New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
Two Cavalry Troops
Reach Scene of
Latest Attack.
SEEK AMERICANS
STILL MISSING
Scarcity of Horses Holds
Back Pursuit of Car
rama Bandits.
By ROBERT DUNN.

Deemer's Store, near Boquillas, Tex,
May 10 (by courier to Marathon, Tex,
May. l0).-All along the river, for a
hundred miles in each direction, BAN
dit attacks are imminently expected. 1t
is impossible for the four troops of
cavalry now on the way here to reach
any of these points before tomorrow
night.
The places most open to raids are
La Jitas, forty miles west, at the
mouth of the Rio Grande Canyon, and
Terlingus, twenty-five miles nearer,
where the outlaws are believed to have
crossed on Friday.
The bandits in this region are sup
posed to number about a thousand all
calling themselves Villistss, chiefly be-
cause the largest group is under the
leadership of one who calls himself
Villa Nuevo.
The Texan band pursuing the ban
dts who raided Glenn Springs con-
sists Of four privates OF A Troop, 14th
Cavalry. The civilian leader of the
posse, which includes about thirty men,
is Sheriff Allen Walton, of Alpine.
The force has up to now scrupulous-
ly kept to this side Of the river. but
it is believed that with the arri-
val of the four troops of cavalry now
on the way here-two from the Sth and
two from the 14th-the invasion of
Mexico will be begun from new point.
This time it will be sot in pursuit of
Villa, but OF the professed and un-
doubted soldiers of General Obregon.
Officers Study Situation.
Major e. r. Langhorne and Captain
j. C. Rea, who arrived here last night,
will not commit themselves pending
the arrival Of their men on Wednesday
night.
It is nevertheless evident from the
talk of the camp here that the only
bar to an immediate crossing is the
dearth of horses.
The seven Americans made prisoners
last Saturday at the Dsl Carmen mine,
twelve miles across the river from
mere, by the Carranzs soldier bandits
who since Friday have been spreading
terror and numbering in this big
Bend" country, have just arrived here
free.
They brought with them three OF
their captors, including lieutenant
colonel with a Carranza commission,
and a story of cleverness and bravado
not matched in our Mexican troubles
TO date.
The prisoners are being closely
questioned by Major Langhorne. They
declare that the raid was long planned
and that the band of eighty travelled
for fifteen days before they crossed
the border. They charge that the
negro Paine was in league with their
leaders and helped lead the bandits
TO the mine.
Seeking Missing Americans.
In the meantime the country this
side of the river is being secured for
the three Americans still missing
Jesse Deemers himself, proprietor or
the twice-looted store here; his negro
helper, Monroe Paine, and Uncle
Bill" Harris, of the Calder ranch, near
San Vicente.
None of the three has yet been
found, and with every hour that
elapses the grayest doubts are enter
tanned for their safety.
Nothing in the whole Mexican tragic
comedy so gripped me as the wrecked
two-room 'dobe shack under ITS I'm
roof, of the storekeeper L.
G.. Compton. The floor of the living
room. with the two beds, was a chaos
OF bloodstained sheets, pillow cases,
letters. clothing. Above all else stood
out the tiny babyish tracks Of the
four-year-old Garnett Compton, which
led from the north window TO where
the child collapsed in the middle OF the
floor, after his mutilation oy the Gar
rama bandits.
The tracks OF the tiny feet are as
clear az il stamped with die the
little toes point outward at the inter
walls of a toddling child, until lost
among the great splotches OF blood
Children Slain BY Bandits.
INSTALLATION of the scene last Friday
night inyoluntarily possesses one. Inc
mother. Mrs. Compton, had gone 70
Marathon, expecting confinement: AS
the bandits neared, the Compton house
was dark. the father and his three chill
dren having gone-to bed.
"Are there any soldiers inside :"
shouted the bandits as they passed the
house.
ing up and grabbing his gun. He
dressed without striking light. while
almost instantly the bandits opened
fire on the nine soldiers, less than
fifty yards away.
The Mexicans then turned and put a
volley into the dark house. The father
sought to save his little girl first. He
started with her, up beyond the tall
chimneys of the wax factory TO leave
her in charge OF trusty American
washerwoman.
Then he bethought himself OF his
two boys. On the way back he was
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