Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-03-18

O'Clock Wednesday, afternoon left a
point on the Boca Grande and started
for the border.
villa was in personal charge and
declared he was going to kill every
American because the American gov
eminent did not treat him right. villa
declared Carranza could not make
peace in Mexico.
With Villa were Pablo Lopez, Mar.
tin Lopez. Col Can6elario Sevantes.
Col Cruz Chavez. Gen. Jose Fernandez
and General Beltran."
To Force intervention.
The Mexican. who prayed that his
| name be not used. confirmed a report
previously given out by Carranza Of
| fcials that before leaving the Santa
Ana district, in western Chihuahua,
! Villa had freely stated that he intend
| ed to force Intervention by the United
States by raiding Americap territory
and killing everybody in sight.
The Mexican fugitive said that villa
| addressed his men just before order
ing an advance on Columbus. Accord
ing to tie Mexican's account, Villa de-
clared the watchword would be
Death to Americans, and added that
the killing OF American was Just be-
cause citizens Of the United States
were responsible for the wretched con
diti0n OF Mexico"
Woman Tells of Threat.
A Mrs Wright, who stated that she
and her husband and baby we're cap
tured by Villa several days ago. was
liberated just before the fighting start
ed. She Id at that time villa de-
clared, Il am going to shoot up Colum-
bus and make a torch OF every man.
woman and child"
Lebardo Marquee was captured bvo
American troopers and lodged in the
guardhouse charged with having guild
ed Villa to the border and pointed out
houses where prominent American
civilians. American officers and sol
diers lived
TIE attack was a surprise. villa
was supposed to have been forty mics
away, having caused a telegram to be
sent indicating his presence at a No
gales ranch
Carranza Men Join Villa.
The Villa men were said to have
been joined by Carranza soldiers after
they crossed the border A deep ditch
parallels the United States army camp.
the custom house and the railroad
station Through thfs gully the ban
dts were able to make a concealed APP
proaoh
After posting snipers at advanta-
geous points, the bandits fired build
ings, including the railroad station and
hotels AS people rushed from their
homes they were shot down by the
snipers.
Civilians armed themselves and to.
gether with Unites States soldiers
fought battle Of several hours with
the bandits Colonel Slocum's revoI-
yer was shot from his hand as he left
his quarters Some OF the bandits, by
speaking English, lured household to
the streets and shot them From
burning hotels and other structures
persons who sought to escape were
Killed or wounded.
The List OF Dead.
A. L, Richie. hotel proprietor; Wal
ton Walker, Playas. n. NJ. United
States customs rider; Milton James.
DR. H. NJ Hart. FL Paso: cattle inspec-
tor; Mrs. Milton james, Harry Dasis,
FL Paso, Texas guard. J. S Dean, mer-
chant; c. Dewitt Miller. druggist. AL
buquerque, n M; j. J Moore, mer-
chant Frank Kendvau. horseshoer.
troop K; Thomas Butler. private. troop
F; Sergeant a Dobbso machine gun
troop; Corporal Paul Simon. Fred A.
Griffen. private troop K; Sergeant
John Nievergelt, band; Corporal Harry
Wiswan, troop G: unidentified private,
unidentified chauffeur,
The Wounded.
NJ. Pushe. merchant; Jesse p. Tay-
Tor. troop +; Theodore Kslzorke, troop
l.; Michael Barmazel machine gun
troop; John Yarbrough. troop X;
James Nenner. troop Al; John Keogh,
troop G.; Lieut. c. c. Benson, troop G
Capt Adjt. George Williams.
Forty-Six Mexicaus Killed.
Washington. March 10-Omcial an.
nouncement was made here that 46
Mexican soldiers were killed in the
fighting around Columbus. n. NJ.
The following dispatch 0was received
from General Funston.
Fort Sam Houston. March 10, 1916.
Secretary of War. Washington.
The latest report from Colonel Slocum
is
'Forty-stx Mexican soldiers killed.
seven seriously wounded. row in camp
We mad seven men killed. two officers
and five men wounded. They will re-
cover
(Signed)' FUNSTON "'o