Show At KILL Y r MANY AMERICANS or k DIRECTS BANDIT ATTACK ON r NEW MEXICO TOWN to tine ine Civilians Seven U U. U S S. S Soldiers Sol Sol- diers Twenty Four Four Renegades and One o of Outlaws Outlaw's Lieuten Lieutenants n- n ants tanis Pablo Lopez Slain i in n nEarly Early Morning Battle in Columbus Columbus Colum Colum- bus Streets x THE DEAD rr f J o j A A. L Ritchie hotel proprietor r 1 JI t Walton Valton Walker alker United States custo customs rider j. t L Milton James t a t k r W W. W R. R Walton guest Playas Playas- N. N M. M X t si r i. i Mrs Milton James i S 0 S' S SJ r rf f r J J. J S S. S D Dean ean r I. y I C. C C. C Miller l druggist t rM 1 J. J J. J Moore merchant i d Unidentified chauffeur Pablo Lopez second in command to to Vil Villa Twenty four Mexican bandits S SOLDIERS 0 JQ IE R S KIL KILLED L E- E P lf z-M z t 1 iii rF F FFrank Frank T. T. T er troop K t. t z Sergt Marg A. A D Dobbs ob b s machine gun troop troop K I j 1 I I Paul Simon r i Corp r r I 1 Sergt Serg John b band nd J t Corp Harry troop G. G n- n R if Fred A. A Griffen private privat troop K i t Thomas Butler private troop F. F i WOUNDED 1 It Ii SOLDIERS r Jess P. P Taylor troop F. F i t I r. r Theodore troop u. u r iJ Michael Barmazel machine gun troop t tJohn l 1 Mf tb F John Yarbrough troop K h J James Venner troop M. M John Keogh troop G G. G r C. C C. C Benson troop G. G I LG f I COLUMBUS N N. M. M March 9 Eight Eight hundred Villa bandits I Ia a a ticked this point at 43 o'clock this morning morning- killed nine nine Illi ns men and andy y women men and held possession of the he town for an our and a half Driven off by three troops o of Thirteenth cavalry I he retreated at 6 o'clock Je leaving ving part or of of the town in flames fame f killed Their bodies dotted streets Many 1 Mexicans r. fY Lans were he here e they J had lad been posted picking off Americans as they emerged I 1 ell niell riH out out- of dwellings and ana hotels There appeared to be no sounded Several guests guests' were burned to death in the Central Central hotel I vl vh l li was vas one of the first buildings fired by Villas Villa's men Mexican bandits standing outside the flaming building downed l L L. L Ritchie proprietor of the hotel and Walton R. R Walker Valker United falls a custom rider as they attempted to dash out of the door Both were dead when picked up later C. C C C. Miller owner of a drug store was shot to death as he h hn herte rte n f jo o enter the door of the Hoover hotel an adobe structure J Hose os mud walls a score of cowering women and children ho remained in the rooms room while a howling mob of bandits surged the surrounding streets They first attacked the camp of the Thirteenth cavalry Seven Sican soldiers were were- killed and seven wounded and a number of mIry horses ridden off by the Mexicans as they fled back toward ico after daylight The Si k attack was WM a complete surprise Villa deceiving all the authorities by a tS-am tS telegram to Hachita N. N M. M last night saying that he was Vas at L a ranch In Chihuahua near the border at least four forty was signed ostensibly by the American caretaker here The telegram rom nom was at the ranch house that Villa personally and stated f h. h he ranch rh All the while however the Mexican bandit leader was making his way ranch about twenty miles southwest of here Grandes Grande om A Bosques M Mexican scout gave an Intimation of of this He reported late last night I Ilat St WA A two parties of Villas Villa's men moving eastward from Bosques mat lat he lie saw ra ran ranch ch h toward p Palomas lomas an abandoned Carranza outpost six miles south of here t riT H. H J. J slocum Slocum commanding the Thirteenth nth cavalry has out heavy Col aCol aSni and two troops of cavalry at Gibsons Gibson's ranch fifteen mU miles s west Carranza ls customs guards at the e border gates three three miles south o of f Co Coo Combus Imbus embus Carranza had dug a few rifle pits for the fifty Carranza soldiers who fled when Villa appeared in the vicinity several days ago alomas M u. u and iI Mrs Milton James and J S. S Dean merchant were later added fth r list l t of tA Americas killed Villa ViII carne came came over the line at this thle point apparently and the Carranza soldiers were reported to have hav Joined him Deploying Deploying De De- his hla men in open order Villa sent them up a a. deep ditch running up from the border and paralleling the road skirting tho United States States States' army camp campI the customs house and the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road station Villa in Command Information that Francisco Villa and his chief lieutenant Pablo Lop Lopez z were I in personal command of the raid was given Colonel Slocum by a a Mexican rancher captured by the b bandits bandits' last Sunday and who escaped during the fighting This Mexican told of ot the he hanging of th the American ranchers Arthur McKinney William Corbett and James ONell at the Palomas ranch H He added that added that a a. fourth Am Amer r- r Ji i d i on PiO parie b j I M MEXICAN BANDITS S. S 1 Continued from Continued from page page page-i. 1 loan lean whose name he did not know had been hanged at the same time Ume The Mexican said Villa attacked with from to 1000 men and a machine 0 gun platoon i The Mexican told Slocum that Villa left the Bosques Grandes ranch Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day Tuesday made a leisurely journey north and about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon after after- afternoon afternoon noon left a point on the Boca Grande and started for the border Traveling north they crossed the said the boundary west of Columbus Mexican and entered town entered town by a ditch running past the cavalry camp Villa VilI was In personal charge and declared he was going to kill every American bec because use the American government di did I not treat him im right Villa declared Carranza could not make peace in Mexico With Villa Vitla were Pablo Loj Lopez Lo- Lo j pez ez l 1 Martin rtin Lopez Col Candelario rio Se- Se Col Cruz Chavez Gen Jose Tose Fernandez ernandez and General Beltran The Me Mexican who prayed that his name be not used d confirmed a a. a report previously given out by Carranza of officials of- of that h t b before fore leaving lea the Santa Ana district in western Chihuahua he had freely stated that he Intended to I force intervention by the United States by raiding American territory and killing everybody In sight Pablo Lopez second in command to toVilla toVilla Villa was killed Marquez was captured by American troopers and lodged in the guardhouse charged with having guided Villa to the border and pointed out houses where prominent American civilians American officers and soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers lived Thomas Butler Buller private of troop F later died of ot his wounds making the total dead American soldiers seven A Mrs Wright who stated that she and her husband and baby were captured captured captured cap cap- by Villa several days ago was liberated Just before the fighting started She said at that time Villa declared I 1 am going to shoot up Columbus Columbus Columbus Co Co- Co- Co lumbus and make a torch of everyman every everyman everyman man woman and child I She stated that she had been compelled compelled compelled com com- to remain In the saddle almost continuously for nine days Twenty-four Twenty bodies of Mexican raiders raiders raiders raid raid- ers had been gathered and burned before before before be be- fore noon and officials reported scores more were in the brush Colonel Slocum stated one squadron of cavalry was coming from Fort Bliss and that he had sufficient troops to whip Villa again I Major Malor Lindsley stationed at Gibson ranch sent three troops troops' of ot cavalry across the border to reinforce Major Tompkins who went In pursuit of the raiders Mayor Hoover sent a telegram to Washington asking what the government government government govern govern- ment was going to do Clyde Ely with twenty men of the New Mexican national guard ar arrived arrived arrived ar- ar rived from Deming today and joined the federal troops Personal papers of l Francisco Villa were contained In a found by a United States trooper just west of the Amerl American an camp Bandit Villa addressed his men yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- jUI Just just before before ordering an aft advance on Columbus According to the Mexicans Mexican's Mexicans Mexican's cans can's account Villa declared the watchword would be Death to Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans cans and added that the tho killing pf of Americans was just because citizens of the United States were responsible for forthe forthe forthe the wretched condition of Mexico according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to a statement a-statement by a Mexican fugitive The United United States States intends to swallow swallow low Mexico Villa shouted said the fugitive let us do what we can to tomake tomake tomake make stick it-stick it stick in their throats Eight hundred Mexican bandits passed Mimbres N N. M. M the first station station station sta sta- sta- sta tion west of Columbus early today and were headed west toward N. N I M. M according to a message received here today The fight began here In town and the families of A. A L. L Riggs customs officer and that of L. L Jager station agent of the El Paso Southwestern railroad rail rail- railroad road was in the midst of It but no member of either was hurt Lieutenant Casteman officer of ot the theda da day turned out all all' the men remaining In the camp Shrieking battle batlle yells the Mexicans In overwhelming numbers rushed sa savagely say sav v- v agel into the town north of ot the railroad railroad rail ran road tracks A courier was sent to toMajor toMajor toMajor Major Lindsley at Gibbons ranch fifteen fifteen fifteen teen miles east to bring brin up the troop troopers ers posted there The first volley of ot rifles woke all the townspeople Villa Vitla Is said to have beep been seen by several Americans urging on his men He cut the telegraph wires east to El ElPaso ElPaso Paso to prevent any call for American troops stationed there The telephones at also so went out of commission While part of t his forc forces s fought the hastily rallied American troops Villa Is said to have hive detailed snipers and house burners who flew to the task Houses throughout the town were riddled with bullets Riggs his wife wife and and two children barricaded barricaded barricaded bar bar- themselves In the living quarters quarters quarters of ot th the customs house J J J. J Jager his wife and two children b barricaded themselves s in the tle railroad station Merchant Wounded M. M a merchant was wounded in the hand hated Riggs his wife and two children in inthe inthe the quarters of f the customs customs house i themselves behind mattresses mattresses mat mat- tresses on on the floor L. L Jager and his wife and two two- children on on the he second floor floo of of the railroad station building did the same In the section ecton house nearby Foreman S. S H H. McCullough and his wife and their four four children sought safety on the floor Bullets flew close over their heads beads A bullet wrecked the station clock AH AU who remained inside were comparatively comparatively comparatively com com- safe in the most cases C. C C. C Miller was shot as he dashed from his drug store to the Hoover hotel hotel ho ho- tel tet across the street He fell with his head Inside the door A woman dragging a little girl bythe by bythe bythe the hand was wounded and stumbled tumbled over the drug druggists druggist's dead body Snipers Posted Snipers posted in front of ot frame buildings set on fire shot at the American American Ameri Ameri- can can Inmates as they sought refuge from the flames fast tast destroying several buildings These Mexican snipers moved deliberately in the dark The lighting of lamps by householders and hotel guests startled out of sound sleep by DY the rifle fusillade promptly brought a shower of ot bullets Every house in town and nearly every window appeared appeared ap- ap to have been hit from once to toa toa toa a dozen times Civilians armed themselves and from vantage points within their homes answered the shots slots of the Mexicans Some of ot the bandits sought to entice Americans Americans' out Into the streets by speaking English J. J S So Dean was caught In this wa way A Mexican who s spoke oke excellent English called to him Dean emerged from a Ii doorway and his reply In English betrayed him to be bean bean bean an an American and brought about his de death th At the same time another Americ American American Amer Amer- ic ican n shouted Hey who are you your Viva Villa came the reply I dont don't know who vho he is the American Ameri Ameri- can answered but I have some of him left here scattered in the street The I American pointed to the street intersection intersection intersection inter inter- section where half hatt a dozen dead bandit raiders lay In the pale light of dawn The quick flash of a few pistol shots were visible and disclosed dying forms In the street but Villa was not among them He apparently He-apparently left when Colonel Slocums Slocum's troopers began pressing the snipers toward the south Villas Villa's buglers began sounding the retreat shortly before 5 6 o'clock The town was cleared of them by Ii 30 o o'clock lock and the remaining people of Columbus began to take account of casualties and losses Walton Valton Walker who was shot at atthe atthe atthe the Central hotel with the proprietor A. A L. L Ritchie was an American customs customs customs cus cus- toms rider His body was burned in inthe inthe the ruins of ot the hotel J J. J J. J Moore a merchant on a ranch one mile mite west was killed A chauffeur driving an an automobile with an El EI Paso license name unknown unknown un un- un- un known was killed and his his' body burned Mrs Rachael Walker a delegate delegato from Playas N. N M M. to the convention was saved by Jolly Garner and his partner Ben Aguire United States customs border riders who tied sheets to her arms arms arms' and lowered her from an upper window Walker Valker was taken from the arms of his wife by one of ot the bandits Invaded the hotel Despite her cries and appeals for mercy the bandit told h her r he wanted her husband to go downstairs and shake hands with his captain A moment later Mrs 1 Walker Watker Walk Walk- er heard the shots that killed her husband husband husband hus hus- band and the hotel proprietor Shortly Short Short- ly afterward oil was thrown on the building and a match applied As the flames spread Garner and Aguire reached Mrs Walkers Walker's room rescued her and escaped safely A bandit also Invaded the Hoover hotel and shots sped through the halls and punctured doors Throughout the theraid theraid theraid raid the proprietor W. W C. C Hoover his wife and two children who were on the ground floor escaped the bandits' bandits notice Maj Frank with two troops of the Thirteenth cavalry was was said said to have crossed the border in pursuit of ot the retreating Mexicans Troop G stationed at the border gate south of here caught the retreating Mexicans on the flank and killed eighteen Corporal Corporal Corporal Cor Cor- of ot the same troop was killed shot through the right eye Lieutenant Benson of at troop G was wounded in the left arm A number of ot the Mexican wounded were taken to the post hospital Colonel Slocums Slocum's revolver was shot out of his hand as he emerged from his quarters The The bullet r rented the colonels colonel's weapon making It useless J. J J. J Moore was shot through through the body He is Is believed to be fatally wounded A. A L. L Ritchie RUchie proprietor of the Central Central Central Cen Cen- hotel was dragged fr from m a sick sickbed sickbed sickbed bed and killed Mrs was was roughly handled The bandits tore toe several rings from her fingers A number of |