The state herald., 1916-06-16
MEXICANS RAID
BORDER RANCH
BANDITS FLEE BEFORE CAVALRY
AFTER DRIVING AWAY 80
HEAD OF HORSES.
600 VILLISTAS ROUTED
COMPANY "E" OF NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL GUARD IS MUS.
TERED INTO SERVICE.
western Newspaper Union News Service.


| Western Newspaper Union News Service
San Antonio, Tex, June 13.-Mexi-
can bandits raided the Coleman
ranch, about 25 miles northwest Of La
redo and were driven back across the
border by troop O, the Fourteenth
Cavalry under Capt. Ola w. Bell.
The bandits drove off eighty horses
but did no damage to the ranch prop
erty. The raid was reported to head
quarters by Gen. Mann at Laredo. who
Is in charge of the situation. 1t is ex-
pected that he will send reinforce
ments to Capt. Bell. who is without
pack train or supplies. How far into
Mexico he has gone is not known at
headquarters. The raid first was re-
ported to Gen. Funston by T. A. Cole
man OF San Antonio, owner OF the
ranch, who is in Port Aransas on a
fishing trip. verification came from
Gen Bell.
Chihuahua City. Mex.-A decisive
victory over the GOO Villistas who had
concentrated in the Rio Florido dis.
trict about so miles south of Parral,
was reported to military headquarters
here by Gen. Ignac!o Ramos. Only
meagre details of the engagement
were contained in the reports. which
said that IA battle was fought In Lo-
mas de Buena Vista which lasted
from daylight until darkness and
finally resulted in the bandits fleeing
brokcnly before the Carranzista sol.
diers.
Columbus, N. M.-Company E OF
the New Mexico National Guard, a
Santa Fe organization. was mustered
into the Federal service with full
peace complement Of sixty-five men
and officers.
Deming. N. M.-Francisco Alvarez
and Juan Sanchez, two villa followers
captured during the. raid on Columbus
March .. were hanged here Friday.
they were hanged singly. Two COM
panies Of New Mexico state militia
guarded the Interior and approaches
to the county jail. There was no At
tempt at disorder.
The men met their fate stoica,iy.
smoking cigarettes until they ascend
ed the scaffold. They were accom-
panied to the gallows by their spirit
ual adviser. Father Garnet of the
Catholic church here. Asked on the
gallows frame II they had any state
ment to make. each replied No"
Alvarez was first to face the execu-
toner. Sanchez following in a few
minutes.
According to the statement OF fel-
low prisoner the men objected to
being hanged. and asked that they be
shot before an adobe WALL In con-
iormity with the custom OF their
country.
The men died without attending
relatives or frionus. and so far as
known had received no word from rel.
atives since their capture.
FIVE other villa followers con.
demned to death were granted a re.
prieve by Gov. W. C. Mcdonald for
further investigation OF their cases.
FL Paso. Tex.-Thc American con.
sulate at Durango City. Durango. was
destroyed by fire during anti.Ameri.
can demonstrations. according to in
formation received here by army Of
ficcrs Thursday night. The rioters
applied torch to the building after
dragging the flag through the streets.
Customs inspectors at the interna.
tional bridges here. II Is said, re.
cclycd instructions to permit no
American TO enter Mexico until fur.
thcr notice. No reason ls given for
the order.
FL Paso.-Statc Department agents
Friday received information that
/ Francisco villa. at the head of | 900
followers. attacked the rear guard
OF the American punitive expedition
In the vicinity of Namaquipa. Chi
huahua. Confirmation OF this rc,
port is lacking and no details OBJ.
| tainablc. Whether any Americans
were killed during the fighting liz
not known. villa and his band. num-
bcring more than 1000 bandits. has
been reported In the vicinity of
Santa Barbara for several days.
This is 100 miles south of Mama
iuipa.
The situation along the border ls
getting more tense than II has been
at any time during the five ycars OF
revolt In the southern republic.
Berlin Admits Loss Of Eleven Vessels.