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The Barre Daily Times
Barre, Washington County, Vermont
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General Erwin orders American troops to garrison every border city, town, and hamlet along the Rio Grande to prevent a possible Villa raid into Texas in retaliation for the US expedition against Villa's forces in Mexico. Companies from the 19th Infantry and a machine gun platoon are deployed to Ysleta, Fabens, and Fort Hancock.
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To Prevent the Possibility of a Villa Raid Across the Border into Texas.
El Paso, Tex., June 18.-Every border city, town and hamlet along the Rio Grande in this district is being garrisoned by detachments of American troops by General Erwin, to prevent the possibility of a Villa raid across the border in retaliation for the expedition against Villa's forces in Mexico.
Company G, 19th infantry, was ordered to Ysleta, Tex., yesterday; Company H of the same command, to Fabens, opposite Guadalupe, Chihuahua, and Company I to Fort Hancock, Texas. In addition a machine gun platoon was ordered to Fabens.
Small patrols of troops will garrison the border towns and the border west of El Paso has also been reinforced until the entire border front is under military guard.
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El Paso, Tex.
Event Date
June 18
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border reinforced with troops; no raid or casualties reported.
Event Details
Detachments of American troops garrisoning every border city, town, and hamlet along the Rio Grande in the El Paso district to prevent a possible Villa raid into Texas. Company G, 19th Infantry to Ysleta, Tex.; Company H to Fabens opposite Guadalupe, Chihuahua; Company I to Fort Hancock, Texas; machine gun platoon to Fabens. Small patrols to garrison border towns; border west of El Paso reinforced until entire front under military guard.