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Show KENTUCKY TROOPS ENGAGE MEXICAN OUTLAW SNIPERS EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 26. Firing in the vicinity of the Third Kentucky outpost out-post hear the border late last night caused another general alarm a the camp of the first battalion of this regiment, regi-ment, following the skirmish between Mexican snipers and the soldiers of this battalion Sunday night. Investigation developed de-veloped the fact that the firing had occurred oc-curred on the Texas side of the Rio Grande, where a Christmas dance was being held by Mexicans. The Kentucky outposts dug themselves in yesterday nenr the monument which marks the boundary between New Mexico Mex-ico and Chihuahua. The outposts were forced to abandon their first line trench near the boundary Sunday night and two additional trendies-were dug yesterday in anticipation of further sniping operations. opera-tions. The sniping Sunday night came from the adobe house where Francisco Ma-dero Ma-dero made bis headquarters during the Madero revolution. Rumors continue In circulation today that one Mexican fnlper was killed, but American army officers were unable to confirm the report today. |