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Show I AMERICANS HAVE CLOSE CALL. Face Firing Squad of Soldier and Escape Es-cape With Their Lives. Donna, Texas. D. J. Crockett, son of David Crockett, of Hay City. Texas, and great grandson of tbe historic 1 Davy Crockett, has escaped to this side of the Rio Grande after facing a firing squad of Mexicans at Rio Bravo Mexico, six miles from here. Crockett and two other Americana, along with six Mexicans, were taken prisoners whJIe watching the battle . between constitutionalists and Huerta soldiers at Rio Bravo, a few days ago. The three Americans and the six Mexicans were placed In line against a stone wall and confronted with a figlng squad of soldiers. At command to fire tbe six Mexicans dropped under un-der a ball of bullets. Tbe Americana were unscatched, secret directions having been given the executioners not to shoot them. Young Crockett and the other two Americans were permitted to escape and they lost no time getting to this side of tbe river |