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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10

COLUMBUS. New Mexico. March g..
Five hundred Mexican bandits believed
to have been led by Francisco Villa,
crossed the international border under
cover of darkness early today and at
tackled this town, killing sixteen or more
American men and women, including
at least six United States soldiers.
When the bandits fed toward Mexico
some hours later they were pursoed by
United States troops. who are said TO
nave crossed the border.
A large number of Mexican dead were
left living in the streets of Columbus,
and at the border the MeXicans were
subjected to a flank attack by American
troops and eighteen more Of their num-
her killed.
Several American citizens in Column
bus declared they personally saw villa
directing his men and portmanteau
discovered by trooper contained Villas
personal papers.
The attack was surprise. VIVA was
supposed to have been forty-four miles
away, having last night caused tele-
gram to be sent indicating his presence
at an Nogales ranch.
SIXTEEN AMERICANS SLAIN.
The number of slain American SOL
diers was placed at six. Eight men,
citizens of Columbus, and two women
are known to have been killed Three
other men and a woman are listed among
the known wounded.
Prior to the attack the Villa bandits
hanged three Americans whom they
had held as prisoners for some days
according to information received mere
Their bodies were burned, the report
said.
The Villa men were said TO have been
ioined bv Carranza soldiers after they
crossed the border. A deep ditch paral-
lels the United States army camp, the
customs house and the railroad station.
Through this gully the bandits made
approach.
After posting snipers at advantageous
points. the bandits set fire to buildings,
Including the depot and hotels. As peo-
pie rushed from their homes they were
snot down by the snipers.
Civilians armed themselves and to-
sether with United States soldiers
fought a battle of several hours with
the bandits.
Colonel Slocum's revolver was shot
from his hand as he left his quarters.
Some of the bandits by speaking
English lured house folk to the streets
and then shot them. From burning ho-
tells and other structures persons who
sought to escape were killed or wound
cd
VILLA ESCAPES.
When dawn came the retreat of the
Villa men was under way. Villa him.
self apparently had left earlier.
H. the streets lay the bodies of a num-
Der of Mexican dead; Il number of Mex
lean wounded were removed to the post
hospital During the fighting many
families barricaded themselves within
tier homes.
Information that Francisco Villa and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
tBy Associated P, .ss.

BERLIN, March 9.-(Via London. -
The village and arniored fort Of Vaux,
northeast of Verdun has been captured
by the Germans, the war office an
nounced today.
The announcement says numerous ad-
joining fortified positions were cap
tured. The assulat was made in the
night by Posen reserve regiments.
The text of todays statement by army
headquarters follows:
Western theater: The artillery ac-
tivity OH both sides frequently increa sed
to great violence.
"1he French recaptured the western
part Of a trench near the farm of
ons-de-Champagne, where hand
grenade fighting occurred yesterday.
West Of the Meuse we were occupied
in clearing out the rest of the French
troops remaining in the woods OF Cor
beauX.
etc the east of the river, to shorten
the connections between our positions
to the south of Douaumont and or lines
in the Woevre district, the village ard
ar,nored fort of NauX with numerous
adjoining fortified positions were cap
tIred in a glorious night attack, after
thorough artillery preparation, by the
Posen reserve regiments Nos. and 10
under the leadership of the commander
of the ninth reserve division of infantry,
General Won Guertsky Cornitz"
I'm a series of aerial engagements
in the neighborhood of Verdun our avia-
tors were Nictors. 1t is certain that
three enemy aerorlanes were shot down.
All our aeroplanes returned safely. Sew
eral of their brave pilots were wounded.
Enemy troops in villages west and south
of Verdun were heavily bombarded.
by the attack of a French Oeroplane
squadron within the radius of the for
tress of Metz two civilians were killed
and several houses damaged. In an aerial
battle the machine of the commander of
the squadron was shot down and the
captured. The observer was
dead
Eastern theater: Russian advances
against our advanced positions were I'M
successful everywhere. at.-
"Reports have been received that rail-
way establishments on the line to Misok,
as well as enemy troops in Mir, wero
by one of cur airships on the
might of the Sth.
Balkan theater:. The situation is un-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
American roops,
Already Across.
The Border Line
Washington Stirred by Massa-
ere of Men and Women by
Villa and His Band at CO.
lumbus, New Mexico /
IBy Associated Press.l
COLUMBUS, n

COLUMBUS n. NJ. 9--Pablo in
Villa, killed.
Lindsey ranch troops of
reinforce
the raiders
WASHINGTON, March 9.Francsco Villa of
is OF
the Villa that United
Washington the border
authorized
of
reached Washington and he
the situation
De
directed Secretary
to do Americans. =.
where those nave
policy charged
declarations that
in which
Villa bandits when they nelo
a only question of time
Robinson OF Ar
kansa what else be DONE
president
Wilson, this
would busy at once
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
Details of Raid and
Battle That Followed

! his chief lieutenant. Pablo Lopez, were
in personally command was given Col-
onel Slocum by Mexican rancher, whos
| escaped during the fighting. He told OF
the hanging of the American ranchers
Mckinney. Corbett and O'Neil, and de-
cIared that fourth American, name un-
known. had also been hanged. The Mex
lean said Villa attacked with from 500
to 1000 men and a machine gun platoon.
The Mexican told Colonel Slocum that
Villa left the Bosques Grandes ranch
Tuesday, made leisurely journey north
and about 4 yesterday left point on
the Pocas Grande and started for the
border.
Travelling north they crossed the
boundary west of Columbus" said the
Mexican, land entered town by a ditch
running past the cavalry camp. Villa
was in personal charge and declared he
was going to kill every American be-
cause the American government did not.
treat him right Villa declared Car
rama could not bring peace in Mexico.
With Villa were Pablo Lopez, Martin
Lopez. Colonel Candelario Seventies, Col
orel Cruz Chavez, General Jose Fernan-
dez and General Beltran-"
The Mexican confirmed a report that
while in the Santa Ana district in west
ern Chihuahua, Villa had freely stated
that he intended to force intervation by
raiding American territory and killing
civilians and soldiers. .-s
Lieutenant Clyde Ely with twenty
men of the New Mexican national guard
arrived from Deming today and Joined
the federal troops.
LIST OF DEAD. {.
American soldiers killed:
FRANK KENDVALL, horseshoer.
Troop X.
SERGEANT MARC a. DOBBS, ma
chine gun troop
CORPORAL PAUL SIMON.
SERGEANT JOHN NIEVERGELT,
CORPORAL HARRY wIswALL.
Troop G.
FRED a. GRIFFIN. private, Troop +.
The wounded:
Jesse =. Taylor. Troop +.
Thomas Butler, Troop /.
Theodore Kalzerke, Troop l..
Michael Barmazel, machine gun troop.
John Yarbrough, Troop X.
James Venner, Troop N.
John KeOgh, Troop G..
Lieutenant c. c. Benson, Troop G..
The known civilian dead:
y. L. RITCHIE, hotel proprietor.
WALTER WALKER, United States
customs rider.
MILTON JAMES.
MRS. MILTON JAMES
]. S. DEAN.
<. c. MILLER. druggist.
W. r. WALKER, guest Central hotel
UNIDENTIFIED CHAUFFEUR -
J. J. MOORE. merchant.
Thomas Butler, private of troop T.
later died of his wounds, making total
dead American soldiers seven.
VILLAS ADDRESS.
\ Mexican said that Villa addressed
Continued on Page ,, Column a.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
Austrian DTeadnaughtS TO
ATTEMPT to Run Blockade

ROME. March 9.-)Nia Paris Two
o. the most powerful Austrian dread
thoughts are being prepared in q Dalrna-
tian port, the Tribuna says, with the
intention of repeating the exploit of the
former German vessels Goeben and Bres-
lau, and forcing the allies blockade of
the Adriatic. in order to reach the Darda-
relies and bring assistance to Turkey in
the Black sea, as the situation of the
latter is growing desperate owing to
Russian naval supremacy. in those
waters. a..
For this reason, the newspa per adds,
the floating mines which INSTRUCTED the
Dardanelles have been swept up by
The Turks and the Germans in order to
clear the way for the Austrian battle
-hiUs.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
Shot Panne1l to
Save Girl, Says
Woman in Jail
Mrs. Pannell Claims She Killed
to Defend Daughter, Who
Refuses to Leave Mothers
Side

Panner is jailed in the maOns room at police
Pannel
fifteen later divorced married again and hny
A Chastne
daughter Eva who with
night since the shooting declares she will not leave
Fulton
a against her.
Ov
Of shooting.
he
{, {. Of
TWO WOMEN AGAINST
to
Mrs Pannetwo
&
Bonds undertaking establishment until his kin
has said that he will his
jurisdiction of should
issued In that there will be preliminary
At the trial Attorney John A. Bokin counsel Mrs PanneI
shot the her daughtar -om disgracs.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
OFFICIALS ARE MYSTIFIED
BY CUTTING OF YOUTH

MACON, March 9.-Confned in the
city hospital with a deep knife wound in
his groin, boy giving his name as
Robert Smith and claiming Atlanta as
his home, mystifies deputy sheriffs by
refusing to tell who cut him, or the cir
cumstances under which he was at
tackled. Smith got employment a week
ago on a farm of Ben Williamson, sew
eral miles from the city and was at
tackled while members of the household
were away. Smith is about fifteen years
old.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
GERMANY DECLARES
WAR ON PORTUGAL,
CALHOUN PREACHER IS
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
Rev, w, w, Putnam Contend
ed Homer Taylor Wronged
20-Year-OId Daughter
(spacisl Dispatcb to The. Journal)

Especial DISPATCH TO The JournaL)
CALHOUN, Ga, March 9.-The jury
after being out four hours here last
night returned a verdict of not guilty
in the trial of Rev. W. w. Putnam for
the killing of Homer Taylor in June Of
last year.
The trial, which lasted for two days,
has been one of the most sensational had
here in years. The defendant is a Bap,
fist minister and sixty-two years of age,
while Taylor was thirty-seven years old,
having wife and five children.
The defense contended that the de-
ceased had wronged the twenty-year- old
daughter of Rev. Mr. Putnam
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
. emph1s Official
Takes Own Life

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 9.-John ].
Raggio, city treasurer, killed himself at
his home this morning with an auto
matte revolver. Relatives claim his
death was an accident
Raggio had been city treasurer since
the shake-up in city officials here as the
result of custer proceedings against
Mayor Crump and others.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
ROOSEVELT DECLINES
TO ENTER HIS NAME

NEW YORK. March 9.-Colonel
Roosevelt, who is now at Trinidad,
British West Indies, in a statement CIV
en- out today through the Evening Mail,
emphatically declines to be a candidate
in the primaries of Massachusetts or of
any other state.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
LONG. PRISON TERM FOR
COLBERT BANK CASHIER

DANIELSNILLE, Ga, March 9.-The
regular March term of the superior court
of Madison county is in session, with
Judge 7. Y. Morley presiding.
]. l.. Reinhart, cashier of the dcfunct
bank of Colbert, Ga, charged with en-
bezzlement. entered plea of guilty and
was sentenced to seven years and six
months i'm the penitentiary.
Earl Moon was convicted OF killing
Knox Moon, both negroes, and was SEN
fenced to hang April % next.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10

ne always took another woman with
him.
Ed made fifteen dollars a week. but
he always spent it, every cent. Then
he lost his job in Greensboro, y. c, so
We came to Atlanta three weeks ago.
haven't slept a single night since then.
for we were poor ED hungry and miser-
able
"Ny life has been hideous! He
whipped me and he whipped Elva. He
made life a hell for both of us"
WHAT HAPPENED
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
She broke off and cried psssionately
That other woman she rambled on.
"iIe told me he wanted to get a divorce
so he could be with her always. Once
he took her to Hot Springs. Ark.
''Elya has been my standby all the
time She is a jewell perfect jewel!
When 7 couldn't get work and we were
almost starving, she got job in tele-
phone exchange. but she couldn't stand
tho strain She worked two days. then
she Eot sick. She was in bed three
DAYS
Yesterday morning she crawled out
trembling and shivering with a head
s'.he and insisted she was going TO work.
Then this thing happened--:
She broke off suddenly.
w nat happened. lhSlSteu the &c
porter.
The honor Of my chnd-the honor OF
~ child" yIosned Mrs. Pannell, shaking
her head back and forth. She would
not say any more.
DO you still love this man, Mrs. Pan
aell?" the reported asked. -..
Love him." she cried. II adored him
and do now and my children do! l
would have given my life for him even
when 1 killed him.
RELATIVES OF WOMAN
CONFIRM CRUELTY STORY.
A sister and a brother of Mrs. Pan
nell confirmed the woman's story that
her husband had been unkind, even
brutal toward her and Elva.
Mrs. c. B. Bell. 21S Crew street, the
sister, said that Elva told her she was
running from her father just before he
was shot, that her was trying to mis-
treat her and that when she resisted
him. he got down the razor strop.
Then my sister shot him. said Mrs
Bell. What I think is that my sister
shot her husband to save her daughter
from mistreatment"
L L. westbrool, of Birmingham. a
brother Of Mrs. Pannell, is here visiting
Hendrix avenue.
He told The Journal that he knows
FOR a fact Pannell has always been
unklnd to his wife and child.
Attorney John A. Boykin is authority
for the statement that Mrs Pannell told
him her husband led her dogs life and
menacec his own daughter, Elva.
He paraIyzed Elya's right leg by beat
ing her in Greensboro constantly, Mrs.
PannelI told me- said Attorney Boy
kin. "He tried to make money out OF
both Of them and he was danger to
his own daughter"
Attorney 'Boykin stated that only Elva
was in the room when Mrs. Pannell shot
Ed Psnnell.
THE other two little children were
asleep il. another. room, said Attorney
Rovkiu
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
NUMEROUS FORTIFIED
POSITIONS At VAUX
ALSO TAKEN, CLAIM
German Official Statement To-
ay Claims the Capture of
Village and Fort Vaux and
Many Other Positions

BERLIN, March 9.-(By Wireless to
yville.)-Germany adeclared, war on
Portugal at $3.50 o'clock yesterday after
noon and handed his passports to the
Portuguese minister.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
BEACH BURNING STEAMER
AND SAVE PASSENGERS
(Bv Associated Press.

LONDON, March "A Lloyds dis
Patch from Malta says that the PENN
sula and Oriental steamship Nellore
with fire aboard, was beached, that the
nre has been eXtinguished and that
passengers ana mails have been re-
moved
The Nellore was built in 1913 at
GIeenock and is of $500 gross tons and
45c feet long. She was last reported
in shipping records as having sailed
from Penang on February ~.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
Sister Charges PanneU
Was BrutaLLy Murdered

leon Edward PannelI, who vas killed by
his wife Wednesday morning.
There was no reason for IT and no
CONTINUED on Page Two, Col. Three)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
81 Loved Ed When | Shot
Him." SObS Mrs. PQnneU

Lie has been hell for Elva and me
- kiIied him although I loved him
End love him uow-but-the honor of
a. child was 1t stake
This is the first explanation given
~ Mrs. HOIIie ArIevs P7uneu for the
murder OF her husband. She made the
statement Ia .he presence of Journal
reporter and Ter own little daughter.
Eivs. THURSDAY morning in the matrOn's
room at police headquarters.
The little girl chung 10 her mothers
r1ud and gazed AT the reporter with
vide. brown eyes. never deisnius TO
speak. refusing 20 cry; while Mrs. Pan
ueH cIutcned her daughters shoulder
sOnvulsively and smoothed the girls
brown hair land let the tears spatter
Town her oOn face Unchecked.
Mother and daughter have been to-
-etheT az the station since Airs. Pannell
vas arrested Wednesday morning. II am
eoinz. too said Elva when they took
her mother away She went. slept be
side her through the long night and
rot once has left her side. She lust
sits in a rocking chair beside hef moth
lr's chair and holds her mothers hand
and tries to read
LITTLE GIRL REFUSES
TO BREAK HER PROMISE.
a fairy story she called her book
- "iN 0LS.'t' biSdst- shtu NASu VI
news reporters
What's your name. the reporter
ASKED her.
'Puddin' an tain. said Elva and stuck
cut her tongue at him
WHY did your mother shoot your
father
Please can't tell YOU anything my
mother doesn't want me to. / never dis
obeyed her yet You don't want me to
now, do YOU
she raised the big brown eyes TO the
reporter She smOOthed down her white
MILDLY blouse.
= had bad dreams all night from
thinking about il" she added pathetical-
". Even then there was not a tear in her
syes nor q CULVER 40 her lip
Mrs. Panncn. on the contrary. wept
"a every question. She has been trying
= read 10 take her mind OF the tragedy.
\ magazine lay in her lap. turned up
70 the picture or a race horse, as she
HnalIy launched into the story OF her
Tsfe with Ed PannelI. aroused at last
10 give her first statement by the re-
80 ted questions the reporter shot at
rer-
she Is ? pretty woman. her hair
ifL,7t golden color and she vas neatly
dressed IN o brown skirt and a white
waist trimmed with dainty frill OF
rose around the neck. ~ she talked she
Tucked sometimes at the scarf and
rIrnked iho tears down past her nose
glasses
I'VE were married on Orme street in
.tIauta." she said. when. was only
ifteen years old and FL was seventeen
That was sixteen years ago. We lived
together for while aud then we sepa-
tsted. But the fsmiIy-bOth sides-
finally got US together again even after
VIC were divorced We were remarked
in Texas
MY husband travelled great deal l
have been u Memphis and ClaTksdale
ara Lena. Ark, Waynesbcro. y. G,
Houston. Grafton. ". Va. San Antonio.
Tex When ne lett me ia these towns.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10

.Ny brother vas murdered. shot
in tas back. Killed while peacefully
eating his breakfast declared Mrs.
Charles Holt. s. Luckie street. sister OF
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-10
MEXICO LOSES
ITS LAST HOPE
Had Expected Hughes to
Save Country Chihuahua
City at Villas Mercy.

"Ou- one hope has vanished said a
Mexican citizen this morning, discuss
ing the United States election. We
Mexicans who have kept out Of thu
revolutions were looking to the cleo
tion Of Hughes to deliver US from the
.ntolerabIe conditions in our own
country"
This Mexican holds responsible
position with one Of the biggest Amer
-,an concerns in the state Of Chihua-
hua and ny resided n Mexico through
out the six years of strife that have
marked the existence OF Mexico since
Nadero started the revolution in 1910
He has never been molested. because
he has never taken any part in the
revolutions. but he has come to the
border now with his family to seek
work here and stay. He came yester-
day. because of fear OF villa
.'Villa has asserted that he will kill
every Mexican who has worked for or
is working for American concerns IN
Mexico" said this man this morning.
and I dare not take the chance ot
staying. ] held a responsible position
with an American concern nave
come 10 the border with my wife and
children. without work. l must try
TO get something to do to support
The city Of Chihuahua is held by
about 5000 Carranza troops. according
to the Carranza officials, but they are
all dissatisfied-they get but 20 cents
q day. silver-and they are @fraid of
Villa. The minute Villa makes an at
tack on the city. they VIII all run
and the city will be at his mercy
We Mexicans have our interests
linked so close with those OF Ameri-
cans and other foreigners in Mexico
that We cannot live without the Amer
lean and foreign interests. Protection
OF these interests means protection for
all Mexico. We had hoped to see
Hughes elected for this reason II
president Wilson continues the policy
towards Mexico that he has followed
in the past. l can see nothing ahead
but ruin for Mexico United states
occupation is the only salvation OF
Mexico as a nation"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-10
''Y" SUPPLIES
FOR PERSHING
Loads of Paper, Envelopes
and Magazines Sent to the
Army in Mexico.


The second Y. Nj. c. A. expedition to
he sent to the Pershing base in Mexico,
has left with o. E. Tyler, general camp
secretary. in charge
The government has furnished five
trucks To transport the supplies to the
soldiers in Mexico.
DIT. " J. Exner. Of New York City.
prominent as a ~ wOrke- in China,
and author of several books on per-
sonaI purity. also accompanied the ex-
petition Dr. Exner will give ad-
dresses TO the soldiers in Mexico at the
different places.
The following are the supplies being
taken to the men in Mexico:
Four Tons Of Magazines.
Approximate four tons Of magazines
donated by the publishers. private in
out the country; 10000 sheets OF sta
fionery- $4,000 envelopes. 40 gross OF
pens and pencils. and 1000 Testaments,
donated to the association for that
purpose BY the American Bible aSsO-
citation. were carried.
The association plans to make trip
every six weeks to the Pershing base,
until the soldiers are back on American
soil again
The amry department has equipped
its own deliver truck with a portable
moving picture machine and sheet.
and will make nightly trips to the
outpOsts along the border, and show
these pictures.
Nearly so tons Of magazines have
Confined on Page &.