| Show SAY AMERICAN SOLDIER LOST H HAT AT IN SN MEXICO Ten U. U S. S Cavalrymen Trespassed Trespassed Trespassed Tres Tres- passed and Attacked WoodCutters Wood WoodCutters I Cutters Is Mexican Officials' Officials I Version of Recent Conflict FEDERALS DRIVING NG BACK REBELS IN COAHUILA E EL PASO Tex Sept 29 That 29 That t I fen American J caval men cavalrymen of troop II H Second cavalry cr crossed sed int into Mexico exico nl 1 A I J last n nJ i- i 1 Saturday 1 o n and it H rl r began nil A j L U u. u is the thc er version of the international al shooting ng incident near San Elizario Eliz- Eliz ario arlo ll O which I has as been given ghen out by t lime he hc federal officials at Juarez To O JO their a assertions Col Juan N. N Vasque j military militar commander o of Juarez z showed a hat lint which one of the States rs' rs is alleged to lo have hn lost when three woodcutters woodcutter re re- l the rifle i fire fife of tho the American I soldiers and anti forced fOlce them them to retT retreat t. t I I it is alleged to the American side of I I the int international boundary lint line In one report of or the affair received i ib b by the thc federal officials of or Juarez It was was said ald that three Mexican line riders riders riders rid rid- ers assisted the woodcutters in driving the American soldiers off oft after the shooting began l ur If f tor The Tho American soldiers soldier as its pro proven pron n ib bythe by bytho tho the hat in Ip 11 the po possession of the military mill mili tal tary authorities of or Juarez trespassed on Mexican territory said ald Inspector of or Mexican Con Consulates Miguel Isuel E. E DI Diebold Diebold Die Die- bold hold In a 1 statement issued wed tonight In ln their hurried departure the they left the hat about two miles miles' from the time international boundary An n Investigation j is isnow isnow now being conducted d b by tho lie Mexican x s nr an I t n ii report port of the affair will be he made to the rp respective author author- tics rh The rho woodcutters lS l'S are arc alleged cd to have ha reported to th th Juarez municipal 1 au authorities authorities au- au that the they were WE're on the Mexican Mex Mox- lean Icon side of Ut th the river with willi a wa wagon on Continued on Page rage 2 Column 1 1 I G f SAY AMERICAN z SOLDIER LOST HAT IN MEXICO R Recent cent Conflict Occurred South F. F of o of Bor Border According to Mexican Version oJ i r i il Continued from Page Pago 1 ij c cutting wood when tho the American merican sol aol appeared on tho the Mexican side of ot the tho boundary with their arms The troopers trooper said the report followed tho the Mexicans about two miles miJE s Into Mexico The soldiers finally cau caught ht up to 10 the woodcutters It Is alleged an and searched f tho the wagon Then It is said the they al allowed allowed al- al lowed the tho woodcutters to depart but butas butt t as the Mexican s all tho the ol- ol began shooting at thorn The Thew w woodcutters were armed with rifles rifle t. t and Immediately cly ch returned tho the fire t finally succeeding In forcing forcing- the United if t States troops to retreat to the thc American Ameri Amerl- can side of the river cr t The account of oC the occurrence that t reached this cSt city from San I g III Saturday night stated that the American Amen Ameri- Je can ca'n can soldiers were on duty Jut on tho the American American Amerlean Amer- Amer ican lean side of or th the thi b border when thirty Mexican federal cavalry ca appeared on onto to W tho the Mexican side and opened fire tire on them without warning warning- or p provocation 1 |
