El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-09
e VILLA MEN
FALL IN EIGHT
Col. Slocum Reports Victims
to Number of More
Than a Score.
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Col. SIOeum's Report.
The official report from Col. Slocum.
18TH U. S. cavalry. commanding the
troops at Columbus, to his command
ing OFFICER at Douglas, Ariz., follows:
commanding Officer Second Cavalry
Brigade, Douglas, Ariz.:,
me camp was attacked at four
lhlrty this morning by a force of Mex
leans from across the border. The at
lack was repulsed and now at GAS a.
m, the Mexicans are retreating to-
wards the border to the southeast.
have sent mounted troops in pursuit
Several buildings were burned in town.
SO FAR as known. the army loss has
been three men killed and four wound
ed. The number of civilians Killed in
town is not known. A number Of dead
Mexican soldiers are lying around
town and our camp All firing has
ceased. No,help necessary.
Commanding 18th Cavalry.
villa in Command.
A telephone message to The Herald
from Columbus, from G. +. Parks, edi
tor Of the Columbus Courier. said there
were probably 1000 men in the raiding
band and that one of the wounded
men picked up on the street had as
serted that Villa was in personal COM
mand.
Details BY Telegraph.
When the first details of the Column
bus raid started coming into the gen
eral telegraph office in the Southwest
ern building at 6:45 Thursday morn
ing, night operator O. Wood was watch
ing the clock to see when mis- relief
would come so he could get some sleep
and his breakfast
"Ti11a has entered fsOluuhuG and
burned the hotel and killed some
Americans came the message first
over the telegraphone and then over
the telegraph wire
Wood awoke in a jump and was on
the wire. He telephoned to c. A Dam
ley, chief clerk to the general superin-
tendent Of the E. 2. & S. W, who, in
turn relayed the message to Gen. J. J.
Pershing at Fort Bliss.
Conductor Telephones.
The first message was from con-
ductOr Lumly. of extra freight No. $40.
who had stopped his train six miles
east Of Columbus and who was told by
two soldiers Of the 18th cavalry that
Villa was attacking and that reinforce
ments were needed to drive them away.
Then the story Of the assault on the
town started ticking Off the Columbus
wire in the general telegraph office.
As fast as il was received, the news
was relayed to the fort and delivered
to a Herald man who was at the gen
eral office at $50 and relayed it into
The Herald office for the early morn
ing extras.
o. D. Davis manager Of the tele-
graph office Of the railroad, was in
Mr.. Danly's office throughout the
and took the news off the wire !
as fast as it came in.
Old Time Bandit Eenemy.
4 4. /
cavalry at Columbus, is an old time !
bandit enemy and is considered by !
army men as one of the best men the |
United States could have in command |
pr the situation at Columbus
Col Slocum, from 1899 to 1902. was |
IN command of the Guardia Rural in [
cuba, corresponding to the Philippine /
sonstabulary in the Philippines. From
LyO6 TO 1909 he also commanded that !
body Of men, the duty of which is TO
IN down and capture bandits.
Put Down UprisEngs.
Col. Slocum put down a number OF !
lprsings in the island of Cuba while
u command of this force of Cubans and
maze a splendid record, officers say.
some officers in FL Paso believe that
ne attack upon Columbus Thursday !
morning was an effort to make prison. /
RS OF Col Slocum and his staff
Wednesday afternoon George L. !
eese' the Associated Press staff cor
espondent, who has been at Columbus
1atehing for Villa to cross, telegraphed
III Paso for his telegraph operator
Q come to Columbus on the evening
ram, stating that a parley had been
sRed by villa and 1t was possible that
ma would meet American army Off
ers at the border for q conference re-
aFding his future movements.
FOx-Like Tricks.
In the light Of events at Columbus
thursday morning. it is believed by
rmy men that Villa was planning
ne of his foX-iille tricks to have Col.
locum, the ranking officer at Column
US, and his staff assemble on the
order for the supposed parley and I
len TO have Villa spring an ambush
no Kill or capture the American Off
srs to be held as hostages for his
lfety.
Gray Has Close Call.
consul Garcia stated at noon that
e had a special representative in the
otel Richie and that he could not !
arm whether or not he had been
Illed or had escaped. Secret service
gent Gray, for the Mexican consulate, 1
as to have left for Columbus We'd
asday night instead of the special
gent, but did not go because of |
.HaI lie 4faafr In