CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 March 1916, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

LbliKCiiUU I'ELiiOUAl'ii —UOF i fCIGHt. J [i'EH I'lliiSß ASSOCIATION.j (lieeeived This Day 1U a.m.; TILE ML\LLA;S RAIL). Washington, .Viarch lu. The Mexican bandits' attacK on uinbus commented at midnight. loice ul OUU divided into i»inall parties, •was posted, at ditkienl pal'is of me stieels, aud picked oil Americans a-, tliey emerged Horn dwellings and i'olels. Several guests were buntc to iit aih in the Central Hotel, one oi Uu liist buildings tired. ll sheltered two re ot women and cniiciiren. As tin liie raged the howling mob of bandiusuiged in the surrounding streets. Troops finally dispersed the bandits 'who securely lied, oapLuiing a miiuhei oJ horses fiom the military coips : nia cut-ting ail telegraph wuca. Tin- :i.Lack was a complete surprise for uie ■ n/i'der utticials. They were watciiiiib iUe movement ol the bandits' ■ ir.-. v. no beneved to be ht'ty nnies away. iSeiiator .ball says he ha?, u;cetved inluruiation troni colonel ojoeuin. commanding the regiment ot the States cavalry that is following the bandits into Mexico, that he inu'iius to capture the whole of the gang. A Mexican rancher, who was in custody of the bandits since Saturuay, escaped during tJlfc lighting. lie u<i i the story of the hanging ol three 'American ranchers prior to the raiu. General Villa is in personal charge of the expedition. He openly avowed his intention of forcing intervention by the United States by killing everybody on sight. - Mrs Wright, who was at a ranen visited by the bandits, heard mo leader declare tli'at he was going to "shoot up" Columbus and make a toi-en ot every man, woman and child, nusbantl aud baby. Mt Lansing is considering the point of asking Pres. Oarranza'e permission to send United States troops to Mexico to capture the raiders, the troops to be. withdrawn when the mission is accomplished. The United States Cabinet has oroerect a small force ot American troops to invade Mexico and endeavour to capture Villa's band. Complications are feared.