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Show Kbit! Mexicans Cross Line and Are Engaged by Twenty-third Infantry East of Fort Hancock; 2C0 Outlaws in Band Heavily Heav-ily Armed. OUTPOSTS FIRED ON; NONE HURT Citizens of Sierra Blan-ca Blan-ca Form Posse to Protect Pro-tect Town From Attack; At-tack; Eighth Cavalry and Motorcycle Squad Rushed to Rescue. By International Xevvs Service. EL PASO, Aug. 2,2i m. Two more troops of the Eighth United States cavalry are pulling out of the Southern Pacific railroad station sta-tion here on a special train. They are headed for Fort Hancock. Latest reports indicate that the bandits have been intercepted in their dash on Sierra Blanca. and are now being engaged by troops from . Fort Hancock, a few miles east of that point. NO GALES, Ariz., Aug. 1. The explosion of a car filled with dynamite dyna-mite killed sixty and wounded forty Carranzista soldiers at Empalme, near Guaymas, Sonora, according to reports received here today. It was stated that the Mexican authorities are proceeding in their investigation investiga-tion on the theory that the explosion was due to a shot deliberately fired into the car. Buildings in Empalme were said to be badly injured. in-jured. By International Jsews Service. EL PASO, Texas, Aug.' 1. One thousand thou-sand United States troops have been rushed out of here late tonight to attack a band of about 200 Mexicans "who are reported to have crossed the border aud are heading for Sierra Blanca, Texas. The bandits, according to a report, fired on Massachusetts militia outposts along the border, driving them to shelter, shel-ter, then dashed on northward. All were mounted and heavily armed. None of the militiamen was injured. Warning was immediately sent to Sierra Blanca, and citizens, hurrying from their homes, took up positions south of the town to give battle to the Mexicans. Called for Aid. Calls for aid reached General George Bell, Jr., from Fort Hancock. Two battalions bat-talions of the Twenty-third infantry wrcre loaded into motor trucks and immediately im-mediately headed for Sierra Blanca, which is about sixty miles west of here. Two motorcycle companies with ninety machines, each carrying two men, followed. fol-lowed. Troop E and H of the Eighth cavalry were dispatched on a special train over the Southern Pacific. A report which has just reached FA Paso states that a detachment of the garrison at Fort Hancock clashed with the bandits shortly before midnight. No details as to the outcome of the fight could be obtained. ; Intercept Mexicans. The American troops, numbering about fifty, dashed out to intercept the Mexicans Mex-icans immediately the report reached tho fort that the bandits had crossed the border. Captain H. D. dishing of (he Massachusetts militia led the command, according to the. report. The troops consisted principally of Massachusetts militiamen. Firing was heard half an hour later about eight miles west of Fort Hancock. The remainder of the garrison, about twenty troops, immediately departed-in motor trucks to reinforce Captain dishing dish-ing 's command. Telephone communication with 'Fort Hancock has been severed. General iiell refused to discuss the new border raid. He was at Fort Bliss supervising the dispatch ing of his troops to fight the raiders when found by an International News Service correspondent. cor-respondent. John Prom.bleton arrived in an auto- ( Continued on Pajze SevenJ ffl STARTS ! )HfaviIy-armed, Mounted Bandits Heading for J Sierra Blanca After Crossing Border. i r:t 'J Viv.' iuionnatiun on tW k'U-v k'U-v -M.i bandits tlu bor- Iit",l.liT,:lonwn' '" ?iS' hi;im'V is about four mill's " ?J ?rt Hm-.oook. Only a han.hul 3; r-,l,::f.fl ovoral hnudnM shots at : I lci;,5i.Hn. i"Vnp ,,u'm ? .'-ovor-'i VJ- ', Thi"k snv ot tho milmimum 1 0 v, Tln l. si.'.nis then rodo on , '" ; ;-:vinc'to tho right and lu-iiv- ::; Ti.r-Vv-.-t was brought to tho tort ! ' ' f'-v-fivi' l"nitol States troops i !"' ;Vi- for tho bandits. As 1 lott ; ss"-';,"-; , behind mo. Tho boys - i L- s-t s!rm'1kih,,;r;ii ; ,,i,ts, probably, and tho tight thi Mexican border after the clash are still being pursued in the desert bv a do-la do-la hmoni under Gapiain Marcelo Slarulio. j arcordmg to reports tonight, but General ! Gonzales said he expected to hear of their l capture shortly. Ton additional members of the Fdghth cavalry Uere ordered from Uabens. Tex., today to strengthen ihe garrison at Fort Hancock of eighteen regular cavalry-, cavalry-, nam and about loriy members of C com-i com-i pany, Lighth Massachusetts Infantry. |