New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-12
MEXICAN SPIES
TAKEN In DR0vES
Wholesale Arrests in Col
umbus Include Capture
of Pablo Gonzales.
SIOCUM PRAISES
TOMPKINS FORCE
With Few More Troops, He Says,
Americans Would Still Be
Across Border.

Columbus. y. NJ. March ll.-N hole
,.le arrests Of MeIicans suspected OF
,.;nr spies we're made here to-day,
,bus United States officers completed
,,snsrauons FOR the pursuit Of villa
and his bandits. The American sol
tsrs. officers and men displayed an
s.gerress for the receipt Of the order
tEst would start them into Mexico.
Among the NeXicans arrested for
s,virg was Pablo Gonzales. When
,sken ne wore oyeralls over q military
Major Frank Tompkins. who, with
eour skeleton troops. chased villa sew
erai miles into Mexico. Is 20 be trans
erred TO Fort Riley. and has asked TO
he allowed 20 20 with the expedition IN
oursuit Of Villa.
In highly commendatory telegram
-olonel Slocum urged the War Depart
-ent 90 grant the request. He told
how Tompkns's force broke UP every
Formation villa made 20 check the pur-
sui.. and particularly how Tompkins.
with thirty-dve men. under Captain
Rudolph Shipper. out In advance, drove
In q Nevican rear guard OF more than
zoo men before Villa ordered out an
overwhelming force and checked the
American advance.
High Praise for Troops.
II We had had another troop or
wo." Colonel Slocum said, eve would
g. in Mexico yet The regiment be
.syed beautifully
kilograms from army officials and
prominent civilians throughout the
.ountry poured IN to-day upon Colonel
Horace j. Siocum. commanding the 18th
Cavalry commenting highly his eI-
,loit when with 200 men he drove
Illa's raiders out OF Columbus Thurs
lay. Some o. the kilograms referred
10 the battle as an incident that cut
he "Gordian knot OF the Mexican
problem.
Captain Pablo Garcia. the wounded
MA officer. died to-day. Civil author
tiles had included Garcia among the
Mexicans against whom they planned
e place charges q murder IS result
,. The raid
Must Face Murder Charge.
Seven wounded Villa soldiers capt
,red By Colonel II. J. Slocum's troopers
q the 18Th United States Cavalry in
thursdays battle here will be charged
nth murder for the killing Of the
Ieven American soldiers slain In the
lgtt, accord ~ 20 an announcement to-
lay By Z. p. stone, special agent Of
he Department Of Justice. The pris-
uers include a boy twelve years old
I'd TWO officers.
Nr. stone said he would confer to-
lay with summers Burshart. United
'-a;es District Attorney OF New Mex
CO. and that the charges probably
rould name Francisco Villa. the bandit
hei. who .e4 the raid on Columbus.
j was probable that similar charges
= murder would be fled against the
irisoners in the state courts Of New
teXico in connection with the killing
4 nine civilians by the bandit raiders.
ir. Stone added.
The death yesterday 81 Fort Bliss %
esse D. Taylor, g wounded American
older, vii. be the basis for the eighth
barge Of murder against the prison
p. who are all so badly wounded that
United States commissioner probably
ill be summoned from Deming or
Albuquerque 20 arTaign them as they
ie u G hosp.ta! tent in the cavalry
amp here
stone area me cases against lhe
prisoners had been rendered particu
sr.y strong by the fact that evidence
sd been found. including papers taken
ron Villas Official CORES Oncence,
shlch was picked Up on the battlefield,
show that Villa. while approaching
.olgmbus addressed has troops. telling
hem % spare no American. TO burn
nd loot .-e town and 90 make human
orches ~ every man, woman and
HID"
Eighteen mounted Nexicans are re
ior'ed % have raided the home OF II.
! b.arkership, section foreman at
ha.p.as, eighteen miles east OF Co
1m5gs. The family. including two
'al1ren, crawied % cover IN the dark
'sss end bid lr the brush most o. the
odd night The raiders are said 20
rave passed south .nt0 Mexico.