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Show MEXICANS DRIVEN ACROSS THE LINE BY THE TROOPERS ARIVACA, Ariz., Jan. 27. The Mexicans Mex-icans who have been keeping up a running run-ning gun fight with American troopera and cowbovs at Ruby, Ariz., were driven across the international boundary today by Americans. The Mexicans took refuge ref-uge in adobe houses, but were routed out by troopers and the houses burned. The Mexicans have fled to the hills. The fight started Friday morning, when American cowboys saw Mexicans rounding up cattle on the American side of the boundary line, according to Americans arriving here tonight. Fifteen Fif-teen troopers and several cowboys, it is asserted, returned the fire of about twenty Mexicans, who kept up the fight until they were safe behind rocks on the Mexican side of the line. JNo Americans were killed or wounded, wound-ed, but a bloody blanket found in an adobe house the Mexicans used as a fort indicated the American shots took effect. There were other evidences of Mexicans' being wounded. When troop F, Utah cavalry, under command of Captain Bassett, arrived at Ruby tonight to relieve troop E, Utah cavplry, Lieutenant C. H. Arns reported all quiet along the border. Fighting was resumed by the Mexicans Mexi-cans at daybreak today, after a lull during the night, returning cowboys said tonight. When the sniping began American troopers started a concerted rush at the Mexicans. The invaders were driven across the line, and, according to statements made tonight, the Americans followed them. Another lull occurred when the Mexicans Mexi-cans took up positions in several abandoned aban-doned adobe houses about one mile south of the international boundary line. Another rush on the part of the Americans, it was stated, caused the Mexicans to flee and take up positions in the distant hills. The American troopers returned to the United States side of the line after destroying the adobe huts. |