The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-08

BANDITS REPEAT
 COLUMBUS RAID FOUR PERSONS KILLED
Villistas Commit Other Border De- predatiOns, Raiding Three
 Southern Texas Towns.

Marathon, Texas, May 2, (via Fl Paso, Texas .)-The Columbus raid was repeated by former Carranzista soldiers at Glen Springs, S5 miles south of Marathon, Texas, and 10 miles north of the border last Friday night. Three members of Troop A, Fourteenth cavaIry, and one civilian boy are known to have been killed. Three members of Troop A, which constituted the remainder of the cav airy detachment, were wounded.
 A number of American civilians are said to be missing from the district.
 On Sunday practically the same band of Mexicans appeared at the store of J. Deemer, which is the source of supplies for a small mining settlement 25 miles to the north. The store was footed. Deemer and his clerk, L. Mccoy, were made pris- oners and carried back towards the border. They are both reported to have been killed.
 On Saturday night the raiders ap- peared again at Boquillas, on the American side of the border, IS miles north of the Mexican town of Boquil- las del Carmen. The seven employees of the International Mines Company sought refuge in the mine tunnel and were defending themselves against great odds when last heard from.
 The first report of the raids reached Maj j.-Gen. Frederick Funston at Ell Paso through the representatives of the International Mines Company this morning. An effort to get details was immediately started and later a complete report was received from John P. Denney, manager of the mines company.
 This stated that the three dead sol diers and the one dead civilian boy had been brought to Marathon on a motor truck by two of the troopers who had been mortally wounded them selves. The soldiers killed were Pri- yates Cohen, Coloe and Rodgers.
 Within an hour after the receipt of the report from Denny, Gen. Funston, with the approval of Gen. Hugh L. Scott. issued orders for a new expe- dition to start from Fl Paso. The train go away at p. m. It carried Troops A and B of the Eight Cavalry, commanded by Maj. George T. Lang horne, Capt. George w. Fitzpatrick and Capt. James c. Rhea.
 This force will be joined en route by two troops of the Fourteenth Cav airy under Col. Frederick w. Sibley and a machine gun platoon. Col. Sibley will be in command when he joins.
 The new column will detrain at Marathon, Texas, tomorrow at day light, and begin a forced march to Glen Springs and Bokuillas.
 Gen Funston has issued orders that the Mexicans responsible for the raid must be captured or killed. No official statement has been given out, but it is known Sol. Sibley's orders do not contemplate that he end the pursuit when the border is reached.
 The circumstances of this raid have already nullified any possible effect the tentative agreement made between Gen. Hugh L. Scott and Mexican Min ister of War Obregon could have on the situation.
 At a conference held at noon be- tween the American generals and Obregon, the Mexican official was told of the latest raid and that a new ex- petition was being organized. For answer, Obregon shrugged his shoul- ders. He added that he had not yet received final approval from First Chief Carranza and asked that the final conference be delayed until to- morrow.