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VILLA INVADES U. S
0 EVENING CAPITAL NEWS O
Vol. XXXVI
BOISE, IDAHO, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1916.
TEN PAGES
No.
MEXICAN BANDITS ATTACK TOWN
ON BORDER; KILL 15 AMERICANS
DRIVEN ACROSS THE
BORDER BY TROOPS
OF CAVALRY
Columbus, N. M., Held by Villa and His
Force for an Hour and a Half
Buildings Set on Fire
Columbus, N. M.. March 9. Inc hundred \ ilia bandits attacked Columbus this
morin lig at 4:30 o clock, killed six soldiers and nine civilians and held the town for
an bom and a hair. 1. hex were drn eu oft bv three troops of the Thirteenth cavalry,
1 hey retreated at ü » Hock oavmg part of the > wn in flames.
lie a l.ick w as a complete surprise, \ ilia deeciv mg t he authorities by dispatching
a telegram to Maclnta. N M„ last night saving lie was at a Nogales ranch, about 44
111 * * ln,n l l< !l < . ' 10 telegiaui, ostensibly signed by an Amencan caretaker at the
ran.-h. stated \ ilia was personally at the ranch house. All the while, however, the
Mexican bandits were making their way from the Bosques Grandes ranch, about 25
up es sont 1 west of here. '
1 ablo Lopez second m command of the \ dla forces in the attack, was killed.
1 wo troops ot cavalry are reported to have crossed the border in pursuit of the re
treating Mexicans. 1 mop G, stationed at the border gate, caught the retreating Mexi
,, ' n T- i' lU I a 'V' u e , d ^ • | or P ora ' W lsa U killed here by being shot through
theeye. Colonel Shicmn s revolver was shot out of his hand as he emerged from his
q tiTk r he b ;ï;U dented th ^ i C0l0nel S We ^° n ' J 1mak "5 11 use J le f 8 -
rrtrl i raiders J ere fthered and burned before noon. Scores
more were reported m the bushes. Since 7 o'clock the town has been quiet.
Th» Soldier» Killed. the
The American soldiers killed were
Frank T. Kendvall. horseshoer, troop
K; Sergeant M. A. Dobbs, machine gun
troop: Corporal Paul Simon. Sergeant
John Nievergelt. Corporal Harry Wis
wall, troop G: Fred A. Griffen, private,
The wounded were Jesse P. Taylor,
mi v? 10 ? Butlcr- Theodore Kalzorke,
Michael Barmazcl, John Yarbrough,
i';"* 8 t'Tenson ^ an<1 AdJUt '
2 , ,, . ,, .
whîrê the, b h d à . , otted , tl * e «U-ects
r* amlric, T Pl ' S,ed - ? 1C e kmB
Swenioe ond h , > hCy e '' me ' B . ed fr ° m
dwellings and hotels. Several guests
** r ®. „"J"" 0 ,? *° death ln ,h ® 'entrai
huHdings h "fired" h* vnf ■ ° f
build ngs Hied bjAlllas men. Mexl
aÄTÄWÄÄ
«i «•»£»&?*
C. Miller, owner of a drug store, was
shot as he tried to enter the Hoover
hotel Other civilians killed were Mil
notei. utner civilians Killed were Mil
mirent- J". Moore, «' merchaTon
a ranch a mile west of here and «
mr whose*^Ktdy was
Î " ' license, «hose body was
Durnea. \
Americans Are Hanged.
Fourteen dead Mexicans were count
ed near the army camp.
Arthur McKinney, foreman of the
Palomas ranch; William Corbett and !
James O'Neil, who were captured by j
Villa Tuesday, were hanged and their '
bodies burned.when the bandits raid-!
cd a cattle herd on the Bosques
Grandes ranch.
Villa's persona' papers, contained in ]
a portmanteau, were found by a Unit
ed States trooper just west of
American catnp.
Information that Francisco Villa and
his chief lieutenant, Pablo Lopez, in
person commanded the raid was given
Colonel Slocum by a Mexican rancher,
captured by the bandits Saturday, who
escaped during the fighting. The
Mexican told of the hanging of the
American ranchers, McKinney, Corbett
and O'lleil. He added that a fourth
American, name unknown was hanged
at the same time. The Mexican said
Villa attacked with fro: Soo to 1000
men and a machine gun platoon. He ;
told Colonel Slocv.ni that "ilia left the;
Bosques Grandes ranch Tuesday, I
Journeyed north. "Traveling
they crossed the boundary
Columbus,''
tered tbe town by a ditch running I
the
north,,
•egt of
said tlie Mexican, "and |
| past the cavalry camp. Villa was in
personal Chaffee and declared he was
going to kill every American because
the American government did not
treat him right. Villa declared Car
ranza could not make peace in Mex
ico."
Families in Midst of Fight.
Villa in attacking the town deployed
men ln open order sending them up a
dltCh ' b * -'der, para.
I 'cling a road starting. a'. the United
states army camp, customs nouse and
,ailroad 8tati °"' The fight began 1 ere.
The families of A. L. Riggs, customs
officer and L. Jager, station agent,
were i n the midst of It. but no member
° f ellher ,amil - v was hurt. R'ffirs and
his wife and children harr'eaded them
ÄS! «sä
a rsrrÄsrar
,i on dock in a w ,.,i„„ house „»„k.
S R McCu 'oughTnd wife and f.u ;
à m ul '«"Sh and wife and four
children sought safety on the floor,
B '"cHUia^ armed themsclve^ and fired
on" the Mcxuans from wîthîn thïî
1°"'" A S ° m t C b ; n ''' U
entice Americans out into the streets
by speaking English. J. S. Dean was
cauaht in his wiv a \r«vin Un „.v,,
cau K ni in ..ms waj. A ..irxican who
spoke English called him in the dark
ness. He emerged from the doorway
and was shot down. Snipers posted
In front of the buildings fired them and
then shot •'own the American inmates
as they sought refuge from th
flames,
Take Account of Loaees.
Villa's buglers began sounding re- j
treat shortly before 6 o'clock,
afterward the remaining people
upper window,
he wanted her
Soon I
of I
olumbus began to take account of
the casualties and losses. I
Walton Walker, who was shot at
the Central hotel, with the proprietor,
A. L. Ritchie, was a delegate to the
New Mexico state convention of Sun
day schools. His body was burned in
the îuips of the hotel.
Mrs Rachael Walker, also a delegate
from Playas, N. M„ to the convention,
. , „
was saved by Jolly Garner and
partner, Ben Aguire. a United States
customs border rider, w ho tied sheets !
to lier arms and lowered her from an
Taken From Wife's Arms.
Walker was taken from the arms of
his wife by one -i the uandfts who in
voded the hotel. Despite her cries und
appeals for tnerey the bandit told her
uaband to
go down
t stairs and shake hand» with the cap
i tain. A moment later Mrs. Walker
i heard the shots that killed her husband
and the hotel proprietor. Shortly af
terward oil was thrown on the build
ing and a mrich applied. As the
flames spread Garner and Agu're
reached Mrs. Walker's room, rescued
her an d escaped safely.
Bandits also Invaded the Hoover
hotel. Shots sped through the ha,"
and punctured the doors. Throughout
the raid the proprietor, W. C Hoover
and hi s wife and two children " ho
were on the ground floor, escaped the
bandits' notice. P
C. C. Miller was shot as he drshed
from his drug store to the Hoover ho
tel across the street He fell with his
ss Ä"5«*r
sæzxjr*" ~~ d ™
Then i. ,
J h , ^ by nouseh ol d ers
and hotel guests, startled out of sound
sleep bv the rifle fusillade hrniirht a
' f"^ ? "T"
| S ?o"i 7« from "once""?";
d °" n tln ' e8 ' A * anotherTmi, /»other
1 American shouted Hey who are
you?.Viva Villa" canié the reDlv
. -, ' came ine repi>.
1 dont know who he Is." the Ameri
cun answered, "but I have some of him
left here scattered in the street"
' American pointed to
The
a street intersec
tion where six dead bandit raiders lay
in the pale light of dawn.
Villa apparently left when Colonel
Slocum's tr
ers began pre»»ing the
j
snipers toward the south.
Villa is said to have been seen by
I several Americans, urging on his men.
I He cut the telegraph wires east to El
Paso to prevent any call for American
I troops stationed there. Telephones al
so went out of commission. While
part of his forces fought hastily and
rallied American troops. Villa is said
to have detailed snipers and
burners who
Houses throughout the town were rid
dled with bullets.
house
flew to their tasks.
Mr». Wright, who stated her husband
his'and baby were captured by Villa sev
ernl days ago, was liberated with her
husband and baby Just before the
lighting started. She said" Villa then
declared:
"1 am going to shoot up
Columbus and make torches of every
man, woman and child."
Lehardo Marques, captured by the
troopers, was put in the guard house,
charged wltii guiding Villa to the bor
der.
OMCIAIH
PROGRESS AT
Village and Armored Port
of Vaux Have Been Cap
tured According to Berlin,
but Paris Says Attacks
Were Repulsed.
Berlin, March 9.—(Official)—'The vil
lage and armored fort of Vaux, north
east of Verdun have been captured. In
addition numbers of adjoining fortified
positions have been captured. A Posen
reserve regiment made a night attack.
Paria, March (Semi-official)—
XeTÄt
the Verdun sector, west of the Meuse,
per several heavy attacks, accompanied
and * id ' 8n, w i";
completely defeated after penetrating
lhe vlll »* e ° f Va ;»* t
FORMFR ASiSfiSSCR OF
* VIH IUI HÜÜL00W11 Ul
IfAATCim AAIIUTV 10
|\UUILHhI tUUIlIT 10
... ...|,
ALLLUlD TO BE SHORT
HLLUU.U IV UL UIIUIll
Vt.*'
count" wL ord ere d ye Ste rL y Cow
ln S a Preliminary report to the county
commissioners that shortages have
been found in the books of James W.
Smith, who was county assessor and
**-offlcio tax collector from January,
1909 . to January, 1911.
R was disclosed that a complaint
ba(1 been filed last January charging
Smith with embezzlement and at the
same tlme notice was filed with an In
l""™ W "' Ch
Sm,th 8 bond for * 25 ' no °
plalnt 18 R P re " m 'nary one, filed In
order ' 11 Was sta,ed ' t0 hold Smith
under the 8tatule of limitation. Smith
left Idaho for California in 1912. N. D.
WerneU «. Prosecuting attorney, Is ex
peuted to nle an amended complaint as
soon as ,he fu " report of special aud-I
was on
The com
'
!
New War Secretary
Has His Hands Full
NEWTON D. BAKER.
Newton it. Baker, who became sec
retary of war today, found himself at
once confronted with actual warfare
on the Mexican border,
the Villa invasion was received the
president announced that the oath of
office would be administered to Mr.
Baker at once.
When new's of
GOVERNMENT FACES
ANOTHER CRISIS
IN MEXICO
Situation as Result of Villa Invasion Ad
mitted by State Department
Officials to Be Serious
Washington, March 9,-r-Faced bv a new crisis in Mexican affairs through the Co
lumbus massaere - administration officials today admitted the president might find it
difficult to refraiq long from actual interference. Administration leaders who favor
watchful waiting fear an outbreak in congress with its consequent effect upon the
country. At the White House the onlv word given out was that steps would he taken
to punish the Villa bandits, but it was not indicated whether Car ranza would be called
upon to do so or whether American troops would be sent over the border. At the
state department it was said the situation was "verv serious" but no announcement
was made as to what action would be taken. '
The first reports of the Mexican raid were received at the White House while the
president was having his first conference with Newton D. Baker, new secretary of war.
After the President and Mr. Baker discussed the Mexican reports, the president decid
^ Baker should take the oath immediately. One of the probable courses most dis
CU8Se d in official circles was to send American troops over the line to clean out the ban
d its. It was pointed out that such action would be taken with the declaration that
there was no intention to impair Mexican sovereigntv oroccupv territorv but simplvto
deal with a menacing situation over which the Carranza government' evidentlv has
no control.
MORE HOOPS HIE
OF THE BANDITS
Columbus, March *.—Major Lindsley
has sent three troops of cavalry across
the border to re-inforce Major Tomp
kins, who is pursuing the Mexicans.
May Atk Permission.
Washington, March 9.—Secretary
Lansing announced this afternoon that
he was considering: asking Carranza's
permission to send American troops
into Mexico to capture the Villa ban
dits.
BANDITS HEADED
TOWARD HACHITA
• Douglas, Arlz., March 9.— *•
• Eight hundred Mexican bandits •
: rs. 5 :
: S2T.SÄÄ' rs: :
• according to a message received •
• from the railroad dispatcher at •
• Mimbros.
To 8tandarixs Farm Products.
San Francisco, March 9.—A conven
tion of farm and orchard owners and
managers of delta lands in Central
California met in this city today to
discuss ways and means of standardiz
ing and marketing their products. One
of the plans under consideration calls
for the establishment of a market In
Kan Francisco to handle exclusively
the products of the delta lands, which
embrace a large area of the most high
ly developed farming lands in Cali
fornia.
ENGLAND DENIES
ALL THE CHARGES
OF THE GERMAHS
Claims That Acts Were
Committed Before British
Orders in Council Were
!
Put Into Effect.
eubetantial charge against Great
; Britain contained in the German mem
i orandum ^submitted yesterday by von
Bemstorff to Secretary Lansing, the
I British embassy issued a statement to
j day intended to show that
I many contends the submarine warfare
is in retaliation for British violations
of international law, many of the Ger
man acts were committed before the
British issued the orders in council or j
committed other acts of Which Ger
many complains.
Washington, March 9.—Challenging
hile Ger
flATTimilin UMfl|\l
BAI ILtdtllr NcVAUA
in if tiidiifd avfd
III lir l||||l«lll Ullll
* " IVIlllfclF VILII

I
Boston, March 9.—Captain William
R. Rush, commandant of the Charles
town navy yard, will represent the
United States when the dreadnought
Nevada is turned over by the builders
at the navy yard next week. After a
thorough Inspek tion the vessel will he
placed in commission, with Captain
William S. Sims as her commander,
The Nevada is a sister ship to the
Oklahoma, which vessel also is soon l
to be placed In commission. The two
ships w ill represent the most formid- |
able type of righting machines in thej#
United States navy.
GERMANE MAKES
DECLARATION OF
WAR OH PORTUGAL
4* Berlin. March 9.— 4*
4* (By wireless) — Gcr- 4*
4» many declared war on 4*
4* Portugal yesterday 4*
! 4 * and handed passports 4 *
4* to the Portuguese min- 4*
4* ister.
•}• e{»«|e«{e«{ee|ee|*e|ee|e«{s
j
4*
4*
OF OH GIVEN TO
Washington, March 9.—Copies of th*
■ photographic copies of the British ad
miralty instructions to captains of
I armed merchantmen, forwarded to th*
United States by Germany, probably
wil! be submitted to Great Britain fop
verification before the United States
acts, the state department said.
• Columbue, the town raided by •
• villa today, i* a border hamlet »
a in New Mexico, 65 milo* west of •
# El Paso, Tox„ on tho El Paso A •
l • Southwestern railroad. Ameri- •
I# can troops have b»»n stationed •'
| e *t the town during th# past tw# •

* COLUMBUS BORDER TOWN •
• 65 MILES FROM EL PASO •
years.

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