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Show FIRST CHIEF TO KEEP THE PEACE ON THEBOHDEH Notifies Commanders They Will Be Held Responsible for Complications With the United States. MEXICAN TENANTS DESERT RANCHES Situation Along the Rio Grande Now Under Full Control of General Funston. BBOWNSVTLIJ3, Texas, Sept. U. Carranza commanders on tho border kave been notified by their "first chief." lieneral Carranza, that they will be held strictly accountable for any complications arising with the American government as a result of ,nT overt acts by Carranza soldiers on the border. From an authoritative source it was learned that Carranza notified no-tified General, E. P. Xafarrate, commander com-mander in Matamoras, that carelessness careless-ness and inattention to troubles on the border will not be countenanced. Similar Sim-ilar notification has been sent to General Gen-eral Alfredo Meant, Carranza commander comman-der at Xoevo Laredo. An agent of Jhe Carranza government govern-ment is said to have found that the Carranza commanders had not given enough attention to the troubles on the American side. A recommendation ira made to Carranza for a transfer from Matamoras to the interior of two editors of local Carranza papers, who have been writing incendiary news stories and editorials during the troubles. Flocking Over Border. About 2000 Mexicans have left this section for Mexico, according to figures fig-ures obtained here today. At one ranch near Sebastian. Texas, all four Mexican Mexi-can tenant families have left, leaving their crops unharvested. Other Mexicans, Mexi-cans, who own land, have abandoned evervthing except household goods in their haste to get back into Mexico. A large portion of these are what are termed here as good Mexicans. In some cases American owners of lands thev had worked are arranging to give the Mexicans a share of the crops, which would have been due had these tenants remained, but even making mak-ing these arrangements is difficult, because be-cause the Mexicans refuse to cross the1 river even for an hour 's business interview. in-terview. Fear for Their Lives. The Mexicans who have fled to Mexico Mex-ico have not gone alone on account of the rigid clean-up of bad characters made Dy American peace officers, but also in "fear of bad men and revolutionists revolu-tionists among their own people on the American side. In addition to two Mexicans who have been slain by their own people, it is stated that two or three other Mexicans have been killed bv the bandits. ban-dits. Use of shotguns in some of these killings has been held as partial evidence evi-dence against Mexican plotters, as organized or-ganized forces use rifles and pistols. In the outlying sections suspicion is still so great that Mexicans found out alone at night are in gret reril and Mexican seen on horseback with a gun or a rifle at any time of the day-is day-is in danger of death. The extension of the army patrol into rural districts is reported to De reducing this suspicion and restoring more norma! living con-Ctions con-Ctions among both nationalities." |