The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-06-29
With Reports of Another Raic
and That Villa Chieftans
Are Enlisting.

Nogalcs, Ariz.-The American
occupation of Mogales, Sonora,
doomed close early today when
| eight Mexican soldiers wcre driv-
ell back by an American sentry
post as they tried to cross to the
/ American side
The MeXicans withdrew Ma jor
Brooke, stationed ct the immi-
grafton Office on t..e internation-
al street, ordered his men "to
drop anybody you see acting sus-
piciously. If shot comes from
over there we shall go straight
across"
Ell Paso, Tex.-A fresh cause for
1 apprehension was found along the
| border today in the news of the gath
ering of strong forces of former Viii
la soldiers under notorious chieftains
in the vicinity of Juarez and close
surveillance by the civil and military
|'authorities of former adherents who
fare now refugees i'll Ell Paso.
General Jose Flores, commanding
1900 infantrymen is reported in JuareZ
after making peace with the de facto
government. General Manuel Banda,
once Villa subordinate, is known to
| be across the Rio Grande and Man
uel Medinavietia and Jose Ysabel
lilsobles have taken advantage of the
l'amnesty granted by Carranza. Max
ino Castillo, another former Villa
leader. is in Juare2.
Pcrshin9 Prepares to Stand.
Columbus, ~ M.-Large forces of
Carranza cavalry are being concen-
trated a short distance east of PERISH
ing's line of communication, between
i'Colonia Duban and El Valle, ac-
ccrding to reports brought here to-
day by army motor truck men,
1t is asserted the American eNped-
itionary commander is drilling his
men regularly and sparing no effort
to make his force as mobile as DOS
|siblc.
Fires at McNicans.
Nogales, Ariz-Shots were en-
changed early today between sem
fry squad on the west side of town
and a detachment of Mexican soldiers
The corporal in charge of the post re-
'ported he challenged the MeNicans
and that they continued to advance
without replying After they were
we'll over the line they fired a shot
at him.
The corporal then ordered his
squad to fire. The Mexicans rctreated
No American casualties.
Kill Rancher and Bride.
El Paso, Tex.-News of a new for
isy of Mexican bandits upon Ameri-
can oil costing the lives of young
american ranchman and his bride of
five months, yesterday added to the
tension that has held the border
since the Carrizal encounter.
William Parker and his wife, Alice
belonging to family we'll know
along the Texas and New Mexican
border, We're the victims of raid
They were killed in their ranch home
southwest of Hachita. N. NJ. after a
desperate but unavailing fight by the
young husband.
Coming on the heels of Carrizal,
The raid, offering fresh evidence of
, Mexican inability to protect the in
ternatonal boundary seemed to add
TO the difficulties of the situation.
Ranch Near the Line.
Military authorities here last night
doubted that the marauders, who are
believed to have been members of a
band of stock thieves known to have
"a lair i'll the fastness of the Sierra
Madres. south of the New Mexico bor-
der, would be overtaken before they
crossed into Mexico pointing out that
the ranch is but four miles from the
line
/ Officers of the American border
patrols had been unable to learn to-
night whether any of the cavalry de-
fachments ordered in pursuit had
crossed the border because of the iso-
lation of the district, conviction was
expressed, however. that if the troops
discovered the raiders trail, they
! have followed them into Mexican ter
ritory. 1t is not believed however, in
the event, they have crossed the bor-
der that they will encounter any Car
ranzistas troops, all available reports
here indicating the larger Mexican
forces having been concentrated east
and south of the district in Chihua-
hua and westward of 1T in Sonora
I Plan Troop Movements.
: San Antonio, TeX.-While the
quartermaster' department was
working out details Of caring for
more than $4,000 additional men of
che national guard. General Funston
and his staff yesterday We're engaged
in revising and fixing the long list
of troop stations with view to start
ing big sweeping army across the
border if necessary. ,"''
Reports from General Pershing' Is