Show I i I FUNSTON FUNSTON QUICK TO TAKE ACTION All Troops on Border Ordered to toBe toBe toBe Be Ready to Move on Moments Moment's Notice San Antonio Tex Sept 4 Major Major William JIa Hay chief chic of staff of the de department tiep tie tie- p nt of ot the south south United States States- army left here hurried hurriedly tonight for tor Brownsville Browns after attel a report had been re recovered recovered re- re covered at Fort Sam S detailing the lilt latest est disturbance on ott the border An order to have all aU troops troops troops' on tho the Texas border ready to o mo move at ot nth any moment was issued from department headquarters following the departure of ot Major Hay for COl Browns Brownsville Department Department Depart Depart- ment officials admitted the they rf regarded ar present conditions along the thc border as asmore asmore asmore more serious than for el man many months The official report of or today's toda-s tight tight- ht- ht ini Ing g near Old Hidalgo received tonight ht b by Maj Gen Frederick Funston from Capt Frank R. R McCoy tells of ot the en en- en I s-a s ement In part pait it ft follows follows- Early this morning about fifty dep- dep ep- ep sheriffs ran rangers ers and other civil cl of officers ricers en engaged agell In a conflict with a band of or neall nearly half halt a hundred Mexicans ns near Cavazos cros crossing the Mexicans having crossed during the nl night ht nail and being surprised In the brush At Al about aboul the same caine time Frank Drew a rancher and ono one of ot his cowboys while riding riding- fence about three miles below Cavazos Ca cr crossing were re fired on A nA o of 01 troop O u was WIlS Im Immediately urn urn- mediately sent scat to the tho Drew ranch and another from troop H IT left for MH- MH slon sion With Ith the tho remaining men men about about In number I number I hurried to Cavazos crossing approaching the river from a t direction other than that of ot the usual trail While not yet In sight ht of ot tho the river because of ot the brush hrush W wo we wore fired tired on b by Mexicans from froni rom across the river a lively volley olley coming our wa way but bUl fortunately passing over our hen heads s We Ye returned d tho the fire briskI briskly and fi finally CJ- CJ I- I nally stopped the Mexicans although h occasional sniping sniping- has continued since A messa message e dated Au August 31 received here today from Gordon Cordon Williard 11 l an American oil operator at nt Tampico Mox tex said all oil wells In that section except the Agulla have been closed downA down A special to the LI Light ht from Its correspondent correspondent cor cor- respondent with the border troops says saysA A posse of citizens led b by Sheriff Vann of at San Benito In approaching a n small native nativo house at the Aguas Ag Negras e ranch shot nn and killed Jellied two Mexicans Mexican who ran auf and refused to halt hall It was found later later- that a n young young- daughter ofa of ot ofa ott a t Mexican named Ramirez had been killed b by a stray bullet and arid her mother fatally atal wounded Tho rho women were In the house which was In the line lino of tI firs r The Tho shooting took place about a quarter o of a 3 mile from the tho scene of or tho the recent fight between soldiers and ami raiders raiders raiders raid raid- ers Thursday afternoon Tho The two Mex Mex- cans were v Identified as ne local residents residents resi resi- dents of or tho neighborhood |