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VILLA SLAYS AMERICANS AS HE FLEES
CARRANCISTAS ON THREE SIDES, U. S. TROOPS DRIVE VILLA INTO TRAP
ID KENI COAST:
British Airman Chases One
Raider 30 Miles to Sea,
Brings Down Machine and
Kills Observer.
Special to the International News Service
and the London Daily Times.
DOVER, March 19.—In today's aero-
plane raid narrow escapes occurred at
a certain charitable institution at
Dover, where there are a large number
of children. One bomb wen! through
the roof, causing extensive damage.
One of the sisters in charge was cut
nhnut the arms by frilling tiles, but
happily none of the children was in
this port o fthe home at the time. On
the first sound of the raiders <he
children were take nto the basement.
Two churches narrowly escaped
damage, one bomb wrecking a store
and stables near by. In another case
a bomb exploded ninety yards from a
church and blew out the windows in a
row of shops.
British airmen rose very quickly in
chase of one German machine which
was making its way back across the
channel with the English machines in
pursuit.
A woman was killed in her home.
A boy was walking in a street of the
town when a bomb fell close by, '-tiling
him instantly.
Two men are reported killed in another
part of the town and several were in-
jured.
Two seaplanes appeared over Ramsgate
and dropped a number of bombs. Four
children, on thefr way to Sunday school,
were killed. A man driving a motor car
near where the children were walking was
killed also. The seaplanes approached from
different directions and when both had
taken a zigzag course began to drop
bombs. All the bombs were explosive and
Continued on Pafe Two.
CATHOLIC PRELATE, ONCE CON-
SIDERED SUCCESSOR TO POPE
PIUS X. DIES IN ROME.
International News Service.
ROME, March 19.—Cardinal Glrolamo
Gotti died here today. His decline began
on September 25, 1915, when iu a faint
he fell violently to the floor of his office,
suffering a slight concussion of the brain.
Sine* then his condition became daily
worse and on March 13 he became so
gravely ill that the last rites of the church
were administered.
However, Cardinal Gotti rallied slightly
out of this crisis but only to cling to
life for six more days.
After the death of Pope l'ius X., Car-
dinal Gotti was highly considered as
the deceased pope's successor. Only his
age—he was 78 then—stood against him.
Cardinal Gotti was born In Genoa on
March 29, 1834. He was ordained December
4, 184<i, and entered the Carmelite Order
in 1858. He subsequently became a pro-
fessor of sciences and later a theologian to
the superior general of the Carmelite Or-
der in the Vatican Council. In 1871 he
became procurator general of the Order
of the Carmelites and ten years later su-
perior general of the order, to which posi-
tion he was re-elected by special papal
dispensation in 1S89. On his birthday in
is;>2 he was elected titular archbishop of
Detra ami was sent as internuncio to
Brazil. Two years later he was created
a cardinal, receiving the red hat on Decem-
ber 2 and made prefect of the Congregation
of Indulgent.
Later he was made prefect of the pro-
paganda, which place he held until his
death.
Bandit Leader Must
Face Battle or Take
to Guerrilla Warfare
Gen. Guiterrez Guards Passes
to Sonora and Carranza Gar-
risons Hold Madera
and Namiquipa.
By Associated Press.
EL PASO, Tex., March 19.—Francisco Villa has been di"iv:n into a
trap by the rapid advance of the American troops, according to the ^forma-
tion received today in wireless cispatches from the front and in telegraphic
dispatches to General Gabriel Gavira, the Carranza commander at Juarez.
"Everything seems now to depend on the ability of the Carranza garri-
sons to hold their end of the net. On three sides the bandit chief is hemmed
in by strong Carranza columns, while on the fourth the Americans are dri/ing
forward with amazing speed.
Villa was reported in the Bab'cora Lake region tonight, on the ranch of
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CAPTURE OF VILLA A
SPEED PROBLEM
ERE HE GETS
Continued on I'ags Two.
Railroad Question Acute
The demand of the United States
military authorities upon First Chief
Carranza for permission to take over
the Mexican Northwestern and Na-
tional Railway lines has developed a
situation extremely acute here. Gen-
eral Pershing is said to have sent a
wireless to Funston that the control
of the road leading out of El Paso is
imperative to the success of the expe-
dition.
colonel Gernre A. Dodrt. with the Seventh
and Tenth Cavalry, already has pushed so
far smith It will be almost Impossible to
(Jet snppltes to him by motor true k. The
paek mules with the expedition are beine
cmoloyed to carry mountain artillery.
The" first request to use the railroad Is
sahl <o have been flatly refused by Car
ratua. notwithstanding the optimistic re
ports from Washington Saturday night
The public was permftted to know noth
lng of the negotiations until the second
In*
Austrian Hospital Ship Torpedoed by
Submarine; Two Red Cross Nurses Hurt
By Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 19 (Via Wireless to Sajrville)—The Austro-Hun-
garian hospital ship Elektra was torpedoed Saturday in the Adriatic
Sea by an entente allied submarine, according to the Overseas Ne»a
Agency.
One sailor was drowned and two Red Cross nurses were seriously
wounded. The statement of the news agency follows:
"Vienna reports that the hospital ship Elektra of the Austro-Hun-
garian Red Cross, bound from the North Adriatic to Southern Dalmatia,
was torpedoed March 18 by an enemy submarine. The steamer stranded.
One eailor was d row red and two Red Cross nurses were seriously
wbunded.
"The Elektra was not unknown to the enemy as a hospital ship and
was provided with the prescribed risible marks."
By H. H. STANSBURY
International News Service.
EL PASO, Tex., March 19.—General Pershing's main column was re-
ported late this afternoon as moving south by west of Ascencion, along the
dry bed of the Rio Janos. He is approximately one hundred miles south of
the border.
Villa, according to General Pershing, was at the ranch of Candelerio
Hernandez two days ago.
The Hernandez ranch is near San Pedro, one of the principal watering
places in Central Chihuahua. This fits in with the reports received here
from Mexican sources on Friday that Villa had burned the railroad bridge at
San Pedro. The last-named place is thirty-five miles north of Casas
Grandes. Yesterday it is known that Villa was fully forty miles further
6outh.
An added fragment of the news from Pershing's column said a detach-
ment from the Sixteenth Infantry had been furnished with mounts and was
now accompanying the cavilry.
Villa was located near Babrlcora to-^, ~~
day and was said to be making for a
lake by that name, which is the only
water supply for miles around. He is
said to have abandoned thirty wounded
at El Valle, where he was placed in
these dispatches yesterday.
Along the road which the bandit is
moving the American investments run
into millions. Much apprehension is
felt here that he will destroy all of
this property.
The Madera Company, owned by
American and English capital, controls
a number of mills, terminals, company
houses and a hotel. Under normal
working conditions more than three
thousand men are employed. The plant
is situated just forty miles south of
Casas Grandes.
There are said to be no Carranza
troops in pursuit of Villa and his men.
The Mexican authorities report fight-
ing with a section of the Villa army
in the Torreon district at Coyte, San
Ignacio and Canyon Chorutes. A vic-
tory is claimed by the Carrancistas,
who say a large number of Villistas
were killed.
In retreating, the Villistas are de-
clared' ta have kidnnped ten women,
the wives and daughters of prominent
Mexicans.
L CRI
GERMAN NATION DIVIDED; PRESS
MAKES APPEAL FOR UNITY
TO CITIZENS.
(Copyright, 1916.)
Special Telegram +o The Express.
ROTTERDAM, March 19.—Germany Is
now in the throes of the greatest political
crfsis of the war. The depth to which it
has suddenly divided the nation may be
gauged b/ the nature of appeals for unity
which appear not only in all the journal®
in the form of editorials, but by a whole-
sale posting of frantic Wolff messages in
nil towns and villages urging the absolute
necessity of disciplined unfty behind the
government.
Discontent and anxiety suddenly are
finding expression following Von Tirpitz's
resignation. These are not confined to any
one class, but are widespread, the Tirpitx
affafr bringing to a head and providing an
opportunity for the discussion of all of
Germany's accumulating difficulties.
A message In the Neue Frele Presse evi-
dently inspfred by the chancellor's friends
to expiain the real position to the less bel-
licose Austriuns, says:
"That a difference between the chancel-
lor and Von Tirpitz has caused a final de-
cision Is certain. This difference is proba-
bly less as to the object of the war against
armed tradfng vessels than ugainst the
political methods to be used toward the
United States. The Imperial t'hancellor
has apparently stood by his opinion that
he will be successful in arriving at an un-
derstanding with the t utted' States without
giving up that object. The coming dfscus-
sion in the Reichstag is reported as of
the highest importance for Bethmann -Holi-
weg more than ever has full powers as re-
gards the (iermau war policy, and he has
always stood for a moderate attitude which
will not bar the way to peace."
 —  
Carrancistas Hate
Ten Villa Guns but
Can't Operate Them
International News Service.
KL PASO, Tex., March 11).—General Ga-
vira lias said rej>eitedly during the last
'pw days that he was going to send troops
south to co operate with the Americans,
ubt none have gone. Information bar been
| obtained from highly authoritative sources
that the total number of t'arrancistas un-
der anus in the State of Chihuahua does
not exceed the numerical strength of the
Inited States army expeditionary forces
south of the border.
tJeneral Luis Gutierrez is the military
commander of Chihuahua Stat<. I'.e is *
brotner Kulalio Gutierrez, late «*<.nven
tion president. \Vh»le the Cirraiisa forces
are small, ttey are well equipped with
rifles and hive ;iu ;*biindance of ammunl
tloii. The shortage in artillery does not
matter v-rv nudi. T»n. pi'vi»> of light
lrtlllerj. ill ?!>ere is In this section, reach-
ed .luarez tonight The guns are of Trench
make and the Cirranza officers admit they
.'o not know how to fire the in. The pice*
were «npturrri f-om Villa at the time he
*as driven jut oi t.'liihuahuu.
t
Recalled by Army Officers
That Diaz Spent Twenty
Years in Vain Trying to
Capture Bandit Leader.
International News Fenire.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 19.—
The statement was made in high offi-
cial quarters today that unless Villa is
caught before he reaches a pluce of
hiding in his mountain strongholds,
the American troops may have one
chance in a hundred to capture the
bandit chief.
The primary object of the campaign
is to "take Villa, dead' or alive." To
be forced to retire from Mexico with-
out capturing Villa would be a blow
to American pride, arid would be dis-
couraging to the army, especially to
the officers on the border engaged in
the Villa pursuit.
For till* reusou, the Admlolst ration is
lining lt» utmost efforts to speed up t lie
campaign against Villa. The determina-
tion to catch Villa before lie can retire
Into the mountain fastnesses Inspired the
orders sent to General Fuuxtou to hurny
the punitive expedition.
Major General Scott, chief of stuff, and
Acting Secretary ef War In the absence of
Secretary Baker today sent telegraphic
orders to General Funston that the Amer-
ican forces are not to to ineamp lu any
Mexican town. These orUers were «nt at
the request of the State Department. Gen-
eral Carranza, through his representatives,
had urged that American troops avoid
Mexican towns.
Geuerm Scott snlfl, however, that the
orders would not prevent Pershing's force*
passing through a Mexican town or pur-
suing Villa Into a town If ha attempted
to take refuge there.
General Scott would not discuss what
erders had been sent to General Funston
regarding the measures be should take to
capture Villa. Nor would he discuss the
movement of Pershing's or Dodd's forces.
Officials would not give out the exact
text of the orders sent to Funston at' the
time the Villa hunt was started, in the
first announcement of the expedition into
Mexico, President Wilson sntd :
"An adequate force will be sent at once
In pursuit of Villa with the single object
of capturing hliu and putting a stup to
his forays.
Secretary of War linker later modified
this by iisulng a statement that troops
would be aent In "to locate and disperse
or capture the baud or bauds that attacked
Columbus.'*
Mr. Baker added that "so soon as th«
forces of the do facto government can tiiko
control of the situation any forces of the
United States then remaining In Mexico
will, of course, be withdrawn.
At the outset, army officers thoroughly
understood the orders to mean that once In
Mexico the troops would not be withdrawn
until Villa had been taken. There was
considerable surprise, therefore, at inti-
mations today that the expedition may be
permitted to retire without accomplishing
Its prlmwy object.
The menacing situation In Interior
Mexico has brought Administration offi-
cials to realize thnt serious danger would
be faced if the American troops remain
long in Mexico. Reports that Villa forces
had routed Carranza troops In a three day
battle near Torreon. leaving SCO dead Car-
Continued on Peg. Two.
 — 'O 
MORMON COLONIES
ARE DEVASTATED
Bandits Continue Moving South and
Are Supposed to Be On Terrazas
Ranch Far Ahead of Troops
International News St-nav
By H. H. STANSBURY.
EL PASO, Tex., March 19.—The report has come by wireless to Colum-
bus and fragmentary details are that several American settlements in the
fodthills of the Sierra Madre Mountains have been totally wiped out by Villa
bandits. Since this is the direction taken by Villa after the Columbus raid, he
is believed to be responsible for the massacre.
The number of persons believed to have been killed and the circumstan-
ces of the massacre are being \yithheld by the censor.
The colonies attacked are not designated, bqt since Colonia Dublan anc
Morales, the two leading Mormon colonies, were not molested, it is believec
Villa raided Pachaco and Chuichuhu.
These were directly on the line of retreat followed by the bandit. Very
little is known here of the people who lived in these settlements. They movec
into the isolated district years ago and seldom came to the border.
By Associated Preas.
E
BY PEACE LEAGUE
EX-GOV. COLQUITT AND PRESI-
DENT LOVETT OF RICE INSTI-
TUTE AMONG MEMBERS.
Hpecial Telegram to Th* bxpr**H«.
NEW YORK. March 19.—Announcement
was made here today that the first an-
nual National Assemblage of the League
to Enforce Peace, Is to be held In Wash
lngton, D. C.. Mef (,A and 27. Ex-Presi-
dent Taft, the president of the league.
will preside. The call for the assemblage
Is made in the name of Mr. Taft, and over
200 others, representing the officers and
general committee of the organization.
Many of these are men of political prom-
inence in all parties. Some of these are
ex-Governor Pavld R. Francis of Missouri,
Just appoiuted Ambassador to Russia; for
mer Anibassii.i r to Kranee, Mvron T. Her
rick; <Jovern«> Samuel W. McCall. Gover
uor Arthur < l>per of Kansas Senator Al
bert B rum; us <»f Iowa, James M. Beck
of New York Alexander Graham Bell,
Judge <ieortf' <»rn.\ of helaware, ex Sena
tor Theodon W. Burton of Ohio, ex Gov-
ernor John ! anklln Fort of New Jersey,
ex Ambassad - to Mexico, Henry Lane
Wilson of ndian® polls; A. Lawrence
Lowell, pre- ent of Harvard f'niverslty,
and ex Set-re try of State Kit-hard Olney. j* oiipled with
Among the "Igners are ex Governor Col several rai '
quitt and 1' sident E. O. Lovett of the «ut. Man
Rice IustUut ■ reported
According » the announcement "the ex- j and rresitlt
press purpo <allinu^-the National A«
semblage at this time. 19 to devise and
determine *1 «»n measures to give effeet
to the propo als for a leacue of natious to
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, March 18 (via Wireless to Columbus
N. M., March 19).—After marching more than 110 miles into Mexico in rec-
ord marching time of 42 hours, which would indicate a speed of about 3o
miles a day, the American punitive expedition today received information
apparently locating Francisco Villa, the object of the chase. Disposition of
the troops began tonight for the task of hunting him down. Meanwhile Villa
was reported to be continuing his outrages upon Americans.
F
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DECLARES BRITISHERS ARE NOT
SUFFERING FROM ANY LACK
OF MONEY.
* The expedition reached (name depleted by censor). They were informed
that the Mexican leader passed through this place only a few days ago. The
latest information of Villa's present whereabouts placed him on the ranch of
Candelarlo Hernandez, one of the subchiefs with him on the raid against Co-
lumbus.
General John J. Pershing personally led fhe flying cavalry column in the
110-mile dash. Every man in his command was mounted. They pressed through
a section of Mexico where water was scarce. For such a large body of men
the speed maintained was remarkable, and the good condition in which they
came through was inspiring.
Only a few cavalry horses and pack mules were lost, the victims of hard-
riding trail. The men reached the camp thirsty and hungry, but otherwise in
good condition, fit for action and eager for the pursuit of Villa to begin in
earnest. Here they were met with reports that Villa had raided the Ameri-
can colonies in the vicinity of his mountain retreat and that he had killed
residents of theso colonies.
International New® Service.
NEW YORK, March 19.—J. Flerpont
Morgan arrived here today from his mission
to England on the American liner Phfla-
delphla. He was accompanied by his wife.
His son, Junius Spencer Morgan, was at the
pier to meet them.
I'nusual precautions were taken to safe-
guard the financier. Some time after the
ship had docked he and his party were
escorted through the ship's pantry to the
steerage quarters bv officials of the lfne.
Then they left, the ship by way of the
steerage gangway to the lower deck of the
pier, which was crowded with waiting
«argo. The Morgan automobile had been
drawn up alongside the gangway. The
financier and his party entered the waiting
machine and were theu driven off.
While the shfp was proceeding from
quarantine to her dock, Mr. Morgan was
guarded by plain clothes inen. To the
newspaper men, however, he said he could
not discuss the nature of his mission to
England.
"I don't want to appear discourteous," he
said, "but I cannot discuss it at this time."
He was then asked whether Great Britaiu
had exhausted the old loan.
"They don't seem to be suffering from
any lack of money over there," was the an-
swer.
With regard to Ainerfean securities now
held by the British government he said:
"As far as 1 understand they exnect to
handle the securities in the same manner
as they have done in the past. There will
be no change. They will be taken care of
in such a way that they will not hurt the
market." r
EXCITEMENT ON BORDER
Strange Mexicans Across River Be-
tween Marfa and Brownsville
Cause Alarm.
Int*Tnatioiinl New* Service.
GALVKSTON. Tex.. March 19.—There Is
Intense excitement along the lower Klo
Grande toniirht and s«iu*ds of American
soldiers arc sleeping on their arms, accord-
ing to dispatches reaching here. The ex-
citement i* oc<a««|oned by the presence of
many strange squads of Mexicans, across
tin- river let ween Marfa and Brownsville.
The location of Villa's latest hiding place, Candelario Hernandez ranch,
was not clear tonight; r.or did the dispatch passed by the military censor
reveal the places where the American colonies, which Villa was reported raid-
ing, are aituated.
Believed to Be on Terrazas Ranch
The ranch was understood to be on the properties of Luis Terrazas, the
multi-millionaire landowner, whose pioperties Villa has been confiscating and
distributing, while he held Luis Terrazas Jr. for more than a year, squeez-
ing millions in valuable property from the Terrazas family with threats of
killing the son. The seized Terrazas properties are scattered over more th<m
half of the State of Chihuahua, so that the Hernandez ranch might be 100
miles or more from General Pershing's outposts.
From 35 to 40 miles south and also southwest of the Casas Grandes re-
gion, where last night's report placed the American troops, there are numerous
American Mormon settlements, but it had been believed here that the Amri-
cans had all left these towns. *
If Villa is bent on wreaking vengeance on Americans while retreating
before General Pershing's advancing columns, there are two routes he might
take that would lead him through these localities.
One of these leads to the southwest through Colonia Juarez, Colonia
Pacheco, Colonia Garcia and finally ^Colonia Chuichupa. The exact number
of Americans In the colonies is not known here. Part of Villa's route, if he
goes via the southwest reads across prairies that would aid him in speeding
from the outreaching American columns.
The other route that Villa might take jto molest Americans goes south-
ward from Casas Grandes to Pearson and then toward Namiquipa. This would
seem to be the route which late information to General Gavira at Juarez indi-
cated Villa had taken.
Constitutionalists to South
Namiquipa is near Guerrero, Villa's old home. Last night's Constitutional-'
is; report put Villa neat- Las Cruces, about 100 miles south of the last known
position of General Pershing's troops. The Constitutionalists claimed to have
a strong force in front of Villa, a short distance south of Las Cruces. At
Namiquipa Villa Mas said to be trying to get. past Namiquipa into the moun-
tains. the scene of his first bandit exploits. Americans had been reported
a* practically all out of these regions, but stories of refugees now reaching
th< border indicate that at least a few Americans have stubbornly outstayed all
laids, preferring to risk a fight in defense of their property than to start life
anew.
Viila's trail, southward past Namiquipa, would lead him almost directlv
on the Babricora ranih of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, which he has already raided
several times. It would be also possible, if the Constitutionalists from Nami-
quipa block Villa's' flight due south, for him to turn westward toward Madera.
It has long been feared that Villa would attempt to burn the enormously
vaiutible lumber and mining planls of the Madera Company, Ltd., an Ameri-
iiii thr rpi«irts that j can concern, but the Constitutionalists have reported they were gathering s
1,1s urr Ml.* vorkfit stron„ force about Madera for its protection.
v mounted Mexicans have been » , . , . r , . ^
near MUsion, Mercedes. Marfa' If doing damage to Americans and American property ts \ ilia s present
C#n insetl vii l >.r Tw®,
while these point* ;ire I motive, his route will not take him to the east or southeast of Casas Grandes.
guarded by I nited States soldiers, there
are many crossings alons? the river, hid-  , - - _ .»>..•   u
The loss of some horses and mu.es bv Genenl Pershing is not considered
unusual for such a mar;h. The bandit whon the Americans are pursing spent
tlie lives of horses freely to maintain tne leaB he has taken on the
den as they are by den«e underbms'i.
toiiich wo«.ld atl >rd an ^K-elteut p! .<■«• for
crossing Into Texas, making a raid and
tbiu evacuating.
Americans.