Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-08

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THREE TOWNS RAIDED
villa Bandtis Make Sudden Attack
Troops in Pursuit.
/ Ell Paso, Tex, May S.-Three Am
erican soldiers and a 10-year-old boy
have been killed and two American
citizens have been kidnapped and car.
ried south Of the International bound
ary to almost certain death in another
raid of Mexican bandits that takes
rank with Villas famous attack OF
Columbus. N. M.
The dead are:
Private Stephen J. Coloc. New York
Private William Cohen, New York.
Private Rogers, Brianville, Ky.
Compton, boy. Glenn Springs.
The missing are:
Z John Deemers, Deemers.
Louis Doy, Deerners.
Three Towns Raided.
I The foray, carrying the bandits
through the southern limits Of Brew
ster county, in the Big Bend district
Of Texas, and taking in three little
settlements near the border-Glenn
Springs, Boquillas and Deemers-took
place on Friday night and Saturday
morning, but news of it did not reach
here until Sunday.
Within an hour preparations had
been begun for adequate action. Major
General Funston ordered that in all
four troops OF cavalry should proceed
to the raided section to re-enforce
small detachments already on their
way to the scene from Preside, Alpine
and other points. s.5 -zssa
Troops Get Under Way.
These troops got under way last
exigencies of the case demand such
action they will cross the border in
order to run down and disperse the
bandits .t1s
The forces consist Of two troops of
the Eighth cavalry from Fort Bliss,
Ell Paso. under Major George 7. Lang
teenth cavalry from Fort Clark, under
Colonel Frederick w Sibley, COM
mander of the Fourteenth.
Long March Ahead.
The two detachments were expected
to detrain this morning, Major
Langhorne's at Alpine and Colonel
Sibley's at Marathon. From these
points they will march south ninety
miles to the border.
While military events were develop
ing with such rapidity the conference
over the Incorporation Of American and
Mexican soldiers in Mexico, which had
been expected to reach a. elimination
point Sunday. came to an abrupt halt.
pstaiis Of Raid.
ractically nll the details of the new
raid reaching here today came to- Cen
era1 Fnnston from Major O. B. Meyer
,of.A the: Eo1rteenth cavalry. stationed
at Maria. If 81
According to Major Meyer, the ban
dts. about seventy Ave in number,
crossed the Rio GrandeE from the Mex
ican side late Friday afternoon at i
point south Of Terlingua. Texas, where
there is a guard of about thirty men.
From there they proceeded eastward
through the desolate reaches Of the
Big Bend country over an old wagon
road toward Glenn Springs. n small
ranch settlement.
Clash With Troops.
IN
an American patrol Of eight men from
Troop A of the Fourteenth cavalry,
under command of Sergeant Smith,
was statioped.
The bandits began an attack on the
little temporary shack in which the
eight, troopers were quartered before
the single sentinel could raise an
alarm. The time was about II o'clock
at night. =,
The attackers rushed nnadly on the
shack, shouting viva Villa!" and
Viva Carranza!" They were met by
a sturdy defense from the half -asleep
Americans, however, and failed in their
evident attempt to make a quick cap
ture Of the patrol guard.
All Are Shot.
From II until after 2 o'clock in the
morning Sergeant Smith fought the
Mexicans from the shelter of the patrol
house. In that time three of his men
were killed, and he and all the rest
were wounded, Then the shack caught
fire. Is
1t was impossible to stay any longer,
Sergeant Smith ordered retreat. Two
Of his men were SO badly wounded 1t
was necessary to carry them.
Smith not only succeeded in remov-
ing the badly wounded, but the dead
as well, carrying the bodies to place
Of safety.
At noon there was no sign of con-
ference. It was reported on the Mexi-
can side that the minister Of war was
preparing to start south at, o'clock
this evening. "a rs 81