Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-10
GOOD FIGHT BY !.
]. S. TROOPERS.
Bodies of Seventy-Fiye Mex
ican Bandits Found at
Columbus, N. M. -.
HUNDRED OTHERS.
/. +. = KILLED IN MEXICO
Detachment of Regulars Following
Villa Band Engage in Rear Guard
Battle-Bodies Of Wounded Mexicans
Found on This Side Of Border II
Troops Being Sent to Points After
Scattered Bands of Mexicans.,e q, ,.-.r-,-

Columbus, -. M, March 11.-Fe eterai
troops in increased numbers patroled
the border near Columbus as a precau-
tion against further invasion of Amer
lean territory by Francisco Villas ban
dit army which yesterday, in a sur
prise attack upon s-this town, killed
American citizens and soldiers, wound
ed many, burned buildings and looted
towns before being driven back into
Mexico by American troops.> II
, Villa at the head Of the same body
Of bandits, was reported fifteen miles
south Of the International where
he halted after a running fight yester-
day afternoon by pursuing United
States troopers. sEsk a.. &. -
Troops Kept on Move.
y Signal fires seen along as.the border
south Of her, last night were believed.
however, to have been placed by ban )
dts, and a report that armed raiders
were in the vicinity OF Hachita, n NJ,
led the military authorities to dispatch
reinforcements to the border patrol
there The possibility of further raids
was admitted by army officers, and
armed civilians, state militiamen and
cowboys were cooperating with the
federal authorities in maintaining a
border patrol. x ~, : ~ ..~.~5sS,, ~,
The first reinforcements : arrive
early today, when the first battalion
Of the Twentieth infantry. 250 men.
under Maj. William Sample. arrived
from Fort Bliss on1a SPECIAL train. The
battalion after receiving q fresh sup
ply Of ammunition was dispatched by
Col. H. J. Slocum, commanding the
troops here to Victoria, thirty-two
miles west. .r~t ~ !,
r. Civilians Under Arms. -
A considerable force of armed civil
ians left hastily today for Gibson's
ranch, fifteen miles west Of here, upon
receipt of a report that body Of Mex
ican bandits had appeared near that
point. Colonel Slocum imme ediately
took steps to determine the correctness
of the report, r.
Two Mexican wounded died at the
army hospital here during the night.
One of these was Villa general
named. Garcia. a.,-gg4 II
Hundred rViIIistas Killed. ;.
I Army border patrols and armed
civilians early today maintained close
watch for the reappearance of Mexican
bandits along the border. n
4 Major Frank Tompkins. who yester-
day returned to Columbus with troop
ers, who followed Villa into Mexico,
estimated that the Mexican dead in
the battle with the rear guard was
fully 100. u - sss., s.. >
Several wounded Mexicans who had
lain out all night were found in the
brush and taken to the army hospital
Lack Of field telegraph and telephone
equipm ents, 1t was learned was re-
sponsible for the delay in the arrival
at Columbus Of two troops Of cavalry
from the station at the Gibson ranch.
Word Of the Columbus fighting was
not received there until o'clock
.Altho Major Lindsey started i'm
mediately It was almost two hours
later before he reached Columbus with
his two troops. };
Seventy five Mexicans Dead.
A report that armed Mexicans had
appeared opposite Gibsorl's ranch, fif-
teen miles westS was being investi-
gated by military authorities. al CON
siderable body Of armed civilians left
here in automobiles. Unconfirmed re-,
ports Of the appearance Of Mexicans
near Victoria also were received.
Soldiers and citizens divided atten-
tion 70 the vigil along the International
boundary with the work Of clearing
yesterdays battlefield Of Mexican dead.
Early today approximately rs Mexi-
can dead had been found on the
American side and either burned or
buried This vas " \: pointed :; ~ e s.,
American officials as an evidence Of
the effectiveness Of the fire of Ameri-
can troopers. II
carranza May Not Oppose invasion.
Civil and military authorities along
the border here today gave unanimous
expression In favor OF pursuit ON villa
by American troops. when the contents
Of Villas correspondence NJ became
known. 4
This sentiment was expressed prior
to the announcement that Il American
s.-aa;,s had been ordered Il Is enter
Mexico In pursuit Of villa
Carranza authorities, according to
OFFICIALS from Juarez, would not OBJ.