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he Omaha Daily NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO TEN. THE WEATHER. tair VOL XLV NO. 235. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH IS, 19K TWENTY PAGES. Ob Train. M Wot! Wew SHanda, ate. So SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. r Bee SENATE APPROVES WILSON'S SENDING ARMY INTO MEXICO U Follette Introduce Resolution, Which is Adopted, to Effect Body Pleated with Chaie of Villa. MERELY PUNITIVE EXPEDITION Purpose Not to Interfere in Any Way with . Sovereignty of Southern Republic. 1PPRECIATED BY PRESIDENT WASHINGTON. March 17. Sena tor La Follette, republican, today In troduced and tbe senate adopted without opposition, a resolution ap piOTlng President Wilson's course la sending a punitive expedition to Mexico and assuring the Mexican people further that the object of the expedition was merely punitive. Trit of Ileaolntlon. The text ot the resolution follows: Resolved by the soi.ate (the house of representatives concurring) that the use of armed forces of tho Unjted States for the sole purpose of apprehending- and punishing the lawless band of armed men who entered the United States from Mex ico on March ft, IMS, committed outrages on American soil and fled Into Mexico, la hereby approved; and that congress also extends Its assurance to the de facto government of Mexico and to the Mexi can people that the pursuit of said law less band of armed men across the Inter national boundary line into Mexico la for the single purpose of arresting and pun ishing the fugitive band of outlaws; that the congress In approving the use of the armed forcea of the 1'nlted States for the purposes announced Joins with the president In declaring that such military expedition shall not he permitted to en croach In any degree upon the sov ereignty of Mexico or to Interfere In any manner with the domestic affairs of the Mexican people." Wilson Appreciates It. Word of the senate's action, was sent to the , White House and President .Wil son directed that his sppreclatlon be con veyed to Senator I a. Follette. fenator Fall of New Mexico, con sistent critic of the government's Mexican policy, who was absent when the La Follette resolution passed, attacked the measure late today. "I apologise to the American people for not being here to oppose the resolution," he !d. 'I want to 'register my com plete disapproval of the aentlment ex pressed in It, and flnnoiino that I would have opposed ii'ia J"TDen, en the floor. "I have '-"no' quarrel with the president In the position he has taken, although I do -41 ot agree altogether in the- methods he has adopted and I disagree with him altogether In his dealings with a, man who has dealt with him In utter defiance f the constitutional provisions of his own tountry." Kanawha Goes Down Off South Carolina NEW TORK, March 17. News was re ceived in this -Ity lata today that the ateamsniD ianawna. oouna ironi ivtw York for Rio Janeiro by way of Nor folk. Va.. had sunk at sea. A boatload or Bailors irom tnenanawna waa ticnta ip by the steamer Santa Marta. A wireless message, from ' the Santa Marta, received by- tho United Fruit com pany brought the news of the disaster The message stated that the Kanawha sank last night off the South Carolina coast and that the Santa Marta had res cued twenty-one members of the crew. Another boatload of tho Kanawha aH ors. consisting of the third officer and seven men. waa still missing when the Santa Marta reported, but it was stated that tho atnamer Is continuing the search for the missing men. GENERAL WOODS HEADS SOLDIERS' HOME BOARD LEAVENWORTH, Kan., March IT. The election of General George H. Woods ef Peyton, O., to the presidency of the National So'dlers Home board of man agers to succeed Colonel Fred J. Close of Kansas City, was announced hero today,' ill health waa given by Colonel Close as .his reason for retirement. The Weather- 1 ; Forecast till 7 p. m, Friday: For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity Fair; warmer. TrmsrratiKi at Omaha. Y etrr. Hour. t a. m...". Deg ) 2 fci 8i S4 42 47 ....... to ....... 63 M 17 M 5". it U a. in... 7 a. ni... I a. in... a. m... 10 a. m... H a. m... 12 m 1 p. m... 1 p. in... J p. m... 4 .p. m... ft p. in... ( p. in... 7 p. m... i p. m .. C'aasaaratlv Lcal Resort. 11 181 JU 191 Highest yesterday 67 40 44 6i lowest yesterday St 'M M-an temperature 43 33 Precipitation () .00 Temperature and precipitation turea from the normal: Normal temperature Kxcess for tho day Tolai excess since March 1 rs :s s 44 T .00 depar- J7 4 28 Normal precipitation 04 ch eiici(-ncy mr ma aay 04 inch Total rainfall since March 1 OS inch lellci.-itcy aince March 1 .'Jt Inch Exc s for cor. period. 191 1 inch .X-rn iency for (or. period, 1914.. .j Inch Hvaorta from Stntlona at T 1 M. Station ami iitat Temp. High- Ksin. or estner. , p. m, Chevenne, clear tin Ial. 4 74 4.; Mi 74 7 74 M '.I .10 .it) davenport, clear a Denver, pt. cloudy 74 s Moines, rlay 4 J odte 4 "ity. clear ",t .Norm Plaice, pt. cloudy.. 70 Oil luiaiia. clear fc.1 Kapid City, cloudy s Fanta Fe, pt. cloudy fri Sherl4n. Uo'ldy . 6toux City, pt. louH .... Ml Valentine, pt. cloudy fc T indicates trace of nrectoitmlnn U A. Wfci-Sii. Lcai Forecaater. HITCHCOCK MAKES MINORITY REPORT Nebraskan Says Final Draft of Sen ate Army Bill ProridesToo Large Force. EIGHTH OF MILLION IS ENOUGH WASHINGTON. March 1 7. WMle the house was debating the army bill today the final draft of the senate r.rmy bill was favorably reported by Chairman Chamberlain. Senator McCumber, republican, ot North Dakota, made a speech urg ing the country not to be swayed from a middle course between war hysteria and utter defenselessness. He contended the United States was In less danger of attack than ever before. "Congress, In Its growing servil Ity,", he said, "has allowed Its func tion to be usurped by the executive until it has become the tool to con vert presidential programs Into law. Congress shou'd be the Judge of Vie necessity and of the propriety of changing our historical attitude." Senator Hitchcock, democrat, auomltted a minority report of his own. "I do not feel Justified In Joining my colleagues on the recommendation that the standing army be Increased 78 per cent," Mr. Hitchcock stated, "even though that Increase he distributed over five years. . In my opinion the increase is about twice as much as It should be. It would give us an army of 2ou,000 men when enlisted to full strength." An effort to pass a bill practically doubling the number of cadets at the military academy of West Point was blocked by Senator Jones, republican, who objected to Its Immediate considera tion. Rev. Mr. Fleharty, Retired Methodist . Minister, Is Dead Rev. J. Q. A. Fleharty died in Omaha Thursday night, aged 76 years and l! months. He Is survived by a wife, Anna Stafford Fleharty, and a twin brother, Henry C. Fleharty, who resides with his son, Harry B. Fleharty, In Omaha. Rev. Mr. Fleharty waa born In Spring. field. III.. September 15,. 1KB. He was a retired Methodist " minister. His last charges werelbright and East Omaha. He entered the work in Nebraska In 1874, being received on trial and appointment to Iron Bluffs that year," Thenext year he had all Polk county, and With his Bible, hymn book and few clothes stowed away In a pair of saddle baga. spent most tef hi tlais'ln-tmrwiddie.. He built the first church at , Wesley chapel a ppoint -ment, and held a revival at Osceola, at which time morexthan 100 persons were converted: - ' 1 ' Among those converted at this time were the county Judge, sheriff and con stable, and J.' H- Mickey, later governor of Nebraska. North Bend, , Columbus. Harvard, Madison and Oakdale were among the charges he later served. He built a parsonage at Madison. At tho time, of his death Rev. Mr. Fle harty was a .superannuated member of tho North - Nebraska Methodist .confer ence. Swedish Foreign . Minister Receives Ford Deputation LONDON. March 17.-rh Swedish mln later of foreign affairs, tr. K. A. Wallen berg, according to a Router dispatch from Stockholm, today received deputation from the Ford pesce mission. Tha dele gates presented an "addreas to tho neu tral governments' asking that steps be taken by them for mediation with a view to ending the war. The minister replied: "We are as eagerly desirous of peace as yourselves, but wo can only offer mediation provided tho belligerents for mally desire It. If such desire is espressed and it it becomes clear to us that we can do anything to bring about peace, wo shall nn fail to do all that is possible. At present we must oonflno our servloe to humanity, to assisting to. tho best of our power the unfortunate victims of the war." Railroads Ordered To File Copies of the Rules About Boxcars NEW. TORK, March 17. Notice was served todsy by tha Interstate Commerce commission on all of the railroad of tho United Btetes to file a promptly a possible copies of all nils and regu lation governing the distribution of cars and copies of all embargo notices in force on this data. This Is a part of the commission's plan to aid tha car riers in relieving freight congestion at eastern terminals and the shortage cars In the west. of British Forces on the Tigris Begin General Retreat BERLIN, March 17.-(Wlreleas to Eay vllle.) The British forces on the Tigris below Kut-El-Amara began a general re treat after their defeat near Pelahle on March I. with the Turk in pursuit, ac cording to today's headquarters report from Constsntinopla received here. OMAHA :1EN WILLING TO GO TO MEX FRONT (From a Hiaff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March 17. CSDocial Telegram.) Congressman Lobock Is re ceiving a number of letters from Omaha men, w' o have done army service, want ing to volunteer for military positions in the Mexican altuatlon. ORGANIZED BOOST NOW UNDERLAY NewV- ,-ilon Are Falling Into LiWto Pnt Their Shoulders to the Wheel for City'i Progress. " NEED IS READILY SEEN BY ALL Committees Are Hard at Work nd Definite Plans Will Soon Be Outlined for the Effort. SHOULD PROFIT BY EXPERIENCE At the next meeting of tha Omaha Clearing House association, which Is to he held in about a week, the mat ter of the need of a new union depot In Omaha Is to he taken up. The Retail Grocers' association la clso to take the matter up at the next meeting. Letters from these two organiza t'ons reached tha special committee of the Associated Retailers of Omaha yesterday. Tbro are the result of a number of letters sent to the various business organizations of the city by the special depot committee of the Associated Retailers asking that the various bodies appoint - committees to co-opcrau with the retailers In tbe demand for a new depot. With the Builders' exchange already In lino with a committee ready to work with the retailers; ..with the Real Estste ex change preparing to discuss the matter at an early meeting; and with the Com merclarclub handling the matter through Its publlo affalra committee; the two new promises by the bankers and the grocers to take hold of the matter., are looked upon as Indicating the Constantly increas ing Interest in thf .subjecti' . All Are FjiToenble.' , Here are some -recent 'opinion ex pressed on the streets: George T. Morton. Chairman of the City Planning Board Omaha wanta tho best depot and terminal facllltina obtainable and warranted by the present business and certain growth. F.asy communication and close touch with the surrounding territory is a fundamental requirement for any city and especially for Omaha, the "market town." Our whole railroad terminal systems must be studied and a plan worked out on scientific lines by ablo engineers for the city and co-operation with the railroads before we can tell what things need to be done first, and where; Ornate depot . building, are, not the most Important nor the first fea ture of the problem! The simplest 'method of facilitating travel should he our aim, Agitation for improved facilities ia-Umely. Let us tnak plan' for- present "edt capable, of enlargement as the city grows, - Tint to Start Something;. J. W, -Gamble, President of the Stand ard Chemical Company I'd like to sea a new union depot, of course, but I suppose If I should advocate it I would again be criticised as I have been in the past. When I was working hard with the Mis souri river, navigation committee getting river transportation started here, certain persons criticised me,- and aaid that If we would cut out- the navigation talk and give the railroads some united sup port, we .might stand a chance of getting a union depot sometime. ' " Benefit r KsperleneV. M. J. Oreevy, Pioneer, Publicist; and Politician We are going to have a new union depot. That much is oertaln. The vital feature seems to be the location. Thirty years ago I urged a site between Seventeenth and Twentieth streets, fac ing north on Harney street, and i. believe today this same-sK would be ideal. It may be that Leavenworth street would be just as desirable. The depot should be close to the center of the city This would -necessitate underground tracks Into the terminal. It is a matter whlor will call for some serious thinking. The new depot's!!" should he-selected with I a view of the city's growth for many years hence. We should benefit by the experience of other cities In matters of this kind. , Shallenberger Has Idea for Army; Gun In Every Home in U.S. WASHINGTON. March 17.-"The bill," said Representative Khalle nherger, demo crat of Nebraska In the debate on the army Increase bill, "provMes In my opinion as reasonable and efficient an Increase as is demanded to perform every function demanded jt the army In times of peace. Mr. Bhallenberger "'d history showed that the fate of nations always had hung upon the common ao Idler, tho man with a gun In hi hand fighting for hi home and hearth. "If I had mr way," ho added, "I would place a gun. tho finest military flfle, be hind the door of every home. I would have father and eon taught to us it and depend on that force to defend the country." Representative Klnkald. republican -of Noirtaska, aaid he was glad the bill pro vided for an Increased National Guard rather than a great atandlng army. Rerresentatlva Hull, raoubliran t Inwa I asill tha Vatlnnal 7urA ha l.i.L.n.il sA nation-wide unity which the Hay bill would provide. He advocated govern, ment manufacture of aeroplane,- they could bo made at tha Rock Island arsenal for one-tenth of their preaent coot of construction. Webster of Chicago Files for President M...OLX. Neb., Msrch 17. Kpeclal Telegram.) William tJrant Webster of t h lea go. by a petition signed mostly by I Mini ha republicans, becsme a candidate for president on the . Nebraska presi dential preference ballot today. Other filings this afternoon were R. V. Howell of Omaha for national repub lican committeeman and N. p. Iodge and C. A. Epperson for delegstea-at-large to the national republican contention. PERSHING, the American general who has orders to get "Villa, dead or alive." 1 , joe a M J SMwnfllMHMMaMHMMMiMWMBU feftlOrCtN. JOHN M. PEft&HIMO. UNEASINESS ALONG BORDER ISflROWIHO Many United States Citiient in Mex ico on Way Out or Preparing f to Start. MANY DISQUIETING STORIES EL PASO, Tex., March 17. Rap Idly . growing .. uneasiness among Americana throughout Mexico, espe cially In the north and west, was evi denced today by reports from various sections- that United States citisens were either on their way to the bor der or were preparing to leave. . At practically every point of en tr along tbe northern and north western frontier Americans arrived today from tbe Interior,' but In the majority of Instances they said they were leaving Mexico as a matter ot precaution and not because' of' any oert acts of hostility ' against; them . JThe vKteot aignifieant report -wag - re cerved from Durango, where tho AmN lean , vlc cohsttt advised that his wife and child bo sent out of the' country. This followed closely on the arrival Jast night on the bordor of - the American consul from Torreon with a large num ber of Americana ' Americana ' arriving here brought nu merous disquieting stories about the at titude of the Mexicans In the Interior, especially In Chihuahua,. Duranao and Coahulla,. but invariably they told these stories privately, and when asked o make' any' statement for publication in sisted that everything was quiet In the section from, which they came. They en plained the contradiction by saying that they expected to return to Mexico when things before more settled and they did not wlah to say anything which might arouse resentment of the Mexicans. An American who arrived today from the city of Chihuahua reported that all was quiet there yesterday. The Mexican consulate here received a telegram today from . General Calles, military governor of Aonora. saying that a Vllllata spy, R. ranobllos, had been arrested at Dos Cabesas. It Is alleged that thla man was In Columbus on the night of the raid. When questioned ha aaid that Villa had fled after the raid to Corralltoa, where he murdered ov ers! cowboy and seized a number of horses. He then started for Ualeana by way of Puerto C'hoco. Reports Increased ' Activity in Russian And Italian Arenas BtmLJN.' March 17. (By Wireless to Sayvtlle.) Increased activity on the Rua slan front la reported In the official Aus trian communication of yesterday, as re ceived here todsy. The ' statement fol lows: "On the front of the armies of Gen erals Pflanser, Baltm ant Boehm-Er- molll, there was Increased activity by the artillery on both aide. Russian at tack northeast of Xoslov, on the Strips, were repulsed. "Italian attacks on the Jsenso front da- creased in violence. Two attempt to ad vance agalnat the Podgora position by strong Italian forcea were Impeded by ar tillery fire. An Italian attack on the northern alope of Han Mlchela waa re pulsed with ssnguliiary. losses for the as- allants. "At many places there were artillery duels during the night.' On the t'orln thtsn fror.t there was artillery fire in the Fella aector." Turkey Trying for Separate Peace LONDON. March 17. The Rome eorr. apondent of the Exchange Telegraph company eenda tbe following: "A message from Berne ssys that Naby Bey, former Turkish ambassador at Borne, la reported to be endoavoring to negotiate a 'eeparate peace for Turkey with the allies." 1 WILSON WEARS SHAMROCK SENT BYJOHN REDMOND WASHINGTON. March 17.-Prestdent Wilson celsbrsted St. Patrick's day to day by earing a green necktie and a sprig of shamrock sent him by John Redmond, the Irish nationalist leader in the British Parliament. "FLYING" COLUMN PENETRATES FAR INTO OLD MEXICO United States Cavalry Under Com' mand of Colonel Dodd Said to Be Advancing; at a ' Rapid Rate. MAIN ARMY MOVES SLOWER Two Wings Probably Will Form a . Junction Somewhere Near C.uai Grandci. MAY HAVE STARTED EARLIER KL PASO, Tex.. March 17. A few definite farts about ths American ex l edition Into Mexico today stood out with considerable clearness, as the result of official published reports end the new brought here by Ameri can who have been In touch with some portion of thn American move ment . It seemed certain that of the two columns which are "somewhere 'n Mexico, " one was constituted for speed, while the other apparently as moving more slowly. The gwift footed column was the auxiliary aimy, seemingly mostly cavalry, which went into Mexico fifty mllea west of the main army of General J. J. rershlng- when his forces crossed at Columbus, N. M. The secrecy which haa surrounded the movements of the main column haa been slight compared with the record of this weatern force. There Is reason to believe, from the official announcements, that the western column may have gone Into Mexico earlier than the main body. Every report arriving here from the border as serts that the western wing has traveled the farther. By these same reports, the t'vo columns will form a Junction near the threatened American Mormon col onies, possibly ' In . the . Csss Orsndes region. Swfplnar He port a lnverlf leg. Reports that anlper had shot at the troops remained unverified today. How ever, sniping and even the possible kill ing or wounding of a few American sol dier by thess long rsnge msrksmen was not regarded here as an indication that the American army's .march up to date was otherwise than a peaceful expedition, so' far as the majority-of the Mexican people are concerned. Sniping hag been oommott on the Amer ican side In this section, with the dif ference that- on thn American side tha sharpshooter - rmve had -only, com ftara Uvely small targets to shoot at, such as a horseman, an automobile, or at host, a railroad train. There I nothing to pre vent Individual of this typo, acting en tirely on their own Initiative, from creep ing onto some hill and sending a few bullet at a distant column of troops'. Problem' of Oeapatloa of Clttee. Carranta officials, It was learned today, have been discussing with some concern whether American troops during the Villa pursuit' would have to occupy any. Maxl ran cities snd the effect of such occupa tion upon Mexican public aentlment. .The Carransa officer havo frankly expreaaed the hope that the . garrisoning of the cities can be , left to their own troops. The American army' choice of tha Chi huahua deaert as It placa of entry pre clude for the present such a problem a city gsrrisnn duty. It Is estimated her that the coat of the Villa pursuit at present la upward of 140,000 per day. There Is one soldier in the Carransa gsrrisnn In Juare who I frankly antl Carransa. He la a 13-year-old boy who was captured with the Villa garrison at Juares and whose life was spared on the condition that he turn Carranslsta. HI name ho ssld today firmerly was "Little Pancho Villa." "And now," he added, "It I Little Car ransa." "Whom do you like bestf he ssked. was "Pancho Villa." was the reply. Troarh Itaaaor la Exslalae. Water waa running today in the Irriga tion dltchea back of the Juares raoe track and thereby was explained a sen sational report widely published early this week that the. Juares garrison was dig ging military trenches. Sunday Ainerlcsus at the raees saw brown-clsd men who seemed to be dig ging on ditches and the trench story spresd. They were workmen cleaning rub bish out of Irrigation ditches ao that the water might- enter. Daniel Hurst, son of Bishop P. II. Hurst of tha Mormon church, who reached her yesterday from the Mormon colonies (Continued on Page Two. Column Two.) Stolen Ten Thousand Dollar Gold Note is Found at Madrid i NKW YORK, March J7.-A I'nlted States government 10,W) gold note, one of twenty of the same denomination stolen from the mall In Beptemher, 1912, whlla on the way to New Tork from Havana, Cuba, was received by a bank in this city today from Madrid, Spain. It was sent by registered msll by the American Bank of Spain, with tho re quest that It be placed to the credit of that Institution. It waa tho ninth of the atolcn note to reappear sine the theft No, information was available aa to how the not reached the Madrid bank. A cable message waa sent explaining the altuatlon. As the note appear they are given to tbe Insurance company whlcn paid Insurance covering the amount of the theft to the National Bank ot Cuba. Wilson Signs Joint Army Increase Bill WASHINGTON, March 17.-President Wllaon today lgned the joint congres sional resolution authorising th Increase of th, standing army to It full strength of approximately 130,000 me a. CATTLEMEN OFFER $5O,O00JFOR YILLA Huge Reward for Bandit. Dead or Alive, Stirt Peons in North "em Mexica. NEW CITY RISES AT COLUMBUS COU-MUT8, N. M., March 1". (Fly Messenger to Kl Paso.) Two half squadrons of cavalry left tho expeditionary main base here today, striking in a westerly direction. Whether they were Intended to re inforce the punitive columns was not known. One report Indicated that they were going, out to help protect the line of communications of that portion of the expedition under Colonel Dodd, which three daya ago circled to the westward fifty miles from here and entered Mexico about the- same time with the main column which went di rectly south from here. Troop trains over night swelled the Columbus ram to what la said to be nearly the slxe of the original ex pedition. Heavy construction work of many varieties was under way to night and a new city was rising with almost visible progress to become a largo permanent base. Marr Is Qalet. ( The report that several men on outpost duty with the expedition had been wounded by snipers ha not been con firmed here. It la significant that the soldiers about csnip who come Into com munication with returning relays of transport ; drlvere receive information which lead them to believe the ma sen haa been quiet thus far. Kxcept for this occasions! gossip and the secret dispatches coming over the aire the men of the expedition out some where in northern Chihuahua are com pletely out of communication of any sort with oven their comrsde at thla bsse. Tho body of First Lieutenant Kdward M. Zell of the Eleventh cavalry, who killed himself here yesterday, wae today sent to Italtlmore for burial. One of tha chaplains, who wss on Intimate terms with Zell, said thst ha had worried for fear his troop wss not up to standard In discipline. IJeutensnt Zell' troop waa said by brother officers to be among the best. When Lteutensnt Zell alighted from a troop train In , Columbus and hsd gased for a moment over the gray, desert-Ilka wastes about town, he xclalmed, "Great Ood! I this Columbus, New Mexico?" Ills fellow officers paid llttl attention to the remark until a few minute later they . heard a ahot and , found him. dead with. wound In he head. ,' , , , t ; : art fT nwa4 tor villa.' ; Itelinbl reports hero Indicate that aom of the large ranching and cattle. Interest p tbe Mexican aide of the.; border her hav offered a reward of ano.OOO for Villa, dead or allv. . Officer her today sa'd they had reason to believe that news of this Immense reward had caused com motion among tha neons who hav hard of It in northern Mexico. . v - Life at this military bns a a animated and picturesque today. The roar ef aver plane over head ' was matched by th rumble, of pounding hoof mountain batteries and cavalry troops sped over tne.harl rocky soil of nearby hilt on rraiUlca marches designed to pu the last touch of physical condition Into tho wait ing organisations. Here at least the border haa lost all thought of pprhnston that tho Car ransa party in Mexioq will causa trouble. The feeling of security seem to ha based more on the army' comforting preseno than on any report of what I transpir ing across th border. It I notable, how. ever, that numerous Mexican hav com Into tho baa direct from Mexico, .volun teering much gpparently useful Informa tion about th country which th troop will march through. These Mexlaans lay that they heller alt political factions In Mexico, except th Vllllstea; will Welcome th presence of th Americans once their peaceful intentions are. thoroughly real ised. They emphssise that what Mexi can now desire is peace so long a their Independence la not threatened. Rar fo Horse. Th trooper' respect for a horse was shown her today whan it becam neces sary to kill more than forty wounded and worthies mount, which had been cap tured from th Vllllata. The rifle squad put thee animal out of their misery, but before that th cavalrymen led the emaciated beast to the American atables, peted them, commlsersted with them ou llielr "hard luck, old boy," and gave them a final satisfying, feed before their deaths. ... From their appearance these animal had been ridden mercilessly by the Villa band. Their hides had been worn through in . some places. It waa learned today th shot, whioh killed Colonel Lopes, VlUa first chief, during the raid, was fired by an Amer ican trooper at 1200 yards. Lopes felt at th first shot. Much of th other shoot ing during that fight waa dona at dis tance of 80S and yard, remarkably good markamanship, according to th American officer. Fatal Auto Upset at ElkPoint, S. D. 8IOCX CITT, la.. March IT.-In aa automobile accident whWh occurred last night on th Vermillion road about on half mil west of Elk Point, ft. D.. Loul D. Albais, u yaara old. an auto livery man of Vermillion, ft. p., waa killed and Audrey Anderson, 21 year old., of Spirit Mount, ft. V.. waa probably fatally in jured. CAR OF HAND GRENADES EXPLODES AT MONTEREY I.AHKUO, Tex.. March 1". Fourteen Carransa aoldiera snd ten chilling were killed In an explosion of a carluad of grenades and artillery ammunition In the yards of National Itailway lines at 'Mon terey. Max., laat Tuesdsy. according to passengers reaching her today from Monterey. Tb new was suppressed by th Carrania, aulhorlU bcaua of th tension existing between tha - VnlUd Btate and. Mxioo AMERICAN ARMY IN VILLA HAUNTS; BRIDGE IS BURNED Bandits Burn Railroad Span Di rectly in Line of March of U. S. Troops Who Are Now ia Enemy Country. ONE COLUMN IS LOCATED Portion of Invading: Force Reported Now on Outskirts of Casas Grandes Region. MUCH ACTIVITY AT COLUMBUS ni m.i;ti. EI. PASO, Tex., March 17. American troops have reached Casas Orgndes, according to the statement of General Gavlra tonight at Juarex. El, PASO. Tex., March 17. One of the American columns In Mexico wss dlflnitely located tonight on the outskirts of tbe Casas Grandes re gion, between the towns of Janos and Ascension, in a statement issued by General Gavlra, Carranxa com mander at Juarex. Simultaneously came the first Indication of activity on the part of the Villlstas and of their Intention to resist the Ameri cana expeditions In news received that Villa's followers had burned a railroad bridge on the Northwestern railroad of Mexico between Sum mitt and 8an Pedro, Chihuahua. Oeneral Oavlra's Information pre sumably refers to the force made up the Scrcnth and Tenth cavalry, which crossed the border near Hachlta, N. M., and la aaid to be ad vancing by forced marches to pro Dublin. lllrrrllr In Line of March. The two towns mentioned, Janoa and Ascension are between sixty and sixty five miles directly outh of llaehita on th Janos river. Janos, th most south erly of the two, I about twenty mile from Corralltoa, near where th railroad bridge waa burned. Th burned bridge waa on th Northwestern . railroad be tween Summltt and San Pedro and, di rectly in th Una of advance of the tiaiu expeditionary force, which, starting from Cblutnbus, would strlk the rallrosd at Ousman, forty mile north of Corralltoa. It waa clo to th latter place that th" Villlstas are said to hav murdered five Mexican ranchers on Sunday and drove bff their horses. ' " ' '.' Arrivals from Columbus todsy reported Intniiso activity at tha American military bar. They said fresh troops were being sent forward acres the border both night and day and that one aeroplane hsd already Joined the forces In Mexico. Seven other aircraft are hovering over the, border constantly on scouting trip. ' ' The Absorbing; Qaeatlon. With th practical certainty that th American soldier had at laat reach I th Villa' territory, th question of ab sorbing Interest on th border I how many men haa Villa and will he fight or' run. Americans from th Casaa Grandes region assert that the peons there are certain to eupport Villa, partly througi hi system of terrorising and . partly through the glamor of his reputation si a warrior. The Carransa officials here and In Juares Insist that Villa has disbanded whatever men ha had with him and wilt not offer to fight, but will rely for safety on hie knowledge ot the almost Inac cessible mountain of th Sierra Madres which h know by heart. Americans who know Villa and the country In which be ha taken refugo r enl'y confident thst he will sttemnt to check his pursuer by a guerrlla cam paign. , . ' ' , Km Clnah Yet. BAN ANTONIO, Tex., March IT.-Cal-, culatlon about army headquarter here today Indicated that General Pershing eoon will be in poaitlon to redivld hi forces, and from near tho heart of the region wher Villa haa been operating begin a aystematio search for him. Offi cial report to Oeneral Funston gave -surances thst there had been no clash between Americans and any band of Mexicans and that the routine of tho march had not, been disturbed. . . . It wss estimated that Colonel Dodd, who crossed the international boundary line at 1 o'clock Thursdsy morning, forty five mile .from Hachlta, N. M., waa to night close by. If not actually In touch with the heavier and slower column Isd Continued on Pag Five, Column Qne.) Do the. 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