The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-05-12
MEXICAN CRISIS
CROWS CRITICAL
Militia Of Three States Order
ed to Border.
EIGHT BANDITS ARE KILLED

Conference of Generals to Continue
Obregon Offers Counter Proposal to
General SCOTS Plan - Captured
Americans Return with Mexican
Prisoners.
MARATHON. TEX.-Eight armed
Mexicans were killed by an American
posse at Rio Grande, between Boquil,
las and San Vicente. Rangers and
river guards came upon a band Of
abOL a dozen armed Mexicans who
evidently were members of a gang
of raiders still on this side of the riv-
er. Shots were exchanged and the
Mexicans plunged into the river, only
four reaching the other side. News
of the fighting was brought here in
the afternoon by Lloyd Wade and Roy
Stillwell of Marathon
WASHINGTON, d. c. National
Guardsmen of three states-Arizona,
New Mexico and Texas-a total OF
5000 men-Were called out by Presi-
dent Wilson to aid in protecting the
border against Mexican raiders.
In addition, practically all remain
ing mobile troops of the regular army.
were ordered to join the border forces.
By these orders approximately 81
900 additional troops were placed I'M
der Major General FunstOn's COM
mand. Behind the orders is the plain
intimation by administration officials
that the whole strength of the Nation
al Guard will be similarly employed
if necessary.
May Call Out Others.
While only the guardsmen from the
three states mentioned have actually
been ordered out, the war department
is prepared to send similar orders to
other nearby states should the neces-
sity arise. Recommendations by Gen
eral Scott and General Funston will
govern the sending of any additional
guardsmen.
The orders were issued after brief
conference between President Wilson
and Secretary Baker over reports
from Generals Scott and Funston at
FL Paso. The two officers stated that
the Glenn Springs raid made it plain
that the border guard must be materi-
ally increased
5000 in Militia Force.
Secretary Baker said the militia Of
the three, border states would make
available about 5000 men.
,fcs nf
ular infantry were ordered to the Dor
der. These regiments were the Thir
tieth Infantry now at Pittsburgh, N.
Y, the Third Infantry at Madison
Barracks, divided between WATERFOWL
and Oswego, NJ Y, the Twenty-first
Infantry at Vancouver Barracks and
two battalions of the Fourteenth In.
fantry, one located at Fort Lawton,
near Seattle, and one at Spokane.
May Investigate Reports.
Secretary Baker said that published
reports that the raid upon Glenn
Springs had been organized on the
American side of the line, according
to Mexican reports, had been tele
graphed to General Funston that he
might investigate.
Secretary Baker said the orders
sending more troops to the border
were made upon the joint recommen
dation of both General Scott and Gen
eral Funston. and were without signi
ficance in connection with the Scott
Obregon conferences
obreaon Has New Proposal.
EE PASO General Obregon,
Juan Amador, Mexican subsecretary
of foreign affairs; General Scott, Gen.
eraf Funston and A. j. McQuatters
met in the American conferees' car
shortly after o'clock for another con-
ference.
Before coming to Ell Paso General
Obregon told several newspaper men
he intended to make counter pro-
Tposal to General Scott.
His proposal, he said, was that
Mexicans and Americans should unite
in policing the border, as many Mex
leans to be placed on the American
side as Americans on the Mexican
side.
Americans Nab captors.
MARATHON. TEX.-A private mes
sage received here says seven Ameri-
can employees of the Porto Rico de
Bouquillas mine, near Boquilla, Next
co, who were captured by Big Bend
bandit raiders, overpowered their
guards ard have escaped to the Dor
der, bringing three of the Mexicans
with them as prisoners.