Show HAIDE ATTACK BORDER ONE SOLDIER KILLED AND WOUNDED IN AN ENCOUNTER WITH MEXICANS several hundred mexican fire across rio illo grande grandc upon cavalry troop to cover retreat of band of hooters looters from mexico washington details of a fight be tween united states cavalry men and hlex mexican ican raiders at progreso texas on friday lit in which an american trooper was killed and the captain commanding wounded were given in a report froni from major anderson andersen at mercedes forwarded to the war do pertinent rord parti nent by major general Ful funston loton atter after looting the progreso Pro greao flee and store which ti they cy burned tile raiders escaped across t tha lie rio klo grande under the cover of diflo fire from sev cral hundred Alexi mexicans caus on the south side of the river the report was telegraphed to secretary garrison at Sc abright N J by assistant secretary breckenridge dopart department part ment officials would not comment in tho absence of tho the secretary but it was made apparent that the incident was wab regarded as one of tho most serious ot the luany tit c as along the border no new orders have been given general funston ile he Is in full charge of lie border situation and la is authorized to deal with emergencies as may bo be necessary repetition of such euch affairs as that of friday may bo be followed by american troops crossing the border to deal with escaping raiders and their accomplices |