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Show BORDER RI IS THREflTENEO American Troops Mobollzlng to Meet Expected Invasion of Texas by Outlaws San Antonio, Texas, Juno C General Gen-eral Punston announced today that ho had what appeared to bo positive information from a point south of Laredo In the direction of the bor- 1 . der with the ovldent intention of raiding tho country somewhere west cf Rio Grande City.- There are not now in that dlstriet enough American troops to prevent De La Rosa and his men from crossing. cross-ing. General William A. Munn, commanding com-manding tho American forces In that' district, with hendquarters at Laredo has reported to General Funston that he is taking such measures as possible possi-ble to strengthen the patrol towards tho east and to guard Laredo. To tho east of Laredo In Zapata county, across whoso soutliorn boundary boun-dary Do La Rosa Is expected to move tho American strength is only one troop of cavalry. At Just what point on tho bordor line tho Mexicans intend to strike, was not learned nnd It was not announced an-nounced Just how far away thoy were today, but they were said to bo com paratlvely near. It Do La Rosa and his men reach the Rio Grando hefore American troopa can head them off, enough' forco will be sent against them to drive them back Into Mexico and It' was intimated to run them dotfn on Mexican soil. Do La Rosa was ono of the leaders of tho group tliaC directed tho raids', west of Ilrownsvlllo a year ago. Since then ho has been a fugitlvo In his own country with ,a prlco of $1000 on! his head, offered by tho stato of Tox as. 'i |