Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
Nearly Thousand Troops I'm
der General Slocum Are
Guarding Country.
SIXTEEN DEAD TOTAL
Eight Civilians and the Same
Number of Soldiers Were
Bandit Victims.

San Antonio, Texas, March g.
Major General Funston will per-
sanalIy command the expedition
which will invade Mexico and cap
ture Villa unles the war depart
ment orders otherwise.
Washington, March 10. The
Mexican embassy got a telegram
from General CarranZa late today
saying that 5000 troops from vari-
Gus garrisOns to the south had
been ordered TO move upon the
Villa bands. No mention was made
OF the proposal of the United
States to send forces.
Columbus, n. NJ. March 10.-Fed-
eral troops in increased numbers to-
day patrolled the Mexican border
near Columbus as precaution
against further invasions of Ameri-
can territory by Francisco Villas
bandit army, which yesterday in a
surprise attack upon the town killed
II American citizens and soldiers,
wounded many, burned buildings and
looted stores before being driven
back into Mexico by American troops.
Quiet prevailed.
Villa, at the head of the main body
of bandits was reported Is miles
south of the International line where
they halted after running fight yes
terday by pursuing United States
troopers.
Sixteen in Final Count
Of the 16 Americans killed, eight
were civilians and eight soldiers A
revised list of yesterday casualties
follows:
W. G. RITCHIE, hotel proprietor.
W. H. WALKER, customs rider.
c. c. MILLER, druggist.
MRS. MILTON JAMES.
J. S. JEANES.
J. ]. MOORE.
DIR. H. J. HART, Ell Paso.
W. A. DAWSON, Ell Paso.
HARRY WISWALD, corporal
Troop G.
FRANK T. KENDVALL, horseshoer
troop X.
CORPORAL PAUL SIMON.
JOHN NEIVERGELT, band ser
geant
FRED A. GRIFFIN, private,
troop X.
4 SERGEANT MARC A. Dobbs, ma
chine gun troop.
THOMAS BUTLER, troop F.
Unnamed corporal.
Wounded.
Milton James.
NJ. Duche.
Mrs. J. ]. Moore.
Lieutenant C. C. Benson, troop G.
Jesse P. Taylor, troop F.
Theodore Kalzorke, troop l..
Michael Barmazel, machine gun
troop.
John Marlborough, troop X.
James Venner, troop NJ
John Keough, troop G.
Captain George Williams.
Private James Veeder, troop X.
All the wounded are expected to re.
cover.
In addition to those killed by Villas
men in Columbus several others are
believed to have been executed by the
bandit chieftain before the American
invasion. Arthur Mckinney, William
Corbett and James O'Neill, employees Of
the Palomas Land and Cattle com
pany, WHICH property was raided or
March l, were captured and are sale
to have been executed. Edward Johr
Wright and Frank Hayden, taker
prisoners near Pearson, Chihuahua
recently, are also believed to have
been killed.
Mrs. Maud Hawk Wright, wife o.
John Edward Wright was taken pris
oner with her husband. and after Mint
days of captivity was released yester
day during the height of the battle
before Columbus. Her baby, she said
was taken from her and she was told
given to a Mexican family.
Further Raids Expected.
Possibility of further bandit raids
was admitted by army officers anC
armed civilians and state militiamer
and cowboys are cooperating with thu
federal authorities in maintaining &
border patrol.
The first reinforcement arrived ear
ly today when the first battalion O.
the Goth infantry, $50 men, under
Major William r. Sample, arrived
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