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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1916
Page
6
Villa led 800 to 1,000 men in a dawn attack on Columbus New Mexico killing 19 Americans and injuring many as fires burned hotels and stores. Troops of the Thirteenth Cavalry fought the bandits driving them off.
Washington reports orders sent to Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston to command invading troops crossing into Mexico to pursue Villa with at least 7,500 men. President Wilson calls the move a friendly act to aid Carranza, while plans for broader intervention and a volunteer army are discussed.
Berlin says Fort de Vaux is back in French hands as crown prince’s troops renew a massive artillery assault along the Verdun front. The Paris communique reports heavy bombardment near Eix Moulainville Villeres Sous Bouchamp and Bougee east of Verdun and south of Vaux with large losses on both sides.
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing will consider Carranza requests to send Mexican troops into the United States to pursue border bandits. They are expected to reply that American troops enter Mexican territory only when Mexican forces are insufficient to counter Villa outlaws. The plan aims to secure Carranza's acquiescence without stirring public opposition.
Charleston West Virginia December 1920 state news reports the death of William M O Dawson the twelfth governor of West Virginia and a member of the State Public Service Commission He died at his Charleston home after a long TB illness cutting the lineage of six living former governors begun with Aretus Brooks Fleming elected in 1888 and ending with William E Glasscock who left office in 1918
Seventy women refugees from Columbus arrive in El Paso after a Mexico raid. Mrs Maud Wright escaped after nine days as a prisoner with Villa's army. Mrs Ritchie recounts bandits breaking into their room demanding money. Her husband W T Ritchie, hotel proprietor, was murdered. she was robbed of rings and wounded. The hotel was set on fire as raiders fled.
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Co. president Theodore Voorhees died suddenly at his Elkins Park residence after a recent operation in Minnesota. He returned to Philadelphia about ten days ago and worked briefly. He is survived by his widow four sons and four daughters.
The Senate confirmed David R. Francis former Missouri governor as ambassador to Russia at the request of Senators Stone and Reed. The chamber also approved Joseph R. Shea of Seymour Indiana as minister to Chile to fill the vacancy from Henry P. Fletcher’s promotion to ambassador to Mexico.
The British destroyer Coquette and torpedo boat No. 11 were sunk by mines. Four officers and sailors are missing and believed dead. These are the first Royal Navy losses since German mines were reported in the North Sea.
Market page lists Wheat Corn Oats Hay Eggs Poultry Cattle Hogs Sheep and Lambs with prices for No 2 through No 4 grades, White, Yellow, Mixed varieties, and regional Northwestern values. Includes eggs plus poultry weights and assorted livestock ranges, detailing shippers, butcher steers, cows, calves, hogs, sows, lambs and prices for various quality grades.
Youngstown Ohio Sheriff and Prosecutor seek voluntary appearance of Judge Gary and six steel corporations charged in an anti trust case. The indictment accuses them of conspiring to suppress wages and fix steel prices. Judge Gary is executive chairman of United States Steel Corporation.
An advertisement testifies that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root dissolves kidney gravel stones. A Lafayette reader claims a soldier at a nearby home passed multiple gravel stones after use. The notice urges sending ten cents for a sample and booklet, with offers for fifty cent and one dollar bottles at drug stores.
An old newspaper fragment promotes Groves Tasteless chill tonic highlighting Quinine and Iron for health. It includes a 50 cent price note and a later aphorism about a young rooster, ambition, and a separate Hanford's Balsam joint treatment advice. The tone mixes ad copy with quips on wealth and family.
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