Show TOWN JUST JUSTI I OVER LINE IS RAIDED Mexican l Rebels Swoop Down on Nuevo Laredo Eight Federals Killed United States Troops Called Br By p Press L LAREDO T AREDO Tex July 15 The The situation situation situation sit- sit in Nuevo Laredo was quiet but tense tonight with the whereabouts hereabouts of some Mexican rebels who attacked the town early today unknown Besides the tho garrison garri garri- son of about men several sceal hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred citizens responded to a call can to the defense of the thc town and were under arms tonight fearing an an attack Eight federal soldiers and one rebel were reported killed today In addition addition addi addi- i tion lion a sma small email party of Yaqui Indians from Piedras Negras who reinforced the tho Laredo garrison today re reported reported reported re- re ported eight or t ten n rebels had been killed In a skirmish between and the rebels six miles s south of the border here Fifteen wounded wound rebels were reported to JO have crossed to the Texas side duing the da day These re reports reports rop ro- ro p ports not could he confirmed confirmed- r American military authorities aro are watching tho the situation closely Army aviators reported tonight that tho they had lost trace of ot the r rebels bels While fighting was as in pro progress In Nuevo Laredo Laredo Laredo La La- redo United States Stales aviators flying low over tho the Mexican town ton dropped notes warning the combatants not to fire Into American territory Reinforcements Reinforcements Reinforce Reinforce- ments for the Iho United States Slates units at Laredo were en route here tonight two troops of or cavalry from Fort Sam Houston Hous Hous' ton Ion and one from Fort Brown h having entrained today loday Four our airplanes from San Antonio arrived here hero before daybreak day day- break The Tho International bridge c was closed all day except to refugees coming from Crom tho Mexican side Al t tho the request of Mexican authorities American troops arc are guarding the Texas side of ot the Rio Grando and keeping tho the curious from Crom approaching the river side where dan danger er of wounding b by stray firing would c exist |