Show BORDER BANDITS KILL ThREE JUREE U. U S. S SOLDIERS fiVE MEXICANS DEAD Band Band Attacks Troops Near Brownsville During During- Night Eight Americans Wounded in Engagement r i SIXTY SIXT J f CAVALRYMEN Y GO TO O RS RESCUE y Atta Attacking king Party Outnumbers Guard at Least a t Five to One r f I i L SAN ANTONIO Texas Oct 21 Three 21 Three e United States soldiers were killed and six others wounded in in an an engagement engagement- with Mexican bandits near Ojo de Agua about 2 2 o'clock this l morning The troops guarding the place which is located ted near near Mission Texas and about sixty miles north of Bro Brownsville were attacked by a large band Details of the fight are lacking lackin but in a a. a preliminary report t from Capt Frank R. R McCoy received at Southern department headquarters at 3 45 o'clock this morning the information as given was that five dead Mexicans had been ben found in the dark after the attacking party had been beert driven off The killed and wounded were all aU members of troop G Third cavalry and company D signal corps The dead are SERGEANT SHAFER troop G Third cavalry FIRST CLASS LASS PRIVATES JOYCE A AND D company D signal corps 1 The list of wounded includes i r Privates Bowner Behr Langlands and Kuble I troop G Third ta cavalry valry and First Class Sergeant Smith and Corporal Cor Cansler and Private Stewart t company D 0 signal corps Captain McCoy arrived with relieving troops and the b bandits fell back in the brush between Ojo de Agua and the Rio Grande Additional troops were rushed to the scene from border patrol stations nd and search search made made for the he bandits Ojo d de Agua Aguais Is is near near the river Denser DenseL brush brush afforded afford d the Mexicans Meat Meat- cans perfect cover as they scattered and made toward the Mexican boundary j I jA ji A picket reported the pre presence ence of the bandits in time timeto to nI A jI to o ta y WJ IJ for for- co desperate resistance b The f fifteen rf United United States Slates soldiers sol aol diers diers fighting five against one held their ground although half of th them m were Yere put putS out of commission until relief came cam from M Mission seven miles away Capt Frank R R. McCoy took two troops of cavalry totaling about sL sixty ty men to the rescue and the Mexicans fled upon his approach ap ap- ap- ap The early morning attack again centered attention on activities of Luis luls de la Ia Rosa the Mexican bandit who led Monday nights night's train tram robbery rob rob- bery bevy Wednesday night he was was was' reported reported reported re re- re- re ported in a camp on the Mexican side not more than ten miles from Ojo de Agua Agna The Carranza consul at Brownsville Browns Browns- ville yule Jose Z Garza went to Matamoros Matamoros Mata Mata- M ta- ta moros today to place before Gen Eugenio Lopez the commander com corn mander there such reports as were available American army author authorities ties impressed upon Garza the fact that they viewed the situation In a avery avery avery very serious light The camp where do la Rosa was reported yesterday Is is' in the patrol district commanded by General Lopez The Sebastian raid occurred about bout daylight the tha Mexicans burning the The number of bandits is not known but they were in sufficient force to hold off pursuit of the small posse of rangers and deputies who attempted to follow follow tellow fol tel low them The posse finally gave up up Its pursuit Villa Rallying Cry Today was the first time time that the bandits have openly adopted Villas Villa's name as a rallying cry Hereto fore they have been accustomed to appropriate Carranza's name Reports Reports Reports' Reports Reports' Re Re- ports ports' to military authorities authorities' here Indicated indicated indicated in in- that today's attack was wa's m made de with considerable show how of good organization Today's fatalities brought brought- the number of United States soldiers killed in fights with Mexicans inthis inthis in m this section in m the past three months up to ten Today's casualties were Ule tue largest number suffered by the troopers in any anyone one fight Civil authorities have sent urgent messages from all points along this section of the border asking formen formen for formen men familiar with the Mexican methods of following trails In the brush Some army officers said they believed more troops would have to be sent here if the border is to be made safe from raids Bodies of four Mexicans killed as Continued on page 2 2 BORDER BANDITS Continued from page 1 a a. result of the Monday night train robbery were found today about five miles from here near the scene of or orthe the wr wreck United States Immigration authorities author authorities lUes confiscated all copies brought to the United States side of or El Dem- Dem the Carranza paper published pub pub- in Matamoros The authOrities authorities author lUes did this because the paper contained con con- tamed articles r regarding troubles trouble In ill Texas which were detrimental to peace an and an good will LE Tex Oct 21 Mexican bandits raided ranch property property prop prop- erty near Sebastian today and fought with Texas rangers and deluty deputy deputy dep del uty sheriffs who pursued them No casualties were reported on either elthe side sille Sebastian Is forty miles north of here and fully fifty fUty miles from rom the Oj Ojo del Agua battle ground I where Mexicans attacked United States troops this morning |