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Show FIGHT CAUSED BY COW WHO Kil NO LAW Defies International Rules and Brings Utah Guardsmen Guards-men Into Action. By L. V. B. RUCKER, Staff Corespondent of the International News Service. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 27. The battle of the cow will go down in history. his-tory. That title embraces the sum and substance of tho imbroglio raging along tho border at Ruby, Ariz., between Car-ranzista Car-ranzista soldiers and Mexican vaqucros on the one side and American cow punchers and Utah guardsmen on the other. Brigadier General E. H. Plummer, comanding the Tucson district, made a report to Major General Funston, commanding com-manding the southern department, telling tell-ing the whole story tonight. A yearling heifer on the Arizona side near Ruby crossed the international boundary for the very good reason that tho grass appeared to be greener on the Sonora side of the invisible lino. Who .could expect an Arizona cow to respect international law? Anyway, the heifer stayed. American cow men pursued her and trespassed on the "sacred soil of Mexico." Mexican Mex-ican vaqueros appeared, to the number of five, and told the "gringoes-" to go back where they belonged. The Americans Amer-icans hesitated. Sonora Indians, to the number of three, wearing Carranza uniforms, uni-forms, appeared on tbe scene and fired on the cowboys. N The Americans sent for military help and eight members of troop E, First Utah cavalry, commanded by Lieutenant Lieuten-ant Arms, responded. Meantime shots were being exchanged. ex-changed. Meanwhile the heifer crossed to the American side of the border, where she belonged having no knowledge of international in-ternational law. Brigadier General Plummer reported no casualties. Thus ended the officiaJ report of the battle of tho cow. |