Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 259, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1915 — BORDER PATROLS ARE REINFORCED [ARTICLE]

BORDER PATROLS ARE REINFORCED

Additional Troops Arrive Today at Douglas, Ariz., to Guard Against Impending Villa Attack. " Washington, Oct. 28.—Major-Gen-eral Funston reported to the war der partment today that with the arrival at Douglas, Ariz., tomorrow morning of additional troops now enroute, he would be prepared to guard American territory against violation in the impending attack by Villa forces upon Agua Prieta, the Mexican town just across the border. Two batteries of field t €o regiments of infantry and a troop of cavalry make up the reinforcements for the border patrol at Douglas. Instructions to General Funston are positive not to permit the Villa soldiers to cross into American territory for the purpose of attempting a flank movement on the defenses' of Agua Prieta. Artillery will be used if necessary to repel such a movement. General Calles, commanding the Carranza garrison, has built a semicircle of trenches about the town fronting southward, preparing to make his fight with his back against the international border. Several thousand additional men sent to him by General Carranza will cross United States territory from Piedras Negras and Laredo by train and under guard of American troops. They will travel without arms, their weapons being collected at the border and sealed in baggage cars attached to the train until it recrosses the line.