Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-03-29


Mayor Undecided.
NO MeXicanS were seen on the
march to Palomas. Only two bodies
OF armed men were encountered by
either OF the columns on the march
here. At Asccncion the mayor, r.
II. Gomez, had 100 Carranza SOL
dlers and told Col. Slocum he did not
know whether TO fight or let the
American column pass peaceably on.
After an exchange Of official visits,
during which he observed at the
American camp the assembly of mel
and guns, he decided 20 accept the
United States army officers state
ment that CarranZa had agreed TO
he entry Of the troops unopposed
The other body of troops were ..n-
countered here Saturday, March IS.
Major T.. Reyes, who said he was
proceeding to Casas Grandes frcm
MADEIRA, after scouting for villa, was
startled to see American troops in
this vicinity. lie stopped one of the
guides Of dhe column and asked to
be taken to the American comman-
der to assure him that his force, con-
sisting Of &c men. were not "Villis-
tas.' and, in turn, be assuerd they
would not be fired upon.
just Two Human Beings.
Major J. A. Ryan, OF the 18th Cav
airy, acting chief OF staff to Gen.
Pershing, found at Palomas lust two
human beings, crippled Mexican,
described by the American guides is
the most cunning horse thief along
the border and his wife.
Col. Slocums column made Boca
Grande from Palomas March 16. This
was the point from which Villa start
ed on his raid on Columbus. It was
near Boca Grande that Villa captmr-
ed and murdered Arthur Keinney, "A
roundup boss for the Palomas Land
and Cattle Company, and three
other Americans just before the
raid.
of one of the victims, battered and
mutilated, and in such condition THAT
it could not be recognized. An otf-
Ger picked up in the abandoned Villa
encampment an expense notebook
of c. B. Watson, leader Of the party
of is employees Of the Susihuiria-
chic Mining Company, who were
slaughtered by Pablo Lopez, a Villa
leader, at Santa Ysabel.
CariHnZa Officers Civil.
Army officers said they found Car
ranza officers both civil and military,
ready to accord hearty cooperation
in the task OF hunting down Vi"a
and his bandit band. The intelli-
gence department Of the American
punitive expedition, headed by Ma
!or Ryan, received much information
from CarranZa sources. American
colon.3ts near the old town OF Casas
Grandes, southwest Of the army
camp, declared the feeling among
| the MeXicans there was tense. but
there has beeh no evidence oe it,
The American troops brought in
the first silver money some Of the
Mexicans had seen for years and
willingly paid double the price. that
prevail at the International boundary
for food and the rough, dirty and
strong native tobacco. There was, in
Fact, so little metal money among
| either the Mexicans and the small
band OF American Mormons, who
hove braved the dangers of reported
Villa raids, that many we're unable
TO provide change for silver dollar.
Marching slowly on account Of the
wagon trains, the head Of the first
column did not enter the base camp
here until Monday at noon, after a
march Of 157 miles from Columbus.
The machine gun loops Of the 18Th
Cavalry, the wagons trains and other
units lost altogether . mules.
The second nying column, which.
under Gen. Pershing's personal com
| mand, made the dash from Culber-
sons Ranch, lost three mules. Gen.
Pcrshing's calavlry escort crossed the
boundary at 3.17 o'clock Thursday
| morning, March 16.
On Historic Ground.
At 7.30 the column made CarriZo.
The negro cavalrymen and soldiers
nr o,.l.