The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-10
MEXICAN OUTLAWS
CONTINUING RAIDS
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their loot on their retreat, closely press
| ed by the American troops.
While citizens today were inclined to
berato the unpreparedness OF the Thir-
teenth Cavalry troops. asleep when the
Villistas stole UP and rushed shrieking
| into the center OF the town, all praised
the brave fighting by, the outnumberod
American soldiers
cavalrymen wounded. Capt. q. Williams
suffered a flesh wound and Lieut.. G. y.
Benson was shot In the left arm,
Private E. NJ. Johnson, OF the hospi-
| tai CORPS without regular army weapons,
let fly with an ak at the oncoming VIII
listas Draining one.
| A circumstance noted today was that
the United States soldiers took very Few
prisoners and these mostly wounded.
| A score OF dead Mexicans were picked
up In the streets OF Columbus after the
| raid. Tho total number OF Mexican dead
recovered is already over fifty wi,h
many more dead Villistas reported IN
mark their line of retreat. 49,,
OF the wounded American soldiers
| the condition of Private j. G. Taylor.
shot through the head, and Private
Theodore Katzorke. shot through both
| legs. is serious today.
Would Fight Across Plain.
Moving southwark from the border
an invading American army would hight
its way first across mesquite-covered
sandy plain and then into barren red
and yellow foothills.
villa. 1t Is believed here, will make
his first stand. II attacked. In these
ravines and arroyos. the hiding place
| in recent years of bands OF Mexican
cattle raiders and desperadoes.
In these foothills, where knowledge oil
the country would prove OF greatest
advantage to the villa bandits, the Dor.
der raiders would be expected to carry
on guerrilla combats with American
cavalry, avoiding a general engagement
at all costs.
! Eventually villa would be forced tC
fall back to the rugged Sierra MadT'
range 100 miles to the southwest, ir
| western chihuahua. scattering his
| forces into small bands OF from twenty
| to fifty men.
| villa is reported to have made the at
tack on Columbus to force intervention
by the United States.
| a Mexican cowboy who camped with
Villas men after they were driver
back into Mexico, said the bandit lead
err swore again to invade the United
states and Kill every 'gringo."
This report confrmed the statement
made by Mrs. Maud Wright, who wal
captured by Villa in the Casas Grande'
district March / and released previous
to the attack on Columbus.
Mrs. Wright. a guest at Colonel Slo
Gums headquarters. today reiterated
that villa told his men Just before th'
Columbus raid: We will lay the tow
in waste and make torches OF ever.
man. woman. and child to be found"
Tells Of Threats.
While she was 4 prisoner. Mrs. Wrigh
said, VillIstas told her villa expected I,
lay the whole United States In vast
with the help OF japan and Germany
They said he was bitter over CarranZa
recognition by the American Govern
ment and hopes to force Intervention I
unite all Mexican factions against tn
Invading United States troops.
Mrs. Wright also retold OF the disap
pearance OF her husband and Fran
Hayden. an American youth. both o
whom are believed to have been kille
by the Villistas.
Mrs. Wright was separated from he
baby, who she believes was given to
Mexican family.
The Villas alleged determination I
make a torch of every American the
| encountered failed before the drawer
OF Mrs. g. T. f. Ryan, wife OF tn
captain Of Troop l..
Attempting &c make her escape durin