The Yale expositor., 1916-03-16
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Mexican Revolt
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A strict censorship has been placed
on messages from the United States to
Mexican cities, it was announced by
cable companies at New York All
messages for Mexico via El Paso must
be written in plain English or Spanish.
General Carranza issued a manifesto
at Mexico City to the nation declaring
that under no circumstances would the
Mexican government grant the right
to the United States TO violate Next
can territory by sending in an armed
force in pursuit of Villa without con-
sent and the reciprocal privilege be-
ing first obtained and admitted. Word
was sent to the confidential agent of
the Mexican government in Washing
ton 70 make immediate representations
TO this effect.
we do not ourselves know just
when the expedition that will search
for Francisco Villa will start into Mex
leo, although, of course, it will be soon.
1t will go forward just as soon as a
sufficient number of men with an ade-
quate commissariat can be organized.
This was the statement made by Maj.
Gen. Frederick Funston at San An
tonic. Tex.
Edward John Wright and Frank Hay
den, Americans, were executed at Cave
Valley by Villa bandits March 2. ac-
cording 10 dispatch from Pearson,
Chihuahua. TO railroad officials at El
PasO, Tex.
Major General Funston wired the
war department at Washington that
the time has come for immediate &C.
ton in Mexico.
Officials OF the de facto Mexican gov
ernment at Aqua Prieta, Sonora. as
serted that Villa spies infested prac.
tically every American town along tho
international boundary.
Seventy women refugees from Co
lumbus arrived at lei Paso, Tex, in.
GLIDING Mrs. Maud Wright. who, after
nine days as prisoner with Viila's
army, escaped during the raid, and
Mrs. Richie. who came for interment
OF the body of her husband. w. 7.
Richie, the hotel proprietor, murdered
by the McXicans
Orders to take villa dead or alive
went forward from Washington to ,laj.
Gen. Frederick Funston on the MeXi
can border This action was taken
after President Wilson had approved
plan of troop movements prepared al
conference Of the army general staff.
General Funston will have command
OF the invading forces. 1t is certain he
viii have at least $500 men.
The report that Villa led the attack
ers in the raid on Columbus, n. NJ. in
person is believed TO be authentic.
Several persons claim to have seen
him and c portfolio containing many
OF his papers was found. Pablo Lopez,
Villas second in command. was slain
by American troopers.
Col II. j. Slocum. commanding Eve
troops of the Thirteenth u. S. cavalry.
pursued the Mexican bandits who raid
ed Columbus. n. NJ. Is miles into Mex.
leo, and routed them in a desperate
battle. Villa himself is reported
wounded Two hundred Mexicans have
already paid with their lives for the at
tack upon the American town. in which
l6 Americans were murdered. The
cavalry returned to Columbus.
Gen p. Elias Gales. military gov.
ernor of Sonora, who arrived at Aqua
Prieta. the Mexican town opposite
Douglas. Ariz.. said he had come to
supervise the campaign against Fran.
cisco villa and his forces should they
enter Sonora.