Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-10
VILLA TROOPERS
BURN COLUMBUS,
N. M, AND SHOOT
MANY AMERICANS
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MANY AMERICANS
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drove the raiders across the border
Nine civilians and six United
States troopers we're known dead
early in the day.
villa and Lopes In Command.
Information that Francisco Villa
and his chief lieutenant, Pablo Lo-
PEE, were in personal command of
the raid was given Colonel SloCum
by a Mexican rancher. captured by
the bandits last Sunday. and who
escaped during the fighting This
Mexican told OF the hanging OF the
American ranchers, Mckinney, Cor
bett and O'Neil lie added that a
fourth American, whose name he did
not know, had been hanged at the
same time. The Mexican said villa
attacked with from 500 to 1000
men and a machine gun platoon.
The Mexican told slocum that
villa left the Bosques Grandes ranch
Tuesday. made a leisurely journey
north and about 4 yesterday after
noon left point on the Boca Grande
and started for the border
would KIN All Americans.
Travelling north they crossed the
boundary west OF Columbus" said
the Mexican, "snd entered town by
a ditch running past the cavalry
camp. villa was in personal charge
and declared he was going to kill
every American because the Ameri-
can government did not treat him
right. Villa declared Carranza could
not make peace in Mexico. With
villa were Pablo Lopez, Martin Lo-
PEI, Colonel Candelarlo Sevantes,
Colonel Cruz Chavez, General Jose
Fernandez and General Beltran."
To Force Intervention.
The Mexican, who prayed that his
name be not used, confirmed a re-
port previously given out by Car
rama officials that before leaving
the Santa Ana district in western
Chihuahua. villa had freely stated
that he intended to force interven-
ton by the United States by ralding
American territory and killing
everybody in sight.
Lieutenant Clyde Ely with twenty
men OF the New Mexican National
guard arrived from Deming today
and Joined the federal troops.
The Mexican fugitive said that
villa addressed his men yesterday
Just before ordering an advance on
Columbus. According to the Next
cans account villa declared the
watchword would be death TO
Americans" and added that the
killing of Americans was Just be-
cause citizens OF the United States
were responsible for the wretched
condition OF Mexico"
The United States intends to
swallow Mexico villa shouted"
said the fugitive. "1et us do what
we can to make II stick In their
throats.'"
Several MezicRns KILLED.
A large number of Mexicans were
killed. Their bodies dotted streets
where they had been posted picking
off Americans as they emerged pell
nell out of dwellings and hotels.
There appeared no wounded. Sew
eral guests we're burned to death in
the Central hotel, which was one Of
the first buildings fired by Villas
men. Mexican bandits standing out
side the flaming building shot down
A. l.. Richie, proprietor OF the hotel,
and w. r. Walker. a guest, as they
attempted to dash out OF the door.
Both were dead when picked up
later. @. @. Miller owner of drug
store. was shot as he tried to enter
the door OF the Hoover hotel. An
adobe structure. whose mud walls
protected a score Of covering women
and children who remained in the
rooms while a bowling mob of ban
dts surged through the surrounding
streets.
The attack was complete sur
prise. villa deceiving all the au-
thorities by dlspatchins a telegram
TO Hachita. n. NJ. last night, saying
that he was at the Nogales ranch in
Chihuahua. near the border, at least
forty-four miles from here. This
telegram was signed ostensibly by
the American caretaker OF the ranch
and stated that villa personally
was at the ranch house.
Mexican scout Brings News.
Carranza customs guards at the
border gates. three miles south OF
Columbus. had dug a few rifle pits
for the fifty Carranza soldiers who
fled Palomas when Villa appeared
In the vicinity several days ago.
CRrranAtstas Join Raiders
villa came over the line at this point.
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