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Show plying n flap to onp of the bands of j raiders on the Texas side, a charge which ho denied. Ho will bo succeeded ad second in command by Colonel P. A. I Chavpa, a graduate of an American university. CARRANZA TROOPS ACROSS THE RIVER FROM AMERICANS BOWXSVTLLP. Texas, Sept. 9. Jarranza troops are intrenched at the Progreso crossing of the Rio Grande, tbont thirty miles above Brownsville. They shouted across the river tolay -o American soldiers at that point that hey would not fire upon American roops. They also announced that hey would reserve the right to fire irjon any ranger?, deputies or civilians vbo appeared on the American bank of .he fiver. The lowpr Rio Grande valley bristleJ yitb troops tonight, disposed along two "in eg id a manner giving substantial vromise of peace from the bandit? and I th-ohite protection against serious in-I in-I 'ursions trom the Mexican side. I Heavy Patrols. Prom the river's mouth for a dis-ance dis-ance of 100 miles up stream there wan i line of cavalry pat rols riding river lank and roads. Behind the cavalry, ' few miles inland( was a line of in-'antrv in-'antrv posts held in reserve, forming r-rat letter "V," each side of the otter about 100 miles long, one side yin( parallel with the river and the ither side running straight north into he plains country above Brownsville. Tttls infantry tvas posted at towns, vhieh, in 1 h i valley, lie exclusively long the railroads, one skirting the Ives and the other running north. 11 i'ha xavalry facing the Afexican houn-iar houn-iar was under Colonel A. P. Block om at Port Brown here. The infantry nes were under 'olonel Robert L. Bnl-ard Bnl-ard at Harlingen. a short distance ion; of here, at the junction of two ailroad lines. Votite Issued. I f'ojonel Bullard today issued a notice !o the residents of the valley towns to nd him anv in formation about the novement or the bandits in order to iroteef, the towns better in ease, of rouble. "oIonel Bui lard stationed at Ian Ben it o today one company of the twenty sixth infantry, which will work rom that base into the pVesnos district, dis-trict, where bandits were reported lost ight. This com pany has worked pre Hously in the prickly pear wilderness bout Fresnos and knows that territory horoughlv. "arran,a authorities in .fatamora? oday annon need that Procnpie Klizon o, second in command to ("reneral N"n arrate, would go immediately to Mexi o Olty to have treated a wound hf eeeived 1L NT arch. EHondo wa? ! treated 'n Brownsville last spring Siftrged with murder, but later WM j pleased. He later was aecud of sup |