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ROOPS ORDERED INTO MEXICO 10 TAKE VILLA, DEAD OR ALIVE
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NEW SECRETARY OF WAR WHO BEGINS WORK WITH THE ARMY BY PLANNING INVASION OF MEXICO, AND HIS PRETTY WIFE
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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)
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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
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IS FUNSTON'S ADVIC
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with xcre, for the nke of their
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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. '
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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.''
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The scene of tin opeiationj in
lust Aim a is mi the noitbem fron-
tui hunt-ui the Gsnuart tsd liritish
colonies. Tuvetu is ou the British,
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