Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-09
over Druggist Miller's dead body.
Darkness Aids Snipers.

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over Druggist Miller's dead body.
Darkness Aids Snipers.
Snipers posted in front Of frame
buildings set on fire shot at the Amer
lean inmates as they sought refuge
from the flames fast destroying several
buildings These snipers moved. de-
hberately in the dark.
The lighting Of lamps by household
ers and hotel guests startled out of
sound sleep by the rifle. fusilade
promptly brought a shower of bullets
Every house in town and nearly every
window appeared to have been hit
from once TO a dozen times.
Civilians armed themselves and
from vantage points within their
homes answered the shots of the Mex
leans. Some of the bandits sought to
entice Americans into the streets by
speaking English. J. S. Dean was
caught in this way. A Mexican who
spoke excellent English called to him.
Dean emerged from doorway and
his reply in English betrayed him to
bean American and brought his death.
Another American, at the same time,
shouted, Hey. who are you?"s
villa, Villa" was the reply. &
Villa Runs Away. III. c r
Il don't know who he is," the AM
erican answered, "but i have some of
him left here scattered In the streets
The American pointed to the street in
tersection where half a dozen dead
Mexicans lay. ~ W. :.
The QUICK fash Of pistol shots were
visible and disclosed dying forms in
the street. but villa was not among
them He apparently left when Colonel
Slocum's troopers began pressing the
snipers toward the south n
Villas bugler began sounding the re-
treat shortly before O'Clock. The
town was cleared Of them by $50 and
the remaining people Of Columbus be-
gan to take account of casualties and
losses. ~'s< - i, T. r T5-At T5-A
Fifteen Americans Killed.
Nine civilians and six United States
troopers were the known dead early In
the day. The deaNd:r,5G
E. R. RITCHIE, ,hotel proprietor.
WALTON WALKER, aUniteu states
customs rider. 5a e. -$
r.. MILTON JAMES. .. S..-@r
MRS, MILTON JAMES. IT,. =
p J. S. DEAN. r.s i.
c. c.. MILLER, druggist. r.. s>.: -a = T.
j. j. MOORE, merchant. g.. In. !
v w r. WALKER, of Playas, N. NJ.
UNIDENTIFIED CHAUFFEUR.
The Soldier Dead
The American soldiers killed follow:
+ FRANK T. KENDVALL, horse shoer,
troop K. szs.sf 25:E' : r., II
sERGT. MARC a. DoDDs, machine
gun troop. ..os. sEa
CORPORAL PAUL SIMON, "
SERGT. JOHN NIEVBRGELT, band
CORPORAL HARRY WISWALL,
troop g. a~,, '5s y.
FRED A. GRIFF.EN. private. troop K.
Eight Soldiers Wounded. ,
! The wounded soldiers are: XXX .
I Jesse B. Taylor, troop F. ~
Thomas Butler. troop f.
Theodore Ka!yerke, troop L. -
4 Michael Barmazel, machine gun
troop.
John Yarbrough, troop K.
James Venner, troop M. ..$t
John Keogh. troop G.. III
q Lieut.. G. c., Benson. troop 6.
Thomas Butler, of Troop F, later
died 9of mis- wounds, making the total
dead American soldiers seven.
Says Villa Led.
4 Information that Francisco Villa and
his chief. Pablo Lopez were in per-
sonal command Of the raid was given
Colonel Sloeum by a Mexican rancher
captured by the bandits last Sunday
and who escaped during the fighting.
This Mexican told of the hanging OF
the Americans ranches, Kinney, Cor
bett and ONeill. He added that a
fourth American whose name he did
not know had been hanged at the same
time. The Mexican said Villa attacked
with from SCOT 1000 men and ma
chine gun platoon.
The Mexican told Slocum that Villa
left the Bosques Grandes ranch Tues
day. made az is..sGisss.;; s.S;s & Journey and
about o'clock yesterday AFTERNOON left
point on the Boca GrRnde river and
started for the border.
Enter Town BY Ditch.
t'Traveling north they crossed the
boundary west of Columbus" said the
Mexican, and entered the town by q
ditch, running past the valley camp.
Villa was in personal charge and de-
clared he was going to kill every
American, because the American gov
ernment did not treat him right. Villa
declared Carranza could not make
peace in Mexico with Villa were
Pablo Lopez, IN Lopez. Col Can.
deiario Sevantes. Col Cruz Cayez. Gen.
Jose hernandez and General Beltran.D
The Mexican, who prayed that mis-
jtla me not be ased. epnf firmed q report
prevfcusaf given ont BY GsarrAnza Of
fcSalk thax safaxs leaving the Santa
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