Troops Ordered Across Border In Pursuit of Villa
President Wilson ordered U S troops into Mexico to pursue Pancho Villa and his bandits after the Columbus massacre. General Funston leads a force expected to number about six thousand, with Carranza allies possible and a larger intervention as events unfold. The move is described as in aid of the Mexican government and not aggression. The navy remains at Guantanamo, ready to land if needed.
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Washington
Ponco Villa
Wilson
Villa
Funson
Aguinaldo
Mexico
Carranza
White ‘House
Republic
Columbus
Congress
Garrison
Mr. Garrison
Baker
War Department
State Department
Eliseo Arredondo
United States
Navy
Guantanamo
Nicaraguan President Calls Extra Session on Key Treaties and Tariff
The president of Managua calls an extraordinary congress session for March 26 to discuss the canal treaty with the United States the proposed Atlantic coast railroad charter and a new tariff measure.
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Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Atlantic Coast
Wilson to Let Ground Forces Chase Villa in Mexico
Indications suggest President Wilson will defer to field commander discretion for reentering Mexico to pursue Villa and his bandits. General Frederick Funston leads the operational plan and decisions on the ground.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
Villa
Frederick Funston
Kaiser's Youngest Son Marries in Berlin
Prince Joachim, the Kaiser’s youngest son, wed Marie Auguste of Anholt in Berlin on Saturday. The union links the royal family to the Anholt line as Germany’s likely most glamorous match.
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Berlin
K Kaiser
Joaohim
Marie Auguste of
Anholt
Wireless telegraph link proposal tied to San Francisco
In The Hague debate on colonial affairs Deputy Gillesen outlined a Friday proposal to establish wireless telegraph connections with Holland and the East Indies via San Francisco and New Guinea.
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the Hague
Gillesen
Holland
East Indies
San Francisco
New Guinea
Rancher killed as band of 200 Mexican raiders attack near Owro Junction
Bisbee reports say an American rancher was killed when about 200 Mexican bandits attacked southeast of Owro Junction, Arizona, on Friday.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Owro Junction
Villa Beging War Against Americans
Ninety four words text trimmed to reflect Villa and his 800 to 1,000 men raid on Columbus New Mexico. Seventeen Americans dead nine civilians eight soldiers one woman. Villa wounded during clash as 13th Cavalry pursued into Mexico. Mexican losses far heavier with at least eighteen bodies burned and many more missing.
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Columbus, N. M
Francisco Villa
Villa
Thirteenth
United States Cavalry
Border Guard
Columbus
Pablo Lopez
United States
Pancho Villa Attack Afflicts Mexican Bandidos Across Border
Pancho Villa led a raiding force that crossed the border attacking an American town. The incursion involved burning, killing, and looting as Villa’s men moved through the area.
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Pancho Villa
Cavalry and infantry reinforce border defenses against Villa threat
Three troops of cavalry were posted on the boundary Friday night. A battalion of infantry and a squadron of the Eighth cavalry from Fort Elise have been sent to reinforce the troops here. Colonel Blocum says with these forces he can handle any attack Villa might decide to mount. American cavalry border patrols, New Mexico militiamen, cowboys and civilians remain alert for a surprise attack by Francisco Villa's Mexican bandits as heavy guards patrol Columbus and vicinity.
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Fort Elise
Blocum
Atack Villa
New Mexico
Francisco Villa
Columbus
Congress Backs Wilson in Submarine Negotiations
In a decisive House vote the administration defeated the McLemore and Gore resolutions, 256 to 160 and 271 to 128 respectively, enabling President Wilson to proceed with submarine negotiations with Germany. The vote showed strong Democratic and Republican support for the president’s stance. London the Socialist was the lone dissenting House member.
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Washington
Congress
Germany
McLemore
Gore
Senate
Representative London
House
Wilson
Miners Not Granted Justice in Colorado Strike Report
President Wilson's Colorado coal strike commission urges the federal trade commission to study coal mining economics to prevent waste and ensure safety and steady employment. The report notes injustices from indictments, jail confinement, bond issues, and barred employment hindering miners from leaving the state.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Wilson
Colorado
Remittances Fall Amid German Advances in War
In New York remittances to Germany drop to new low quotations as German successes widen in the western theater of war, signaling tight European finance and unsettled markets.
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New York
Germany
Villa seen near border at Bosques Grandes ranch
Officers of the thirteenth United States cavalry reported Francisco Villa at the Bosques Grandes ranch, fifteen miles west of Palomas Chihuahua, during patrols along the New Mexican border.
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el Paso
Texas
Thirteenth
United States Cavalry
New Mexican
Francisco Villa
Bosques Grandes Ranch
Palomas
Chihuahua
German Raider Roams Pacific Threat to Honolulu
British Admiralty warns that a German raider remains at large in Pacific waters endangering British shipping routes including areas near Honolulu. The danger prompts vigilance and potential naval action to deter attacks.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Germany Delivers Submarine Policy Offer to United States
Count von Bernstorff presented Secretary Lansing a memorandum explaining Germany’s intent to conduct submarine warfare under the 1914 rules if Britain and its allies accept the same laws. Berlin hopes U S patience and friendly ties will guide the decision as Wilson weighs next steps in the Lusitania dispute.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Great Britain
Wilson
Lusitania
Navy budget sought to match world fleet by 1925
Admiral Fletcher estimates a plan to build a modern American navy. about 1.5 billion dollars for ships and an annual upkeep of 760 million dollars would be required to reach parity with the world's strongest fleet by 1925 as urged by the navy general board.
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Washington
Fletcher
Navy General Board
New Wage Scale Ratified by Miners and Operators
In a joint conference late Wednesday bituminous operators and miners ratified a new wage scale set to take effect April 1 across western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Oho
Indiana
Illinois
Noted Chinese Leader Tong King Chong Dies in San Francisco
Tong King Chong died in San Francisco on March 8. He was president of the Chinese Republic association, founder and editor of the Chinese Republic Journal, and active in promoting the ongoing revolution in China.
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San Francisco
Tong King Chong
The
Chinese Republic Association
Chinese Republic Journal
China
Government backs Col Slocum in pursuit across border
Washington reports the United States supports Colonel Slocum sending cavalry into Mexico to chase Francisco Villa and his band after the Columbus raid that killed Americans. No recall orders issued, and the army will have leeway to capture the outlaws. Carranza's government will be informed and consulted.
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Washington
Slocum
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Columbus
N. M
Lansing
Eliseo Arredondo
Villa
United States
State Department
Car- Tranza
General Scott
General Funston
Fort Sam Houston
Funston
War Declared On Portugal by Berlin at 3:30 PM
Berlin declared war on Portugal on Thursday afternoon after German measures cited as illegal seizures of German ships in Portuguese ports. The German government handed passports to the Portuguese minister in Lisbon and stated the move follows breaches of neutrality and treaties, ending Germany’s prior forbearance.
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Berlin
Germany
Portugal
Lisbon
British Attack, Turkish Counter-attack In Mesopotamia
Berlin reports that British forces attacked Turkish troops on the right bank of the Tigris on March 8. After taking part of the trenches, the British were driven back by a counter-attack from Turkish reserves in an official Turkish war communique.
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Berlin
Mesopotamia
Tigris
Turkish War Department
Fleet Not In Condition To Strike, Navy Says
The house naval committee was told by Captain W. B. Sime commander of the new superdreadnought Nevada that the American fleet is not in condition to strike an effective blow. The Nevada will be commissioned within a day or two.
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Washington
House ‘Naval Committee
W. 8. Sime
Nevada
Troop arrival of Twentieth Infantry at Columbus
The Flest batta lion of the Twentieth Infantry with 250 men under Maj. William RK. Sample arrived at 2 oclock Friday morning on a special train from Fort Biles in Columbus New Mexico.
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Columbus
N. M
Flest
Twentieth Infantry
William RK. Sample
Fort Biles
Soldiers Executed by Bandits Near Torreon
Thirty Carranga soldiers including several officers were executed by bandits three days ago near Torreon according to authentic information received here. The soldiers were shot.
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Laredo
Texas
Torreon
German Forces Make Fresh Advances on Verdun Front
French official dispatch reports German offensives in Verdun Cham pagne and Argonne with several village gains. French artillery counters and counterattacks reclaim trench positions while heavy bombardment damages German positions near Metz Pont a Moussons and in the Meuse sector.
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Champagne
Teutons
Bethincoul
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Meuse
Forges
de Bouhh
Cote de L’ole
Mont Teu
Maisons de Champagne
Argonne
Courtes Chaussees
Haute Chavauchee
Metz
Pont-a-Moussons
Henry Gassaway Davis Dies at 93 in Washington
Former United States senator Henry Gassaway Davis of West Virginia died in Washington on March 10 after a brief illness at age 93. Born in 1823 in Woodstock Maryland he helped sustain the Monroe doctrine and served at two Pan American conferences. Davis led West Virginia delegates to seven presidential nominating conventions and later ran for vice president with Alton B Parker, becoming the oldest VP candidate at age 78. His wealth was estimated at 30 million dollars thanks to shrewd investments.
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Washington
Henry Gassaway Davis
United States
West Virginia
Woodstock
North
South America
Davis
Senate
Grover Cleveland
Alton B. Parker
Seacuddy Remarks on Monroe Doctrine at Unitarian Dinner
Seacuddy Wes Boston Massachusetts former Taft aide spoke at a Unitarian club dinner. He said he was glad a sufficient force of the United States army was being sent after Villa. The remarks touched on U S policy and military action.
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Uig
Seacuddy
Wes
Boston
Masa
Taft
Unitarian Club
United States
Villa
Idahoans Offer Services to Raise Regiment of Cowboys
A Boise group offered to recruit a Rocky Mountain regiment of cowboys for immediate service in Mei loo. The proposal reached the president on a Friday and emphasized rapid mobilization and readiness.
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Xaos
Boise
Rocky Mountain
Meeloo
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