Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-02
COL. DODD IS
MERC|L[SSLY0N
BANDITS TRACK
Has the Fugitive Surrounded
and Tracing Him to His
Mountain Lair
THREE AMERICANS
KILLED AT MNAoA
Englishman and German Suffer
Death at Hands of Villain.
Gus Marauders

El Paso, April 1.-The story of the
murder Of three Americans, German
and an Englishman, at Minaca, was
brought here today by Americans ar.
irving from Chihuahua City, and was
accepted as authentic by federal Off.
cials.
The bandits victims were Benja.
min Smell, DR.. M. p. Smell, Lee Linds.
ley, Americans; Herman Blakenburg,
a. German; Donald McGregor, also
known as Bruce, British subject.
Two other Americans, Henry Acklin
and Frank woods. were in Minaca at
the time, but their fate Is unknown.
The news was brought to Chihuahua
City by j. A. Locke, the only Ameri.
can known to have escaped the mas.
sacre. lt,sI
Put to Death "Gringos."
According to the story, Villa captur.
ed Minaca, Guerrero and San IsidrO
last Monday. Everywhere he went he
announced his intention Of putting to
death every @gringo'n -thHt fell into
his hands and he carried out his H.
tentions. AS far as the Mexicans
were concerned, the bandit promised
safety to all those who did not take
up arms against him. No quarter
was shown to the Carranzistas troops
who attempted to resist him. There
were numerous reports in Ell Paso to.
day that Villa was already captured.
Col. Dodd Following Villa.
Driving mercilessly 400 troopers
under Captain Dodd, to capture or
wipe out the Francisco Villas largest
command, which they defeated at San
Geonimo ranch, several days ago, ac-
cording to meagre reports seeping
across the border today.
Headquarters Report.
Military headquarters here made
this statement: "
"No details of the engagement have
been received. The only messages
received from the south were of pure.
ly routine nature and in none Of them
was the engagement mentioned"
Although the pursuit by the Ameri.
cans is a new experience for Villa,
one he has never met in all his years
Of guerrilla warfare, army men here
are not inclined to minimize the task
before Col. Dodd.
Excitement Prevailed.
From the moment the news of the
battle was announced, the greatest
excitement has prevailed in Colunl.
bus, the town which Villa attacked
less than three weeks ago and in
which he murdered eight civilians
and seven American cavalrymen.
Something of this sentiment was
at sale of "a Villa mounts
captured by American troopers after
the raid on Columbus.
$3.50 to 5000
The prices obtained for the animals
ranged from $3.50 to $4,000, and this
despite the fact that there we're the
best horses captured, the others being
in such condition that it was neces.
sary to kill them.
81 wouldn't have one of those pom
les about my place." said a rancher
who fingered with his cartridge belt
as he watched the sale. "The poor
skates would always remind me Of
my friends killed at Columbus"
Wireless Report.
Commanding General at the ex.
rene front, by aeroplane to field
headquarters. and by wireless to Col.
INDUS, y. M.
Hope of the American cavalrymen
nder Col. George A. Dood, on finding
Francisco Villa among the snow-clad
slopes of the Continental Divide are
based on the discovery today OF the
racks of carriage wheels in noun
.a:nous waste near here. These, It fs
may have been made by the
Vehicle which carried away the injur-
ID leader. Ever since they defeated
he Villa commander at San Garidemo
'anch, with heavy losses last Wednes-
lay, the American cavalrymen have
searched ceaselessly for the bandit
eader, but up to today no definite in-
concerning his Whereabouts
lad reached this camp.
Villa has disappeared IN . way
which, considering the relentlessness
If the American pursuit, seems N.Y.
.erious. The American troops have
lot encountered any natives who viii
wen admit they have seen VIA
Every gorge, arryo, canyon trail
md watering place in this Vicinity q
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