Battle reports flood in as Villa raid strikes Columbus NM
Reports from Columbus New Mexico dated March describe five miles south of the border a clash with Villa bandits. An unnamed private was killed and Capt Adj George Williams wounded as U S cavalry fighters hold ground. Reinforcements from Fort Huachuca ordered to Douglas Arizona.
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Columbus
N. M
D. ewLate
H. J. Slocum
Villa
Adjt
George Williams
Bishke
Ariz
Tenth United States Cavalry
Fort Huachuca
Douglas
United States
Pablo Lopes
Leutenant
Carranza and Uncle Sam Plan Joint Campaign Keeping Order
Washington backs Colonel Slocum in sending cavalry into Mexico to pursue Villa bandits who raided Columbus New Mexico. Secretary Lansing says troops may have free rein to catch bandits, with withdrawal after mission. Senate considers 600,000 offer. Carranza permission may be sought for limited invasion. Dispatches from El Paso and Douglas report troop movements toward San Bernardino and Naco as Villa raids continue.
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Columbus
N. M
U. S. Cavalry
Col
Slocum
Villa
United Stales
Uncle Sam
United States
Washington
Mexico
M. M
Lansing
Elixe Arredondo
Fall of
New Mexico
Ei Paso
Thirteenth Cavalry
Judres
Mensage
Colonis
Fall
Mondell
Wyoming
Carranza
Curranga
Mexican Foreign Minister Says Americans Should Be Patient
Marcelo Daviles, acting foreign minister for Carranza, tells AP that Mexico regrets the affair and asks the American people to be patient. He calls Villa a common enemy and outlaw to be hunted by all men, pledging vigorous action to capture him and avenge his acts.
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Mexico City
Marcelimo Daviles
Carranza
Villa
Pershing cites Villa led retreating force at Columbus
General Pershing, commanding at Port Miss near KP Taso, forwards a War Department statement claiming Villa led a force of 500 to 7,000 into Columbus. Eleven Mexicans died in the clash, with four enlisted men and one officer among the dead, seven enlisted men wounded. Prisoners report Villa bitterly vowed to kill all Americans as he withdraws into the southeast hills.
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Washington, D. C
Pershing
Eighth Infantry
Port Miss
KP Taso
War Department
Willy
Columbus
Villa
Child Mother Shot Is Dead
Grand Junction Colorado March Hettie Turnbow six year old daughter of Mrs J O Turnbow who recently killed two of her children wounded Hettie and then shot herself died last night at Moab Utah The father J O Turnbow is in part awaiting trial on a charge of murder against Clyde Balfley whom he accused of intimacy with his wife in a letter left at the time of the shooting denied the accusation
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Grand Junction
Colo
Hettie Turnbow
J. O. Turnbow
Hettie
Moab
Utah
Clyde Balfley
Turnbow
Britain calls married men to colors in new proclamation
London reports that a proclamation will be issued next week calling to the colors married men between the ages of 37 and 36. The notice appears in newspapers published today as the government prepares the mobilization.
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London
French Drive Germans Back Before Verdun
Paris reports German attacks between Douaumont and Vene repulsed after heavy artillery and infantry assaults. The official statement says defenders defeated attackers after penetrating Vaux village. In Verdun sector, west of the Meuse, reports claim German capture of the village and Vaux fort.
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Paris
Douaumont
Vene
Prench
Vaux
Verdus
Berlin
London
Verdun
War Office
Pearse
Veur
U S Officials Debate Steps After Villa Raid on Columbus
Washington officials weigh contacting President Carranza to seek permission to send American troops into Mexico to pursue Villa and his men after the Columbus raid. A memorandum is planned to push a firmer, swifter response, with Lansing and Baker reviewing dispatches as many favor rapid action.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
Mexico
Ville
Columbus
N. M
Wilson
Lansing
United States
Villa
Lanng
Baker
The Dead and Wounded: Military Casualties Listed
A partial read of casualties names lists dead figures including Walker and Ritchie with multiple others by surname, while wounded troops such as Private Jesse PT Taylor and Lieut Benson accompany a machine gun troop and various company sections. The fragmentary roster hints at a broader report on a battle or engagement with several named individuals and units.
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Jesse Pt, Taylor
Theodore Kalzorke
Michael Bermagel
Boln Yarborough
James Venner
John Keogh
O, Benson
Roosevelt Says He Will Not Run for Presidency
The Roosevelt statement from Port of Spain Trinidad declares he does not seek the presidential nomination and refuses to allow his name to appear in any state primaries including Massachusetts. He cites no interest in political fortunes and rejects any factional effort to campaign for him.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Henry L. Stoddard
New York Evening Mail
Howeveer
Massachusetts
Nebraska
Minnesete
Michigan
Howe
Felix Diaz Said to Hide in New Orleans
Washington dispatch reports four state department agents say Felix Diaz the Mexican revolutionary leader is hiding in New Orleans and they are convinced he has not landed in Mexico with an armed expedition as claimed.
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Washington
State Department
Felix Diaz
New Orleans
Mexico
Tug Dantel P. Willard sinks after collision near Hampton
In Hampton floods at 0:30 a.m. Heather Madison on the New York to Norfolk route collided with the tug Dantel P. Willard. The tug broke in two and sank immediately with loss of life feared.
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Newport News
Old Dominion Line
Heather Madison
New York
Norfolk
Dantel P. Willard
Hampton
Senate Passes Investigation of Army Aviation Service
The Senate approved the Robinson resolution for a congressional inquiry into the army aviation service. The probe concerns the aviation station at San Diego amid rising charges about its conduct and operations, and the measure now proceeds to the House.
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Washington
Senate
Aviation Service of the Army
San Diego
House
Austria aims to break blockade in Dardanelles route
Austria plans a bold naval attempt to break a blockade and reach the Dardanelles with German ships Bresian and Uoeben to force allied lines. The move aims to open a sea corridor to Turkey amid growing wartime pressure in March.
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Austria
Austrias
Dradguughia
Uoeben
Bresian
Dardanelles
Turkey
Bleck
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