Villa Massacres Report Near Guerrero Amid Pursuit
Reports claim Francisco Villa and followers massacred a Carranza garrison of 173 at Guerrero with women and children killed and others handed to Villa. Unconfirmed rumors describe a 2000-strong band, conflicting with accounts of a split force. El Paso observers say Col. Dodd's cavalry close. Carranzistas nearby.
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Francisco Villa
Carranza
Guerrero
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San Antonio
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Col. Dodd
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U S Aviators Face Trying Conditions in Mexico
U S aviators report harsh Sierra Madre winds and high altitude limits threaten aircraft performance. Capt Foulds notes one mile of land altitude leaves only one mile of air leeway. malfunctions and rough landings have not yet produced serious incidents. Regular airmail flights from Columbus to Dublan continue despite cold near freezing nights.
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Boy of 5 hikes 87 miles across desert to border camp
March 21 Columbus New Mexico. A five year old boy Jim Dick hiked 87 miles with his father J B Dick across the desert to reach U S border soldiers. The exhausted pair, water scarce, trudged toward Columbus where Jim is taken in as ward of the border guard and his father becomes night watchman.
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Pershing Expedition Route Through Mexican Districts
The map shows the Sonora and Chihuahua districts from a U S war department chart and traces Gen Pershing's punitive expedition after Villa. Troops halted at Colonia Dublan near a Mormon colony and covered about 60 miles in 48 hours toward Casas Grandes, with Carranza forces guarding the Sierra Madre area and Villa bands nearby.
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