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Show MEXICANS KIDNAP f AN AMERICAN ir Charles Ballard Taken at Car- rizo Springs, Texas j ! Dives Into River. j LED BY ROPE ON NECK I I U. S. Cavalry Conducting 1 Search E. L. Taylor Tells ! Story of Mistreatment. : Austin, Texas, March 20. Charles ' Ballard, an American, was kidnaped Y by Mexicans Wednesday from Car- if rlzo Springs, Toxas, and escaped by ! diving in the Rio Grande river, ac- 1 ; cording to dispatches today to Gov- ' crnor O. B. Colquitt. The governor t has wired to know whether Texas $ - Rangers are needed in the Carrizo I'd Springs territory. I ..! The kidnaping was reported by W. f T. Gardner, sheriff of Dimmit county, A of which Carrizo Springs is the coun- j'.jj ! ty seat. This town is about 35 miles i from the border. Gardner's tele- !' I gram to the governor, dated March i B4 f 19, reads: jlfc J ' "Charles Ballard, American, was life 11 kidnaped from city yesterday morn- Hi ll ing at 9 o'clock by five Mexicans and ! Ri 'At led by rope around neck and hands I $ tied behind him to Rio Grande river fi' jg at mouth of San Ambrosia creek J f. near San Pedro ranch. When led in- j f to river, he cut the rope, freed him- j m self, and diving down stream, escap- I,- iaf ed to Mexican side, where he was i shot at several times, but not hurt. ' He plunged Into the river, diving down, swam to American side and I escaped to San Pedro ranch, four ' 3 Jl miles from Rio Grande. All indlca- v vj tions point to federal Mexican sol- & l. dlers. Have sent for Ballard; will ar- B rive tomorrow evening." t'Sl Another message advised the gover- jH nor that another Mexican bandit had ; robbed a store In Coineta, Texas, If Monday night, and had been captured m'Ei Cometa is in Savilla county. Eagle j fjjl Pass lies between Savilla county and f I the nearest way to the border. $Jm Cavalry Conducting Search. jJB Brownsville, Texas. March 20. Twenty United .States cavalrymen 'iill are conducting a search at a point '1 qn thcRIo Grands twelve-miles from K 1 here' 'for ft score of Mexican federal 1 sympathizers, who crossed the border, :J m killed a Constitutionalist soldier and L M returned to the United States. Con- li8 flrmation of the report that a federal ! $ "itf soldier had been killed tvas received today at the customs house here. 'i IT Washington. D. C. March 20. Ex- 1 j J planation of the reported destruction '&wl of the water works at Tampico, is I contained in an over-night wireless fflbt message from Rear Admiral Flotcher at Tampico. Me says: Isl "Reports indicate that there are "Jl no Constitutionalists nearer Tampico : I than Altiraara (about 20 miles). Nei- . M ther side has advanced its outposts. The federals withdrew their guard ; - from tho water works and the const!- V i tutionaliste disabled the pump, re- quiring about eight days' repairs. , , m "The guards have been replaced at . 'M the water works and no serious short- J I age of water is anticipated." prD |