Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 98, 11 March 1916 — Page 1

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Map of Border Showing Location of United States Troops

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Nearly 20,000 United States soldiers are strung along the Mexican border

at the present moment, according to the estimates of local army officers stationsd here at the Central Division of the United States army. The little

black arrows on the map-diagram drawn by a staff artist indicate just where

the various detachments of infantry and cavalry are stationed along tha

Mexican frontier.

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MEXICANS QUIT BORDER RAIDS NEARJjOLUMBUS Funeral Services Said Over Seventeen Americans Killed by Villa Haiders in Night Attack. PATROLS GUARD TOWN

Cattle Thieves, Dressed ' in Carranza Uniforms, Raid Herds, but Spare Lives of Americans. COLUMBUS, N. M., March 11Alarms have been frequent along the border during the forty-eight hours that have passed since Villa's attack on Columbus, but up to the present time no information has been received as to the killing of any more American citizens. A dispatch from Bisbee, Ariz., late Continued On Page Three.

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WASHINGTON, March 11 The Mormon colony of Americans

in Mexico has been saved from Villa vengeance by Carranzista

regular troops under General Bertram. The latter has notified the Mexican embassy of this fact and also declared that Villa has only

about 300 of his official bodyguard with him. According to Bertram's telegram to Ambassador Arredondo, he is working in unity and co-operating in every way with Colonel Slocum, commanding the American forces at Columbus. He has established his headquarters at Palomas, directly across the Mexican border

from Columbus, N. M.

Villa Escapes Drag Net of Pursuing Mexicans. The message received "by the Mexican embassy made it plain that

Uertrani Is acting promptly to co-opeVate In every way with the United States.

lie has 1,200 men with him and he declares that yesterday on his arrival near Palomas, a scouting division of his troops took up the Villa trail and attempted to surround the bandit leader. By hard riding Villa escaped and was moving toward the railway line, seemingly to try to cut off the Mormon refugees train, when a portion of the Carranzista forces got between him and his destination. .

Bertrani immediately got into communication with Colonel Slocum and

put him into possession of all of his information which was promptly conveyed General Funston.

Officials of the Mexican embassy wore well pleased with the message

from General Bertrani. They said it meant that Villa s days are numbered, and that the most grave danger that of complication with the Mexican people

has seemingly been avoided.

ML!! OFFICERS HOD i EL PASO kbit inns

LINE OF INTERVENTION, MAN WHO HAS CROSSED IT, AND CHIEF The map shows the Mexican boundary and the position of Columbus, the American town raided by Villa, in relation to other important points on the frontier. Below (at the left) is Col. Herbert J. Slocum, commander of the Thirteenth U. S. Cavalry, who is pursuing the Mexican bandits into, their own country. At the right is General Frederick Funston, in charge of all the American armed forces on the international border. I . ; Ix. .

EL PASO, Texas, March "IK Major General Frederick Funston is expected to reach the border within 24 hours and his arrival probably will be the signal for the advance of American troops into Mexico to take Francisco Villa, dead or alive. . The military authorities are taking into custody adherents of Villa who might try to conveys to the bandit information as to the plans of the American v troops. The round-up of former Villa officers and supporters began at midnight, when General Pablo Luna, formerly a member of Villa's bodyguard, was apprehended at the residence of General Banda. Banda was also arrested when he protested against the removal of Lunaby Gomez, Isidoro Luna and Canuto Lobo, described as ex-officers in Villa's army were also seized.

It is more than likely that Villa has

by this time received news of Presi

dent Wilson's determination to send troops into Mexico. Villa has agents in HI Paso, who have been keeping him posted and it is believed that if he attacks the Casas Grandes trains and massacres Americans he will then retire southward to the Galena dis: trict, his old haunt. Villa was- reared in the mountains ,of the district and knows every foot ' of the ground. Even the Mexican ru-

rales were unable to find him during

the, early days of his bandit career when he was being sought by the troops of President Porfirio Diaz. - It will be a difficult matter for the United States troops to run him down. Before evacuating Chihuahua Villa sent a large number of guns and much ammunition into the mountains of the Galena district to be used in an emergency. In all probability when United Continued on Page Three

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WALTER BOSSART SLATED TO SUCCEED PAT LYNCH

- Unless- present plans miscarry Walter Bossart of Liberty, Ind., a well known Union county attorney, will be elected Republican district chairman at the meeting of the county chairmen of the Sixth district, to be held at Cambridge City, Tuesday, March 14. Bossart will succeed P. J. Lynch of New Castle," defeated candidate for the Republican nomination as congressman. Lynch has been" district chairman since 1914. In that year when he secured the Republican congressional nomination he refused to resign the district chairmanship. ; . When he announced his candidacy again this year 'against Judge D; W. Comstock " pressure was brought to bear on him to resign from the chairmanship but he refused to do so. Although this action on his part was a violation of 'all political -precedents and manifestly unfair to Judge, Cornstock no effort was "ever made to force him- out of the chairmanship. Will Ditch. Lynch. Sixth district Republicans, however, are through with Lynch, as indicated by the overwhelming majority received by Comstock last Tuesday, and it would be a useless effort on the part of Lynch to seek re-election' as, district chairman, a ' fact he' apparently

realizes as he has not. announced. his intention of seeking re-election to the chairmanship. Bossart has no op-. Continued on Page Three

Weather Forecast

CHAMNESS ELEVATED TO ROAD CLUB POST

TEMPERATURE Noon SI

Yesterday. " Maximum v. ................. . . . . 41 Minimum 24 Local Forecasts-Increasing " cloudiness tonight . and Sunday. Warmer Sunday." ' - General Conditions During " the past 36 hours a great cold wave has moved southeast: from Canada to the Great Lakes and is central ;near Lake Huron. It is now . moving- away. A reaction to warmer weather . will ocleur during the next day or two.- Six

teen below zero at Saulte Ste Marie.j

Michigan. Mucn warmer in the west. Sixty degrees as far north as Canada

Colder weather also prevails over tha

south. Frost in Northern Florida and light ' frost in Central Canada. W. E. MCORE, Weather Forecaster.

.The last link in the Indiana section of the Pike's Peak Ocean-to-Ocean highway was selected yesterday at a meeting of the 'official board in the Claypool hotel. The link will start at Rockville, will run through Danville, to Indianapolis and Richmond. Markers will be placed along the route five miles apart and at the entrance of each town. A, N. Chamness of this city was made vice-president in the election of officers.

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. . WASHINGTON, March 11. General Carranza wants a reciprocal agreement with the United States whereby his troops can pursue bandits, on American soil. The first chief took the initiative in that connection, and in acknowledging the authority of the United States to organize a punitive expedition against Villa, has asked that a positive understanding be again entered into between the two countries for their mutual protection. In doing so Carranza has raised a problem which officials admitted is knotty. Consul Silliman, attached to Carranza's personal forces, today forwarded to the state department a lengthy communication from Mexican Foreign Secretary Acuna in which Carranza makes the claim that Villa and his men were driven across the border prior to their attack upon Columbus, N. M., by Constitutionalist troops, and intimates that if his men had been permitted to proceed they would eventually have captured the bandit. The communication contains information which was very carefully edited by the state department dealing with the general situation. It also contains an omission which the department said was due to errors in transmission. Secretary Lansing Will Delay Answering Request. Secretary Lansing made it plain that he did not expect to make any early reply to the communication. He said that the suggestion contained therein must be "carefully considered." Many officials pointed out that there seemed no good reason why this agreement could not be entered into. Inasmuch as Carranza' asks permission to pursue bandits and the new border patrol is to be so strong, it will be almost impossible to break through it, officials say there will likely be no further invasion. It would thus be possible to save Carranza's pride and agree to his request without making an agreement that might later become a serious menace to the peace of the border.

WILSON RUNS 734 AHEAD DESPITE BIG G. G.P. VOTE

JOHN LIND BLAMES BIG INTERESTS FOR COLUMBUS OUTRAGE MINNEAPOLIS, March 11. Interests on this side of the international boundary are inspiring and financing the Villa raid on American towns and ranches according to John Lind, who was President Wilson's special envoy to Mexico. In a statement published today, he said: "Villa was undoubtedly inspired and financed by interests on this side. But if there had been a neutral zone with adequate police protection and co-operation from both sides, even this incursion at Columbus, N. M., could have been prevented.". '.

If it were left to the voters of the Sixth Indiana congressional district to select the next president of the United States and they had to make their choice between Charles XV. Fairbanks of Indiana, Republican, and Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, Democrat, the highest office in the country would go to Mr. Wilson, according to the returns from the primary election this week. A large Republican vote was cast in the district last Tuesday than Democratic. Notwithstanding this fac Woodrow Wilson received 734 more votes than Fairbanks. In the Republican senatorial contest there were a total of 15,538 votes cast for Harry S. New, James E. Wat-

HAM SQUIRES FALLS 20 FEET OFF LADDER

Ham Squires, east of Gfeensfork, suffered serious injury efcrly this morning when he fell from a hay mow. As he had not regained consciousness at noon it is feared the accident may prove fatal. . Mr. Squires was a candidate for sheriff on the - Republican ticket at the election last Tuesday. Squires was on a ladder, which slipped throwing him twenty feet to the barn floor. He was not discovered until a half hour after the accident. When found, he was gripping the ladder so tightly that it was almost impossible to get his hands off the ladder.

son and Arthur Robinson. John W. Kern, candidate for the Democratic senatorial nomination, was not opposed but in the Democratic gubernatorial contest there were a total of 12.697 votes cast for Adair and Clore, 2,841 Continued on Page Eight

SEVEN AMERICANS ON NORWEGIAN BARK SUNK BY SUBMARINE

WASHINGTON,' March . 11. The: Norwegian bark Silius, which was sunk on the night of March 9 off Havre, France, was torpedoed without warning, according to a cable received' at the state department today'' from i American Consul Osborn at Havre, France. There were seven Americans aboard the Silius. All were saved.; Osborne also confirmed the sinking of the steamer Louisiana by a submarine. Officials regard the sinking of the SiliuS as extremely serious because of its possibilities. It was officially stated that a full investigation of the circumstances of the attack will be' made at once. If positive evidence is obtained that the vessel was not armed and that it was torpedoed by a submarine without warning it was plainly indicated that this government at ' least will call upon Germany for an r immediate explanation.