The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-14
WARM GREETING READY
when BR|CANDS SHOW
Daring Raids May Be Planned
For Preside, Texas
RAIN ALONG THE BORDER
That Is Interfering With Military
Operations; Mexican
Situation
RAIN ALONG THE BORDER
UNITED Press Dispatch.l

San Antonio, Tex, July 12.-If the
Mexican bandits are actually APP
preaching the United States, and in
tend to make raids on this country,
they will find that the American SOL
diers have made ample preparations
to give them the right kind of a re-
ception 1t is in the vicinity of Pre-
sidio, Texas, that the raids are ex-
pected, if they occur at all. The ban
dts might, some thought, advance to
Boquillas from Corraliton but this is
thought to be impracticable, because
there is great scarcity of water in
that region There is better water
supply along the route to Ojinaga,
which lies near Preside.
The principal handicap that
confronts the American patrol bodies
is the scarcity of horses.
Rains Interfere with Operations.
UNITED Press Dispatch1
Columbus, New Mex, July r.
Heavy rains have made it very diff
cult to continue the military opera
lions along and near the Mexican
boundary. Yet things are being
ments indicate that there is no truth
in the report that an early withdraw
al of the troops of the United States
out of Mexico is contemplated. The
Mexican roads, are had hut engineers
are on hand to improve such roads
as the Americans need in order to
keep their auto trucks going, so as
to supply the American expedition
airy force with all that it needs.
The greatest trouble is to provide
hay and forage for the horses of the
cavalry and also the working horses.
Over 400 road trucks have been
rushed to this place and are being
put rapidly into service. 1t appears
that Uncle Sam means to keep his
troops in Mexico for the present and
to keep them well cared for. The
supplies of provisions, that are stored
along the American line of commune
cation in Mexico, are understood to
be ample for the present.
Getting Ready to Meet Bandits.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
FL Paso, July 1.-TWO battalions
of the Pennsylvania infantry, one of
the Second regiment and one of the
Tenth, broke camp here today and
prepared to entrain for Marathon,
Texas. 1t was announced at the mill
tary headquarters that the state
troopers had been ordered to rein
force the border patrol in the Big
Bend district. These orders followed
closely the reports that the Mexican
bandits had raided the Lamula mine,
American property, 100 miles south OF
the border and that residents along
the frontier near Boquillas, Texas,
feared the outlaws were moving north.
Mexican authorities in Juarez said to-
day they were without information
concerning the band, but assumed ii
the reports of raiding the mine were
correct it was done by one of the
detachments of Villastas that were
scattered following the recent attack
on JimineZ.
Would Welcome Anything.
UNITED Press Dispatch.]
Eagle Pass, Texas, July 12.-War
with the United States, Intervention
on the part of the United States or
anything else that would remedy fam
inc conditions in Mexico would be
welcomed by the masses of the Mexi-
cans, according to a statement made
today by Rayman Santos, formerly
connected with the National Railway
of Mexico Santos says Villa is draw
ing Carranza soldiers to his side ev-
cry day by the hundreds. He says
the deserters are angry at the Car
rama government on account of its
friendly attitude toward the United
States.