Show RAIDERS ATTACK ONE SOLDIER KILLED AND cen CE rl WOUNDED IN AN i TER WITH MEXICANS several hundred mexicans fare across acroix rio grande grandc upon cavalry troop i to cover retreat of band of looters footers from mexico washington wash in g ton details of a fight between united states cavalry men and mexican raiders at progreso Pro ereso texas on friday in which an american trooper was killed and the captain commanding wounded were given in a report from major andersen at mercedes forwarded to the war department part ment by major general funston after looting the progreso flee fice aid store which they burned the raiders escaped across the rio grande under the cover of rifle fro fire from several hundred mexicans mexican 5 on 0 n the south side of the he river the report was telegraphed to to secretary garrison at seabright N J by assistant secretary breckenridge department part ment 0 officials would not comment in the absence of the secretary but bu t it was waa made apparent that the incident inc dent was regarded as one of the most serious of the many disturbances along the border no new orders have been given gen oral auns tuns ton he is in full charge ot of the border situation and is authorized to deal with emergencies as may be necessary repetition of such affair as that 0 of friday may be followed by american troops crossing the horde border to deal with escaping raiders and their accomplices |