Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-11
Colonel SIocum Well Prepared
and Anxious to Take Trail
of Bandit Leader While It
Is Hot.
MEXICAN KILLED BY
SENTINEL NEAR BORDER
Citizens Nervous Over Ru-
morS That Raiders Are
About to Renew Attack on
Americans.
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Francisco villa with the Mexican |
bandit army whose raid on Colum-
bus was beaten off by the Thirteenth |
United States cavalry with severe |
losses Thursday morning, was at Bo- |
ca Grande. twenty-five miles south
east, at least according to reports to-
day by scouts. American military
authorities here were impatient for
orders TO cross the border and assail
the bandit leader before he had time
to retreat farther into the interior of
Chihuahua
Colonel SlOcum Ready.
With plenty of cavalrymen avail
able tonight, Colonel Slocum and has
der to cross the line now would mean
q quick disposition of villa. When
Major Frank Tomkins. of the Thir
tecnth. with hardly 200 men took up
the pursuit Of the entire Villa force
estimated at $500 men, yesterday,
the Mexican fled fifteen miles Six
troops of cavalry were repdy and
eager tonight to renew the chase.
Columbus Nervous.
Meanwhile the town OF Columbus
was literally a center of nerves to-
night A report today that villa had
re-crossed the border and surrounded
the city stampeded nearly all the in
habitants. Mrs. Walton James. one
aF I,a l,tl Ix.
Villas raiders when they burst into
the town Thursday morning before
daylight, was buried today. A
throng attended.
Every man and even boys In knick-
erboclters were aroused and armed
with rifles and revolvers. Rifles emp
turcd from the Mexlcans when the
Americans troops drove them from
the town supplied arms for many of
the civilians.
Villa Advance Reported.
Tonight the report that villa was
again advancing once more gained
currency. Armed civilians supple
menting the two patrols put out by
tiit HlllANhiy hbiiipiitlNEg WHp NNf'
charge of the town. fired shots at
everything that appeared To move In
the desert brush surrounding the
town. Shouts of put out the lights
rang through the streets and milf
tary camps at 1890 O'Clock, but half
an hour later there appeared no sign
that villa had reached boundary with
his army. The entire military forces
at the disposal of Colonel Slocum were
ready, however. at moments notice
for q fight.
Wives Sent From Border.
During the day after II became
known that the United states gov
crnment had decided TO send troops
into Mexico after villa, army officers
sent their wives and other women
alarmed by reports of another villa
attack, departures numbered scores.
A squadron of cavalry sent out to-
day to investigate n report that Villa
soldiers had crossed the border and
surrounded patrol Of the seventh
CtNdliN Ittuihcu lIpil b l''oihblo-
sance tonight with report that no
MeXicans had been seen this side of
the border. At o'clock a report
was received at headquarters OF the
Thirteenth cavalry that firing heard
few minutes earlier east of the
town was the result of the failure Of
Mexican to halt on order of a pa
troll. The Mexican was killed. A
few minutes later the lights were
again turned on in the cavalry camp
and the town.
Held as Mexican Spies.
A number Of Mexicans rounded up
by military patrols were examined to-
day and tonight because Of the sus-
picion that they had furnished in
formation TO villa. Some were lib
Grated, but few were held as spies.
AS the country is not in a state of
war, however they are not likely to
be executed even If found guilty.
One of the Mexicans. who gave
the name of Pablo Gonzales. wore ov-
erals over a Mexican military uni
form lie insisted. however. that he
was peaceful rancher, but was held
in the military guard house with n
number OF other suspects. Several
of those liberated were escorted TO
the border and told to cross with the