THE MORNING OEEGOXIAN. FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1916.
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C0L1BUS
RAID
IS
CLIMAX
OF
DARING
Incursions by Mexicans Nu
merous in Period
Since 1910.
MANY KILLED IN CLASHES
RUFFLED PANTALETTES NEW THING ON THE BEACH.
Xalest Invasion of America Greatest
of Al! United States Troops
Now Making Second Raid
on Soil of Mexico.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex.." March 9.
TIaWs of Mexicans on American towns
along the border have been numerous
in the last few years, but none of them
lias equaled the massacre at Colum
bus, N. M., in scope of daring. United
states troops entered. Mexico as a re
sult of attacks on Americans by Mex
ican revolutionists once before, but the
leader of the extra-territorial expedi
tion is now preparing to defend him
self before a court-martial.
As far back as November 15, 1910, a
1'and of 330 Mexicans marched on Mar
athon and Rock Springs, Tex., but were
lriven back to Mexico after a running
:ittle with cowboys. During this ram.
0 Mexicans marched toward Marfa,
Tex., looting ranches until . they, were
driven out by rangers.
Few Raids Lead to FlBUta.
There were numerous raids during
the next four years, but few men were
involved and little damage was done.
Not many of these incursions resulted
in fights between Americans and the
invaders. l-uring 1915 Mexican raids became
more daring and numerous. The Invad
ers were more ' numerous and desper
ate. Despite the fact that American
troops were stationed all along the bor
der, the Mexicans slipped through the
-ordon and in some instances attacked
"United States soldiers.
On August 6, 1915, Mexicans sacked
Febastian. Tex., 37 miles north of
Brownsville, and killed Albert Austrian
Jiii'l his wife and wounded their son.
The intruders evaded American caval
rymen and returned to Mexico.
Halda Cirow More TiumerotiM.
Klght days later Mexicans in uniform
crossed the border 15 miles west of
Noga'les, Ariz., and slaughtered many
bead of cattle. Cavalry and ranchers
went after the invaders, but failed to
capture any. On the same day 80 men
dashed into Texas at Laredo. Tex., loot
ed several ranches and escaped to Mex
ico after a. fight with citizens.
On August 15. 20 Mexicans slipped
Into the United States at Mercedes.
Tex. They were surrounded by armed
Texans and a squad of cavalry, losing
several killed and wounding three
Texans.
Fifty United States soldiers and a
score of Mexicans clashed at Progreso,
Tex., on August 26, and the looters
fwere repulsed.
On September 1, two Americans were
captured and slain by Mexicans who
Invaded the United States north of
Urownsvflle. American soldiers at
tacked the band and slew one raider
find wounded several others.
Rnttle Koiisht AeroM Itorder.
Three days later cowboys and ranch
ers fought off a band of bandits near
Kncinal, Tex., and one American de
fender was slain. On the same day
soldiers discovered a squad of Mexi
cans near Brownsville, killed one of
the intruders and drove the rest across
the boundary. Mexicans in uniform
tired across the border at the pursuing
American soldiers, but hit nobody.
On November 24. 25 Mexicans crossed
the border near Nogales, Ariz., and shot
". American soldier before they were
' ich uk iiilu iviexico.
mere also were many individual
clashes between Mexicans and Ameri
cans in border towns, while numerous
Americans were killed in Mexico, the
most extensive offense of the latter
sort being the massacre of a score of
American mining men near Chihuahua
The other instance in which United
Mates troops entered Mexican territory
in pursuit of Mexican soldiers took
place near Brownsville recently. Sev
eral soldiers were bathing in the Rio
Cirande and two of them were kidnaped
by Mexican soldiers. Companions of
tne captured men crossed the boundary
nrmed, in pursuit of the captors, but
later returned, the Americans having
been released. The commander of this
Invasion of Mexico is held for trial by
courimaruai.
NEW ATTACK IS AWAITED
(Continued From First Page.)
dus of many American women from
Deming. in fear of the possibility of
another attack. These included th
wives of many Army officers and Mrs.
A. L. Riggs, wife of the American
customs oiticer.
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18 KILLED
RAID
Thirteen Troopers Wounded.
No Quarter Is Shown.
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MISS ELEAX ORB CASEY.
This is Miss Eleanore Casey, of Ne w York, in the striking bathing com
bination that set all Palm Beach agog when she marched down to the surf.
The costume is a draped skirt Ifora unaerneatn wnicn mere aaringiy appear
the furbelows of a dainty pair of pantalettes.
With this bathing dress a pair 01 tvnue congress ganers is worn oy julisb
Casey.
MESSENGER BOY KILLED
REINHOLD MEISZ' SKtLL CRt SHED
BV AUTO OX BRIDGE.
at the Umpqua Hotel. The subject of
timber sales was the chief matter dis
cussted at the last day's sessions. F.
E Ames, assistant district forester, of
Portland; delivered an address before
the ranjrrs.
IMPROMPTU WEAPONS USED
Villa and his band as he appeared in
Western Chihuahua last Saturday. Oth
ers were expected to follow tomorrow.
CIVILIANS' TOLL IS 1043
Private AVlio Slew One Invader With
Ax Says 3Iexicans Fought Like
Ievils TTnidentiried Chauf
feur Listed Among Dead.
EL PASO. Texas, March 9. The fight
at Columbus was without quarter on
either side, according to Private John
son, who arrived here today.
I asked the' boys if there were any
prisoners." said Johnson. "and they
answered that nobody took any. I
know I brained one black Mexican
with an ax. The Mexicans fought like
devils.
'There were no arms in the hospital
tents and the attendants were asleep
when attacked. They had to fight with
any weapon at hand."
American soldiers who were Killed
were:
Frank T. Kendvall, horse shoer.
Troop K.
Sergeant Mars A. Dobbs. machine
gun troop.
Corporal Paul Simon.
Sergeant John Nievergelt, band.
Corporal Harry Wiswall. Troop G.
Kred A. Griffen, private Troop K.
Thomas Butler, private. Troop E.
Civilian dead were:
A. L. Ritchie. proprietor of Com
mercial Hotel; shot and body burned.
Walton Walker, United States cus
toms rider.
W. R. Walker, of Playas, N. M., Sun
day school delegate; shot to death,
body burned.
Mrs. Milton James.
C. S. Dean.
C. C. Miller, druggist.
J. J. Moore, merchant.
Dr. H. J. Hart, El Paso, burned to
death in Commercial Hotel.
Charles DeWitt Miller, Albuquerque,
ri. M., burned to death in Commercial
Hotel.
H. J. - Davis, member Company K.
Texas National Guard, shot and burned
to death in Commercial Hotel.
Unidentified chauffeur.
Among the wounded troopers were:
Lieutenant C. C. Benson, Troop G.
Jesse P. Taylor, Troop F.
Thomas Butler, Troop F.
Theodore Kalzorke, Troop K.
Michael Barmazel, machine gun troop.
John Yarbrough, Troop K.
James Venner, Troop M.
John Keogh, Troop G.
Other wounded, all of -whom were
taken to the base hospital at Fort
Bliss, were:
Private J. C. P. Taylor, Troop F, shot
through the head, serious.
Private Theodore Katzorke, Troop L,
shot through both legs.
Private James Venner, Troop M, shot
through the arm.
Private James Veeder, Troop K. shot
in the chest.
Lieutenant- Benson, not seriously
hurt.
Miller was identified by a fraternity
ring. Hart known to have been in the
hotel and not been seen since. Only
charred fragments of bodies were recovered.
Fatalities of Germans in Belgian and
French Districts .Reported.
BERLIN. March 9. (By wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.) From September, 1915,
to date, 1043 civilians, including many
women and children, have been killed
or wounded by hostile artillery and
bombs dropped by aircraft in the Bel
gian and French districts occupied by
the Germans, the Overseas News Agen
cy said today.
The killed during the month of reD-
ruary included 17 women and 15 chil
dren and the wounded 20 male civil
ians, 46 women and 21 children, the
statement declares.
WHEAT STORAGE DOUBLES
Estimate Is That 1 5 1 ,9 1 1 ,000 Bush
els of 1915 Croy Is Held.
WASHINGTON. March 9. The quan
tity of wheat held in interior mills and
elevators in the United States on March
1 was nearly twice that held a year
ago. according to a report today by the
Bureau of Crop Estimates.
The total is estimated at 151.911,000
bushels, or about 15 per cent of the
1915 crop. Last year it was 85. 955. 000
and two years ago 93,626,000 bushels.
The figures do not include visible
stocks at points of large accumulation.
MEXICAN PURSUIT UPHELD
(Continurd From Firct Piire.i
First Refugees Arrive.
DOUGLAS. Ariz.. March 3. The first
American refugees from Sonora were
three women who arrived here today
from El Tigre. a mining camp which
first was reported as the objective of
so great, the officers responsible for
the action today would face court
martial. Suggestions that Colonel
Slocum, in command at Columbus,
might be court-martialed, however,
were scouted by some officials, while
at the War Department itself the sub
ject was not discussed.
Newton D. Baker, who became Secre
tary for War today, conferred over the
situation with President Wilson tonight-
Three hours later Mr. Baker
said no orders had been sent for the
recall of the American soldiers.
Major-General Scott, chief of staff,
telegraphed General Funston at Fort
Sam Houston, in command of the bor
der forces, for all details available. He
said the policy of the Government
would not be outlined until General
Funston's reply had been received.
What had been done toward strength
ening the forces near Columbus or re
inforcing the little command that had
ridden against the bandits apparently
was not known at the War Department
tonight. General Funston has full au
thority on the border and Is making
such troop movement as he thinks
best. Even he is distant from the
scene, and so far is not fully informed
as to what Colonel Slocum has done.
Pershing Sends Report.
A brief report reached the depart
ment in the course of the day telling
of the raid, and afterward General
Funston relayed a dispatch from Brigadier-General
Pershing telling of a tel
ephone report from Colonel Slocum and
announcing that five troop3 had been
sent across the border with instruc
tions not to go more than two miles.
There are more than 4000 cavalry and
la battalion of the Fourth Mountain Ar
tillery with two mountain guns in the
territory between Douglas. Ariz., and
El Paso, Tex. They could be assembled
at any point within 24 hours. In the
same territory are eight regiments of
infantry, the Sixth Field -Artillery and
another battalion of the' Fourth Artil
lery, making an additional force of ap
proximately 8000 infantrymen and 36
field and mountain guns which could
be gathered at Columbus within two
dayi".
CICX 1 UAL I'ORTS CAN send few
Commandant at Chicago Reports
Regulars Are Badly Scattered.
CHICAGO. March 9. Colonel D. v, A
Fredericks, commander of the centnal
department of the United States Array
with headquarters in Chicago, tonight
said that his department could supply
only one regiment of infantry at war
strength for immediate service in Mex
ico, as all the rest of his soldiers were
already serving on the Mexican border.
The Twenty-fourth Infantry recently
arrived at Fort -D. A. Russell, Wyo,
from the Philippines.
Colonel Fredericks said that the
central department had also one regi
ment of cavalry, but it was not at
war strength. The cavalrymen were
stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Fort
Sheridan, Fort Robinson, Neb., Fort
Meade, ri. D.. and Fort Russell, as
caretakers. They could be sent to
active service, but the number of men
was so small that the troopers would
be of little use.
The Colonel said that there were no
artillerymen, engineers or signal corps
men in the central department. , There
are now on the Mexican border 8725
men from the central department,
mostly infantry.
Car l Driven by H. L. Kadderly, Son
oC Hard-ware Merchant Lad
Thrown Under Streetcar.
Reinhold Weisz. a messenger, was al
most instantly killed at 6:30 o'clock last
night by being run over by an automo
bile and streetcar after the boy had
fallen from a bicycle at the east end of
the Morrison-street bridge. A fractured
skull caused death.
The automobile was driven by Her
bert L. Kadderly, son of J. J. Kadderly,
a hardware merchant who lives at 1401
East Stark street. Mr. Kadderly and
his father were going home from the
city. The boy was riding in the team
track coming west.
Mr. Kadderly says that as the boy
was just in front of the automobile, his
bicycle struck some obstruction, and
the boy was thrown across the guard
rail onto the cartrack where Mr. Kad
derly was driving. The front -wheelof
the automobile passed over him. The
streetcar, of the Montavilla line, in
charge of W. J. Newton, motorman. and
T. B. Dabb, conductor, ran over the
lad's heel.
Dr. H. F. Leonard and an ambulance
were called. The boy was taken to the
Emergency Hospital but was dead -when
he got there. The body was removed
to the public morgue.
The police and Deputy Coroner Smith
experienced great difficulty in getting
details of the accident, because the body
was taken away and both the automo
bile and the streetcar were gone when
the officers were notified. Motorcycle
Patrolmen Tully and Morris took the
boy's bicycle to the police station. About
8 o'clock Mr. Kadderly -went to the po
lice station and made a statement.
Young Welsz was the son of Mr. and
H. G. Weisz. 504 East Clay street,
was about 19 years old.
Border Patrol to lie Reinforced.
HISBEE. Ariz.. March 9. The Tenth
United States Cavalry stationed at
Fort Huachuca. Ariz., 10 miles west
of here, has been ordered to Douglas,
Ariz., to reinforce the Mexican border
J'atrol. it was stated tonight. The
cavalrymen will leave here tonight on
a special train.
Senate Passes Coos Park Bill.
ORKGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 9. The Senate today
rassed Senator Chamberlain's bill au
thorizing the authorities of Marshfield
and North Bend to use the Coos Head
military reservation for park purposes,
for exclusive jurisdiction of lands
within Mount Rainier National Park,
and Senator Jones' bill appropriating
J.10,000 to establish a fish cultural
Elation on Quiniault Lake.
llritain to Call Men, 2 7 to 35.
I.OSDON. March 9. The newspapers
announce today that the proclamation
will beVued next week calling to the
colors married men between the ages
of 27 and
Forest Btangers' Session Ends.
ROSEBlfcG. Or.. March 9. (Special.)
The anJual meeting of the rangers
of the UiJpqua National forest reserve
closed he last niciit with a banquet
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