MEXICO.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 81, 11 March 1916, Page 5

MEXICO.

MEXICAN BANDITS. THE RAID ON COLUMBUS. HOWLING MOB FIRE ON INHABITANTS. MANY f EOPLE KILLED. J.j chasing. T«€i Marauders.

VILLA’S BEST WILLANV?^ An* U.S.A. INTERVENTION LENDING. • ' .-:!■■ ,L J 8 |^: r ; USJWED PttKBS ASBOOIATIOK. (Received Kfif^a.’ftl S 'M Washington, March .10. Thi .Mexican,., hamlet!?,’, iitjapk on ©qli|Ahns at ~ midnight,, wlien a force of five hundred, divided into small parties at difle-cnt parts of the streets, picked off the Americans as they, emerged from the dwellings and hotels, v literal guests were burnt to death. Central Hotel, one of set fire to, sheltered a ftpMmen and children, while, a , of rounling streets. |9Sfi T&fopers finally” to* ditsl'lwho secured their flight by capturing !a number of hovsosi from : the compounds and cutting all the telegi|ai|h wires. H t T ( « Th 4 attack was a complete surprise for the border official Sr i They watching the movements of a bandit 1 chief i; who was believed . to be fifty miles'away. , . . Senator Fall says he lias received information that Colonel Slockum, who is commanding some regiments of United States cavalry, is following the bandits in Mexico and intends an attempt at the capture of the, whole gang, A rancher who was in the custody of the bandits since Saturday, and who escaped during the fighting, ' tol d a story of the hanging of three American ranchers prior to the raid, General Villa was in .personal-charge of the expedition, and openly avowedhis intention of forcing the intervention of the United . fStatfcs. by killing at sight. H ■ . V ■ ■-'V Mrs Wright, who was at a ranch visited by the bandits, heard the, leader declare that he was going to shoot up Columbus and. make .a torch,., o every man, woman, child, husband, and baby. \,l Mr Lansing (Secretary of State) .* considering the point of asking General Carranza’s permission to send T inted States troops to. Mexico to capture the raiders, the troops to he withdrawn when their purpose had been accomplished. INVASION of MEXICO. AMERICAN ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE BANDITS. (Received 12.45 p m.) Washington, March 10. The United States Cabinet has ordered a small force of American troops to invade Mexico and endeavor to capture Villa’s bandits. Complications are feared.