The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13
THE SITUATION
 IN OLD MEXICO
DIAZ DEFEATED.

plAz DEFEATED.
 FL PASO, March 7-The follow CTS of Felix Diaz, who are adVanc-
 .ng on Mexico City with the object of driving General Carranza from the capital were decisively defeated today in the state of OaXaca n their first encounter with the Car
 ranza forces. The reports indicatt that the revolutionists are complet'
 " demoralized and that it is doub
 full if the campaign can be contin
 he CarranZa government.
 BANDITS CROSS BORDER COLUMBUS, N. M, March g. Twelve residents of this place ar
 dead, several are severely injuret
 and the town is half in ruins c
 ne result of q raid which was mad
 early this morning by several hu,
 rcd Mexican bandits, supposedl followers of General Vi la IT,
 invaders were in full possession
 he town for half an hour, durin
 which time they footed stores al dwellings, and shot all who soug
 interfere with them, finally SC
 ing fire to the town when thrn
 companies of United States cava
 appeared on the scene and drov
 them toward the border
 When a short distance south the border, the bandits were reil forced and a determined stand W lade In the battle which followed 'aptain George Will jams was w1u d and a trooper was killed. The 1eXicans numbered fully one thou and while there were less than rec hundred American sOlQi-i
 lrrayed against them.
 VILLA WAS THERE. COLUMBUS, N. M, March g. The army of raiders which visited this place today is believed to have been under the personal command
 of General Villa, although no one
 can be found who recognized the
 rebel leader During the fighting
 which followed the arrival of the cavalry six soldiers were killed and number were wounded. Many of the Mexicans were also killed
 before the raiders were driven out of the town.
 FALL URGES INTERVENTION WASHINGTON, D. C.. March g. Senator Albert B. Fall, of New Mexico, is preparing resolution for introduction in the senate, au
 thorizing the recruiting of an army of half a million men to put stoI to the Mexican outrages and stamp Ing out brigandaSe in the border country.
 A formal request for permission to send sufficient number of Am
 erican troops across the line i'm
 mediately to punish the MeXicanS guilty of today's outrage has beer
 made by Brigadier-General Persn
 ing, the request having been trans l mitted to General Carranza through the Mexican consul at Fl Paso The feeling throughout the border country is such tonight, however that Mexico may be invaded re gardless of the attitude of tn, | Mexican government.
 AS the result of the invasion to- day and the death of American :ivilians and soldiers, the admins ration faces new crisis in MeXi can affairs. It is admitted in oficia circles that President Wilson vii l find it difficult to refrain longer from actual interference. Neither the President nor any member of the cabinet, however will give any in timation as to their probable action 1 ln the matter.
 | cARRANzA REGRETS OUTRAGE MEXICO CITY, March 9.-The foreign minister of the Carranze
 cabinet, speaking for his chief, ex presses regret over the outrage ol today. He says that Ameri ans
 must remember that Villa, who $
 held responsible for the raid, is the common enemy of the United States and the Carranza govern | ment, and gives the assurance tha, steps will be taken immediately tc punish the offenders.
 AFTER VILLAS SCALP. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 10.-
 Thoroughly aroused by the latest
 outrage on the Mexican border
 President Wilson has instructed
 General Funston to dispatch troops
 in search of General Villa and his bandit followers. The American
 general has been advised that he
 may disregard, for the time being tlC OouhddAs OSl"SSA SAS wv ~ publics. His orders are to get the
 brigand leader, on whichever side of the line he may be found. This decision was reached by the | President at a meeting held at the office of Secretary of War Baker this afternoon. The order wired to General Funston does not mean intervention. Should an emergen | cy arise necessitating further action I the entire matter will be laid be fore congress, with the request that definite line of action be decided | upon by that body.
 In the meantime five thousand | American troops are securing the border country on both sides Of
 the line, in search of the Mexicans
 responsible for the Columbus raid | One detachment followed the raid CTS into Mexico for a distance of
 twenty miles. returning late today
 after having had three running fights | with the bandits. Additional troops are being rushed to the border from
 several points. and large force
 will be available in case more men