The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-20
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Mexican Revolt
Scores of Americans on the west
coast of Mexico are in grave peril, &C
cording to a report to the navy de-
partment at Washington from Rear
Admiral Winslow, commanding the
Pacific fleet.
Details of five-hour battle between
the Carranza garrison at Pasaje,
Durango, and an attacking force COM
posed OF bandits were brought to Tor
reon, Mex. The outlaws fed after los
ing seventy killed
A band of Villistas. numbering sew.
eral hundred and possibly 1000,
sacked Sierra Mojada, five miles
across the Coahuila line and 20 miles
east of Jiminez, destroying many
thousands of dollars worth of Ameri-
can property and looting the town of
everything of value.
Several Americans have been killed
or wounded in bandit raids in the vi
cinity Of Guaymas, Sonora, according
to a naval radio message received at
San Diego, Cal. The message was for
warded to the navy department at
Washington and resulted in an order
to the cruiser Denver to steam for the
Sonora seaport and investigate.
Francisco Villa has left the main
body of his command and is hiding
almost unattended, in the Sierra noun
tains OF Chihuahua, according to in
formation given out at the war depart
ment at Mexico City.
Apache man hunters have reached
the advanced field base of General
Pershing, somewhere in Mexico" and
will soon be in action. New aeroplanes
are also on the way to the scene of
operations against Francisco Villa.
A report reached headquarters south
OF Namiquipa that Troops K and M of
the Seventh cavalry were in a fight
were killed and IS captured. Eight of
the captured men confess to having
taken part in the raid at Columbus.
Gen. Gabriel Gavira, Carranza com.
mander at Juarez, announced that the
forces Of the de facto government
were in a position to take immediate
control Of the Villa situation if the
American trops withdrew.
Domestic
Fire in the center Of the business
district Of Little Rock caused loss
estimated at between 100000 and
100000.
All mail from the United States en-
tering Canada was opened in the Wind
sor, Canada, post Office, read and then
resea]ed with small sticker bearing
the printed word censored" The post
Office is tracking spy.
In fire which destroyed the home
Of Homer Dieble at Detroit, Mich,
Mrs. Dieble, twenty-five, and her two
children, Irma and Evelyn. were
burned to death.
Mrs. Irma Kilgallen Howard, daugh-
ter of Martin H. Kilgallen of Chicago,
and the heroine of tempestuous TO-
nance with Count jacques Won Mourik
de Beaufort, shot herself to death in a
hotel at Omaha, Neb. She was mar
ried only month ago to Joseph E.
Howard, Chicago playwright, actor and
composer.
wild Bob" Burman of Detroit,
Mich, Mechanician Eric Schrader of
Chicago, and Track Policeman w, H.
Speer, dead, and five spectators in
jured, three of whom may die-that
made up the tragedy that wound up
the third annual road race at Corona.
CAL
The big naval observation balloon
which escaped and fell near Argyle,
Fla, was so badly cut up by souvenir
hunters that it will have to be re.
turned to the factory.
A verdict in favor Of the defendants
in the Youman's $255,0O0 damage suit
against Governor Hanna, other state
officials, and several local bankers, was
directed by Judge Keneshaw in the
district court at Minot, N. D.
The street car strike at Toledo. o..
was ended when the men were given
an increase in wages of three cents
an hour. They will not be permitted
to wear union buttons and the open
shop rule will prevail.
The bodies of Mrs. Hattie Croean
nj h <,,vo H.,