German Troops Readied as Villa Pursuit Moves South
War department orders at Fort Sam Houston designate second engineers unit and ambulance personnel for westbound entrainment as the Punitive Expedition plans intensify. General Funston, while avoiding direct command, signals a brigadier general will lead the search for Villa with a two to three week buildup and border vigilance.
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Fort Sam Houston
LL Brown
Jere B. Clayton
Harold J. Jones
Signal Corps
Leroy
Lyon
Gay
Preen
San Antonio
Tex
War Department
Washington
Rio Grande
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Frederick Funston
Southern Department
Funston
Bunston
Villa
Army Engineers Ordered to El Paso From Fort Brown
Lieutenant H. Brand and fifteen men of the United States engineering corps at Fort Brown are ordered to proceed to El Paso immediately. They will depart Sunday morning.
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Brownsville
Tex
H. Brand
United States Engineering Corps
Fort Brown
el Paso
Ships depart Liverpool bound for Europe with mixed freight and passengers
New York dispatch reports White Star vessels Cymric and Lapland sailing to Liverpool with freight only after third class quarters were converted. The American Line ship New York carries 550 passengers to Liverpool, and Holland American Rotterdam heads to Rotterdam via Falmouth.
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Ier
PRESB
New York
White Star Hners Cymric
Lapland
Liverpool
American Line
Rotterdam
Falmouth
England
Destroyer Sunk By Mine In Black Sea Action
Reports from Sofia via Overseas News Agency state the Russian destroyer Lebenan Pushtchin was sunk by a mine with four officers and eleven sailors rescued by Bulgarians. The ship, part of the Black Sea fleet, likely went down off the Bulgarian coast. peacetime crew was sixty seven. Also notes quick mobilization plans for Kansas National Guard and a Villa force movement near Corralitos Chihuahua per late Mexican army despatch.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
Lebenan Pushtchin
Sofia
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Jas
EL Paso
Tex
Villa
Corralitos
Chihuahua
Juarez
Bertani Atpalonmas
Carranza Sends No Word At All
El Paso dispatch reports General Gavira at Juarez says Carranza has not sent any word to the United States regarding the crisis sparked by Villa’s brigandage. General Gutierrez will travel to Juarez for a conference, with no participation by General Pershing.
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Carranza
Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
United States
Gavira
Juarez
Gayira
Luis Gutierrez
Chihuahua
Pershing
Wilson
Gutierrez
el Paso del Norte
Mexico
Washington
Columbus
la’ Constitucion
Felix Diaz
Pro
Millan Tpon
Rural WV children found three times as unfit as city peers
March 11 Huntington reports figures from the West Virginia department of free schools showing rural children are three times as physically unfit as urban peers. J Marsh, secretary of the state board for education, spoke at the International Rural Life Conference closing session.
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Marsh
Huntington
Department
West Virginia
J. Marsh
Whd
International Rural Life Conference
Morris Adams Killed at Keystone Plant In Line Shaft Incident
Morris Adams a 31 year old foreman at the Keystone Manufacturing Company was killed last night when his clothing became caught in a line shaft. The accident occurred at the plant and authorities are investigating the cause.
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Newwutatec Lines
Blkins
Morris Adams
Keystone Manufacturing Company
Funston Moves Troops to the Mexican Border
General Funston asked for four cavalry regiments for patrol duty at the border. The First, Eleventh and Myvelith cavalry units were ordered to proceed at once to the border, with the Fifth cavalry held in readiness. Secretary Baker said no troops had crossed the border. An engineering and ambulance detail accompanies the force as preparations for an expeditionary action proceed under Brigadier General Pershing.
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Washington
Funston
War Department
Scott
First Cavalry
Monterey
Calif
Eleventh Cavalry
Fort Oglethorpe
Myvelith Cavalry
Robinson
Neb
Fifth Cavalry
Fort Meyer
Fort Sheridan
Fort .Leavenworth
Kan
Baker
United States Engineering Corps
Columbus
Pershing
Columbus raid toll memory honors for dead troopers
Military services were held at the post hospital in Columbus for seven Thirteenth Cavalry troopers killed in action during Villa’s raid. Led by Colonel Slocumb, officers escorted the caskets with crepe draped saddles while a guardsmen band marched in the procession. General Bertina joined the funeral as a mark of respect for American dead.
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Ny Associatao Pass
Columbus
X. M
Thirteenth’ Cavalry
Villa
M. Lutz
Slocumb
Griffin
Kindgall
Bertina
Carranza
Palomas
Chihuahua
Troop trains reach Douglas and Naco in Mexico border mobilization
Associated Press dispatch from Douglas Arizona reports roughly 1,000 infantry and cavalry forces arriving at Naco Sonoma and slated to move by overland to Agua Prieta, with orders to distribute along Sonora and Chihuahua in a border security push.
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Doquguas
Ariz
Naco
Sonoma
Agua’ Prieta
Sonora
Chihuahua
Naval Academy swordsmen beat Cornell in today’s bouts
The Naval Academy team defeated Cornell in a series of fencing bouts. Key athletes from the academy secured wins, highlighting strong performance across weapon categories during the event.
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Pane
Annapolis
Mare
Naval Academy
Cornell
Teutons Gain Ground as Verdun Offensive Slips
The German push in Verdun slowed amid heavy French losses and bombardment near Douaumont. German claims cite recaptured Corbeaux wood and Hill 265 northeast, while French reports describe brutal assaults repelled with artillery and machine gun fire. Prisoners, destroyed ships, and renewed pressure mark a tense front along the Meuse.
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Ay Apnadiareo Wayne
Verdun
Meuse
Douaumont Ib
Corbeaux Wood
Wermans
Downmont
War Office
Ghamipdgne
Germain
Corbeaux
Aela
Eeiy Espa
Richmond Howitzers volunteer for federal service
Delegate William M. Myers said in the House closing session that the Richmond Howitzers would volunteer for federal service after meeting next Tuesday night. State militia members were reported at the capitol as ready to respond promptly to a federal call.
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Richmond
William M. Myers
Richmond Howitzers
Ohio Guard mobilization record cited by official
Ohio's National Guard with eight regiments and about 8000 men can be mobilized in about fifteen hours Adjutant General B W Hought said. He cited a recent record when three regiments were dispatched to riot duty at East Youngstown at 6 p m and moved 176 miles across the state before daybreak.
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Topeka
Kans
Kansas National Guard
Martin
Kansas Guardsmen
Tmy Abbogiated Press
Columbus
Ohio
National Guard
B. W. Hought
East Youngstown
Telegraph operators called to aid troops in Mexico pursuit
Western Union Traffic Manager in Chicago issued a March 11 call for volunteer telegraph operators to support the upcoming pursuit of Francisco Villa in Mexico. Officials expect a heavy telegraph workload due to a large influx of newspaper men accompanying the force.
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Chicago
Francisco Villa
Mexico
Central Division
Western Union Telegraph Company
Balky horse causes three deaths on Pennsylvania Railroad
In Philadelphia on March 11 a balky horse pulling a carriage at a crossing near West Ber b_liney Ni Ji halted as a fast train neared. The fatalities were Mrs. Sallie Cook, 65, Anna Cook, 21, and Henry Myrtgus, 21, the carriage driver.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
West Berliny Ni Ji
Sallie Cook
Anna Cook
Aun Henry
Myrtgus
Troops Eager to Pursue Bandits in West Virginia
West Virginia reports to the workmen compensation commission show over 400 accidents this week in industrial fields. Thirteen deaths occurred and nearly all victims filed compensation claims. Continued on page 8, first section.
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Associated Fr
Charleston
West Virginia
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Poe Manyibee
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Balera Leeroy
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Teutons
Virginia
Voluntert
Ohio Guard
West Berlin
Luirdeen
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