Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-08
has FunstOn's Report.

Secretary Baker on his return from
Cleveland today was prepared to act
on General Funston's report that three
American soldiers and two civilians
had been killed in a raid by Mexican
bandits at Glenn Springs and Boquil-
las. Texas.
Hurried dispatch of additional
troops to the raided district and pos
sibly another punitive expedition were
in prospect. Army officers considered
II possible, though not entirely prob
able, that Villa might have partici-
pated in the attack which occurred
Friday night. That more than 500 out
laws might be hiding in the hills
south of the border was suggested in
message from General Funston Of
ticlalS hoped the new raid would help
to hasten the signing by General Obre-
gOn, war minister for Carranza, OF the
proposed agreement under which
United States troops might continue to
stay in Mexico and cooperate with
CarranZa IN hunting Mexican bandits.
Carranza's Strong District
This was thought particularly de-
sfrable considering that the latest as
sault on American towns was made
from the Big Bend section of northern
Coahuila, state in which General
CarranZa asserted his soldiers had full
control. The apparent ease with which
the raid was conducted gave rise to
fears that it might be duplicated at a
number of localities where conditions
are similar.
Bandits Flee Southwark.
Alpine, Texas, May s. = Fleeing
through the wild mesas of northern
Coahuila, the seventy or more bandits
that raided the American settlement
of Glenn Springs and BoquillaS last
Friday, killing three cayalrymen and
nine-year-old boy, are believed to
be heading into the interior today,
many miles from the scene of their
depredations.
A posse from Marathon and a de-
tachment of % troopers Of the Four
teenth cavalry are said to have fol-
lowed the trail of the Mexicans into
COahuila, while other reports have it
that the Americans have not forded the
Rio Grande IS miles from here but
are waiting at the river for reinforce
ments. Captain Caspar Cole is bur
rying to Boquillas to take command
while two companies of the Fourteenth
cavalry and machine gun company
are expected here or at Marathon this
afternoon when they will head south
ward TO the Big Bend country.
Pursuit Not Certain.
It is not known here whether the
new troops contemplate a long pur-
suit of the bandits into Mexico or will
be placed as an additional guard along
the border. Reports here say there
are many bandits operating between
Boquillas and Preside, just south of
the Rio Grande
1t is about three days march from
either Marathon or Alpine to the Rio
Grande and as the bandits already
have a three days start only a re-
lentless pursuit will bring the Ameri-
cans up with them.
Nothing has been heard of Private
Roscoe Tyree, who was last seen as
he ran from the adobe house, where
he and his eight companions for three
long hours fought against the Mexi-
cans and then fled because the roof
OF the house was set afame by fire
balls.
Private Croskem. who was in the
fight, thinks that Tyree was wounded
and wandered off in the hills where
he died. Others believe that Tyree
was captured and carried off a pris-
Oner by the bandits and probably kill
ed later
Americans Stirred.
Columbus, n. NJ, May S.-Details Of
the raid upon Glenn Springs, Texas.
transmitted to American detachments
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