The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-06

Dc Olltcu StulcS HUH uCDtOl tion is now over the line and is pro- gressing as a creditor nation, lending vast sums abroad and receiving more interest than she pays out.
 In the Balkans the allies have col lected vast heterogeneous army un- 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., a brief call, sunk five ships off Nantucket Iightship and then sped home in safety. Mexican MuddIe Continues. The situation in Mexico, which has see-sawed back and forth since it was willed to the present administration by
 
 in the flesh of Americans.
 On January 10, Villa bandits under the leadership of Pablo Gonzales held up a train at Santa Isabel, Chihuahua, and murdered in cold blood r Amer jeans. 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 13 Victoriano Huerta, former dictator of Mexico, died in Fl Paso, and on the same day resolutions were introduced in both houses of con- gross 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 9 came the news that Villa and q large force of bandits had crossed the line and raided Columbus, N. M., killing 19 Americans and escap- ing with some of the cavalry horses of the army outpost there. Despite a gallant pursuit by Maj. Frank Tomp kins, who with handful of troopers crossed the line after the marauding bandits, Villa and his men escaped to the hills
 Gen. Pershine'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 II the house adopted a reso- lution empowering the president to re- crut the army to l20.000 men, and on March 15 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 tcrior of Chihuahua, and it was not until March % that Colonel Dodd with a handful of troopers of the Seventh cavalry overlook the bandit leader. Dodd's men killed GS 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 feat of cndur- ance that has never been surpassed, surprised the MeXicanS at Aguasca lientes, killing 30 of them.
 On April 20 Minister of War Obre- gon and Major General Scott, chief of staff of the American army, met in Fl 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 bor- der and raided the settlement of Glenn Springs, Texas, In the Big Bend coun- try.
 Major Langhorne and about half troop of cavalry entered Mexico in pur- suit of the attacking force, and sue ceeded in rescuing Jesse Dcemer storekeeper of Glenn Springs, who had been held for ransom by the Mexicans, but the main body of the bandits es- caped.
 National Guard Mobiized.
 President Wilson on May ordered out the militia of Arizona, New Mex leo and Texas, but despite this add- tioual force the MeXicans again crossed the river at San Ignacio, Texas, and murdered three cavalry men, On June lG Carranza. through General Obregon. warned General Pershing that if his command moved east, west or south" he would nt- tack them. On the same day posters were displayed in Juarez calling all MeXicans to arms.
 The National Guard of the United States was called out in its entirety on June IS, and ordered to the border. Three days later two troops of the Tenth cavalry were ambushed at Car