
 It was impossible to stay longer, so Sergeant Smith ordered retreat. Two or his men were so badly wounded it was necessary to carry them.
 Smith and the other men succeeded in moving the badly wounded and took out the three dead men and car ried them to a place of safety.
 There was motor truck attached to ha wounded men were loaded into this and sent toward Marathon. a station on the Southern Pacific S5 miles north
 One man accompanied the truck This left Smith and two others to engage the bandits. They retreated to the low hills and fought from behind rocks and mounds of gravel
 REINFORCED BY RANCHERS
 While this was going on, ranchmen of the vicinity heard the shooting and hurried to the scene. Although, few in number, they formed an adequate reinforcement. and about I o'clock. as dawn neared, the Mexieans retreated
 This was five hours after the fighting began. The bandits rode toward the east until they came to Glenn Springs. There they footed a general store and killed the 10-year-old son of c. c. Compton. Then they proceeded to Bou- quillas. few miles north of the Rio Grande, where they seized supplies and forage and rode On again.
 Their next stop was Deemers Here according to the reports received in Fl Paso. they footed the general store of John Deemers Then they crossed back into Mexico. taking with them Deemers and Louis Coy. a man in his employ
 It is believed that Deemers and Coy were killed after being taken to the Mexican side
 NO DETAILS OF DRIVE
 Late today no details of the S5 miles drive Of the motor truck carrying the wounded men from Glenn Springs had arri, ed here. Leaving the scene of battle. however, early on Saturday mo ming, it reached Marathon about noon Sunday. There the news of the raid was sent over railway telegraph wire to Alnine and Maria, and thence to Fl Iasc. where Geperal lrunslon, com niander ot the southern army division,
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