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Show I (' 1 0UNT KAKOLYI, Hungarian J leader and premier, who has resigned re-signed and made appeal for support sup-port to the proletariat of the world. 4 i: S3 I p ff i ' n ' f'A fusa TROOPS ' nu mm Raid on Ranch Quickly Followed by Reprisals; No Americans Wounded. MARFiV. Texas. March 23. Troops of the Eighth United State's cavalry under Captain Kloepfer returned here early today to-day from a pursuit across the border of Mexican bandits, bringing, with them thirty-five cattle and two horses which had been driven from Nunez by the raiders yesterday, Captain Kloepfer reported re-ported that he had overtaken the Mexicans Mexi-cans eighteen miles south of Ruidosa and . that five of them had been killed iu the resulting skirmish. None of the Americans Ameri-cans was hurt. The raid on the ranch, near the river and on the American siae; was reported to Captain Kloepfer yesterday afternoon. He communicated with his sector and with the district commander by field telephone, tele-phone, at the same time sending troop M of the Eighth cavalry to the scene of the crossing, where the trail was clearly marked in the rnud. Hot Trail Followed. This was reported to Colonel Y,ang-horne Y,ang-horne at headquarters here, troops were sent from Presidio, Indio, and other bor-dor bor-dor stations and Captain Kloepfer given orders to follow the "hot trail" into Mexico, Mex-ico, , which was done late yesterday. ' Kloepfer's troops returned at 2 o'clock this morning, bringing with them the thirty-five head of cattle which had been driven into Mexico, and two stolen horses. Captain Kloepfer's report to headquar- . ters stated Jie crossed the river seven miles below Ruidota ford, came into con-tact con-tact and engaged the band eighteen miles i from tho river crossing, and, just at J nightfall last night, opened fire on the bandit band. Five were killed in the first volleys fired into the rendezvous of the Mexican cattle thieves and two wounded. None of the American cavalrymen was wounded. Were Cooking Steer. The Mexicans had killed one " stolen steer and were cooking it for supper when they heard the hoofs of the American Amer-ican cavalry horses approaching through the darkness. They took positions on a high bill overlooking the trail and attempted at-tempted to out flank Cap! a in Kloepfer's troops in the darkness. tit ernl of the cavalrymen's horses tell over tiie steep embankment m the dark. After tho bandits ban-dits were ro jted, the dead buried a nd the wounded given tirst-aid treatment, the American cavalrymen, who had had no tiling to ca t since noon, completed preparation uf the bandits' evening meal and ate it before starling back to the border wilh the civilian packers herding the stolen cc ttie. Fn route to the border bor-der a tor renl inl storm broke and the men v. ere forced to ride r.Ji night in a b!i tiding darkness, punctuated with s!ect and. rain. M troop was supported by T and L troops and the regimental machine-gun troop. |