The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-23
VILLA SLA0GHTERS
ALL AMERICANS N
SEVERAL COLONIES
Pbrshing PUSHES Troops to Cut
OFF Bandits Escape.
BURN LUMBER MILLS
american Force Leaves casas orandso
and Starts Towards MADEIRA and
the sabrieOra Raneh-VlIIa Re- =
ported Near. - r =


Pershing's main column was reported
rs moving south by west OF Ascencion;
along the dry bed Of the Rio Janos.
He is approximately 10 miles south Of
the border.
The report came by wireless to Co
lumbus, and fragmentary details are
that several American settlements in
the foothills Of the Sierra Madre
Mountains have been totally wiped oIg
by Villa bandits. Since this is the d..
rectton taken by Villa after the Column.
bus raid, he is believed to be RESPONSE
Bile for the massacre. Z.
News Withhe1d by Censor "r4F,s
Tue number Of persons believed to
have been killed and the circumstances
of the massacre are being withheld by
the censor. g. D..
Pershing's advance column n. has
reached its farthest point south after q
march Of 110 miles in 40 hours.
The colonies attacked by Villa ara
not designated, but since Colonia Dub.
Ian and Morales, the two leading Nor.
mon colonies. were not molested 1t 10
believed Villa raided Pachaco and
Chufcfupa, near hts Old mountain head
quarters %2>E 'a.EG7 E5,"PNr' 1. ~
These were directly on the Hne Of
rstreat followed by the bandit Very
little IS known here Of the people who
lived in Il these settlements. They
moved into the isolated district years
ago and seldom came to the border
Villa according to General Pershtng,
was at the ranch OF Candeferio Her;
nandez two days ago. .
Villa Near site Of Burned eFidoe. q
The Hernandez ranch 10 near San
Pedro, one OF the principal Watering
places in central chihuahua. This
fits in with reports received here from
Mexican sources Friday that villa had
burned the railroad bridge at San
Pedro .'' 49, - ,7''- -
General Funston acknowledged re-
ceiying first direct report from the
+ front, The censor will not permit
qualifications OF name Of town which
Pershings advance has reached Gen
( eral Funston stated that troops were
moving as fast as possible: He said
advance of 100 miles in 4S hours was
record march. ..r-" J.. ":
Re-enforcenents are being rushed to
General Pershing. Additional batteries
of the Fourth field artillery were sent
forward, with several troops Of the
Eleventh cavalry. Extra aeroplanes
also are being rushed to the invading
troops to help them down the bandit
An added fragment of the Rews
from PershiHg'si column said d detaCh.
ment from the Sixteenth infantry had
been furnished with mounts and was
now accompanying the cavalry. -
Villa AbandonS Wounded. y
Villa was located near Babricora
and was said to be making fora lake
by that name which Is the only water
supply for miles around. He is2 said
to have abandoned 30 wounded at Ell
Vale, where he was placed in these
dispatches on Saturday -@.I.i '.}',,,
Along the road which the bandit is
moving the American Investments run
into millions. Much apprehension is
felt here that he will destroy all of this
property. a. a..
The demand of the United States
military authorities on First Chief
Carranxa for permission to take over
the Mexican, Northwestern & National
railway lines has developed a situation
extremely acute here, General Per-
shing 10 said TO have sent a wireless TO
Funston that the control Of the roads
leading out of FL Paso is imperative
to the success OF the expedition. +.
First Rsqdest Refussd. T..
The first request to use the rail-
roads is said to have been fatty re-
fused by CarranZa, Notwithstanding
the optimistic reports from Washing
ton Saturday night. The public was
permitted to know nothing OF the ne.
gotiati6ns until the second request
was made. -.. g.,
This was more OF q demand and 10
now before the head OF the de faeto
! government -. ."as. .js.et...'p
y The Mexican officials in Juafez are
\ as silent on the subject as the granite
monument erected there some years
ago in memory OF the patriot for
whom the town is named. .esl
In the meantime, active prepare
lions have begun to make Ell Paso the
border base instead of Columbuss
Troop trains and supplies were stop
ped here. A squadron OF the Twelfth
cavalry, designated to 60 in the Per-
shing expedition, Is among the latest
arrivals. ys a Il n