Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-09
Glenn Springs Raiders Fleeing
Through Northern Coahuila
with Detachment in Pursuit
CAPTAIN Caspar Cole Is Hurrying to Bouquilla
to Assume Command Reported Many Band
il Outfits Operating Near Preside, South of
the Rio Grande-Bandits Have Three Days
Start
No Request for Americans

authority to cross whenever the need
arose.
No Request for Americans
No additional report of the raid had
reached the department at the time
On the basis of consular dispatches
yesterday, however. Secretary Lansing
has followed a report to the Mexican
de facto government calling attention
to the latest bandit activities on the
border. No specific request was made
for disposition of Carranza troops to
better protect the border but State de-
partment officials said it was assumed
that prompt pursuit of he raiders al
ready had been ordered by General
Obregon. the Mexican war minister or
his subordinates. 1t was believed pos
sible some method of procedure for
the determination or capture of the
Glenn Springs raiders, might result
from the conference today between
Generals Scott and Obregon at f,
Paso.
General Scott reported to Secretary
Baker that after the meeting today he
expected the agreement would be COM
pleted in the light Of these most re-
cent happenings.
The War department has heard in
formally that General Carranza ap-
proved the Scott-Obregon plan with
minor exceptions but just what part
IS not satisfactory has not been stated.
II was here the whole matter would be
disposed of today by the conferees.
There was no indication at the de-
partment that steps were in contem-
rlation to increase the border forces
because of the Glenn Springs incident
Secretary Baker would not say wheth-
| er General Funston lad made new rec
concentrations on this question 1t is
known that the calling of a portion Of
the National Guard, to aid in the Dor
der patrol, is not now under consid-
Grafton
Raid Anticipated
Army officers have feared some such
occurrence as that at Glenn Springs
since II became necessary to break up
the border guard into squad patrols,
at various towns and ranches. They
believe it dangerous to leave a few
| men isolated from large commands in
positions where they might be expos
| ed to attack by considerable numbers
| of raiders. 1t is understood that COM
pany commanders in several instances
| have urged that their commands be
| held together for protection and so
placed as to be able to hurry to any
| attack or threatened point.
The state department today recelv-
ed a report Of the Glenn Springs raid
agreeing with those received from
General Funston and with press dis
patches.
Mining Law Altered
The de facto governments new min
! ing decree contains only slight modl-
fcations from the original draft, al
though representations were made by
the state department to have it alter
| ed in various ways before it became
effective. The department gave out this
statement today:
The department is in receipt of ad-
vices from Mexico City stating that
the mining law effected May / is prac-
tically the same as that recently le-
! ferred to in reports sent to the .ie-
partment of state The law as placed
in effect contains minor notifications
only.
| The new law was devised with the OBJ
! ject of forcing development of idle prop
| critics and to make holders of large num-
bers of claims pay heavier taxes than
small operators. American interests oper-
ating in Mexico objected and through
F., Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico City
| the state department urged notifications.