Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09

against villa Half million cartridges for
Carranza arnly seized at Douglas. Ariz
March 16.-First clash between villa out
posts and American expedition. Seven
March I7.-Carranza forbade American
troops pursuing Villa to enter Mexican
towns.
u. S. senate passed resolution declaring
the United States did not intend to in
tervene in Mexico.
March Zl.-Capture OF TorreOn by Willis
March 2S-Congress appropriated IS. Co.,
900 for Mexican expedition.
March 29-Carranza granted use OF
Mexican Northwestern railroad to .. S.
for shipment of supplies.
Dodds cavalry defeated Villa forces
at Guerrero. killing 60: one U. s. soldier
April 1.-U. S. cavalry defeated virlista
detachment north of Guerrero, killing 3d.
April 12.-U. S. troops attacked by Car
rama troops and citizens of Parral two
Americans and 40 Mexicans killed.
April 13.-Carranza demanded withdraw
al of u S. troops from Mexico.
April 1S--Pursuit of villa at standstill
because of hostility of Carranzistas
April 29.-Generals Scott, Funston and
May 5.-Villa bandits raided Glenn
Springs, Tex. killing three U. s. soldiers
and a boy.
routed Villista band at Ojos Azules. killing
Nav a.-President Wilson ordered mill
tia Of Texas. New Mexico and Arizona
and 500 more regulars to Mexican bor-
Nav u.-American-Mexica border con-
ference ended futilely.
Curtis Bayles. American farmer, killed
by Mexican raiders near Mercedes, Tex
MAY 25.-Pooe ranch in Big Bend coun-
try. Texas, again raided BY 2y,,l Mexicans;
killed by American troops.
May S1.-Carranza demanded withdrawal
of American troops from Mexico on peril
OF recourse to arms.
June 17-General Parker rushed rein
forcements to American troops in Mexico
below Matamoros.
June R.-War department ordered all
state militia modified.
Fourth punitive expedition Withdrawn
from Mexico.
American landing party
June 20.-General Funston called for at
least $4,000 troops for border service.
U. S. sharply refused to withdraw troops
from Mexico.
June 21.-Detachment of American cav
airy, attacked by Carranza troops at Car
cluded Gen. Felix Gomez
June 23.-House granted use of state
militia as federal soldiers.
Secretary Baker ordered all militia to
border as quickly as possible.
June 25.-President Wilson demanded
that Mexico release captured troopers.
June administration rejected plan
for mediation with Mexico.
Senate passed bill for. drafting militia
into federal service.
June 29.-Twenty- three troopers taken at
Carrizal released by Mexico.
Pershing's column began retiring north
wards
July 6.-war department called out reg
ular army reserves to fill new regiments.
July 13-President Wilson raised en-
barge on food for Mexico.
July 2S.-U. S. accepted Carranza's plan
for joint commission
Aug. 12.-War department ordered $1,000
more state troops to border.
Aug. 22.-Secretary Lane, Judge George
Gray and DR.. ]. r. Mott named as Next
can settlement commission.
Aug. 30.-President ordered 21,000 troops
back from Mexican border.
Sept. 6.--American and Mexican commits
sioners began sessions at New London.
Conn.
Nov. 24.-American-Mexic commission
signed protocol Tor withdrawal of Ameri-
can troops and patrol of border.
Nov. 8-Villa captured Chihuahua City.
Dec. 2.--Villa driven from Chihuahua
City by Carranza forces
Dec. 6.-Parral recaptured by Carranza
forces
Dec. 12.-Carranza troop train blown up
by Villistas; 200 killed or injured.