El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-16
GIVEN
EXCHANGE SHOTS
Doughboys Are Soldierly;
Barely Await Orders
To Kill Shippers.

Inc paSsdBt OF the z4Ln infantry
across the border ss.c the 18th iufan-
try under command of Maj. P. L.
Harms. in charge OF the border. and
this organization stood the brunt Of
/ the fire from a number of snipers, who
were concealed on roofs of Mexican
dwellings just behind their camp As
a result Of the sniping one woman was
wounded, one man was killed and two
others were arrested.
The sniqing began at about 1890 a.
m At first the soldiers believed it
was accidental. but wnen rain of
bullets came from the windows and
roofs of two large BUILDINGS occupied
cover and awaited orders. District
Headquarters was Immediately noti-
fed by Maj. Harms of the sniping and
the order was given to clean out" the
building. using whatever means were
necessary
The soldiers were allowed to return
the fire. and it was while this was be-
ing done that Mrs B. Fairchild was
shot through the right forearm one
man on another building received a
Of the soldiers were wounded, although
they were unprotected before the fire
of the sniDers when it began
Inside the dead Line.-
MS II All L44lAu Is Is TAKEN 0tAOEE NIL
Harms. after she had been given first
aid treatment. She declared that she
and her husband were watching the
battle in Juartz from the roof. The
husband also was given an OppOrtu-
nifty to explain the presence Of him
self and his wife inside the dead line"
established by the 18th infantry. The
stories told by the man and his wife
were widely different and both were
ordered taken 20 police headquarters
Another arrest was made by
Mai. Harms himself. A civilian,
whose name the military Is with
holding, walked down Santa Fe
street until he was nlmOsr TO the
bridge. He then calmly turned
drew 4 revolver and fired into
bunch Of the infantrymen. Mas.
Harms was standing close by af
the time and he ut once diSarmed
the Eian and placed him under
guard. Later the prisoner was
turned over TO the provost guards,
after he had declared that he fired
upon the soldiers in excitement
The shipping continued intermitently /
for about 30 minutes. until detach- /
ments OF the 18th had gone through 7
the houses in an attempt 10 locate the
hidden riflemen.
18th Is soIdierIy. (
Much favorable comment occurred
among many civilians who witnessed d
the sniping. by the manner in which /
the men OF the 18Th conducted them
selves during the situation Although I.
they were the targets for a rather
heavy fire, the men did not return the
fire until they had ascertafned its
source and received their orders. thus
preventing confusion in the dark and I
crowded camp
Excitement resulted when Next
can attempted TO argue with a soldier
who was marching toward the inter
national bridge with his company, 70
drive out the Villistas- The Mexican q
became offensive in his remarks re-
earding the presence OF American 4
troops in Juarez and attempted, Il is
said, 10 Dull the soldier from the line
Of marching men The argument was
suddenly terminated when the soldier
raped his tormentOr over the head
with his rifle butt
The situation about the immi-
grafton system and in fact along
the entire border front. was kept
well in hand by the I9th At all
times. Civilians were kept from
apprOafhinE the river hanks,
where bullets fell n short inter
walls.
The soldiers themselves were
placed in points Of vantage where
they could observe action across
the river without exposing them
selves.
Two men Of an SD field artillery I.
battery, who were manning gun
near the Union stock yards. were
wounded by sniDers at about 1880 a.
NJ The shots came from the Mexican
side and are believed 70 have been
fired by Villistas An ambulance took
The men to a hospital