The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11
l,M CarlullZaStas on BOr.
der Ready to Aid Villa
Hunt.
BANDITS IN NEW
RAIDS ON L. :. SOIL
Residents. Refugees. Sol
dicr> Rejoice ut Orders
TO L. 5. Army.
WOMEN SAFELY AWAY:|
MEN HEAVILY ARMED
Miller. Rich Ranch Owner.
Slain-PaperS Reveal
Villas Plot.


the women and children brought to III
Paso for safety every man in or near
Columbus. heavily i med. is ready fo.
any emergency.
a band o. about ."o Mexican
, crossed the border southeast Of Os-
borne Junction, ARR. Tonight and at
tackled a ranch. one OF the defending
American ranchers was killed and
! Ia - amoun, OF horses and livestock
| were either Killed or driven back into
Mexico. American troops from Bisbec.
Ariz.. started to-n!Gh, for Osborne
junction and Will invade McAlco from
that point.
! Reports have been received by Col
Slocum, in command of the United
states troops. tina, bandits had been
seen about Hachita. y. NJ. ard he AT
! once despatched troops there and TO
| Victoria, where bands of Mex.cans are
also reported TO have crossed the bor-
! der.
1t is believed that Villa with be-
tween 900 and l.Vo0 bandits Is in the
foothills about fifteen miles across tn.
border from Columbus. where No took
refuge after 2oo of his men had been
killed In the battle OF yesterday morn
Ing Late Tonight Mexican raiders
| were found along the border and
within eighteen miles Of Columbus and
the fear spread that Columbus was TO
Z 4. Il i
prisoners have said that villa would
return tonight.
a wagonload OF ammunition was
smugglsd out OF III Paso Tonight
by Mexicans. presumably Niliistss.
United States troops In automobiles
were sent in pursuit.
During the day there was hasty
preparation TO repel an attack when n
large band Of Mexicans were seen
moving along the border. Investiga-
ton by American officers showed the
command to he part Of the forces
of Gen. Bertani NJ the Carranza
army. who is on the hunt for Villa. A.
first there were alarming suspic ions
that IL was band OF villa bandits
bent upon returning to the attack on
Columbus.
Word was received later that the
CarraDza troops are preparing To assist
whatever eXpeditionnry force goes into
Mexico to hunt down Villa and his
raiders.
l.2OO Carrnnxistn. Ready.
Late to-day Gen. Ber,ani. command
ing loo soldiers from the Casas
Grandes district. arrived al Palomas.
six miles south Of the border ana about
nine miles from here. Civilian scouts
rode back TO this city and reported
their arrival. They We're flying flags
OF black and white.
Tonight a courier reached Column
bus with message to Col. Slocum
from Gen Bertani. The message was
tO the effect that the CarranZa troops
were ready to cooperate with ii"
American troops as soon as necessary
and that the black and white flags
were being displayed so that the
Americans might know the Mexican
Federals were allies who We're jus, as
eager to round up the Vi,listas AZ the
Americans were,
Great rejoicing marked the receipt
OF news here that the United States
had ordered American forces to cross
into Mexico to avengc the raid Of villa
and his robbers. Civilians and soldiers
alike received the reports with glee,
II IL believed that one expedition will
enter from here. another from Hachita.
west Of here, and probably third from
"a point between the two towns.
One expedition may enter at III Paso.
/. Is stated, az such a force could en-
train at .Iuarez and be rushed south in
time, possibly. to head off Villas re-
treat In that direction, thus catching
him between two bodies Of American
forces II the advance is made soon
enough.
100 Dead MesicHns.
Fully a hundred dead Mexicans have
been picked up as result of the bat
tie. II is believed many more bodies
are lying behind the brush that covers
the surrounding country.
All Mexican homes in Columbus and
near by have been searched and all
arms have been confscated.
Gen. Manuel Banda, former Villa
commander. once commandant in
Juarez was arrested here tonight and
held az "A suspicious character" Three
other Villa sympathizers were taken
into custody.
BY means of the thlrty-second degree
Masonic ring with the name &c. De
Witt" engraved on the inside of the