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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-03-27
Villas Raid On Columbus
u. S. Troops Are Blamed

him. | reported that night. Wednes
day. that Villa. with about 500 or 700
men, was on the Boca Grande River
and was headed this way. The fol-
lowing morning the Villa outfit at
tackled Columbus
Bunk. the negro water foreman of
the Oihitas ranch. who was captive
with Villa at the time Villa took Fore
man Mckinney and Corbett, together
with the balance of the branding out
fit, makes the following report on the
death of those two men:
Mckinney rode right into the camp
of Villa. and as he rode through in
spectcd the horses quite thoroughly.
The MeXicans took him captive, and
soon after took Corbett. who came in
to camp of his own accord. Their cap
ture was reported to Villa. who at the
time. was not in the camp. villa or
dered them hung. Mckinney laughed
and joked with the men as they were
making preparations. and shook hands
with me and some of the men as he
was pulled up on the limb of tree,
remarking that there was only one
chance TO die.
"Corbett also shook hands with me
when he came into camp, and at that
time realized his time had come. He
took his death like Il brave man.
"O'Neil and the cook were also
killed. The cook was laid on the
ground, and sixty horses lined up TO
run over him, for he was fighting
every second; the second horse went
over, but as the third jumped he
grabbed the stirrup and swung himself
up behind the rider: he had almost
choked to death the Mexican rider
when bullet pierced his heart and ne
fell"
! Bunk and Mrs. Walker, who was
also a captive, escaped from the villa
outfit during the retreat from Colum
bus.
The blame for the Columbus affair
should rest on the United States
Army. II had been forewarned, not
only by Foreman Fondille, said An
tonic, our men. as to Villas where
abouts and the directions being fol
lowed by Villa on his march, but hat
information from several othel
sources. AS / understand, there were
no troops patrolling the border during
that night-only sentries about thC
camp of troops in Columbus.
Villa left his horses about 900 yards
south Of the town and came in mainl.
: from the south and west. Villas out
J fit was I'm the town about one hou
and a half before Withdrawing. Th
: United States Army was extremel
} lucky in having so few soldiers kille,
i believe seven in number-and lucl
} is all that II can be called. A larg
part OF their guns and ammunition
was locked up. Overconfidence an
the thought that Villa would not dar
attack a detachment of United State
troops no doubt lulled our soldier
: into feeling of security.
The last two nights have just abou
cleaned this town (Columbus) out Q
. Mexicans; Thursday night five wer
shot, Friday four and last nigh
? three
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-03-27
SUSSEX INCIDENT
MAY CAUSE CRISIS
Two French Steamers and One British
Steamer Sink With Heavy
Loss of Life.
BY Pac. and IntI News Service.

BY Pac. and Intl News Service.
PARIS, March 27-The revised of
ficial list states that the loss of life
on the Sussex. which was damaged by
a torpedo in the English channel Fri
day evening while on trip from
Folkestone to Dieppe, was 81. This
number, at least, is missing. Mrs.
Fennel is among the missing.
Three More Boats Summarized.
The British steamers Cerno and
Khartoum, each of 5000 tons, and the
French steamer Hebe of 1495 tons
have been summarized. Six officers
and seventeen sailors of the Cerno
were saved. The Hebe's crew of
eighteen was saved. Only two landed
from the Khartoum. The loss of lives
from the two vessels rs believed TO
be heavy.
Confirms Report of Torpedo.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Amcri.
can Consul Whitman of BoulOgne, has
cabled the state department that he
was informed by French officers that
a portion of torpedo was found in
the hull of the Sussex.
May Lead to Crisis.
WASHINGTON, March %. - Ger
many will be held responsible if il is
proven that the Sussex was torpedoed
Secretary of War Lansing explained
today that only German submarines
are operating in the waters of tho
English channel, therefore German!
must be responsible if the Sussex was
torpedoed.
The evidence so far has seriously
concerned the president. and II Is he
lieved that if the torpedo theory is
proven that he will not conduct an,
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-03-27
FEW WOMEN
HAVE REGISTERED

The number of women who regis
tered for the school election to be
held April 1st Is proportionatcly small.
On Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
only IL new names were added to the
general list of voters. 80 OF whom were
women and two were men. The total
number registered when the books
were closed Saturday was S57. or this
number $40 were men and 1877 were
women
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-03-27

BY Pac. and intl News Service.
NEW YORK. March 27.-In a letter
TO his father here. Marcus NJ. Mar
shall describes the Villa raid of Co.
lumbus. y. NJ, severely criticisinz the
American troops for allowing them
selves to be surprised. No tTcogs were
patrollinG the border. lie says, al
though warning that Villa was ap-
preaching had been received.
Villa hanged two of the men Cm-
ployed on the two-million acre ranch
of the elder Marshall. at Palomas,
Mexico. below Columbus, and ordered
his outlaws TO ride their horses over
third man.
The letter, which has been forward
ed to General Hugh l.. Scott. Chief Of
Staff of the Army, is, in part. as fol-
lows:
Dear Father: In pursuance of your
telegraphic Instructions left Los
Angeles reaching here the l1th.
found Foreman Jim Fondille, who had
been for three days endeavoring to get
trace of Foreman Mckinney and the
branding outfit.
FOndille reported that he could see
where a very large troop of horses
! had passed only short time before,
about 500 to 1000, but he could not
judge the number accurately. never
having seen a trail made by just one
| passage of Il troop. FOndille claims
having seen Villas outfit Just at dusl;
| on Tuesday.
Antonio, one of the Mexican boys
whom our company has raised and
who was with Foreman Mckinney al
the time of Villas capture of Mc-Kin
ney's outfit, gives the following re
port:
"At about 8 O'Clock on the morning
of Tuesday we were coming down the
BoCa Grande River when McKinney
and myself sighted about 500 men be
ginning TO make camp. They were un
Saddling and starting 10 cook coffee
Mckinney wanted to 90 up 10 thci
camp and talk to them. but | said Il
him, Arthur. please don't 90. for the!
may be Nillistas.' told him this aev
eral times, but finally he turned +,
ME and said, Well. I'm going 10 tall
; TO him: are YOU such coward tha
you don't want to go with me?' | toll
him that if they were Villistas the,
; would certainly kill us. so what wa
the use of taking such crazy risk
that il would be better TO stay wher
we were and wait TO see what the
intend doing. He went away. taltin
one of the other Mexican boys wit
. him.
: II then went down toward the rive
. TO head off the other boys, who wcr
dragging upstream. met Corbet
: and Juan and showed them the cam
. of horsemen. Corbett said that h
would join Mckinney, for to him.
: looked as though Arthur was all right
but I warned Corbett also and tol
him TO wait and see what would d'
|. velop. He rode directly into tn
I camp, however, Notwithstanding jus
!. at that time we saw troop of abou
!. twenty horsemen coming in our
{ rection.
7 These men had sighted us. and "
I started north for the line. They CAV
us close chase, but we gave thei
the slip in a canyon. and cam
straight into Columbus. arriving her
!. the same night. Upon reaching her
! / notified the Colonel OF the Unite
!. States troops of the happenings durin
!. the day. and he sent me back the neJ
: day to locate the band and report I
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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-03-27
MANY INJURED BY EXPLOSION

BY Pac. and Int'l News Service.
LEXINGTON. KY, March 27.-Fivc
persons were scalded TO death and
twelve were seriously injured today
by the explosion of boiler of a erist
mill on Peter creek
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-03-27
GERMANS LOSE SUBMARINE
sy Pse and Inty News Service

BERLIN. March 27.--It is officially
admitted that British destroyers sank
a German destroyer off the coast Of
Schleswiglax Holstein. German sea.
planes seriously damaged a British
torpedo boat.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-03-27
Fl SINK WITH TWO VESSELS

BY Pac. and int'l News Service.
LONDON, March 27.-Official state
ments issued today say that the loss
of life on the Englishman and the
Minneapolis was ten and eleven re-
spectively These vessels We're sub
marined on the oath inst
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-03-27
GERMAN AERoPLANEs
ATTACK SALONIKA

9y Pac. and intI News service.
SALONIKA, MaMrch 27.-Gcrman
aeroplanes bombarded the city of Sal
onilta today. Four Greek soldiers and
number of citizens were killed, and
number of houses were destroyed.
No military damage was done. Ger.
man Taubes attempted to throw
bombs OH the fleet but angle guns
compelled them to retire.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-03-27

Nearly all of the grand jurors who
came here to attend the session last
week have returned to their homes.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
INVITES AND PROTECTS BIRDS
Massachusetts, City Has Common
Sense Plan of Guarding the Trees
on Its Streets.

The town of Brookline, Mass, Is
teaching the country at large n vulu-
able lesson. First OF nll, OF course.
BroOkline had TO learn the lesson for
itself. The town priced its trees. and
sought by the usual means to guard
them against the attack Of insect
pests. The campaign. however. was
not entirely successful. The leopard
moth invaded Brookline. and against
this tree enemy poisonous sprays nvail
little. Birds alone can hold 1t in check.
So Brooklino. a few years ago, went
seriously about the business of induc-
ing birds to come and stay. In 1910
1t wanted woodpeckers. and 1t issued
Its invitation. but only a few respond
ed. Three years later BroOkline hnd
learned enough through experiment to
justify the municipality in building
and placing 100 nesting boxes.
Tint was the beginning; year by
year since then the work has been ex-
panded. The nesting boxes increased
in number and variety. and during the
winter thousands Of birds were fed
daily at 125 municipal feeding sta
tions, operated by the town author
tiles at the public's expense. And now.
suys a report from Brookline, "the
plans for the securing Of bird help in
insect destruction will be carried on
during the coming season with greater
determination than ever"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
Vegetable Ashe3,

Do not throw away any vegetable
nsh, for all ashes have a decided gar
den value. Some seem to have the
impression that trashy material re-
turns ashes of little worth. but the re-
verse Is often true. Ashes from cotton
hulls have shown as much as 80 per
cent Of potash and sold for $40 ton
Some weeds would prove equally rich.
In addition there is always some phos-
phonc acid and heavy per cent OF
lime. That most precious element. nj
trogen, However. was all burned out.
therefors these substances would
prove Of greater value If allowed to
decompose in the soil rather than be
destroyed by combustion. Ashes Of de-
ciduous trees, being nearly all hard
woods, are OF more value than those
from evergreens. for the latter, arc
nearly all conifers-pines, expresses,
etc
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
Making House Entrance Attractive.

To one who must watch expenses
carefully. the solution of the entrance
to the grounds Of the country house is
often difficult task. When one can
AFFORD to employ the services Of a
landscape architect the problem is, of
course, simplifled.
The guiding spirit here, as in the
structural features of the house itself.
should be to create an entrance. simple,
attractive. substantial and in harmony
with the surroundings.
Stones are generally easy to procure
in the country; therefore stone pillars
with durable gnte between make an
attractive entrance, within reach Of
even the limited purse.
Growing vines and flowers will add
greatly TO the general ottrnctiveness
OF this appronch and furnish tho con-
Meeting link between entrance and
grounds
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

A mer ,hant that does not advertise
has the desire but not the goods that
can be put before.the public on their
merits or else he is merchant that
does not want your trade and would
rather you would not trade with him
or else he is afraid you would find
out that he is higher priced thanthe
rest and thinks that if he does not
advertise you will pay his price and
go. He may say it costs money to
advertise which is correct, but it also
costs money to carry goods on the
shelves from year to year without
making n sale
Moral-Trade with the merchant
that sells goods by advertising in
his home paper.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Atrs. Platzek gave party to the
youngsters Monday in honor of her
son Frederick fifth birthday about
twenty little ones were present and
several little tokens OF friendship
were received by master Frederick,
at about 6 O'clock all departed for
home declaring Mrs. Platzekta roy
al entertainer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

We have the best bargain of the
year to offer our readers, The Pilot
The Farmers Mail and Breeze, The
Boys Magazine, Cappers Weekly,
Hous hold Magazine and choice of 8
pair of Scissors or Weatherometer,
all for one year for only s $40
This off er expires Jan. 18th 191 I
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Save money buying Armour's
Pure Oloemaragine Butter at 25 and
80 cts. per ID, Government inspect
ed and guaranteed purer than the
best reamery Butter. Try it, for
sale under Government lisence by
S. C. Robinson.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

A Baltimore woman left $4,000 to
her son in trust until he's eighty.
thereby giving him plenty of time to
get over his foolishness.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

A Philadelphia concern is Offering a
bonus to employees who do not drink.
King Alcohol is being detllroned "a va
rious ways.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Spain is enjoying more commercial
and industrial prosperity than she has
known for 80 years. and her people. NO
doubt. are glad that with belugereney
rampant oil about them they hav1
managed to keep out of war,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Electric Light Bulbs, 60 watt rs
cents 40 watt ..65 cents while they
last, these are the famous genuine
tungsten Mazda lights a real lamp,
with real results, at The Robinson
Store.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Ii the name signifies anything the
dance Christmas will be hummer,
it is given by theiHav-a-time club.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Trnin up a girl in the way she should
go and when she is grown she Will be
just as apt to marry q spindle-shanke6
sissy that you will have to support a.
she Is to marry a real man who can
support her.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Ladies, buy one of those heavy
all wool sweater coats for your Hus-
band g Christmas, just the thing to
wear to and from work.
at Robinson's.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

The Mountain States. Telephone
and.Telegraph company repair mon
finished their work here and return
ed to Gunnison.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

War correspondents write about
shells exploding near them in a casual
matter>of-fact way that impresses the
palp4tating reader.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Mr.. John Woodring handed US a
dollar Monday and said send him
the Pilot for six monhs. Here's
hoping there were more like him.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Announcement Is mode that the oad-l
fashioned waltz and two-step are COM
Ing back. That is what they say every
year.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Pure WOODEN fabrics are guaranteed
to evey. buyer Of international clothes
and are the only kind to use If you
are looking for CLOTHES QUAIL
ITY. To measure only,
Robinson Lumber Co. agents.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Homegrown tobacco IS ono COM
modify that hnH not advanced greatly
In price, hut our turenu of agriculture
has not yet taught us how to make
bread out Of tobacco.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Strange are the paradoxes Of Ilfs,
Yeast is reported to be about the only
thing which has not risen In the gen
ernl aviation of food prices.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Some chaps have such an excessive
bump Of curiosity that 1t would peeVe
them to be be0ten up by an unknown
aSSaiIAnt.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Every international suit is built
from RELIABLE PURE WOOL
FABRICS, Robinson Lumber Co
agents.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Bird-nfe students have discovered
that the lark is not the earliest rtser
among the feathere.l tribe. However,
lie rises early enough for all practical
purposes.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

&C. Brumer took his horses down
to the II. S. Crooks ranch Friday to
have them. .wiutered.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
A Letter from Santa Claus

l like, little girls and boys, and
like to bring them candles and toys
80 sleep sound and III ..be around
and leave you bundle of toys.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

And It is hardly likely that the
horses win kick on being barred from
that motor regiment which Is to be
added to the army.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

In order to swnt the mosquito tho
empty tin can should be eSiled. 1t Of
fers bedrooms natatoriuna, dormi-
tories und nurseries for tho pest.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

The merchants that have been ad-
vertising are enjoying n large trade
the past week.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
A bran new stock of rub
Der goods, german socks and
shoes at the Robinson Lum-
bsr Co, le

Wm. Runnoe and G. c. Drummer
have made a deal to finish the work
on the Forest Queen mine and left
for the mine Monday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Tuesday morning Crested Butte
was visited by another one of those
beautiful snow?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
at Robinson's.

Pride Hams and Nugget Bacon
25cts. per ID and Bacon Squares
2Octs. per ID. at Robinson's
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Mr. Ecker returned to the ranch
Tuesday to prepare &c. move his fam
lily here Thursday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Buy your Christmas presents from
the merchants that advertise as they
deserve it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

The great family horror nov is
that visitors may come when there IL
not u phOnograph needle In the
house.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

NJ. Boni returned Monday from a
ten days visit with friends in Utah
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

This is pretty good continent, but
II needs protection for those persons
who perish in the tnli woods every uu-
tumn while looking more or less ike
(eer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Hards and Nordstrom, railroad
boys Of Gunnison were Monday Vis-
itors here.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Dsllas?.'Duncan is si.hauling hay
from Jacks Cabin to this city.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

A cake Of soap costs SITS in Buenos'
Aires. But what we want to know ia
how much it costs to get into the nov
fes.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Spann Brothers of Jacks Cabin
weve business. visitors here Saturday
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Mrs Duncan of Jack Cabin was a
Christmas shopper here Tuesday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Papers for sale at the Pilot office
nice and clean. Just the thing TO
put under your carpets and to use
about the house.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Make the Editor happy Christmas
by paying up your subscription.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

DR.. J. w. Rockefeller. came up
from Gunnison Monday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Roadmaster Evans of the ID & r G
was business visitor here Monday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
While polar divorce statistics are
not available, we suppose the figures
largely relate to those blond Eskimos.

An eastern taxidermist offers to sell
live sharks in tanks for $500. but who
wants live shark about his premises?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

J. .. McNatt returned to his
home at Pueblo Sunday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Let the International do your
Tailoring if you want to be Tailored
Right. Robinson Lmbr. Co. agents.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

Mr.. Lucers and 1son Lewis were
Mondayibusiness visitors here.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
Weatheroneter

This is a new instrument, combining
an accurate Thermometer and a Re-
liable Barometer SO constructed as to
show the various temperature variations
and weather changes, and to do the lat
ter IS to "a hours in advance. The two
instruments are mounted on a metal
base, size 13x4 Y inches, finished in
Circassian walnut effect, Just as shown
in our illustration. 1t is absolutely
weather-proof and there is nothing
whatever to get out of order.
The Thermometer is of oxidized brass
with a 5-inch scale and registers ac-
curately showing temperature for a
range of 40 degrees below to 100 de-
grees above zero. The Barometer is of
polished brass with easy reading dial
The sensitive needle registers all
changes for Stormy, Raih, Change, Fair,
Very Dry; so that when the needle
points to Rain, you can look for rain in
from IS to "a hours.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
Weather
and
Profits
Profitable Farming Depends, to some
extent, onProphets- WeatherP Prophets.

e1tehI, ,0uI rUPuetS !" edtnei IUPueu.
Is it going to rain within the next
twenty-four hours? is often a question
that, properly answered, means dollars
and cents. Here is combined Baro-
meter and Thermometer that will do
this 1t is 13 inches long, ~ inches
wide. 1t is called the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
Where On Earth
Are the Shears?

thru sewing l slip my shears, embroid-
cry scissors end buttonhole scissors into
the beautiful Red Leather Case, and
know right where they Will be when l
want ,hem again
Ladies, isn't this fine sewing set?
A handsome case containing S-inch gen.
eral shears; second, u inch button
hole scissors with brass regulating at
tachneut; third. inch sharp pointed
embroidery scissors.
"a Every pair Is made of the best quality
u fine steel, full nickel plated. and
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