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-W,v tfe? w- 'M-! ' * • '" '• ' :','i ^ ̂ " > ** J. ;'• ;' -*• ' l: • . '-"' ^ " " " ^" ' 1 ' • ^ McHENRY, If ^ -M f> "V*' U. S. TROOPERS ROUT VILLISTAS; CHIEF CRIPPLEp Thirty Mexicans Killed and Four Americans Wounded Dur­ ing Fight. GENERAL FERNANDEZ SLAIN Villa Flees From the Battlefield in Carriage--Reported to Be Perma­ nently Injured--Colonel Oodd's Men Surprised Outlaws as They Were Celebrat­ ing Massacre. San Antonio, Tex., April 3.--Villa's force, estimated at 500, was severely defeated at Guerrero March 29 by Col­ onel Dodd, according to a report from General Pershing to General Funston, sent on Friday from the San Geronimo ranch. The Villa loss was placed at thirty killed and the Americans' at four wounded. Among the Villa •wounded was Gen. Pablo Lopez, who led the band that murdered seventeen Americans at Santa Ysabel, and who afterward was erroneously reported as killed in the fight at Columbus. Gen. EDseo Fernandez was among the Villa dead. General Pershing said that the Americans captured two ma­ chine guns, many horses, rifles and cavalry equipment. General Pershing •aid Villa was carried away in a car­ riage after the battle, wounded, and •with his hip permanently disabled. Villa was injured during the raid on the Carranza garrison at Guerrero, in which 172 soldiers were slaughtered by the Villistas. Aviator Located Bandits. His troops, chased in a running bat- He that extended more than ten miles, disbanded into flying clusters of frightened horsemen in the moun­ tains, where organized pursuit was no longer practicable. They probably wfil gather in a remnant of their former strength at the headquarters down the Santa Maria river. Lieutenant Dargue, an army avia­ tor. defying the treacherous cross currents of air, sighted the Villistas at Ran Geronimo ranch and brought •word to Colonel Dodd, fifty-five miles to the north. Boots and saddles sounded and the distance was cov­ ered at gruelling speed in less tnan seventeen hours. Bandits Caught Napping. The signals of the Villa guards caught the 500 bandits unprepared. They were celebrating their victory over the garrison at Guerrero the day before, when Villa had massacred many Carranza sympathizers and Im­ prisoned a number of Carranza sol­ diers. Panic seized the Villa camp. The leader himself, shouting to his men to stand and fight, «was carried into a carriage and whirled off southeast­ ward as his men hastily mounted and prepared to hold off the attack to cover his flight. Bo?.h Villa machine guns opened fire, but with poor aim. The American cavalry swept down into range of carbine fire. The Mexicans broke, turned and ran. Then began the frenzied flight and the dramatic chase. There were more than 500 Villistas, well armed and horsed, and between 250 and 300 Amer­ ican cavalrymen of the Seventh and Twelfth regiments. Battle for Ten Miles. jFor ten miles the running fight held. Thirty of the Mexicans were toppled from their saddles. Gen. Eliseo Fer­ nandez, with rare courage, led a tem­ porary stand, and was shot through the heart. Lopes Jumped Into the command. This is the Villa chief who led the raid which brought about the present activities. He was reported killed at Columbus, N. M„ but he was there in the flesh, alive and shouting to nis men to hold until a bullet crashed through his side and he was lifted on a horse and carried along In the re­ curring rout. The Mexicans were making for the mountains. Off in the distance through ap­ proaching nightfall loomed the low range of hills, with many cuts and passes, where concerted pursuit must end. The Villistas, as well mounted as the Americans, reached their ob­ jective sanctuary and what was left of them took to the hills and woods, scattering like frightened chickens be­ fore the solid columns of the advanc­ ing United States troopers. At the foot of the hills Colonel Dodd halted the ch&se. Further prog­ ress was deemed useless. Free Carranza Captives. Returning 4b the deserted camp number of Carranza prisoners were found. They were released and freed. They reported that they were to have been massacred at the climax of the feast of celebration which was Just beginning when the American troops arrived. From them valuable and authentic information was procured regarding Villa's condition. That he fled alone is certain, being accompanied only by his driver and a personal attache That he is disabled Is now verified, with the probability that he is crip­ pled for life. It Is regarded as likely that he will gather about him a number of the war­ like Yaqui Indians to the south of San Geronimo, who have always been friendly with him and seek to join them with what he can reassemble of his soldiery at a secret headquarters fixed in view of a possible disaster such as has just fallen upon him. The battle began at about six o'clock Wednesday evening. The official gov ernment reports fix the time as "six o'clock," but do not state whether morning or evening. It is now defi nitelv learned that it was Just before sundown, as the Mexicans were be­ ginning their evening feast. Official Report of Fight. Washington, April 3.--General Fun­ ston forwarded a dispatch on Friday from General Pershing, which is as follows: "San Geronimo Ranch, March 30 -- Colonel Dodd struck Villa's command, consisting of 500 men, at six o'clock March 29 at Guerrero. Villa, who is suffering from a broken leg and lame hip, was not present. "Number Villa's dead known to be thirty, probably others carried away dead. Dodd captured two machine guns, a large number of horses, sad­ dles and arms. - "Our casualties, four enlisted men wounded, none seriously. The attack was a surprise, the Villa troops being driven in a ten-mile running fight and retreated to the mountains northeast of the railroad, where they separated into small bands. "A large number of Carranzista pris­ oners who were being held for execu­ tion by the Villa troops were liberated during the fight. "In order to reach Guerrero Colonel Dodd marched fifty-five miles In seven teen haurs and carried ou the fight tot five hours. "Eliseo Hernandez, who commanded Villa troops, was killed in the fight. With Villa permanently disabled, Lo­ pez wounded and Hernandez dead, the blow administered is a serious one to Villa's band. PERSHING." Congress Cheers News. Washington, April 3.--The news of the result of the first battle fought in Mexico between the American punitive expedition and Villistas has aroused the greatest enthusiasm here. The suc­ cess of the expedition is now consid­ ered assured. General Funston's message from General Pershing giving the details of the surprise attack on the outlaws near Guerrero was read in the house by Republican Leader Mann. Every member applauded the report and congressional business was temporar­ ily abandoned. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the United States army, sent the fol­ lowing message to General Funston at San Antonio: "The secretary of war desires you to convey to General Pershing and Colo­ nel Dodd and command his hearty commendation of exploit mentioned in your report." Funston reported that thirty Mexi­ cans were killed and only four Ameri­ can privates wounded. Carranza Men Aid U. 8. Troops. Washington, April 5.--Evidence of co-operation by Carranza troops with the American forces hunting Villa, apparently disposing finally of ru­ mors that Colonel Cano and his com­ mand had deserted to Villa, came to the war department on Monday from Geenral Pershing. He reported an engagement on March 29, presumably near Guerrero, between Cano's troops and one of the bands into which Colonel Dodd scat­ tered the main Villa force. As this clash, in which Manuel Roco, leader of the outlaws, is said to have been killed, occurred on the same day that Colonel Dodd struck the Villa army, officials were con­ vinced that the Carranza columns were actively co-operating with the Americans. Disposes of Rumor. "This seems to dispose finally of the rumor of disloyalty on the part of Colonel Cano," Secretary Baker said in a formal statement. The fact that three days elapsed after the forty-eight-hour-old report of Colonel Dodd's engagement before news came of the Cano fight renewed hopes that important subsequent events have not yet been reported to headquarters. That some supplies and forage for the cavalry, even if of poor quality, were being obtained "off the coun­ try" by General Pershing's /forces was another encouraging feature of the latest report. VIEW OF WRECK IN OHIO WHICH COST 26 LIVES FOR AR ; $V i&J# * j&.?. :r teS;,: jg$t- - -jpiW;:. SjL:'; PLENTY German Minister of War Declares Soldier* Reaching 45 Will Be Withdrawn From Front. Berlin.--The minister of war has made a confidential report to the main committee of the reichstag concerning the situation of the German army. According to newspaper reports the minister said success in recruiting is assured for a long time to come. He •aid0 it is not planned to extend the % FORT SHERIDAN IS LOOTED ,j£arracka and Target Range Said to ,1 Have Been Stripped in Ab- | sence of Troops. Chicago.--Since the last detachment Of troops left Fort Sheridan for Mexi­ co the first part of last week the bar­ rack and the target range have been visited by thieves--and it is said that burglars have broken into the qua{- t*r* of officers and men and carried pway •very article «f value that could This photograph gives a general view of the wreck of the New York Central trains near Amherst, O. The coaches on the left are part of the first section of the Chicago-Pittsburgh Limited. In the center in the midst of the debris is the engine of the second section and on the right are seen the rear coaches of the Twentieth Century which crashed into the wreckage of the two sections of the Chicago-Pittsburgh train just after they had come into collision. FIELD WIRELESS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY \ m This photograph shows a cloBe view of the wireless outfits used by the United States troops in the field. This machine is indispensable to the American forces now pursuing Villa. FOURTH FIELD ARTILLERY ADVANCING THROUGH HILLS IN MEXICO - V LIEUT. C. G. CHAPMAN age limit beyond forty-five, but on the 'contrary soldiers who have passed this age during the war are to be with­ drawn from the front. The minister attributes the feasibility of this pro­ cedure largely to the excellent care which has been given to the w.ounded. Figures submitted by the war min ister regarding German losses go to prove that they have not been heavy as compared with those of the enemy-. 1 he minister reported that Germany is well provided with raw material for a long time. be found. 4 As a result, it is said, arrangements have'been made to have a company of the Thirtieth infantry, which has been on duty In Alaska, sent to Fort Sheridan to remain as guards and protect the fort from further moles­ tation. Maj. William F. Grote, in command at Fort Sheridan, said some irrespon­ sible boys had stripped the target range of brass, but denied there had been any burglaries reported to him during the weak. nV . vSr'Ai. TYPES OF MEXICAN SOLDIERS First Lieut. Carleton G. Chapman is one of the aviators in the squadron in Mexico commanded by Captain Foulois. He Knew the Answer. "What," queried the man with the conundrum habit, "is harder to keep than a diary?" "A silk umbrella," promptly an­ swered the .sad-eyed party who knew whereof he spake. His Wife's Sense of Humor. "1 Stayed out late last night, and when I got home my wife said: 'la that you, March?'" "Why did she call you March?" "I asked her that, too, and she said .because 1. crept In Ilk* a little lamb." BRIEF INFORMATION The diamond industry is believed to have suffered more than any ottyer as a result of the European war. American farmers are all blown up about the fact that 25,000.000 pounds of dynamite was used for agricultural purposes In this country last year. Only 83 arrests for drunkenness were made at the San Francisco ex­ position of last year, although nearly 19,000,000 persons passed through the turnstiles. Loyalty to England does not pre vent the richer classes of India from preferring automobiles of Americas make. During the Mexican war the United States soldiers sang a song of the pe­ riod which started, "Green grows the grasses, oh." So the greasers called them "grlngoes." At the age of eighteen David Is said to have written his first Psalm. Shel­ ley wrote "Queen Mab" and Mendels­ sohn composed his music for "A Mid summer Night'* Dream." E BY DUTCH H SECRETARY L.AN8INQ LEARNS THAT HOLLAND 18 MOBILlZ- \ ING TROOP8. FOLLOWS LOSS OF VESSELS Government Plans to Order 100,000 Tons 'of Wheat in the United States--Allies Bring Pres­ sure to Bear. Washington, April 5. -- Secretary I^ansing announced that the statq de­ partment has official knowledge that Holland is mobilizing troops in addi­ tion to those which have been kept in a state of preparedness since the war started. Officials of the state department do not regard the meeting of the parlia­ ment of The Netherlands as impor­ tant. Officials were more concerned over the mobilization orders. The un­ official opinion is that the excitement in Holland Is traceable directly to the sinking of the Palembang and the Tubantia. A high foreign diplomat said that neither Germany nor Holland would go to war over the Tubantia and Pa­ lembang cases. , The Hague, April 5.--Reports that the allies have brought pressure to bear upon Holland to take action de­ rogatory to the commercial interests Df Germany have caused much uneas­ iness. In an effort to allay this feeling the Minister of foreign affairs has author- zed a statement that Holland's rela- :ions with all foreign powers are fa­ vorable. Holland's reserves of wheat have Jecome practically exhausted and :he government is planning to buy 100,000 tons extra in the United States. MARTIAL LAW AT WINNIPEG Soldiers and Civilians Clash in the Streets--News of Trouble Sup­ pressed, Winnipeg, Man., April 5.--This city s practically under martial law, follow­ ing riots that occurred on Saturday ivhen a soldier was arrested in a street fight between SQldiers and civilians, rtioting continued for seven hours. Four soldiers and one civilian were 3eriously hurt and scores of others received minor injuries. Soldiers iried to rescue their companion after tie had been arrested, but were beaten back. News of the riot, which occurred Saturday night, was suppressed by the nillitary authorities. More than fifty soldiers were ar­ rested and turned over to military authorities. NEGRO LYNCHED BY MOB £eized in Trial Room and Hanged From the Balcony of the Courthouse. Idabel, Okla., April 5.--At the con- elusion of testimony at the prelim­ inary hearing of Oscar Martin, a ne­ gro, charged with attacking a white girl, a mob of 500 stormed the court­ room, seized the prisoner and hanged him from a back balcony of the court­ house. Ineffectual attempts to seize the ne­ gro had been made previously. Mar­ tin was arrested Friday in connection with assault upon Edna Murphy, thirteen-year-old daughter of a mill em­ ployee at Bismarcli, where the attack occurred. BIG FIRE IN NEW YORK Two Five-Story Buildings Destroyed and High Structures Damaged. New York, April 5.--A section of the business district in the lower part of the city was threatened on Monday by a spectacular fire which burned two five-story buildings at 16 and 18 Beek- man street, occupied by paper dealers. The Loss was estimated at $100,000. Several floors of« the fourteen-story "Morse building were damaged. The American Tract society building of twenty stories, in which the New York Sun offices are located, was damaged by smoke and water. PURE FOOD LAW IS UPHELD North Dakota Act Regulating Sale of Lard Held Constitutional by 8upreme Court. Washington, April 5.--The provision of North Dakota's net weight pure-food law, which specifies that lard must be sold in one, three or five pound packages and must bear a special la­ bel, was held constitutional by the Suprenj# *court. The validity of the law was challenged by Armour & Co. Ranchers Get Rifles. Deming, N. M„ April 5.--Rifles, for self-protection, are being distributed to ranchers living on the Mexican border. The rifles are the property of the state and the distribution is being made by the militia. Outlaws Active In Haiti. Washington, April 5.--A clash be­ tween bandits and police in north­ eastern Haiti was reported to the navy department. One policeman was killed and three wounded, while the outlaws lost several killed. Former Villa General Beaten. New Orleans, LA., April 5.--Decoyed from his hotel by a woman. General Eduardo de Bequer, formerly Fran­ cisco Villa's commander of cavalry, was badly beaten by three men. The assailants escaped. Texas Bank Falls. San Antonio, Tex., April 5.--The West' Texas Bank and Trust company, one of the lurgest and oldest financial institutions in the state, shut its doors on Monday. The total loss is esti­ mated at $350,000. There Is No War Tax So- Called. And Likes the Laws in Western Canada. "I llVed near Lee, Illinois, for 46 years. I came to Saskatchewan in the spring of 1912 and bought land near Briercrest. I have fanned this land, 1680 acres, ever since. I have had grand crops. In 1914 I had 100 acres of wheat that yielded 40 bushels to the acre. I sold this wheat at $1.60 per bushel. 1 like the country and my neighbours. M y taxes on each quar­ ter section (160 acres) are about $32 a year. This covers municipal tax, school tax, hail Insurance tax--everything. There is no war tax so-called. I like the laws in force here. There is no compulsion to me in any way. I am just as inde­ pendent here as I was in Illinois, and I feel that my family and I are just as well protected by the laws of the prov­ ince as we Were in our old home in Illi­ nois. What I earn here is my owii. I have seven children and they take their places at school, in sports and at all public gatherings the Bame as the Canadian born. (Sgd.) M. P. TysdaL February 9th, 1916." Former Iowa Farmers Are Doing Weil in Canada. We reprint the following article, complete, without comment, from the latest number of the "Saskatchewan Farmer," an agricultural paper pub­ lished at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan: -- ------- "The attempt to c h e c k e m i g r a t i o n from the United States to our prai­ rie provinces by publishing alarming ing statements about the enormous war taxes that are being paid here-- $500 on a quarter section yearly-- about forcing young men to enlist for the war; about the cold, no crops and any old story that by its extravagant boldness might influence men and women from venturing north to Can­ ada, is really In the list of curios to our people. Knowing the country, wa can hardly take it seriously. Our gov­ ernments, ho wever, dominion and pro­ vincial, are taking steps to expose the false statements that are being made, and thereby keep the channel open for continuing the stream of settlers that has been flowing to us for the past decade.--Advertisement. MUST LEARN SPANISH TONGUE Claim That Nation Is Handicapped Be­ cause of Inability to Converse With Southern Neighbors. Mrs; Percy V. Pennybacker, presi­ dent of the General Federation of Women's clubs, at a meeting in Bos­ ton last week, said that it will never be possible for our government to en­ ter into ideal social relations with Mexico and other American countries until we understand the people better. She says that she is constantly being surprised by the ignorance of Ameri­ can women in regard to the home life, education, tastes and achievements of the women of the other Americas. The Latin-Americans are better lin­ guists than we, she said, but only a small percentage of them understand English. "It was a matter of pride," she said, "that the wife of the secre­ tary of state, Mrs. Lansing, should have been able to welcome the dele­ gates in Spanish at the recent con­ ventions in Washington, but, with this exception, there was not a single speaker who addressed the Latin- Americans in their own language.'.' She said that we are "inexcusably ar­ rogant" where our foreign neighbors are concerned. Mrs. Pennybacker recommended that the women's clubs study the life in all its bearings of the women of Mexico and South Amer­ ica. She suggested that they study the Spanish language and encourage their children to study it. Big Families Scarce. Big families are the exception now Instead of the rule. But there is the Sarnia family of Woodland, Cal. The head of the household, Luclo Carnia, is the parent of twenty-four children. The last, but probably not least, of his flock has just arrived, and is lined up on the side of the brother minority. Sarnia is the father of twenty-one girls and three boys, and has been married twice. He is sixty-two years old. while his wife is but twenty. Notwithstand­ ing her youthfulness, she is the moth­ er of five children. Her Interim. Former Secretary of War Garrison said in a Camden war argument: "Ignorance! Military ignorance! Why, it's as bad as the etymological Ignorance of the Camden girl. "A young man was praising a Phil­ adelphia restaurant to a Camden girl. " 'It's so deuced popular,' be said, 'that you have to engage your table three days in advance.' Then he laughed and added: 'But they feed you so well that it's worth while going without food in the interim.' " 'It wouldn't be much fun to ma, though,' said the girl, to go around for three days with an empty interim.'" Deadens Sound of Firing. A big-gun silencer which the French are UBing is so effective that no sound of firing can be heard over a greater distance than 100 yards or so. The silencer is attached to the muzzle off the gun." As the shell leaves the gun a small shutter springs up and pre­ vents the explosive gases escaping in the usual way when the gun is fired. The result is that the sudden fierce rush of gas passes out through the two channels with nothing like the rush that is caused in the ordinary way. It la impossible to stop the gases es» caping altogether, for the pressure is so terrific that the gnn would be blows to pieces. • doctor's pills may cure some ill*-- but not ill humor. 'U. <L.> . J