Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-03-15
Three other men and woman are
listed among the known wounded.
Three Americans Hanged.

ticy ndu Heiu aS prisoners lot some
days. according to information re-
ceived here. Their bodies were
burned, the report said
The Villa men were said to have
been Joined by Carranza soldiers af-
terry they crossed the border. A deep
ditch parallels the United States
army camp. the customs house and
the railroad stations. Through this
gully the bandits made concealed
approach
After posting snipers at advanta-
buildings. including the depot and
hotels. As people rushed from their
homes they were shot down by the
sniperS.
Civilians armed themselves and
together With United States soldiers
fought 4 battle OF several hours with
the bandits
The Mexican fugitive said that
Villa addressed his men yesterday
just before ordering an advance on
Columbus. and declared the watch
word would be Death to Amcri-
cans" adding that the killing Of
Americans was just because citizens
OF the United States were responsible
for the wrctchcd conditions OF Mex
ico'
The United States intends to
swallow MeXico.' Villa shouted" said
the fugitive. Let us do what we
can to make it stick in their
throats.
Villas Bloody Threat.
Al Richie. proprietor OF the Cen
trail hotel was dragged from sick
beu and killed. Mrs. Ritchie was
roughly handled, the bandits tearing
several rings from her fingers.
4 Mrs. Wright, who said that she
and her husband and baby were cap
tured by Villa several days ago, was
liberated just before the fighting
started. She said at that time Villa
declared 81 am going to shoot up
Columbus and make a torch Of every
man, woman and child"
Twcntyfour bodies OF Mexican
raiders had been gathered and burn
cd before noon and officials reported
scores more were in the brush.
Col. Slocum stated one squadron
Of cavalry was coming from Fort
hn c,,f fnio o,,t
'"ao to meet any situation.
lining Corpscs of Mexicans.
''la mbus, y. NJ, March l0.--Ap-
0"r..H ,tely 200 MeXicans were kill
. "i '. he battle with United States
, .--..-.- here yesterday, in which 6
American civilians and soldiers lost
army officials to-day.
Major Frank Tompkins. OF the
| 18TH Cavalry, in command OF the
troops that drove Francisco Villa
and his bandits across the border.
said that Villas losses were fully
100. EARLY to-day Is Mexican dead,
| found on the Mexican side. were
either burned or buried.
Army patrols and army civilians
| to-day maintained Il close watch for
| the reappcarancc OF bandits along
the border.
Soldiers and citizens divided aticn-
tion to the vigil along the boundary
with the work OF clearing yesterdays
| battlefield OF Mexican dead.
An invitation to Gen. Emilano
Lapata to march north and join in
an attack on the United States was
sent by Villa in January. according
to a copy OF letter found among
Villas captured papers. The letter
was dated San Geronimo, Chihuahua,
January 6, 1916.
Il shall not eXpcnd another Shell
on brother McXicans, Villa wrote in
the letter, but will prepare and or
ganiZc to attack tho Americans on
their own soil and let them know
that Mexico is land OF the free and
the tomb OF thornlass crowns and
traitOrs.'
Villa proposed that tho joint
movement with Zapata against the
United States should occur six
months from January &. Tapata. so
far rs known, made no move to ac-
ccpt.
Villa in the letter attributed his
defeat at Aqua Prieta last November
to the action OF the United States