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1 ( United States Troops Crossed Border I
at Noon From Columbus and Hachita I
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1 ; I CAMPS ARE BROKEN AT DAYLIGHT
I AND TROOPS IN MARCHING ORDER
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6? JNews of Military Preparations at Mexican Border Leaks
J Through Aeroplane Squadron Leaves El Paso Rumors
cj of Popular Resentment Against Americans Denied
II by Consul Garcia General Gutierrez Leaves
SI I for Chihuahua on Special Train.
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olj I i (Special Dispatch.)'
' 1 Paso, Texas, March 1 5. American troops at Colum
1 1! bus and Hachita crossed the border at noon today.
I ! El Paso, Texas, March 1 5. Renewed reports reached
I here this afternoon from unofficial sources that the American
I troops at Columbus and possibly other border points were
J- ; either entering Mexico or were about to start in.
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5 . , Washington, March 1 5. American troops are believed
; to have crossed the Mexican border this afternoon, the first of
.. the expedition going to hunt down Villa and his bandits.
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j j' El Paso, Texas, March 1 5. Telephone calls to news-
i paper correspondents at Columbus this afternoon brought
1" ' i answers in several instances that they were "out of town."
Heretofore such calls usually have been answered by the per
i ' sons asked for.
Deming, N. M., March 15. United States troops from
Columbus crossed into Mexico shortly after noon today, ac
: cording to an automobile courier arriving here this afternoon
from Columbus.
I El Paso, Texas, March 1 5. Arrival on an afternoon
', train from Columbus said they could see considerable bodies
j of troops in motion in the direction of the border.
J El Paso, Tex., March 15 United
States troops with camps broken were
under marching equipment along the
,' Mexican border 'west of here at day
l light today in at least two positions.
t Military censors prohibited transmls
i slon of any Information of actual
i movements throughout the first half
of the day. The troops in readiness
were at Columbus and Hachita, N. M.
General Gaviera, commandant at
't ' Juarez said today he had received In
formation that American troops had
i noz yet crossed the border and that
I they were awaiting permission from
f : Carranza before doing so. Gaviern
; said he believed Carranza's reply
'. would be favorable.
: News Leaks Through.
Despite the censorship, news of Im
portant military preparations all
i night passed through the New Mex
i ico border through travelers going in
1 all directions. By morning would be
I spectators of the movement were hur
rying to the international boundary
r and giving circumstantial statements
t , about the hour when the columns
' might move.
.' Late in the forenoon, however, the
usual routine messages began arrlv
; ; ing here by wire from Columbus and
they cast considerable doubt upon ro
r; ports that advance guards were In
Mexico.
Up to a late- hour in tho forenoon
:' nothing had come from the Mexican
side of the border to indicate unusual
: excitement there or any Mexican
troop movements.
f Aeroplane Squadron Moves.
T During the night tho first aeroplane
squadron which arrived here from San
'. Antonio last night moved out of El
Paso. Its actual destination waB
i among the military movements which
the authorities desired kept secret.
! Juan Bilbao, an El PaBo cattleman,
arrived here today and said that he
had paid bandits $1600 ransom. Tie
L said he was captured a few miles
south of the Texas border along what
is known as the Big Bend country.
f some 200 miles east of here. He said
his captors were twenty-five men who
B claimed to be Villa followers. Friends
from El Paso took tho ransom to him
and then, after receiving tho money,
I) Bilbao said Borne of his captors want-
Ied to shoot him anyhow . The leader
crossed into Texas with Bilbao who
said that this Mexican had $10,000 in
cash, all colected by the bands from
various ranchmen.
General Gavlera's Statement.
General Gaviera, after stating that
the American troops had not entered
Mexico, said:
"My commander at Palomas, Gen
eral Bertani, informed the American
commander at ColumbuB, what atti
tude our first chief would he toward
American troops passing upon Mexi
1 : can soil. I am now awaiting reply.
1 But I feel sure that my instructions
will be favorable to a friendly co
il operation of the American and Mexi-
can troops against Villa."
J Gaviera was in close consultation
? with his adviser, Consul Andres Gar-
cla, today, before whom this statc
V ment was made. Garcia said he
agreed with Gaviera's opinion.
f; Juarer Remains Calm.
t Rumors of the advance of the puni-
L tlvo force did not disturb the usual
M. lalm of Juarez today. The garrison
MC soldiers appeared entirely, friendly to
R visiting Americans, as was the native
flx population. Even the departure of
H? general Gutierrez. commahder-in-chiei
of the state of Chihuahua, In a spe
cial train for the south, occasioned
nothing but mild Interest. Tho gen
eral's train consisted of two passenger
coaches and of three box cars, which
were filled within and on top with
his armed escort. Gutierrez will per
sonally direct operations against Vil
la. Denies Popular Resentment.
Speaking of the rumors of popular
resentment against Americans in Mex
ico, Consul Gnrcla said:
"The excitement, so far as I am
able to learn, 1b entirely on the Amer
ican side of the border. I haven't
heard of a single authentic case of
Carranlsta soldiers threatening the
persons of Americans, Perhaps a
few individual soldiers have called
the Americans names, as has been
charged, but I myself have often been
called names on the American side.
Our forces are well under discipline
aud there is no likelihood of any out
rage against Americans of any sort."
Gaviera added:
"I know that there has been none
of tho reported resentment among
my men. We are all friendly dis
posed toward the United States and
her citizens."
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SECOND CAVALRY
TOMOVEFORWARD
Quick Action at Hachita, New
Mexico Expected Wireless
Station Erected by Signal
Corps ,
COLUMNS TO BE ADVISED
Advancing Troops to Be Kept
in Constant Touch With
Various Detachments
and Supplies.
Hachita, N. M., March 16. The Sec
ond cavalry brigade, under command
of Colonel George A. Dodd, completed
today preparations to move forward
from Culberson's ranch, on the bord
er south of here, Into Mexico. A quick
movement was expected.
During the last few days supply
trains, aided by -wagons and trucks of
ranchers, have been forwarding large
supplies to tho camp on the "border.
In order that tho columns' bases
shall bo in constant communication
with each other by wireless, a station
has been erected here by the signal
corps. The advancing columns are
constantly to know tho location of
various detachments and movements
of supply trains.
A number of motor trucks, two
wagon trains and two pack trains are
being used to transport provisions and
other supplies from the local railroad
base. The border camp Is located ap
proximately three miles north of the
border, at which point tho troops are
planning to cross and, whether this
western column travel to the south-east
or the southwest Is known only
to the commanding officers.
Lares numbers of men known to the
SECOND JN COMMAND ON THE BORDER
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.ttntfatUer General J. J. Pershing.
interior of Chihuahua and Senora, as
well as Mexicans, have prcsentod
themselves for the dangerous work of
undertaking to put an end to raids of
bandits under Villa.
Capture, It is believed, means death
for the scouts.
The border from Culberson's ranch
west to Douglas is guarded by patrols
of Infantrymen, numerous patrol
capms also are located along the rail
road for a considerable distance east
of Douglas.
Citizens of every county along the
border here are also being organized
by the sheriffs. For the present they
are preparing to act as home guards,
but If a call comes they expect to be
ready to volunteor for patrol or any
other duty requested by the govern
ment. Aftor the above dispatch was filed
to El Paso early today, It was reported
at El Paso that a partial censorship
had been established at Hachita.
Funston Watches Dlspatchee.
San Antonio, Texas, March 15. At
12:30 p. m. today no information was
obtainable at southern headquarters
that there had been troop movements
at Columbus, N. M., and Hachita, N.
M. General Funston showed much
interest in dispatches regarding con
ditions at Torreon and Ojinaga.
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TROOPS AWAIT
ORDER TO MOVE
Regiments of U. S. Cavalry,
Heavily Supported by Infan
try and Well Equipped
Eager to Start.
CAREFUL PREPARATIONS
Troop Trains Continue to Ar-
rive Aeroplanes and Motor
Trucks Parked on Border.
San Antonio, Texas, March 15.
While regiments of United States cav
alry, heavily supported hy 4n fan try,
awaited General Pershing's order to
day to advance, General Carranza's
troeps, according to Information hero,
worked desperately to effect the cap
ture of Villa in order to forestall an
entrance into Mexico by American
forces.
From official and unofficial
sources, General Funston received re
ports of increased activity of tho de
facto government troops but there
wbb no disposition at his headquar
ters to regard the activities as any
thing moro than evidence of Carran
za's determination to co-operate with
the United States government In elim
inating Villa,
Trcop trains continued last night
to carry cavalry and Infantry to the
district along tho boundary line be
tween New Moxico and Mexico, but
the concentration of men and supplies
virtually was completed.
The first aeroplano squadron is
there and numerous motor trucks
have been narked on the border ready
lcr usp along lines of communication
hat will be maintained wherover the
troops will go.
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SENATE APPROVES
AIIMY RESOLUTION
JJoint Agreement Goes to Presi
dent Not a Single Dis
senting Vote on the
Roll Call
SERVE NOTICE TO WORLD
Nation and Congress Stand as
Single Man in Defense of
American Rights.
Washington, March 15. The senate
today approved unanimously the joint
resolution adopted by the house yes
terday to bring the mobile army to its
full strength, which would add about
twenty thousand men to the present
establishment.
The resolution now goes to the
president for his approval.
A roll call on the resolution was
ordered on request of Senator Gallln
I ger, who explained that he asked it
"for the purpose of demonstrating
that there Is no division in tho senate
over measures to provide for protec
tion of the country."
There was not a dissenting vote on
the roll call.
When word that the senate had
adopted the resolution reached tho
war department the adjutant general's
office took steps to bogln recruiting
the additional men immediately. In
structions were prepared for recruit
ing officers throughout tho United
States to conduct an active campaign.
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JUSTICE ACQUITS
WARDENOSBORNE
Indictments Charging Perjury
Are Dismissed and Jurors
Trying Case Are Dis
charged. White Plains, N. Y., March 16.
Thomas Mott Osborne, prison reform
er .Harvard graduate, aud former
wardeu of Sing Sing, was acquitted
of tho chargo of perjury by direction
of Justice Arthur S. TompklnB to a
Jury In the supreme court here today.
Justice Tompkins, In a long opin
ion, held that Dr. Rudolph Dlebllng,
a state prison commissioner, was
without authority, under the state
prison law, when he investigated, sin
gle handed, Osborne's administration
of Sing Sing. It was before Dr. Dieh
llng that Osborne last October com
mitted the alleged perjury by swear
ing, as charged, that Tie was without
knowledge of certain cases of im
morality. Justice Tompkins held there was no
perjury committed hy Osborne inas
much as the warden had the right to
keep invoilate tho pledges given con
victs who had confessed their immor
ality to him.
Justice Tompkins held, further that
"there can be no perjury unless the
proceeding In which, the testimony is
given lc authorized by law. There is
no proof here that Dr. Dlebllng was
authorized by law to conduct this In
vestigation." on
COLOIL ROJAS
KILLED BY MEN
Death of Carranza Command
er Confirmed Soldiers
Were Drinking and
r Threatening to In
vade U. S.
Marfa, Texas, March 16. The re
ported death of Colonel Rojas, Car
ranza commander at Ojinaga, at tho
hands of his own men, who attempted
to mutiny last night, was confirmed
by telephone advices here today.
Rojas was trying to control his men
who were drinking and threatening to
Invade the United States when he
was shot from the crowd, according
to the report.
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AMERICAN CONSUL
LEAVING MEXICO
Torreon, Mexico, March 15. The
American consul, A. L. Williams, ha3,
on tho advice of his government to
use his own judgment in the matter,
turned over the American consulate
at Torreon to the British vice consul
Meantime a party of more than forty
Americans are gathered hero waiting
to leave on the train which has been
hold up for a day by a wreck on th
Monterey road.
The Carranza officials still main
tain. In spite of general fears, that
tho Americans axe perfectly safe.
Americans Need Not Fear.
"We are gentlemen and Americans
have no need to fear a1? wp will on
ort them over the border and givp
hem every protection no matter who
"lappens," said General Francisco Gon
zales today He continued"
"I am sending my family out on the
same train, which will carrv an ade
quate escort Wo are crrtrinly no
seokips: troublp with the United States
and I hope mattprs will bp satisfac
torily arranged Ypt if worst comrs
o wnrt, wp wnnt to spc all Americans
pfply acrops the border."
Newspapers Comment Favorably
The newspapers in this vicinity
have publ'shed the notps exchanged
by the Carranza and WPson govern
ments and telegrams explaining the
object of the punitive expedition, com
menting editorially that they do not
understand why a breach of relations
between the two countries should bo
thought imminent.
Additional passengers on the refuge
train are J F. Albright, Dr. Boren. E.
Borlinger, Dr. Carr, Armand Haras,
B. Love with wife and son, E. Meuso
back and wife, Sarral I. MInet, J. A.
Roquet, John Richards with wife and
son, J. Rohrbacher, G B. Squires, R.
H. Severn and wife, W. H. Sturgon,
F, H. Stern, I. M. Ulmer, H. A. Wulf,
Edward Wulf and wife, Charles Wulf,
Fred Wulf and wlfo, Tom Brown and
American Consul A. L. Williams and
wife. Torreon Is quiet and conditions
normal.
State Department Puzzled.
Washington, March 15. State do-'
partment officials are puzzled by tho
departure of Consul Williams from
Torreon. They have given him no In
structions to leave and have no re
ports of any disorders in that region;
still they realize that tho consul must
have some good reason for leaving.
They arc reluctant to beliovo that the
consulate is in danger.
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AMERICANS ARE
IN GREAT DANGER
Presidio, Texas, March 15. All
Americans have assembled in one
place, propared to protect themselves
from Mexican raldors following out
breaks which occurred among tho
Carranzista troops at Ojinaga, across
tho border last night
Tho situation, which has grown
steadily more Borious iov several days,
reached a climax today when it was
practically confirmed that General Ro
jas, Carranza commander at Oglnaga,
was either assassinated or In refuge
at some place on tho border.
At Devotional Brlant S. Hinckley,
director of the Deseret gymnasium at
Salt Lake City, visited tho Weber
academy today. Ho addressed the stu
dent body during the devotional
period on the subjejet of "The Import
ance of taking advantage of opportuni
ties for education."
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FRENCD ARMY TAKES AGGRESSIVE I
IN DESPERATE FIGHT WITH ENEMY I
Ground Gained by Germans West of the Meuse Is Recaptured
Heavy Counter Attack in Night Proves Successful
Berlin Officially Denies Abandonment or Postpone- TM
ment of New Submarine Campaign and Claims
French Attacks Were Repulsed With H
Heavy Losses. jH
New York, March 1 5. Information reached New York
from Berlin today that Admiral von Tirpitz, the German min- H
ister of marine, either has resigned or is upon the point of re- B
signing, the Evening Post announces today. No official an- H
nouncement has been made at Berlin, but the source of the in- H
formation, the paper states, justifies confidence. No reason H
for the resignation is disclosed. jH
Paris, March 15, 2:30 p. m. The
Germans last night made no further
aggressive movement to the west of
the river Meuse. French counter at
tacks between Bethlncourt and
Cumleres resulted In the re-occupation
of certain trenches captured by
tho Germans yesterday.
French troops still hold the height
of Mort Homme.
The artillery exchanges have been
active between Bethlncourt and Cu
mleres, but elsewhere the night passed
with relative quiet.
The text of the statement follows:
"West of the Meuse the enemy
made no further endeavor to advance
last riight.
"Along our front between Bethln
court and Cumleres counter attacks
with the bayonet and with hand
grenades made It possible for us to
re-occupy a portion of the trenches
captured yesterday by the enemy In
the direction of Hill No. 265.
French Hold Mort Homme.
"We now hold Bethlncourt; the
height of Mort Homme; tho southern
boundary of the wood of Cumleres
and the village of Cumleres.
"The bombardment has Continued
with Intensity in all this sector and
the fire of the enemy has been an
swered with energy by our artillery.
"There has been nothing of import
ance to report from the right bank of
the Meuse nor In the Woevre district,
where the artillery exchanges have
been intermittent.
"The night passed quietly on the re
mainder of the front"
Over Haumont, north of Verdun, a
large French battle plane fell to earth
after an aerial engagement. The oc
cupants were made prisoner. The oc
cupants of the other machines men
tioned are dead.
Germans Make Gains.
Berlin, March 15, via London, 3:50
p. m. Important gains for the Ger
mans in the Verdun fighting west
of ihe Meuse were announced today
by the war office. It Is said the Ger
mans pushed forward their lines west
of Corbeaux wood and on the height
of Le Mort Homme capturing more
than 1000 prisoners.
Tho statement follows:
"Western front: Near Neuve
Chappelle we blew up an advance
British defense position with Its occu
pants. British artillery directed a
heavy fire on Lens.
"French artillery Is very active op
posite our new positions near Vllle
aux Boise and opposite various sec
tors of the Champagne.
"On tho left bank of the Meuse
(Verdun front) Slleslan troops, with
a strong swinging onslaught, pushed
forward their lines in the region west
of Corbeaux wood on the heights of
Le Mort Homme. Twenty-five offi
cers and more than 1000 unwounded
men were captured. A counter at
tack, four times repeated, gavo the
French no success whatsoever. They
suffered very considerable losses.
"On the right bank of the Meuse
and on the eastern slopes of the hills
artillery on both sides kept up a bit
ter duol without interruption.
"In the Vosges the French under
took numerous small attacks with re
connoltering 'parties which were ro
puleed. "North of Bahaumo Lieutenant Lef
fers shot down his fourth enemy aoro
plane, a British biplane Both near
Vimy, northeast of Arras, and In the
neighborhood SIvery. on the Meuse
northwest of Verdun, French aero
planes were brought down.
Constantinople, March 15, via Lon
don, 12:40 p. m. "Two cruisers on
March 11-12 shelled the environs of
Teko Burnu (Galllpoll penlnBUla).
They then withdrew.
"On the other fronts there is no
change."
Review of War Situation.
The French have turned to the ag
gressive in tho dospernte struggle
northwest of Verdun and have recap
tured a part of tho ground gained by
the Germans west of tho Mouse, Paris
announces today.
Yesterday tho crown prince's armies
gained a footing at two points between
'Bethlncourt and Deadman's hill, the
dominating height which is tho im
mediate object of tho present Gorman
drive. Last night the French launched
i heavy counter attacks and. recaptured
portions of the trenches the Germans H
had taken. M
Berlin Denies Rumors. jH
Berlin officially denies rumors that H
the new German submarine campaign, M
under which armed merchantmen are M
regarded as warships, has been aban- H
doned or postponed. On the contrary
it Ib now in full swing, it is declared. H
Austria has declared war on Portu- H
gal, according to a dispatch from jH
Rome. M
Berlin declares that tho French M
counter attack west of the Meuse fall- M
ed to result in any measure of sue- M
cess and that the Germans took 1025 H
prisoners. H
Loi'don, March 15, 2:52 p. m. Ger- H
man press dispatches from Bucharest, M
as forwarded from Zurich by the Ex- H
change Telegraph company, say that H
Queen Marie of Rumania is seriously M
ill and that her condition is gradually H
growing worse. M
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FRENCH SURE OF I
FINAL SUCCESS I
Third Phase of Battle of Ver- H
dun Is Begun Weak Points H
in Line Strengthened. H
GERMAN INFANTRY H
Heaviest Fighting to West H
Fearful Execution Done by H
French. Fire Germans H
Gain Victory. H
Paris, March 15. The renewal of H
the fighting west of the Meuse, after H
three days' pause, Is regarded as Ifl
heralding the opening of the third Bfl
phase of the battle of Verdun. The J
defendeds have profited by the period H
of relative Inaction to strengthen fur- H
ther the weak points in their armor
and they await events with full con- H
fldence. IH
""Now I know where I stand. I am
certain of final success," said Genera) H
Pctain, who is in chargo of the
French operations at . Verdun, to BH
Messrs. Loralne and Pato, members
of the chamber of deputies who re- IS
turned to Paris yesterday from an in- J
spection of the supply arrangements J
at tho fortress and who declare them- IS
selves edified by all they saw. !
The first appearance of the German BBJ
infantry yesterday, after the usual in-
tenso bombardment occurred, at 4 BaH
o'clock In the afternoon and the fight- 1
ing lasted for three and a half hours. M
They attacked along the whole line
from Bethlncourt to the crest of H
Cumleres, a distance of about four M
miles. There was every indication, ac-
cording to latest advices, that the BBJ
struggle would be resumed during tho BJ
night. M
French Do Fearful Execution. H
The heaviest fighting was around H
Deadman hill, the Germans debouch- H
lng In masses from Corbeaux and. BBJ
other smaller woods to tho west. They H
were obliged to cross open ground jBBJ
and a well directed fire from the IH
French did fearful execution among !
them. Their ranks quickly filled up, IH
however, and although they were BBJ
stopped again they ended by getting jJ
a footing In advanced French trenches BBJ
at two points. H
Deadman hill is now being contend- BH
ed for. It is a fine artillery position iBbI
and nothing moro, tho military critics flH
say. It is a plateau whose base is BB
limited on its four faces by four IBbI
ravines and it rises reasonably at (BbI
the east, dominating there the present JBbI
Gorman positions. Tho crown prince's (bbI
plan Is evidently to make a breach ll
in the French line between Bethln- .BBJ
court and Deadman hill to enable bis jflflH
troops to advance in a southeasterly ifll
direction toward Chattancourt and en- JBH
velop tho French loft thero, whllo '
German forces from Regnovlllo and &
Cumleres try to turn tho French posl- BBB
tlons between Cumleres and Deadman
hill H
It is announced that General Gal BBfl
Heni, minister of war, is still indls- H
posed and unable to attend to his, BB