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www IMWI SECOND EDITION WEATHER Mrtt. mt .ifin. si I. I'rotmMr Haiti HttUmlay4 Korty fifiti Yr. Dull Tnlh lur MAW MEDFOIID OKHION. FHIDVV. MAHCIf 10, Iflltf no. noo ROOPS ORDERED INTO MEXICO 10 TAKE VILLA, DEAD OR ALIVE OF NEW SECRETARY OF WAR WHO BEGINS WORK WITH THE ARMY BY PLANNING INVASION OF MEXICO, AND HIS PRETTY WIFE Medford Mail Tribune lAMERICAN T . mm (if army f rna iiio MEXICO BY U.S.ORDERED (President Wilson Orders American Troops Over Mexican Border to Capture or Kill Villa Bandits 5000 Men Available Work to Be Systematic and Thorough Is Pun itive Expedition, Not Armed In tervention. WASHINGTON', March 10. Pres ident Wilson today oidored Ameri can troops over tlio Mexican border to L'ftjituro or kill tin- Villa bandits who yesterday nudod Columbus, X. M. In its present singe tlu president's order does not mean tinned intorven tion in Mexico. It provides for a punitive oviidition to deal with law less forces ovor wliiuli the Currnnzn government lias no control. Ilie following stuteniont was ls- Isitcd at the white heuse: "An adequate i'oree will he sent at once in pursuit of Villa, with the single ohject of enptiiring linn and limiting a stop to his forays. "fins ran ho done and will ho done lin entirely friendly aid of tlio eon- btitnted uuthoritios in .Mexico mid Fwith scrupulous respect for the sov oreignty of that republie." Want Villa Demi or Alive It wan said at the white linuso that (tlio American government wants Villa -dead or nllvo and that no nteps will he neglected to airy out that lohiect. It was declined that tlio United States will not consider the punitive tnspeditmn an invasion of Mexico, and will continue to dual with the Cur ran a government. The Ameiiean government is still opposed to alined intervention in -Mexico, hut has de cided that the peace of lioth Mexico ond the I'nited Status is imnerillcd l. the continued activities of Francisco Villa. 'flic cnhiuel wus unnnimniis in do- luidmg that Villa must ho caught. CniiKTtH In Accord While tlio piosidont and the cab inet wcu deciding to send tlio troon Epvcr the holder, the ugitutioii had broken out afresh in congress. Scnutor McCumber and Senator I'all, Imth republicans, introduced resolutions proposing anny aution in different ways. Iloth lesolution woro referred to the foreign relutions committee, while Chairman Stono counselled his colleague to let the ex ecutive dipurtmunts of the govern incut handle the situutioii. While the senate was talking and some desultory mhmh'uo were being made in tlio house, flic president nct itd and tlio lender untitled quickly by telephone from thu white house, pitss feil the word nrouiid. It spread inicklv, hut both house and senate Deceived it as coolly as announeo Iment of tlio passage of routine hill. IThe democrats generally expressed I the opinion that the president ac tion uns vvhollv iustified nod the re- I'pnblu.uis who havo been uigiug nc- (Continued on pago six) I E WASHINGTON. Mar.h 10.- In a i port late thu utternoon General inton told the war derailment he had uecurute information thnt Villa jiad .IODO troop with hiai; that Vat- ianza troop in bis vifinUy had tA Kind that he udud acami Mfrktr- Eng awav the time of th urmv (inrd ng xuiull tuw," whiW ViJU might Ii.im- an opiMAanity to ye. He dlf-l ttlHt HM UMtt Of tM ttflliy w I II IS FUNSTON'S ADVIC i..i ..sa capture M sutrowMiva with xcre, for the nke of their I oil". (..-. TO BE RUSHED AGIST VILLA Funston to Lead American Invasion General Staff Called in Session to Perfect Plans for Expedition Movements to Be Made From Sev eral Border Points at Once. WASHINGTON .March 10. Ma jor General Scott, onief of staff ot t lie anny, announced tlio expedition would consist of not loss than f000 men, all of which aro available on the bolder, under Major General Funs ton. General Scott said today that tlio "necessity of providing even a stronger force for the .border than it now lias, while the American troops nro operating in Mexico, would ne cessitate using some troops not now there for the punitive expedition. They piohably will be oidorcd from other posts. No plans have been mado so far as is known for use of the national guard. " This afternoon Secretary linker called the general staff in session to jierfect xplnns for the expedition. General Funston was nsked for any recommendations. It was indicated 'that movements would be made fioin several points on the border at the same time. No move will be made by the navy for the present, l'raptioally the en tire Atlantic fleet, however, is within two days' sail of the Mexican uonst, and should Uarrnnxn's forces he un able to protect Amuiicaus or other foreign subjects in nose of riots, the iinw will be pressed into service im mediately. This was stated author itativcly today at the nuvy depait IllCllt. GERMANS FLEE . FROM PORTUGAL ACCOUNT OF WAR I'AIM.S, JIarch 10.-The I'ottu guoso legation nniiounces that a state of war cmMs between the Por tuguese republic and the German em pire, as from 0 o'clock last night. I.ISIION, I'oitugnl, March 5 (do layed). An official decree was plac arded tonight Munitioning all naval reserve to join their shii immedi ately. i USIION", I'oVtuinl. Marvh 10. Hurr Itogun, the Gorman minister, lata this afternoon pi cent ed per sonally to thn foreign minister the ultimatum of the German government. The publlo U deeply oonearned be enuko this action is supposed to mean war. In view of the naval measures taken liv the government, tlio Ger mans still remaining hero are ar ranging to leave tonight. A special train is held in waiting for German diplomatic and consular otficial. Berlin dispatches of yy.tordav said Germany declared war on Portugal Wednesday nftomoon. Apmrentl this was unknown in Lisbon yet, which nia be due to delay in trans-mis-ion ot official message between llerlui and I.iobon. 'S MAY BE CALLED OUT POItTLAXD. Ore March 10 Governor James With) combe today Inquired of Adjutant Ueneral George A. White as to the preparednoM ot the Oregon nyllHls to take to the field If ealtod upon. General White reported that the mllltta as ready for emerfen order. . I ALLIED ARMIES E EARLY IN MAY SAI.ONIKI, Feb. . (cone.pond enee of the Associated 1'iess.) Tim 'great Hnlkan offensive of the allied nniiius is popularly believed to bo ar ranged for the first week in May. Should weather condition prove ex ceptionally fuMirahlo U may tnko place even on,rlier. That it will take place soon, no one in Salnniki doubts for n moment. The only thing that can stop it is for the Germans anil Ilulguritiiis to move iirst and theru i little belief in tin contingency. Tlio increasing stores of munitions and supplies arriving in this port in an unending stream, the constant hard work of General Sarrail and his staff, the activity of the allied scouts and aerolaius and the cheery feature and high spiiits of the French and Ilritish soldiers and the OMgerucsM of the Serbs to get themselves in fighting trim again at the oailiest osible moment add to the oouticljou that an allied offens ive from Sulouiki in the apring i n certainty. Theru are today somo 8.,000 French and IJ0.000 llriti-.li troow here, in addition there aro sotde lit, 000 Serbs in Sulouiki ami along the Greek frontier. There nie also said to bo some l.'i.OOO more French on their way limn Marseilles, making a total of 2:i(l.0(K) allied troops us a! garrison lot alumki, not counting the personnel of the warship sta tioucd in the Iiailmr. IANT LANDAT WASHINGTON, M..r. I. 10.-Hussion troop hate landed on the Hluck seu coast of Asiatic Turkey and the occupation of Trebuond is imminent, aceoidiug to a dipUh leeeived to day fromhe American embassy at Constantinople. The state depart ment also was advised that the American wmsul at Trbionl had takeu Ai'er the archives of the Ger man consulate, the Uermau consul having left. LONDON, March 10 The numher of nflH.eoinbataHts killed by Great IlrltalH's onetules sine the begin ning of the war aggregates 3153, Premier Asquith writes In reply to a request for luforniaUoB. TO NVAD BALKAN mm VILLA INVITED ' ZAPATA TO FIGHT UNITED' STATES COU'.MIIUS, N. M.. .Match 10. An invitation to General Iitniliauo ZuiiHta tf march north and ioin in an ultaek on the F.riled Slate whs sent by Fruneiseo Villu in January, no oording to a copy of u letter found among Villa's captured traps. Tlio letter was dated, Snu Geroniuio, Chi huahua, .January (I, 11)10. "I shall not expend another shell on biother Mexicans Villa wrolo in the letter, "but will pieparo and or gnnixe to attack the Americans on their own soil and let Ilium know that Mexico is a land of the free and the tomb of (hornless erowu and trait or." Villa proposed that the joint movement with .a pat a against the United States should occur six months from .Jnuiiarv 0. Zapata, so far as known, made no move to ac cept and this may have hm rcon sible lor Villa' decision to march on Columbus alone. Villa in the letter attributed hi de feat at Agua l'rietu last November to the action of the United States government in Mnulltlng Cwrranxa military authorities to send ocr American torntorv reinforcements for the Mexican town opposite Doug las, Alii. ,Hiid declured thnt act an invasion of the otereignty of Mex ico ami an insidt to thu people. "At that lime." illa told Zapata, "I lestiHined, hut with the lenttt ditiiculU. the linpiiUe of niv troops to ntta k the i il ! Douglas.' The ft eat her Imriau offico earnost ly desires the co-operation of grovtors and fnrniors thtt its work may sorve the la most number and to tlio lar gest degree posslub-. To that end, It' requests that all who desire any assistance from the local offUe dur ing the eontlng frost period shall phone 108, stating name, telephone number, loeatiou of property and whether or not they Intend to smudge. Do this promptly. The efficiency of this work will depend largely upon the opportuni ties the office receives to render ser vice. Phone or (.all freely. AK CO-OPE AN OF FRIT GROWERS rrii. JIHlHlHiLHiHUBViSLB' WWW SdB i. Kl W HHMlHf iiH n I -hIBIK " 5000 MEXICANS 1 00 MEXICANS " PURSUING VILLA KILLED IN FLIGHT Carranza Silent Conccrnlnu Situa tionNews Is Kept From People of Mexico Troops Ortlcretl to Move Upon Villa Escape From Reyion Believed Cut Off. MF.XICO CITY, .Vnreh 10.-General Cai ninrn does not euro to make a xtatemeut in regind to the situu tioii icsiiltiug fiom the raid on Col umbus, N. M. A rigid censorship lias been imposed. NewsiMpers are ' '"I"!'"? I,0,,,"., "f tlw, n,,,,1 H",,h" pUIIHC Mil not been ad' ied of it. ; WASHINGTON, I). C, Mntfh 10. The .Mexican embassy got a tele gram from General Cnrraii late to day saying that ."000 troo ftow viiiious garrisons to the south had been ordoicd to moc upon Hie Villa bauds. No mention with made of the proposal of the United Stales to send forces. Hlisco Arreiloudo, (Ipuetnl Car raii,a' umliHssador heic, )ceived the news of the president's division with thu statement that he eould make no comment and would at onee notify Cainiiifl. Yesterday he de clured it was his own opinio that such action would not he resented. Late today an opieiu of t caret from General Carruiisa for the Col umbus massueiu was received by the state devilment. No offer of co operation with Aiueiicuu trop for hunting down the Villu bandits wus mudc, but if 'lie does come, it wus said that it hurdlv could bo refused. Ammiloniln loftu meil Secretary Ionising conferred Villi Klisco Ariwloinlo, Ueneral Car ranxs's ambassador, and infomied him pllieially ot the decision lo send ttooiM. It was made clear that no matter how far the troops had to penetiute into Mexico or what num bers wno required, the ek)sM)itioii would be eoasidcnMl by the United state- a iRiiutUo one for lbs uursuit of outlaws. . State department offi'tula said that no decision hitn been ivncbcd as to what the attitude of the United States would he if General Carraiua , objected to the piosoime of Ami-ricau soldier in .Mexico. They declined that (uetion would he wet when it fume up. COM'MnUS, X. M".. Sfareh 10. Carranza authorities, aceoiding to oilicials from .Iuaia, wutUd not ob ject to the entry of American troops into Mexico to attack Villa. Ih fact, uieages h.ie hea i eeied here statiug that Carruusa caiulr)' hud left UusHiau to take the baudit chief iu the reui with the ex pectation thul Ameru'tiu troops whom they supposed to hate ulread.v cross- eu ine uortier, wuinu uiincs nun. The Carrunsa troops, it was stated, (CoDtlDuea on raga TQ) Federal Troops in Increased Num bers Patrol Mexican Border Near Columbus Those Who Chased Bandits Return After Battle in Which Many Mexicans Are Slain. COM Mills. N. M., Ma roh 10. - One hundred .Mexicans woro killed by American soldiers who battled with Villa's rear uunnl after pursuing the Columbus raiders oer the bolder, ac cording to estimates made (oiIhv by Major Frank Tompkins, command ing the trooper. The fight took place lute yesterday. Federal troop in increased num ber imtrolled today thu Mexican bonier near Columbus, as a precau tion against further invasions of American terrilry by Frauulsco Villa's biiiuht army, which est onlay in a siirpnsi' attack upon this town killed Amerieun eitisens and soldiers, wounded many, burned buildings and liHited stores before luting diivoti back into Mexico by American troop ers. Villa itt the head of (he main body of bandits ns ivMirtid fifteen miles south of the iutcrnutionul line, where they halted alter a running fight yes terday by pursuing United States troopers. The pursuit of Villa and his men hy U&li American cavalrymen under Majors Toiupkiu uud I.indsley euded when the 'illa force mude n deter mined stuud, utter H-aching a series of hills, fifteen miles south of the border. The casualties to the Amer ican force during this battle con sisted of the death of a eoiH)ral whose iiuihh lias not yet been learn ed, and the slight wounding of Cap tain George Williams. Mexican cas ualties in this engagement were not rlortcd. ' In the raid uhjii Columbus it is estimated that more than u bundled Mexican- weie killed ami twice that uuiuber Miuiudcd. Of the sutccn Amei leans killed, ciflit wiic uwli.in-, inn i'i-lit sol-dlei-. KKItl.IN, Manh lo. bv wiioless to Suvville. -The lintirii uiaiii foice in Mesopotamia uttaoked the Turkish Dooji on the ngbt bank of tho Tig ris, March S, and after occupying part of the Turkish trenches weiwe ejected by a counter-atiur. mude by Turkish reserves, ys an oflieial conimuuicutiou iasuod todin bv thr Turkish wur dejaKment. The --tat. umil adds that the llritih retireil i their former positions, leaving 2(Hsv men of then dead in the Turkish tlvuiluj. ' K REPULSE BRUSH ATTACK FRENCH LINE Notwlthstandinii Enormous Expendi ture of Ammunition and Unstinted Sacrifice of Life, Teutons Fall to Gain Ground, But Lose Captured Territory Corhcaux Wood Re taken by French Loss of Vaux Is Officially Denied. I'AItIS, Mnrch 10, via London. There was no elm ago in the situu tioii bofoie Vordtut either cast or west of tho Memo, according to u semi-official uiinouueuniuut mndo here this afternoon. The announcement adds that tho violent bombardment continues on both banks of the Mouse, but that there has been no infantry nttituk by the Germans. An official note has been issued categorically denying (ho statement mado in the German official commun ication of March 0 that "tho village mid nnnoied fort of Vmix were cap tured in a glotioiiH night attack . . . bv Poseu reserve icgmicnts . . . under the leadership of . . . Ocnerul Von Guortsky ConiU." This assertion, the note says, is in every way false. Tho noto dmiles other statements contained in recent I Get man official communications-. .Situation llctlcc The situation at Vordun is regard ed us much better from tho French viewpoint us a result of yostordny'w fighting. Thu publle is greatly cheered by reports of successful re si.tanee on the rt of tho defenders of Hie Dutiess. Notwithstanding nit enormous expeudituiu of ammunition and unstinted sucrifldo of lite, tho Germans have failed to bend, intioli less bleak, the Hue. Kxhnusted by thrco days of violent of I'm ts, tho assailants uultod a half dav's rest to icplonish tho depleted rank ot infant! y. Tho French took advantage of tho lospltu to hvvccu on the Germans still remaining in Cot beaux wood, uud in this effort weie almost suoeossful. Attack Upon Doiiaiuout The renewal of huNvy fighting east of the Meuse, attended by a sorios of ushuults on Doimumont, has centered interest unco more on this portion of the trout. A good road runs thiough the gently sloping ravine up to tho pluteuu before Douaumont, posses sion of which would enable tho at tacking forces to take the defense in the flunk. Massed infantry, well supported by nttillury, struggled hard to win eouuuuud of this oasiost ap pioach to the fumous position, but the French were able to hold off tho assailants and at (lie samo time to deal with uttucks fiom tho village of DuuuumoHt. On tiie Wuevro tiie Germans did not attempt to pursue their actions fur ther. Not often in tlio long lmttlu have the Fieudi infantrymen had tho older t" advance. Whim they did re ceive it tliev showed that their of- (Continued on page six) IN EAST AFRICA I.ON'nnV. "Inn.h 10. I.inutunuut General Jan Christian timuts, com- maiming the expedition aguiu&t Uer mau Kast Alriea, has reported tho oeeuiHitiou of Tuvettt and also of Hulaita, it was officially announotMl this aiteruouii. The statement says some German, with a machine gun sMirendereil aud that "oiwrutiout mi) cuntiuiiing.'' i The scene of tin opeiationj in lust Aim a is mi the noitbem fron- tui hunt-ui the Gsnuart tsd liritish colonies. 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