Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-01
Five Outlaws Cross Border and Engage Small Cavalry Patrol. Three Killed, Two Escape
CARRANZA TROOPS
 JOIN WITH AMERICANS
Captain Marullo and Mexican Company Cross the Rio Grande, Engage Outlaws, and Pursue Them Back
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 SAN ANTONIO. July 91.-Carran- cistas and United States troops fought side by side in the engagement with Mexican bandits south of Fort Han co1ck. Texas. early today. according to the official report from Brigadier General George Bell, Jr., to Major General Funston tonight.
 A Carranza captain and eight sol diers responded to an appeal for aid from the American side of the Rio Grande, the report says. The bandits fled and retreated over the river. leav- ing behind four dead.
 The American dead numbered two Private John Twoney, F Troop Eighth United States Cavalry, and Robert Woods, customs guard.
 The report to General Funston does not make clear the manner in which the fight. which took place about 1:9O a. m., began. nor does it indicate the object of the bandits in crossing to the American side. General Funston said it was possible, however, that the bandits. when surprised by the Americans. were attempting to escape from the Carrancistas, who later en- gagged them in the battle. The latter had been in pursuit of the marauders for several days.
 The Carrancistas followed the es- caping bandits across the Rio Grande. General Funston said no American troops would join the chase.
 FL PASO, July 31.-Carranza
 soldiers and customs guards are
 tonoht pursuing two of the five
 Mexican bandits who crossed the
 American border today and fought
 with a detail of the Eighth United
 States Cavalry reinforced by
 detachment of Mexican troops,
 killing two Americans and wound
 ing a third, into the desert south
 of San lgnacio. Chihuahua.
 Reports from Captain Marullo, com manding the detachment. composed of about six soldiers and six Mexican customs guards, received in Juarez tonight said that the outlaws were last seen about eight miles south of the American frontier He added that at least one of the two fugitives is wounded were contained in the discovery of blood spots on the sand and upon a clump of mesquite near which they apparently stopped to rest.
 At the Fort Bliss hospital, where Sergeant Lewis Thompson. of Rloss- burg. Pa. was taken suffering from a bullet wound in the left shoulder it was asserted that his condition is rHt dangerous. The bodies of Private John Twonev, of Paterson. N. j.. and Robert Wood. a United States customs inspector. killed in the engagement were brouoht here tonight Wood who lived at Fort Hancock, was 24 years old and a native of Strawberry Point. Iowa. He entered the govern. ment service last Saturday and began his work only a few hours before he was killed.
 Autiaws HorseIess.
 At military headquarters here and VI JuNTtI DtllHi was expressed lOniGFt that the bandit chase would no. cor tinue long. it being pointed out the bandits are fleeing afdot across the desert. which affords little water and no food. while their pursuers are well mounted and heavily armed.
 U S. Wont Pursue
 At military headGuartcrs here an nouncement was made that in view of the fact that the Mexican troops coonerated actively in the engagement with the Americon detachment and is making a vigorous pursuit of the bandits. no United States troops will cross the border.
 Troops F. l.. and II. of the Eighth Cavalry at Fort Fliss. ordered under arms today later were ordered to their barracks. General Rell asserting that the garrison of sixty men at Fort Hancock. composed of the Eish-
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