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THE WAfetattGTON TUtiS' iFRlDAY, MATACH10 1916. of the army, had not been advised of the President's orders when he went to lunch. Immediately after his return he is expected to go into conference with Secretary Baker a"nd arrange ways and means for carrying out the armed invasion of Mexico. ORDERS SENT TO FUNSTON. War Department officials intimated that the Presi dent's orders were communicated at once to General Fun ton, permitting the latter to make all necessary plans for the invasion. ,. General Scott said that not less than 5,000 troops would be sent after Villa. Other officers said that from 8,000 to 10,000 troops of cavalry, infantry, and artillery may finally be sent to run down the bandit. ADD COMPLICATIONS TO SITUATION. There is no doubt about the fact that the return of the American troops to this side of the border added to the early complications of the situation. It raised the question as to how they were to be sent back on a new expedition without making it appear that punishment of Villa and not inter vention in the affairs of Mexico was the object aimed at. Just as there were no orders sent from Washington to send the five troops across the line in the first instance, no orders were sent recalling them. Although yesterday's dash across the boundary was contrary to the standing or ders which the border forces have, there was no disposition in Administration circles to criticise. On the contrary it can be stated on authority that when it was known what Colonel Slocum had done, there was general satisfaction expressed. The Cabinet met at 11 o'clock. Just as it assembled .official confirmation was received at the War Department that the five troops were back on the American side. When the meeting began it was understood a majority of the members was in favor of drastic punishment and of the opinion that Villa himself should be captured dead or live. Secretaries Lansing, Lane, and Houston, Postmas ter General Burleson, and Attorney General Gregory were believed to share this view. It was the hope of the Administration that whatever course should be pursued would not be taken as interven tion. There was no disposition to embarrass Carranza, either by appearing to invade Mexico contrary to his wishes, or, on the other hand, by obtaining his consent. HOPED HE WOULDN'T OBJECT. For that reason, it is believed, Arredondo was in formed last night of the action taken by the American troops with the hope that Carranza would interpose no objections. At the time the Cabinet met Carranza had not been heard from. Overnight, however, the situation changed by reason of the return of the American forces. While officials would not openly admit it, it was nevertheless known that the Administration would have been far more satisfied if they had remained on the Mexican side, in which event re-enforcements could have been sent as part of the original punitive expedition. Had Villa himself been killed or captured when the American pursuers came up with the ViUistas last night south of the border, it is probable the Administration would have regarded the matter as settled. With Villa still at large, however, it was felt he must be taken and personally made to pay the penalty. For that reason there was considerable interest mani fested in an unofficial report which reached Washington this morning that the bandit chieftain had been mortally wounded. But officials looked in vain for confirmation. MEXICAN OUTLAWS CONTINUING ID (Continued from First Page-) their loot on their retreat, closely press ed by tho Amcrlcnn troops. While citizens toduy wrro Inclined to berate the unpreparcdness of the Thir teenth Cavalry troops, nslcep when the Vllllntas stole up and rushed shrieking Into the center of tho town, nil praised the brnvo fighting by. tho outnumbered American soldiers. Two officers were among the eight cavalrymen wounded. Capt. G. Williams sutfcied a flesh wound and Lieut. C. J. Benson was shot In the left arm. Private. E. M. Johnson, of the hospi tal corps, without regular army weapons, let fly with on ox at tho oncc-mlng VII llstas braining one. A circumstance noted today was thnt tho United States soldiers look very few prisoners and these moMly wounded. A score of dead Mexicans were plckul up In tho streets of Columbus after ihe mid. Tho tolul number of Mexican dead recovered is nlrcady over fifty wlili many moro dead VilllsUs reported to mark their line of retreat. Of the wounded Anvnican soldiers, tho condition of Trlvoto J. C. Taylor shot through the head, ntld PrWaU Theodore Katzorke, shot through both legs, Is serious today. Would Fight Across Plain. Moving southward from tho border,1 an Invading American army would fight Its way first across mesqulte-covcrcd sandy plain and then Into barren red and yellow foothills. Villa, it Is believed here, will mako his first stand. If attacked, In these i a vine and arroyos, the hiding place In recent yeais of bands of Mexican cattle ra'.dcm and desperadoes. In these foothills, where knowledge of the country would prove of greatest advantage to the Villa bandits, the bor der raiders would bo expected to carry on guerrilla combats with American cavalry, avoiding a general engagement at nil costs. Kvcntually Villa would bo forced to fall back to tho rugged Sierra Madre rans,1 1W miles to the southwest, western Chihuahua, scattering his forces into small bands of from twenty to fifty men. Villa Is renorted to have mado the at tack on Columbus to force Intervention by the United Btntes. rt Mexican cowboy who camped with Villa's men after they were driven back into Mexico, said the bandit lead er swotc again to Invade the United Slates and kill every "gringo." This report conllimctr the statements mado by Mrs. Maud Wright, who was captured by Villa In tho Casas Grandest district March 1 and released previous to the attack on Columbus. Mrs. Wright, a guest at Colonel Slo cum' hcadriuaitcrs, today reiterated that Villa told his men Just before the Columbus raid: "We will lay the town In waste and make torches of ever' man, woman, and child to be found " Tells of Threats. While she was k prisoner, Mrs. Wright said, Vllllstas told her Villa expected to lay the whole United States In waste with the help of Japan and Germany. tIiav nnlil hn n-ns hitter over Carranz&'s recncnltlon bv the American Govern ment and hopes to force Intervention to unite alt Mexican factions against the invmilnir 1'nlted States troonn. Mrs. Wright also retold of the dlsap- Fearancc or ncr nusoann ana rrann layden, .in American youth, both of whom arc believed to have been killed by the Vllllstas. Mrs. Wright was separated from her baby, who she believes was given to a Mexican family.. ... . ., Tho Villa's alleged determination to make a torch of every American they encountered failed before tho bravery of Mrs. 8. T. F. Ryan, wife of tho captain of Troop E. Attempting to make her escape during the height of the Columbua fighting, a Mexican grasped her arm and demand-1 ed whore aha wn irn'nir. I Mrs. Ilyan rcpliod calmly that she was , KuinK lor ncr nuioniouiic. inu juaaivnn released her. Mrs. Ityan crouched In tho automobile throughout the remain der of the battle and escaped unhurt. Tho action of Mrs. A. h. Ttlggs, wife of tho customs officer, In stifling her in fant's cries, as tho Mexicans were shooting outside her home, was another of tho numerous Instances of heroism on the part of the American women of Columbus. Tho Rlggs house was rid dled with Mexican bullets, but she and her two babes escaped Injury. Tho coolness with which the Mexicans sought out their victims and stood around the bodies of the dead Ameri cans .In tho height of the battle was still commented on today. Cavalry officers estimated there wero 1.000 VilllsUs In tho attacking party. Against this forco Col. Slocum had about 230 troopers with two machine guns. It was reported that one of tho machine guns failed to work properly In the midst of tho fighting. TWOWARSHiPS ARE SUNK BY MINES LONDON, March 10. Forty-five per sons wero lost when mines sank the llrltlsh destroyer Coquette and torpedo- boat No. 11 off the east coaot of Ens land. The Admiralty also received word from Copenhagen that tho Swedish steamer Martha had been sun In Klas tcrbo sound by a floating mine. Her crew was saved. Torpedoing of tho former liner Loulslanc, In service of the French ad miralty off Havre, Is nisi refJortcd. Tho loss of life is not known, but as she carried few besides the crew, It Is thought to be small. Tho Coquette was an old destroyer built In 1SS7. Sho displaced 33.1 tons, was 210 feet long and carried a crew of obout Blxty undor normal conditions. Torpedo boat No. 11 was built In 1906, displaced MS tons, and was 172 feet long. She carried a crew of about thirty five men. The Loutslano was one of a great fleet of liner owned by the French General Transatlantic Company and registered at IIavre. Before the war she had been In service betwen French and Amcrlran ports. The LouUlano was built In 190G and displaced "i.lOS tons. She waB 363 feet Jong, and had n 117-foot beam. Sho was modernly built and equipped with wlre-lers. vaux m BYGENERAL ME Paris War Office Asserts Fort Is Also Held by French Forces. PARI9, March 10. Tho situation on hntii hank of the Mouse ni the result of last night's lighting around Verdun Is unchanged, tho war office stated this afternoon. Dispatches from the Verdun frdnt to Aav rr ii tntemciit that the Qcr mans who entered tho village of Vaux wero drlvsn out, and denied the Ger man claim that Fort do Vaux and -adjoining nosltloru were captured. Violent ortlllcrv actions occurred on both banks of tho Mcubo throughout tho night, but thero wero no Important Infantry engagements. It was stated In tho Woevro region. Intermittent artillery firing continued last night." said tho official statement. "In Alsace, cast of Tham. our batter ies on Hill 425 wrecked enemy trenches. In the Argonno wo cannonaucu enemy convoys on the Montfaucon-Avacourt road. "Tho German claim, circulated oy wireless, that German troops captured Wirt .if. vmix ntid tho village of Vaux constitute an Insult to tho Intelligence of neutrals," said this afternoon's offi cial statement. "Tho same may be said of tho report spread by tho Germans In Spain and Roumanla that tho French started tho Vcnlun offensive." Tho official statement quoted rrom a telearam tho Kaiser Is said to have sent to the provincial chamber at Han over, declaring "tho Fatherland Is forced to tlcrcna us nonor ana liberty against our enemies' schemes of anni hilation." This declaration, the war offlco stated, was proof that tho Germans already sense a great military defeat at Verdun. With blaiitlnT hurricanes of shellfiro and furious Infantry fighting, tho bnttln for Verdun r now entering tho third and what may i.o the final phusc. The Germans arc throwing massed battalions tigalr.Ht the French center arountl Fort de Vaux. They jire as Eulllnir the French left on tho JVest bank of the Meuso In eharKo after charge. Their bg guns arc opening; a heavy attack on French lines south east of Verdun from the dlrcotlon of Fresnos. Military nxperts In Purls arc unltod In tho belli f that Germany Is pro- fiared to make sacrifices unequnled n this war, French comtr.andors ar without the semblance of fear as to tho outcome. Ispahan Evacuated at Advance of Russians PRTROGRAD, March 10,-TurkIsh nndo Prslan tioonn tinder German of. fleers arc ovacuatlng the oPislan city of ispanan Dcrorc tne iiussian advance trar SCALP TROUBLES ENDANGER HAIR Eruptions' and Dandruff Should Be Cleared Away With Poslam. 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FUNSTON BM NED ACTION Declares So Long as Border Shelters Ban" They Make Depredations. afternoon giving details of Colonel 8lo- cum s Invasion or Mexico. General ininaion tnis morning sent a brief roport from Colonel Slocum, which niso nuzzieu ornciais. as it indi cated that Slocum himself did not lead the charge Into Mexico, although an cniller report showed that he had led the Invaders. CAUTION 1 tl IT Oeneral Funston's telegram sent from Tort Sam Houston at 8:10 o'clock this moinlng. mode an earnest pica for vinnltni Instructions authorizing troops to cross tho Mexican border whenever necessary to repel invasion. His telegram said; I'reently recommend that Ameil ran troops ho given nuthoilty to pursue Into Mexican territory hostile Mexican bandits who raid territory. So long as border Is a shelter for them they will continue, to harass our ranches and towns to our cha- 'Geneial Pershing reports that Mexican consul nt i:i Paso thinks that thero should bo no objection to American troops ontorlng Mexico In pursuit of Villa, and that he ou1d wire sis government recom mending course. Oeneral Kunston Is expected to send a .full report today placing responsibility jor tno orucrs given iirai hw.q . cross tho border. Message Puzzles Scott. General Scott last night wired General Kunston. asking by whoso authority Hloctim's troops crossed Into Mexico. General Kunston replied to that tele gram as follows: "Tho only Information that I have of our troops having crossed tho border Is newspaper reports. Hcports from Colonel Slocum most meager In spite of telegiam to him this morning for full particulars. I wired him again this afternoon for .a Mil loport. will for ward further details as soon as I get them." 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