Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-11

ire to Powder Town.
out their tales Of horror. Parr. sum
moned from what had been intended
as his final council with The officers
commanding Patria's private army.
prior ID his departure for the South
west, had needed TO hear no more
than half a dozen words before III
gave the order To sound u general call
to arms.
Thanks 10 their long and faithful
drilling. the men ~ the night shift.
dropping whatever work they had in
hand at the moment. assembled under
arms in the yard in record time. The
flames Of the second house To he fired
in the town were just beginning TO
leap above the rising ground that sepa-
rated the factories from the settlement
when Patria's men doubled out Of the
main gateway. Donald at their head.
Halfway 10 the town they got their
first taste Of warfare. en%cuuntering
there In the darkness a very consider
able body Of Japanese, outnumbering
AAiiAAi AMb ~ iAAt. lily It~ANNflAAtfl ltr
bly,, d~eploying in open SkirmiSh order
nj the words " command and throwing
themselves fat upon the ground before
attempting 10 return the fire Of the
raiders. Though here and there Il man
fell, dead or wounded. not one looked
back. Their casualties. If anything.
seemed the one thing needed To stiffen
-
their determination 10 drive back the
enemy. And the accuracy Of their fire
proved 50 CALLING that the first lire II
japanese was quick 10 give ground
ana retreat upon the burning town.
There. In the s%corching. ilame-illt-
mined streets. the combat became d
hand-tn-hand affair. the raiders. al
though they suffered heavily. giving. 10
begin with. almost rs much punish
ment as they received. but inch w inch
yielding.
The main street was Uttered with
dead and wounded when at length they
broke ami ilcd, holly pursued IN Don
aid and his men.
Beyond the town the pursuit became
more or less a running skirmiSh. the
raiders c~ndeavoring desperately 10
stem the pursuit long enough 10 enable
them 10 regain their mot0rcars.
Both sides had suffered heavily. In
the end II was with but Il handful III
his original command that Donald
pressed thc pursuit across the ridge
pole Of the hills and down into the
omen tnf4AG Wrfnwa Yl. rwrn.~r.r- -
the raiders had been parked.
There a final stand was made. b
desperate resistance opposed 10 PARIS
mon tin the last Japanese had found
q place in the car which he hoped
would bear him 10 safety. Then. ~
the final ear swept out ~ the field anC
down the road. splitting fire from halt
u dozen rifles, the p~urSuers swarmcl
upon THE field and took possession ~
tie abandoned cars.
Communicating the first that came
\" band, Iarr jumped I'LL with four ~
hiS rlCn and resumed the pursuit. 9th
"r cars. laden M tina running hoard.
with employees of %ChauningS. followed
"A running battle VI racing cars swept
out through The sleeping countryside
ANA. in lur course. down into the val.
lcy of the trcStle.
AS his car took the down grade M
thr ton of IFS speed. the nearest car Of
'hr fr-itivcs. leading III IN \ bare two
hundred yards, Donald saw the head
l.-At af " locomotive sweep through
ihr cut "a The far end Of the trcStle.
Ike 4 sword ~ light sla~hing tht
night.
Then. travelling Tx Il fast clip. tue
train ran ont On the trcStlc-a light
train. he remarked. consisting M n >in.
@le coach III addition 10 thr locomotive
ANA tender; in short. d special. such
~ I'atria was accustomed ~ use.
ifr This time hi~ nuturcur had a.
seconded Ia the bottom w Tie valley
and CROSSED the bridge that rlI,nrd
the river. Ten seconds later " sudden
rrcnrnition drew his attention % the
train; hr looked ur inst in time Nv wv
he locomotive shoot out at q sharp
angle from thr t~rr>tlr. twist ana fan.
DRAGGING Inn tender and coach with ID. /
The crash VT TIA wreck filled thc
valley like a thrndcrcllp. followed hy
Y kissing ot escaping steam ana INV
creams and screams Of the injured
train crew.
~In~tiuc'ircly Donald shut OF the
gasoline ana jummrti IN thc emergency
brake. bringing lis car 10 a halt within
thrice itS uWn Length. ~ IN stopped
hr jumped out ami began 10 run across
fields toward tho wreck. Ills curnnan-
Ions III his heels.
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