Marion Register (Newspaper) - March 17, 1916, Marion, Iowa LINN FRIDAY j MARCH FUNSTON MAY GO TO THE BORDER l Antonio Reports General for From Post GERMAN ATTACKS ARE SLIMING UP aris in Infantry As saults on the Verdun 6ETS REPORT FROM VILLA Censorship Is Maintained at 1 i Fort Sam Houston Ij ments of i Leaks March tho pursuit of tho American has apparently passed the American Mormon colony 4pout Cauns Us Indicate that cins now are These give credit also to the Carranza forces about Casas Grandes for putting up a which stopped Villa from mak tig his proposed raid on tho Amori San March southbound trains carrying In fresh for every Major Frederick Funston has turned attention to preparations for At the same time tho general staff eagerly await news from flying of General crossed the border According to reports that reached Francisco Villa Is on his way to with all the he these confirmed the of American troops Fort Sam the headquarters ttf is as ft that the ma and his staff very soori will and take up d position nearer the is v ac tually had crossed into Mexico filled San Antonio with Before RTILLERY DUEL CONTINUES Description of Attacks Dead Mans and Left Caught in Enfilading Corpses Fill lull In 10 German Infantry attacks at Vor un Is announced In the French It that ho violent bombardment on the right has continued ranch shelled numerous upply trains carrying food and am munition to tho German troops In the French artillery ac vity Is also reported In Tho following description of the lat st German attacks northwest of Vcr un against the French positions on a Mort Dead Mans hill received In a dispatch from the The German attack opened at half ast four on Tuesday The approached tho French posl ons in compact columns along three There was hardly vo feet between tho men and the dis anco between the columns was less mn 100 The main attack was delivered by roops that debouched from Prest assault directed French pn Dead lans Hammered Way to Two flanking each a brigade attacked tho French linos at 3ethlncourt and inly tho German center succeeded In making any By a scries of blows the German suc in fighting their way into two salients on Spur pf the German the streets classes there were Americans hurrying to the to learn latest news run them a closo there wera many of the Mexican population has tening to get out of Many Mexi cans live lu San Antonio and as soon as they that American Invasion hrd a fact made plans to fearing a racial put are doing Dis General for more than Jie and that stata upon to patrol the rush to tKe had at the warlike carried Fort The only hoad flying cavalry squadron under John hud taken the road CP ii rvi equipped with wireless and telegraph tQi and the also had border from are momentarily ox y j The a negro The commanded by James Era kine and William re were at Fort Sam arid 5t Nogales uhtli j Is at tho ot from the fact ranch it is that tho was for Mormon colony In the Sierra Madre tains Illo whence thoro runs a good to tho soutli BIG DUTCH STEAMER IS SUNK lit Liner Carrying 87 i 300 j I of I Tho 87 a of sank off lightship throe hours after VAB an the liners captain said have boon It was to tho companys offices thu struck a Tho and reported to hav beam March An dispatch the states he passenger v and crow of liner arb dll safe the ii stean er Upon Ill of to dtp ancl Bulgaria pff all ROBERT PAGE DOCTOR Reported to Have Killed Seattle mi left wings of attacking forces vere caught in a deadly enfilading nre rom hill 295 and the orts tho loop ot the teuse The Germans lost The ranks were mowed down as lie troops deployed Into tho open and In ranks were com dead liat barred their One entire was wiped out while trying 0 jcross the uncovered portion of the between and Goose The artillerymen at Dead Mans hill had exact range and every took Its The corpses rolled by the bun Ireds down ho along he and soon full of Many of carried along by the of and the c French were at men were ordered 1 but to use the cold steel ex The Germans wore busily engaged Irt fortifying their new posi tions when the swooped down upon them spreading panic Ight but sharp and th soon had most of In their possession Berlins March by the French the Germans trOtt their positions on La Mort Homme Dead Mans hill live northwest pt have all been frustrated the German war office announced In Flanders there has particularly Assaults by against tin Gorman linos In It WRB BRING IN WOUNDED MEXICANS Army Trucks Returning to Columbu From Column Pick Up Injured March connected with iO to Columbu them a dozen They wore af brush with the troopers following week scouts found lh They worb at field hospital The Mexicans were BUI prised hai to ho executed tempted lo hide when r j KILLED BY ELECTRIC WASHER Woman Strangled Whe Scarf Is in ii Unable to Shut Off March Cashing tin of had about hi th wringer alul was by tho while of luir tho wringer her lior to Bhut off the VILLA MEN FIRE ON TROOPS Warfare Opened on the Invading Army Wear Border No Congressman member of ouse from North Carolina and broth r of has announced hat he will not be a candidate for re because he believes that the residents foreign policy Is leading he United States Into Walter Was on Way to Join German Red Is March reports that Walter Gel a prominent Seattle vha was taken from u ut when going to Germany to oln the Gorman Red has boon the British au Efforts to Gel horns whereabouts if he is alive have leeri without according to his and department will 10 asked to Investigate his A lives lu a closo friend if Doctor said that he was greatly disturbed by reports and iad made efforts to trace hem tp their Doctor Warui said that from the time of Doctor December he had received letters at frequent until since which hohas been unable about Doctor 17 but i was seized thu British authorities when the steamer upon traveling put In at Doctor anil his friends asserted that he was going tp serve in the 3roBs agents said they md evidence that he was a stoned officer In the German army ahe was going his It was assorted by tho same agents that the British had found in posses slon documents valuable military Those state ments by Doctor Enter i March dispatch author ties m Germany have to take a1 census ipf all neutral foi havo lived lu each city to j iii bo mans liable fo will be sont IP tlJ f f drit sp ns the laiv totak places 1 is said SOLDIER Shots Wit Troops i I Americans j can Buld tp about sixteen Amor the on the i of lea yore Nono of the wan Injure It is not known if any ROOPS HALTED SILLS TO BE RUSHED Senate and Push Pre Hay and Chamberlain to Bo Hurried Through and Sent to Conference Fire on Men Soon After Border Ii Crossed 81 Quickly Column Not El March Ilia has opened his warfare with the troops sent to hunt News reached here that mount Mexicans fired upon the expedition out Into Mexico shortly after it the There were nrf and the march of the Amor an column was not halted by tho al Thomas a raucher living two lies from whence 10 forces of John ot brought In the details of tho rst clash between the American iid The had just started cross the when the Mexi ans a fusillade at the troopers the Thirteenth which led ic Without awaiting on the In advance iin uiig and flred he then There ere no casualties among the Amerl an the Mexican marksman ilp being skirmish was over so quickly mt the column was not It steadily along the old gon trail that marked the first part f the course through the treacherous lerra foothills to the desert ver which must pass o accomplish their purpose cf taking Ilia alive or villa Davis thought that the attacking were troops be pj Pablo oct was contradicted from stating that ral was cooperating with hp It was also flatly de led by General com at not exclaimed Qa when Davis I special Instructions from irat Chief Carranza not to American that mean will copper them he was I have been told not to oppose Aeroplanes Take to Warned by tho opening clash that tactics bo luring all operations In no chances surprise will i aken by General and his Immediately after the Mexicans been driven off two American aeroplanes took the and lh pf tha expedition It od for the ten miles if The first Held headquarters pf the expedition will be established it a miles from the and the Krom this point troops vlll supplied while they wage their campaign against Villa In his refuge n the March re to tho presidents demand for Immediate action on preparedness leg nan decided upon by congres Within a few days both and house will bo hard at work on the increas ing lie regular army and supplying an adequate House leaders decided to take up tho Hay increasing the army to and the ml On the tho military committee held a strenuous ses sion to conclude Its work on tho Chamberlain indorsed by tho army general Tho committee planned to make an effort to sidetrack all other order to get the down to work on Chamberlain provides for a standing army of war Both of these bills will bo rushed through the respective houses as rap Idly as possible and they will then bo sent to a conference will frame tho land measure finally agreed It Is that the conference will compromise on the sice of the regular mak ing It or PROMINENT CONTRACTOR DIES Patrick Walsh of la Apoplexy of Con struction March Walsh of one of most prominent railroad contractors In the died here as the re sult of a stroke of Ho was brought home several days ago from where he underwent treat ment and was thought to be Walsti was the head of the Walsh Construction IS SLAIN SAN BENITO FEARS ATTACK Anxiety zens Fortify San March Mexican cavalry are concentrating just across thP border from the has suffered severely from pre vious marauding Citizens of San Bonito are fortifying their houses and The Texas rangers have been notified and are on guard against an lowboys Report Murder of James Careless In by Car ranza San March au American rancher Hy ing In has been murdered by Mexican soldiers wearing the uniform of according to Informa Cowboys employed 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