The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-05-12
EIICANS RAID
Z U. S. TOWNS
II Americans Are SIcI1 In
Attack in Texas.
Mf OF VICTIMS TROOPERS

sensxas Ssx0op Down on Glen Springs
Bsxzs. and Loot Stores, Then Make
nsasx On BoquilIas Next Morning
sigAt far Five Hours-Routed by
shznAfut of Soldiers.
A Paso, May S.-A detachment OF
zine American soldiers forming the
yxazsk at. Glen Springs, Texas, was
alSSzst wiped out in raid of Willis
- S@dits across the border Friday
assA.A according to reports received by
ksssSS General Fred Funston from Ma.
lxs a. b. Meyer of the Thirteenth
dzSatsy at Maria, Texas.
a hand Of Mexicans which is be.
IssM 10 be the same raided the vii.
Agf sf Boquillas near by the follow.
aEs IHsrning, Major Meyer added.
Fire Patrol Camp.
&sxsrding to Major Meyer the Glen
.Ssssirg.s raiders numbering fifty men,
gst xxe to the patrol camp and fired
Sn shs troopers as they tried to es.
xkS.
s3xge troopers were killed, two
ssxs waunded and four were not &C
saxC,szS sOr, he said.
4GHu reports from Major Meyer
gzlG Efte four men reported missing
sixss hssn accounted for. They were
,1erEsxnt Smith, in command of the
[s1rne and three other men, who hid
4eaEss rocks with few civilians and
.ssxsAs che. raiders five hours, finally
KxranE them to fight.
Smith Proves Hero.
Exxxcant Smith was wounded, but
sne3REed to leave the scene. During
shs zhick of the engagement he loaded
rswn desperately wounded men on
EnskGx truck and sent them north to.
FmnrS Marathon.
Foot Glen Springs.
Aenagding to the first reports of Ma.
sSr Meyer the bandits, after killing
ths American soldiers, looted Glen
AzxEnEs, killing the 10-year-old son of
xsSE Woods, wax plant owner. One
v-I'I2xa Isl missing.
Gus same band of Mexicans is re.
JSgGss8 10 have raided Boquillas Satur.
sllEs qrorning, and then to have crossed
1zf& IN 10 Mexico taking with them
q zsaakeeper named Deemers.
Troops to Relief.
E'x@ Troops of Eight Cavalry from
"a gaso and two troops of the Four.
r,axash Cavalry from Fort Clark, ten
',niGxs north of Spofford, have been or.
ix1zs& by General Funston to take
4SArIss trains to Marathon, the rail.
isnEy station nearest to Glen Springs.
'gBsw wifi have to march eighty-fivo
xz1asx 20 reach the scene of the raid.
szie troops also will go to the relief
xx Bnquillas-
sibIey to Command.
; Sfasonei Frederick w. Silbey, com.
Snrssr OF. the Fourteenth Cavalry, will
xrm2sd from Fort Clark to take com.
9msAd Of the troops proceeding to Glen
Rnraags and Boquillas.
Eskhtng has been reported here as
90 siss identity of the bandits other
szascrE mat they are supposed to be VIII
G7saEs Rowing bands have been re.
,Nrse6 In the section south and south
sxsst OF Oifnaga for some time.
location of Raid.
Easa Springs is little village a
'gHsx miles west of Boquillas, which
:ss sSTaxrsa not far north of the Rio
tSzmxMsxa the isolated stretches of the
1xg Esad district.
gAS krgops forming the patrol there
hEmz TO Troop A of the Fourteenth
straIry which is scattered along the
kxrar af small attachments. They
eFa7e Ender the command of a non.
1nsn zSssioned officer.
ssxysdin Caspar w. Cole at Alpine
amnr4nds the troops in the imme-
f&sR section. He has left for the
,zsgne af the raid with fifty men.