Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-05

crossing as creditor nation, Lending
vast sums abroad and receiving more
interest than she pays out.
Iu the Balkans the allies have col
lected vast, heterogeneous army I'M
der the French general Sarrail and
have made some progress, capturing
Monastir in the west. But the ex-
pected great offensive here has not ma
terIalized.
Bound to be remembered in history
are the two successful trips Of the Ger
man merchant submarine Deutschland
across the Atlantic to the United
States and home again. The undersea
boats effectiveness was also attested
when the submarine U-53 paid New
port, r. l., brief call, sunk five ships
of Nantucket liGhtship and then sped
home In safety.
Mexican Middle Continues.
The situation in Mexico, which has
see-sawed back and forth since 1t was
willed to the present administration by
President Taft, continues to be thorn
Id the flesh of Americans.
On January 10, villa bandits under
the leadership of Pablo Gonzales held
up train at Santa Isabel, Chihuahua,
and murdered in cold blood II Amer
leans. Our government made formal
protest to General Carranza, and he
promised that he would afford better
military protection for all foreigners
in Mexico.
On January Is Victoriano Huerta,
former dictator of Mexico, died in Ell
Paso, and on the same day resolutions
were introduced in both houses Of con-
gress to send our army into Mexico to
protect Americans.
After many debates in congress con
corning Mexico, nothing was done,
and the situation apparently settled
down.
Suddenly from the border on the
night of March 8 came the news that
Villa and large force of bandits had
crossed the line and raided Columbus,
N. NJ, killing 10 Americans and escap-
ing with some of the cavalry horses
of the army outpost there. Despite
gallant pursuit by Maj. Frank Temp
kins, who with handful of troopers
crossed the line after the marauding
bandits, villa and his men escaped to
the hills.
Gen. Pershing's Expedition.
The administration could no longer
continue Its policy of ''watchful wait
ing" and on March 10 President Will
son ordered General Pershing to go
into Mexico and bring villa back,
| dead or alive.
March IA the house adopted reso-
luton empowering the president to re-
crult the army to 10000 men, and on
March 10 General Pershing was able
to gather some 5000 troops and enter
Mexico.
The loss of time between the Co
lumbus raid and Pershing's entrance
enabled Villa to get far into the in
terror of Chihuahua, and it was not
until March 90 that Colonel Dodd with
handful of troopers of the Seventh
cavalry overlook the bandit leader.
Dodd's men killed 6S Mexicans and
wounded the bandit chieftain, but he
escaped with a few of his trusted fol-
| lowers.
Two days later Colonel Brown and
two troops of the Tenth cavalry, af-
ter midnight ride that will go down
In cavalry history as a feat of endur-
ance that has never been surpassed,
surprised the Mexicans at Aguasca-
lientes, killing 80 of them.
On April % Minister of War Obre-
gon and Major General Scott. chief of
staff Of the American army, met in Ell
Paso with General Funston In an eff
| fort to arrive at some policy that
would mutually benefit the border. The
conference came to naught. and on
May bandits again crossed the Dor
der and raided the settlement of Glenn
Springs. Texas, in the Big Bend coun-
try.
Major Langhorne and about half q
troop of cavalry entered Mexico in pur-
suit of the attacking force, and sue
ceeded in rescuing Jesse Deemer. q
storekeeper of Glenn Springs, who had
been held for ransom by the Mexicans
but the main body of the bandits es
capped.
National Guard Modified.
President Wilson on May ordered
out the militia of Arizona. New Mex
leo and Texas. but despite this add
tional force the Mexicans agar
crossed the river at San Ignacio
Texas, and murdered three cavalry
men. On June 18 Carranza. through
General obregon. warned Genera
Pershing that II his command movet
least, west or south" he would at
tack them. On the same day poster
were displayed IN Juarez calling al
Mexicans to arms.
The National Guard of the Unites
. States was called out in its entiret,
on June. IS, and ordered to the border
, Three days later two troops of tn
Tenth cavalry were ambushed at Car
! rial and almost wiped out. Seventeen
troopers were taken prisoner by tn
| MeXicanS President Wilson ordera,