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Show jllornbrook No Frightened. ;; 10L PASO, Texas.' March 16. Colonel 'lames J. llornbrook. who returned to-rnight to-rnight from the New Mexico border after ' making an Investigation of Villa activities activi-ties south of the border, stated upon his nrrival here that there was no danger i.of a border raid by the Villa forces: that they were probably in the border district to obtain smuggled ammunition, anrl that ;the reported occupation of the Palomas 'ranches was not confirmed when he left Haehita todav. "The fear of a raid at Hermanas, which resulted in an exodus of a majority of the families from that town last night, was unfounded, as there were no Villa forces ne.r that part of the border," he said. -. No additional troops will be sent to the New Mexico subdistrlct at present. Colonel Hornbrook said. |