The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-15
American Riots and Rs-
neMad Raids Cause Appra-
hension at Capital.
MORE TROOPS SENT TO BORDER
Engineer Units and Coast Artillery TO
FIJI In Gaps In Gen. Funston's
Patrol.

Washington, June 13.-Wtth nftteen
hundred additional regular troops or.
dered to the Mexican border tonight
and reports of the rapid spread Of
anti american feeling continuing to
pour in from consuls all over Northern
Mexico, administration officials made
no attempt to disguise their uneasi'
ness. 1t was officially admitted that
there is growing alarm over what the
agitation may produce and the posi-.
bility Of an attack on General Per.
shing's expedition.
Part Of the increasing apprehension
here Is due to the renewed raids In
the Laredo region. Several reports
dealing with the situation there have
been received. Officials declined to
reveal details, but they gave the i'm.
preston Of having reason to believe
a serious purpose was behind the ban,
dit raid on the Coleman ranch.
No New Militia Call Now.
The new force sent to join General
Funston's border patrol, Secretary
Baker said, was to fill in gaps in the
guard such as that near Laredo. 1t
will be composed of ten companies Of
coast artillery and battalion of en-.
cheers. The artillerymen will be
withdrawn from Notifications between
Portland, Me-, and Sandy Hook, and
the engineers will 60 from barracks in
this city.
The secretary said there was no
present intention of calling out addi-
tional national guard regiments for
border duty.
General Mann, commanding at La
redo, reported today that patrol of
three cavalrymen was fired on the
night Of June 10 near the town Of
Hachita, and Private W. L. Saundarn.
Troop X. Twelfth Cavalry. was slight
ly wounded. Two mounted Mexicans
who did the firing escaped.
Unrest at Vera Cruz.
A message from Captain Burrage,
commanding the battleship Nebraska
at Vera Cruz, said there was consid.
cradle unrest in that region, due, ap-
parently, to the currency situation.
There were no evidences of unfriend-
liness toward Americans, the message
said. 1t added that the Carranza gov
eminent had been sending troops and
ammunition inland.
Captain Burrage did not know the
object Of these troop movements.
Raid Texas Ranches.
San Antonio, Tex, June 12.-Mexi-
can bandits raided the T. A. Coleman
ranch, about twenty-five miles north.
west Of Laredo last night, and the
Johnson & Coleman ranch early to.
day. They were driven back across
the border by troop of the Four
teenth cavalry under Captain Ola w.
Bell. The bandits took with them
eighty horses.
The Mexicans captured two Ameri.
can cowboys, George Conover and Ar
thur Myers, on the Johnson & Cole
man ranch. The men were released
about fifty miles west Of Laredo. near
Palafox, Tex, which they reached
late today unframed. The ranch
was unchanged, according
to reports.
The raid was reported to headquar.
tiers by General Mann at Laredo, who
is in charge Of the situation. 1t is
expected he will send achievements
to Captain Bell. who is without pack
train or supplies.
Up to Funston, Says Baker.
Washington, June 10 -Secretary of
War Baker said tonight that there
had been no change in General Fun
ston's orders to pursue into Mexico
any important trail left by raiders and
be presumed that the border COM
mander Is taking whatever steps he
deems necessary to deal with the sit
uation 1t San Samuel. As the war
was closing for the night |
The secretary said no official dis.
patches dealing with the reported raid |
had been received.