The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-24
Band ofCattie Bandits
Run Down by Eighth
Cavalry Men.
TWO MORE WOUNDED
Battle Occurs With y
Robbers-No. u. S.
Soldiers Hurt.
BRING BACK STOLEN HERD
Thirty-Five Head and .
Horses Recovered in
Raid at Nunez.

MARIA. Texas, March % Troops
/ Of the eighth United States cavalry
undeF Captain Klocpfcr returned
here early today from pursuit
across the border Of Mexican ban
dts. bringing with them 30 cattle
ana two horses which vlai hccn
driven from Nunpz by tho raiders
yesterday. captain Kloopfcr re-
ported that he had oyer'akcn the
MeNlcans Is miles south of Ruidon
ana that five of them had been Killed
In the resulting sklrmish None Of
the Americans was hur'.
Two MrxiuAns were wounded in
the fighting. making the casualties
among the cattle thieves scvrn OF
the total numb"r OF y. Captain
kloepfer reported 60 col George T.
lAnghorne, commander Of the dis
iriSL that he recognized the voice
OF one OF the men as that OF Eugenio
Garcie. former Carrun2a captain
In the vicinity Of OJnaga. opposite
Preside. Texas
Congratulate Troops.
Maj. Gen, DeRosey G Cnbcu COIN
mander Of the suuh'rrn department.
who was here to make an inspection
or the Big Bend district congratu-
lated Captain Kloepfer ana his
troops for their work in ovcrtaking
and defeating the Mexicans who
crossed IN" iin Grande into tho CHI
ndtl mo IntuiiN, east ,ot Ruidosa,
stole IL number of%attlc from the
y hnez ranch and druye them into
Mexico.
The raid on tho Nuncz ranch near
the river ana on the American side
was reported To captain klocpfcf
yesterday afternoon, lie communl-
Gated with his sector and with tho
d4strlct c0mmnnder by field tele- .
phone, at the same time sending I
troop NJ. Of the Sth cavalry. 10 tho .
scene Of the crossing where tho
ran was clearly marked in the mud /
! MS was reported to Colonel Lang |
horne at hcadquartrrs. troops were
cent from Preside, Iudiu and other
l"rd'r stations and Captain Klorp-
Ter given orders TO follow the "hnt
ran INTO Mexico, which was done
ate yesterday.
firing Cattle Back
klocprcr's troops returned a,
clock this morning. bringing win
hem the 70 head Of cattle which h,I
'ecn driven into Mexico and two
toIcn horses.
Captain klocpfer's report fo head
quarters stated he crossed the river
even miles below RuidoSa ford
amc into contact and engaged the
ANA Is miles from the river cross.
hc and Just at nightfIll hast night
p'ned IRE on the bandit band. rive
we're killed In the first yolIcyS fired
MO IN" rendezvous OF the Amer. b
an cattle thieves ana two wounded
son" of the American cavalr,mru
ihS wounded
Ihe MeNlcans had Killed ono stolen
leer ana were cooking n for sumner /
.hen they heard the American cav.
Try approaching through tho dark 2
esa. They took positions on high ,
III overlooking the trail and a.. =
'mpted TO outNauh klucpfrP.s e
oops in the darkness. several Of =
lc cavalrym"n's horses fcII. over the .
eep emhnnkmont IN tho dark. AI',r .
le bandits were routed tho druI d
nrIrd and tho wounded given first q
10 treatment the AmEic3u cavalry. o
zen, Who had had nothing 20 ear 0
nee noon. completed preparation uf (
J." hahdits' oNCnluE meal and ntr n Z
ntore starting back 10 the border r
ith the civilian packers hrrlIrg tho y
olen cattle. Enroutc lo the border
torrcntial storm broke ana fhc
en were forced to ride an night I'm
binding darkness. .puucmaiod with a
Get and rain