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Show BORDER GUARDS ARE REINFORCED United States Troops Guarding Guard-ing Against More Attacks by Armed Mexicans. TROOPS CONCENTRATE Groups of Two to Five Hundred Hun-dred Seen in Motion Across Line. EL PASO. Tel.. April U Reinforced Re-inforced patrols of United States troops were guarding the border against repetition of yesterday's attacks at-tacks by armed Mexicans, one of which occurred eight miles southeast of El Paso and the other at Fort Hancock, seventy-five miles in the same direction direc-tion Replying to the former attack a detachment of cavalry' killed two Mex icans and one or two pack mule. while, in repulsing the Fort Hancock engagement, another cavalry unit killed three Mexicans by bringing a machine gun into play. Scouts in the Fort Hancock region reported a considerable concentration of Mexican federal troop6 in the Big Bend di.-lricL bodies of two to five hundred boinp seen in motion. A large force was in entrenchment last nig lit on the southern bank of the Rio Grande Those federals were believed to have been sent to oppose any further fur-ther penetration of Mexican territory by American troops In pursuit of bandits raiulng United States territory. No reports were received here early today indicating further clashes along the border. Improved conditions in the Big Beid district were toreseen as a result of I an action which dispatches from u.-.-tm aid was about to be taken by Gov-lernoi Gov-lernoi W P. Hobby in giving official i status to the cowboy constabulary force proposed to be organized by cattlemen' and ranches in the Big Bend district to supplement the military patrols pa-trols in guarding against bandit depredations depre-dations The cowboy home guards are expected to be designated a.- Btati rangers. rw-i |