Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-10
Fear Of Other Incursions
Cause Great Anxiety.
on Border
.sGET VILLA" is DEMAND
United States Troops Reported to
Have Killed One Hundred More Of
the Outlaws

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Washington, aMrch 10-"An ade
/. uuate force will be sent at once IL
pursuit of Villa with the single OBJ,
ject of capturing him and putting a
stop to his forays. This can and vii
he done in entirely friendly aid of the
i constituted authorities in Mexico and
wit scrupulous respect for the SOW
ereignity of that republic.
This statement was issued at the
i White House today following meet.
ing of the Cabinet. 1t was personally
5 dictated by the President. 1t rep
resents the unshaken determination Of
the President to capture Villa dead or
alive in punishment of his attack early
yesterday morning on the. American
town of Columbus, N. M.
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Columbus. n. NJ, March -0.-Feal
of other Mexican raids gripped the
border from Nogales, Ariz., to El
Paso, Tex, today, following Fran
cisco Villas attack on Columbus yes
terday which cost the lives of sixteen
American soldiers and civilians.
Residents of Vitoriano, n. NJ, tele-
phoned early today that large band
Of armed bandits was reported ap-
preaching the town.
The first battalion of the Twentieth
United States infantry, from Fort
Bliss, which arrived in Columbus dur
ing the night, proceeded at once to
Victoriano.
A report was received from the
Gibson ranch, near Hachita, N. NJ,
that armed bodies of Mexicans, vary
ing from so to 200, were heading
for Hachita. The residents were pan
ic-stricken.
American, ranchers and farmers
along the border have deserted their
homes and brought their families to
Columbus. or Ell Paso for protection
Many Columbus women have ;gone
to Reming, N. NJ, for safety.
United sStatest troops: at Douglas
entrenched' to repel a possible night
attack, There was great uneasiness
in Columbus last night, fearing Villa
would return.
The troops that pursued Villa into
Mexico yesterday reported to have
killed more than 100 additional Mexi-
cans in three pitched battles on Mexi-
can soil. The troops have returned
to: Columbus. All American soldiers
today are on their own side of the
international boundary.
Colonel Sloeum reported the AM
erican invasion of Mexico in pursuit
of Villa was only for five miles, but
unofficial reports were that Major
Frank Hopkins troopers fought a
running battle with Villas rear guard
for eighteen miles south of the bord-
cr.
Villa was reported encamped today
twenty miles south of the border
Besides the 1,500 men with which ne
was reported to have attacked Column.
bus, the bandit chieftain has $500
others, scattered thaough western
Chihuahua, we'll armed and mounted
Ell Paso, Tex, March 10.-Fran
cisco Villa is reported to have beer
badly wounded. in a running fight
with United States troops following
the raid on Columbus, N. Mex. The
engagement, in which the northern
leader is reported to have beel
wounded, occurred on Mexican soil.
News of the encounter was tele
t.raphed here from Columbus follow
ing the return last Night Of the de
tachment of the Thirteenth Ca,Elry
which took up the. pursuit Of the raid
ers. One report was that 100 OF tn
Villa raiders were killed in the fight
whichso occurred ina deep ravine.
The report of the wounding OF Will
is circumstantially confirmed by on
Of the Mexican mandits who was take
q prisoner. He said he was riding clos
to Villa when he was shot and ths
villa nearly fell FROM the saddle, bu
was supported by. his men and aide
in mixing his escape,