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Hachita Prepares to Withstand Assault of Mexicans Marching Upon New Mexico Town Villa Believed Leader of Band That Attacked Columbus -Pursuit of Bandits Ended TodayOutlaw Believed to Have 6,000 Men Ready to Invade United States Dead Mexicans Are Burned at Columbus American Troopers Anxious to Invade Mexico But Halted by Washington Orders.

COLUMBUS, N. M., March 10. While American troops were Hing shifted along the border today to prevent further raids by Francisco Villa and his troops, reports reached here that a large body of Mexicans were marching upon Hachita, N. M., with the intention of sacking that town and killing more United States citizens,. A picket on duty at Hachita sent warning to the military authorities 'that thefMexicans were only two miles from the town, which is eight miles north of the border and forty-two miles west of Columbus.. A telephone message from Hachita said that the Mexicans would meet a surprise if they made an attack, as the first battalion of the Eleventh United States infantry had. arrived there to reinforce the small detachment of the Thirteenth cavalry formerly the sole protectors of that district. The infantry, under command of Major John C. Bennett, is well equipped with machine gun batteries. Train Service Held for Fear of Attack. Railroad service along the border has been suspended owing to yesterday's attack on Columbus, which resulted in the killing of seventeen Americans, including soldiers and civilians. Trains east bound from Hachita and west bound from Columbus were held up at those two points in fear that the Villistas would wreck them and kill the passengers. The pursuit of the Mexican raiders who spread death and destruction in Columbus was ended today. The American troopers who drove out Villa and his outlaws chased them five miles into Mexico, but 'had to turn back when they found themselves outnumbered. .Word has been passed along the border, however, that the American government is going to take up the pursuit of Villa and his murderers as soon as sufficient troops can be moved here. Villa.Reported Wounded, But Body Not Found. Villa is reported to have been wounded in the raid which he

Ud yesterday, but his body .wasnot found among the corpses of Mexicans found in the town or across the border. According to one prisoner, who was taken, Villa was assisted to his horse by two of his bodyguard and fled at the head of his men when they retreated. ....... . . , . After a tense but quiet night Columbus awoke today and took up the sad tafik of burying and shipping away .the bodies of the Americans killed In Thursday's attack! The hysteria caused by the massacre had subsided and the residents had settled down to the grim task of removing evidences' of the tragedy that had turned'the quiet little town into the abode of death. Americans who had met Villa reiterated their declaration that the rebel leader directed the Columbus attack in person. Their statements were corroborated by Captain Faviano Garcia, a member of the Mexican party, captured by the United States troops. He said that Villa remained in a protected spot on the outskirts of Columbus during the fighting and directed his detachments by bugle '.alls and messages transmitted by mounted orderlies. ' - Villa Has 6,000 Men Ready to Invade United States. Mrs. Maud Wright, who had been taken prisoner by the Mexicans south of the border after her husband had been murdered and was released yesterday, asserts that Villa attended a council of the raider leaders near the border on the night before the attack. Mrs. Wright believes' that Villa is able to . muster a fighting force of Jully C.000 men, but reports to Colonel Slocum, commander of the American troops at Columbus, indicate that the Villista army is now scattered into five or six bands of varying strength, some of which are working along the border with the intention of attacking isolated American settlements. The largest body was reported, late yesterday to be about twenty miles south of the border. Yesterday morning's attack came as a complete surprise, but all necessary precautions were taken last night. The little town was an armed camp. Sentries challenged at every corner and grim determination ws revealed by the faces of the sentinels. No frontier post in the old Indian wars ever had a tenser vigil. , .Bodies of Slain Mexicans Cremated by Texans. During the late afternoon a number of the more timid women were sent to interor points by automobiles and during the night the bodies of those killed by the Mexicans were being prepared at improvised morgues for burial. While J. J. Moore ley dead his wife, herself seriously wounded was calling for him piteously. She Was told that her husband was safe and well. It is feared that the shock of learning of his death would be fatal. In the little school house a baby girl cried herContinued On Page Ten.' , ' -i

VILLA WING ON COLUMBUS

BULLETIN EL PASO, Texas, March 10. General Villa, with a large force, is moving on Columbus, N. M., from the west according to tele phone advices received here at 11:15 o'clock. Mexican raiders crossed the border early this morning in small bands and raided a number of ranch houses but did not murder any Americans The Villa command has broken into small groups which are Invading the United States at points between Columbus and Hachita. The raiders re-entered Mexico at daylight this morning. Practically all the ranches raided were deserted by the Americans who took their families to Columbus, when news of the expected raid were given them by. telephone.

MUNCIE BALLOTING ON LIQUOR EVIL

MUNCIE, Ind., March 10. The wets and drys are voting today to see if saloons wjll rejurn to Muncie. - ,N

More Men Rushed to Columbus Major Tompkins Draws Revolver on Carranza Officer

Remonstrating Against Mexican Invasion.

EL PASO, Tex., March 10. General Perishing, com mander of the Eighth brigade received word early today that Villa forces had crossed the border into American territory atseveral points during the night. He expressed confidence that the situation was well in hand. Warning has been sent to every army camp and village along the border to signal the appearance of any suspicious bands. Mounted patrols . are guarding the telegraph line to prevent their being touched. Col. Slocum noti- , Continued On Paye Ten.

6EHE5AL SCOTT ORDERS FUfJSTOfJ TO EKPLfllfJ INVASION OF MEXICO

WASHINGTON, March 10, In a message to the war department this morning General Funston reports that Villa's forces were decisively defeated in an engagement five miles across the border from Columbus, N. M., late yesterday afternoon. Funston's report said that three troops of cavalry pursued Villa into Mexico and routed his forces. The text of Funston's message follows: "Slocum reports: 'I sent three troops under Tompkins across the border this morning; pursued Villa five miles, driving him into rough country, where he scattered after making a final stand, which stopped Tompkins advance. ' These troops returned to Columbus after about three hours. Loss, one corporal, Troop G, in list already furnished you.' Signed: "FUNSTON."

The following message was received a little later from General Funston: "Have ordered battalion of infantry from Fort Bliss to Columbus to garrison town, leaving cavalry free for field movements. Also ordered two companies cf infantry from Douglas to San Barnardino ranch." Signed: "FUNSTON."

QUESTIONS FUNSTON'S RIGHT WASHINGTON, March 10 General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the army, today telegraphed General Funston, In charge of the American troops on the Mexican border, asking him where he got his authority to allow troops to cross the border in pursuit of the bandits who shot up Columbus, N. M.

RAILROADS PREPARED TO MOVE MEN TOWARD POINTS ON BOUNDARY

WASHINGTON, March 10. President Wilson today ordered General Francisco Villa, murderer of Americans, captured or killed at any cost. The United States army will undertake the task. An expedition, the make-up of which now is being considered by the war department, will go into Mexico as soon as possible to get Villa. This action was decided upon at a two-hour session of the cabinet today. There was an unanimity of opinion among the members present that there could be no further temporizing with the situation. Villa's action in murdering and outraging of Americans at will, had enraged congress to such an extent that the president and his advisers decided that he must be removed as a menace to the peace of the country. The following statement was issued by Secretary to the President Tumulty: "An adequate force will be sent at once in pursuit of Villa with the single object of capturing him and putting a stop to his forays. This can and will be done in an entirely friendly aid to the constituted authority in Mexico and with a scrupulous respect of the sovereingty of that republic Secretary of War Baker went directly from the cabinet meeting to his office

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WASHINGTON, March 10. "Should any emergency arise," Secretary Tumulty said, "that would make necessary further action by the president, he will go to congress and lay the entire situation before it. He will then ask for authority to raise a voluntary

army to supplement the efforts of the regular army in coping with the situation." As an evidence of the state of preparedness which the army was in, it was learned that within fifteen minContinued On Page Eight. -

EQUIPMENT IS READY FOR ARMY OF 500,000

Volunteer Force of at Least 100,000 Must be Raised if "Real Army Intervention is Decided Upon. "

WASHINGTON, March 10. It was considered certain today . that all of the regular troops in the United States who are not already on the Mexican border. will be sent there at

once. If - real armed ' intervention

finally is decided on, army officers say that , a volunteer force of at least 100,000 men must be raised. . It is said that the war department is ready to equip an army of 500,000 men, the only thing that would be shy being ammunition and this easily can be gotten from .the munition plants that are now making supplies of that r character for the European belligerents." For more than ayear and a half the war department has been accumulatIContinued On Page Ten.

RICHMOND MAN RECALLS RAID MADE IN 1871

Action of Colonel Slocum of the Thirteenth United States Cavalry in

sending 250 of his men into Mexico

in pursuit of the Villa bandits without awaiting orders from the federal

authorities establishes no precedent, according to Frank Wilson of this city, a veteran of the Indian wars and former sergeant in the Seventh Cavalry. Although Colonel Slocum's action constitutes an invasion of a country with which the United. States is at peace, Sergeant Wilson states that in 1871 General MacKenzie with a force of the Seventh Cavalry invaded Mexico in pursuit of a mixed band of Mexican and Indian outlaws. "After a day's ride we came upon the outlaws camp, surrounded it and when we got through the band had been "wiped out completely. We did a. mighty fine job." Wilson said today. "Returning to . the Rio Grande at a point near El Paso we learned that a strong force of Mexican soldiers were intrenched at the ford with artillery to prevent our crossing the river. MacKenzie then took us across at another ford. We didn't lose a man in the raid.' The Washington authorities were pretty huffy when they learned of MacKenzie's action but he escaped without even a reprimand. He put a stop to all bandit raids."

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Congress Leader Called Into Conference. President Wilson called Senator Stone.'chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, on the telephone and told him what had been done. Stone gave his unqualified approval of the stop and agreed to. farther any legislation which may be necessary. At the same time . Representative Flood, chairman of the house foreign affairs committee was sent for by Secretary Lansing to confer with him on the question. A rumor was given circulation about the capitol that ' information had been received here that General Carran- ' za had been assassinated and that this was one of the compelling reasons why orders had been issued to go af- . ter Villa at once. Administration officials said they had no such information and it was impossible to locate the source of the rumor. Word that at least positive action has been decided upon was immediately sent to the capitol and caused a sensation among senators and representatives. It was accepted that the determination to intervene in behalf of ' Carranza and to eliminate Villa once for all, would be a very popular one throughout the country.

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Officials were very careful to em-; phasize , that the expedition was in-. tended in every way to uphold the hand of the Carranza government as

recognized by the United States. -It dadtc n, um i . v.as admitted that grave doubt existed. ' PARIS, March 10.-Night operations how ever, as to how the Mexicans would

VILLAGE OF VAUX IS HELD BY FRENCH

Weather Forecast

United States Report: Fair and colder tonight. Saturday fair. Somewhat warmer north portion.

Temperature. Noon ......... 30

Yesterday. Maximum 40 Minimum 14

on the erdun front, north and east of the Meuse river, made "no change in the situation, the French war office announced this afternoon. The official statement says that the enemy launched no infantry attacks but both sides continued their bombardment. Despite the German claim that the village of Vaux and Ft. Vaux. northeast of Verdun, have been captured, French military critics, basing their contention upon - official information, insist that both positions are still held by General Joffre's troops. , Reports from both sides, however, make it plain that some of the bloodiest fighting around Verdun has taken place in and around Vaux, which has been entirely destroyed by the bombardment of the big German guns.

look at the matter. The ill-feeling against the United States has constantly been growing throughout Mexico and there were, many officials and' military experts who believed that the' Carranzistas and the Villistas would, unite to oppose the United 'States troops. The men holding these views. -and they include some of the leading -statesmen here, insisted that they were convinced that the United Statej would, have to pacify all Mexico an.1 create a government there that f. aid be upheld. General Scott, who knows Villa and the Mexicans well, made no secret of his fears that the action of the United . States might be misunderstood. lie. declared that no chances . could be taken with the troops that are sent, after Villa, but that they must be sup- , Continued on Page Three

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