The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-11
MEXICAN BANDITS
RAID j. 5. TOWNS
Patrol at Glen Springs, Tex, Al
most Wiped Out.
SEVENTEEN BANDITS SLAIN
Several Citizens of Border Village Be-
lieved to Have Been Murdered
-CavaIrymen Battle With
Outlaws.
SEVENTEEN BANDITS SLAIN

Ell Paso, Tex, May 9.-The Column
bus raid was reported by Mexicans
under Colonel Cervantes, villa COM
mander, at Glen Springs, 80 miles
south of Marathon, Tex, and ten miles
north of the border, last Friday night.
Three members of Troop A, Four
teenth cavalry, and one civilian boy
are known to have been killed. SIX
members Of Troop A, which consti-
tuted the remainder of the cavalry
detachment, were wounded.
A number of American civilians are
said to be missing from the district.
While the raid was being made at
Glen Springs another band OF Mexi-
cans appeared at the store of j. Deem
er, which is the source of supplies
for small mining settlement 20
miles to the north. The store was
looted Deemer and his clerk, l.. Nc
Coy, were made prisoners and car
ried back toward the border. They
are both reported to have been killed.
Saturday night the raiders appeared
again at Boquillas, on the American
side of the border, Is miles north OF
the Mexican town of Boquillas del
Carmen. The seven employees of the
International Mines company sought
refuge in the mine tunnel and were
defending themselves against great
odds when last heard from.
The first report Of the raids reached
Mai. Gen. Frederick Funston at Ell
Paso, through the representatives OF
the International Mines company.
Three dead soldiers and one dead
civilian boy had been brought to Mara
thon on a motor truck by two of the
troopers, who had been wounded
themselves. The soldiers killed were
Privates Cohen, Coloe and Rodgers.
General Funston, with the approval
of Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, issued orders
for new expedition to start from Ell
Paso. The train got away at p. M
1t carried Troops A and B of the
Eighth cavalry. This force will be
Joined en- route by two troops of the
Fourteenth cavalry under Col. Fred
erick W. Sibley and machine gun
platoon.
General Funston has issued orders
that the MeXicans responsible for the
raid must be captured or killed.
The raid on Glen Springs started at
1880 Friday night. The attack was
made both with firearms and burning
torches Sergeant Smith and his eight
men fought from the windows OF a
wooden shack which they had intend
ed to occupy during the rainy season.
The siege had lasted two hours be-
fore the MeXcans gained any advan-
tage During this time, however, they
destroyed all tents and burned the
two buildings in the settlement. In
rush attack with flaming torches they
managed to set fire to the shack in
which the soldiers were fighting. This
forced the soldiers to quit the build
ing, and three of them were killed in
rushing from the burning structure.
All members of the party were badly
burned
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
b. Compton fell dead from Mexican
bullet as he started to run with the
others.
Under cover of smoke from the
burning buildings. Sergeant Smith
managed to load the bodies Of the
three dead troopers and the little
nj nn
was placed in charge of two other
troopers who had been badly wound
ed The truck was started for Mara
thon and brought out the first news
Of the raid.
With the dead and seriously wound
ed out of the way, Sergeant Smith
again turned his attention to the ban
dts. He fought as best he could de-
spite the fact he had only three men
left each of whom had been wounded
more or less seriously.
At three o'clock he was compelled
to retire to the refuge of the hills.
The last report received by Gen
eral Funston tells that Sergeant Smith
was badly burned. The entire party
would have been killed on leaving the
shack only for the smoke which OBJ
scured the view of the Mexicans.
The booty obtained at Deemer's
store included $1,000 in cash.
The attack on Glen Springs, Boquil-
les and Deemers by rading Mexicans
was made under the leadership of Col
onel Cervantes, Villa sub-command-
err according to advices received by
General George Bell, Jr., at Fort Bliss.
Cervantes also is credited with lead
ing the attack upon Columbus.