Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-23
Happenings
of the World
Tersely Told
Mexican Revolt


Word was received at San Antonio,
Tex, of the suicide of First Lieut..
Edward NJ Zell of the Eleventh cav
airy at Columbus, N. NJ. He shot him.
self. Lieutenant Zelrs regiment was
a part of General Pershings command
Melancholy is given as the cause.
The Seventh and Tenth cavalry, ad-
vancing into Mexico by forced marches
from Culberson's ranch, near Hachita,
N. M. are nearing the Villa territory
in the Casas Grandes region. accord
ing to information which was received
from Ell Paso.
The adjutant generals department
at Austin, Tex, is being deluged with
applications for the organization OF
cavalry troops to join in the pursuit
of Villa and his band or for border
duty.
That the National Guard of Texas.
Arizona and New Mexico soon will be
ordered to the border by the war de-
partment was reliably stated at Fort
Sam Houston. The troops will be
used to protect border communities.
Six or seven American soldiers in
the expeditionary forces In Mexico
have been wounded by snipers, &C
cording to unofficial reports which
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The battleship Kentucky was or
dered back to Vera Cruz from New Or
leans, Secretary Daniels explaining
that navy vessels now on the Mexican
coast did not have radio equipment
enough to insure uninterrupted COM
munication with Washington.
General Funston announced at San
Antonio. Tex. General Pershing had
seized the telegraph station at Colum'
bus. NJ M. Funston said: The seiz.
ure of the station was made necessary
because correspondents are sending
out information about troop move
ments. The activity was proving ru.
inous to our efforts"
The departure OF American troops
into Mexico was an event witnessed
by hundreds of spectators who crowd.
ed into Columbus. N. M.
United States troops are in Mexico
pursuing Villa and his band of brig
ands American forces have crossed
at two points. Columbus. N. NJ. and
south of Hachita. n M. Carranza
troops are cooperating with the 1000
American forces which crossed at Co
lumbus and are accompanying them.
General ,'ershing is in command oil
the expedition. This announcement
was made at San Antonio. Tex. by
General Funston.
American torpedo boat destroyer
was sent by the war department at
Washington to Ensenada. capital OF
Lower California, because OF fear OF
revolt By the garrison.
Half million cartridges consigned
to General Gales were seized at Doug
las Ariz.. by United States soldiers.
Special trains arriving at FL Paso,
Tex. from the interior Of Mexico
brought more than 500 refugees OF
whom about 200 were women They
report that anti-American feeling In
Mexico is growing.
According to Consul Silliman, Gen.
eral Carranza has expressed gratifica-
tion at the announcement of the presi-
dent declaring he had no intention to
permit Intervention. Like gratifica-
ton was expressed at the acceptance
by the United States Of the reciprocal
proposal under which Carranza troops
may enter American territory.
At Lanark, small town, less than
twenty miles north of FL Paso. two
automobile parties of Americans were
attacked by the Villista raiders and
after battle, the Americans were
forced to abandon their automobiles
and seek safety in flight.
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