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BY BANDITS THROWS CITY

INTO A STATE OF FEAR

JHXMOTIX:

cnr.TMtU'S, N". M., Starch 10. Twelve hundred Currunza tioopH, flying

a Murk und white ting to dintliiKiiisli them from ImnditH, roiiclicd 1'uloii'Uh,

nix mllfs smith of the linrder from Columbus, late today. It Ik believed they

intend astdxttng the Ainerleau troops in the pursuit of Villu.

Ill'IJ-CTlN!

("til, I'M HI'S, X. M., March 10. This town whs thrown into a state of

excitement early tonight by a report that Villlstas were about to attack.

Shouts to "turn off the lights" rang through the town.

HIM.CT1X!

niSI'ER, Arizona, March 10. An American rancher was killed early

tonifilit when a band of approximately two hundred Mexican bandits crossed

the border southeast of Osborne Junction, Arizona, according to reports

reachiiiK here toulKht.

Many head of live stock were killed or driven off by the bandits, it wa-j

stated.

WASIJIXOTON', March 10. The administration has received confiden

tial Information from an apparently reliable source that another bandit

attack somewhere alotiR the border may bo made tonight. enoiil Kun

Bton has Informed the war department that ho Is prepared to repel any

utlacks.

in i.i.i mx

101, l'ASO, March 10. Villa Is headed directly for C'asas Orandes, Chi

huahua, In order to attack the five hundred Mormons settled In that section,

Hccordini? to a report received tonight at Juarez by General G.ivira from

General IScrtanl.

Ill I.MOTIX!

COM'MIU'8, K. M., March 10. In response to the urgent request of

Colonel H. J. Sloemn lato -today three companies of the First battalion of tho

Twentieth Infantry were ordered to Columbus from Victoria, X. M., 32 nillea

west. Tho battulion only arrived In Victoria from El Taso at dawn today,

under command of Major Wllllnm Sample, line company remains at Victoria.

HIM.KT1X!

COl.l.'MBL'S, X. M., .March 10. A request was made today by Colonel

H. J. Slocum for ono battalion of infantry and one squadron of cavalry ad

ditional to tho American forces now stationed here. With theso reinforce

ments, Colonel Slocum said "I can then go after him," referring to Vlila and

his bandits.

Ill I.I.KTIX'

I.EAVKXWORTIi, Kan., March 10. I'nited States troops al Fo;t

Leavenworth received orders from Washington toplpht to hold themselves in

readiness to move at a moment's notice.

Theater Crowd Cheers

Wilson for Ordering.

Troops Into Mexico

WASHINGTON. March 10. Presi

dent Wilson was enthusiastically ap

plauded late today when he entered a

theater'to attend a concert. It was the

first time the president had left his

study for more than a few minutes at

a time during tho day.

Within an hour after the word that

the troops had been ordered to Mex

ico hud been given out, messages con

gratulating the president on his action

began arriving at the White House.

One organization in New Orleans of

fered land for concentration camps.

Coi'isiral Dies.

CHICAGO, March 10. Corporal

Michael iiarmazul of muchine gun

troop A of the Kirst cavalry, wounded

yesterday In the raid on Columbus,

N. M., died today, according to a

telegram received here by tho sol

dier's brother, Jsadore,. from Lieu

tenant Lucas.

Prominent Men

Implicated In

Bank Robbery

BKrlal to The Wolrd.

VI AN, Ok la., March 10. As a re

sult of a sensatlonul confession made

today by K. Al. Compton, one of the

two suspects under urrest In connec

tion with the holdup of the First

National bank in which two bandita

obtained $.1,818. W. S. Payne, a liv-

erymnn and Jim lirudshaw, a collec

tor of Vian, were placed under arrest

late Friday and are being held for

further Investigation. Compton ac

companied his uncle, John Compton,

captain of police at Muskogee, and

former chief of the Muskogee depart

ment, and Sheriff C. M. Gray of Salll

saw to a creek about four miles

northeast of the city where the bank's

stolen fuids were buried in four d if -ferent

piacs, Compton said. The

funds, however, were not found. Ac

cording to the authuritlea Compton

confessed that Payne, Ed Oulver. real

estate dealer, who cannot be found,

and Bradshaw, hired him and Hobert

Crittendon of Muskogee, former con

vict, to come to Vian and, hold up the

ban!'., promising them protection for

a division of tho money. Compton

ind Crittendon were aprehended on

" Wednesday night encamped five miles

northeast of ";',e city.

Iloff Is Released.

ST. LOCUS, March 10. Chester

" Iloff, a pltehor, was released uncon

ditionally by the St. Ioulg American

league team today. It is said Iloff

' will go to Little Hock, in the South-

rn association.

Denver Red Cross

Ready to Assist in

Caring for Wounded

DENVKR. Co., March 10. The

Denver chapter of tho American

Hed Cross wired headquarters at

Washington today that it was pre

pared to ship immediately a large

quantity of nonperishabln hospital

supplies to any point. This action

was taken within an hour after

receipt of word from Washington

that American troops had been

ordered into Mexico to capturo

Francisco Villa.

WKSTKIIN TROOPS ARE KKADY,

Major-Genoral Hell Ordered to lie In

Readiness.

SAX FRANCISCO, March 10. All

mobile troops In the western depart

ment were ordered today to hold

themselves In readiness to proceed to

the Mexican border.

Major-General J. Franklin Bell,

commanding the western department,

received the order from Washington

late today.

The mobile troops In the department

are me i wenty-itrst infantry at Van

couver barracks, a battalion of the

Fourteenth infantry at Fort Wright

ifpoKune), a naitaiion of the Four

teenth infantry at Fort Lawson

(Seattle), six troops of the First

cavalry at Monterey, four troops of

mo r irsi cavalry at Nan Dleso ana

two troops of the First cavalry now

on amy at uaiexico on the border,

Troops In Aslaka, It was thought,

would not be called in case of a move

ment to the border, because of the

distance.

Iaredo H Ouict

LAREDO, March 1(1. President

Wilsons decision to instigate a pun

itlve expedition Into Mexico for tin

capture of Francisco Villa and hli

followers has caused little anxiety

in this nnrtion nf tliA lm,i .n

throughout northern Mexico.

liptipini I'Hrrnnva la at n at n..njni

ajara and it Is said in Mexican circles

ne win go to Mexico tjiiy aoout Marco

20.

WILSON GOFS CRdSIXfJ I

W H ILK I 8. ARMY I

IS IXVAUIXU MK.XICO

WASHINGTON, March 10

President Wilson left Washing- f

ton late tonight with Mrs. Wll- I

son on the naval yacht May. I

flower for a week-end trip

down the Potomac river and

Chesapeake bay. He plans to be i

away until Monday morning; un- f

less unusual developments in i

the Mexican situation necessitate I

his return before that time. i

This Is National Baby Week in the

Here Is a Baby Which the Experts

- 'Q ' ' if' m Eti 1

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Youns Mr. j'yner, whose home is in ICIizabeth, X. .1., Is pronounced by doctors and other expeits "better than

perfect." The child, of (ierman-Scolch-lrish parentiiKe. was the winner in the Jersey town's belter babies contest.

Hubert is seven mcnths old, weighs lH pounds, and has never been sick a day in his life.

"Are Hables Worth While?"- That is tho question "Unity week" Is intended to unswer. And Miss Julia Ijin

throp, head of the federal children's bureau at Washington, believes there (an be no doubt us to what the answer

will be. Miss Uinthrop is responsible for the. appointing of tt whole week in which hiinume shall bo paid to the

little ones.

The real purpose of tho movement it to encourage Investigations in cities where tho de'itb rate among infants Is

high. It is also planned to Rive instructions to physicians, nurses, parents and city officials in places where .be

infant mortality is particularly great.

Miss Lanthrop and her fellow workers hope the campaign eventually will end conditions responsible for the

death of ono baby in ever eight Lolow the age of one year.

PAGE TURNS DOWN

SECRETARY'S OFFER

Refuses Tentative Allot

ment Made by Secretary

of the Interior.

0SA0ES INDIGNANT

Says They Will Stand by

Tulsan or Carry Fight to

Floor of Congress.

(Bv JOHN W. KLHNNKR.)

WASHINGTON, March 10. Sec

retary Iane today again post

poned the Bale of the surplus

developed Osage oil lands un

til April 20. At a meeting

of the applicants for the Osage gas

the secretary announced a tentative

agreement had been reached for the

division of the gas territory now cov

ered bv the Foster blanket leases,

which, while It Included 100,000 acres

for Charles Page of Tulsa, but 30,000

acres of the aggregate acreage was in

the territory for which Mr. Page

made application.

Mr. Pugo refused to accept this

acreage which had been arbitrarily

allotted him by the secretary and as

a result, another meeting of gas men

is scheduled for Saturday morning.

It Is thought Secretary ltne may

reconsider his attempt to release the

present gus territory to the Osage

Oklahoma Gas company which also Is

being contended for by Mr. Page and

approve of the original Page propo

sition which calls for a lease of 100.

000 acres adjoining Sand Springs on

(Continued on Page Ten.)

Two Killed Are

Known in Okla.

J. J. Moore, who was killed

when the Mexican ImiihIUs raided

thu town of Columbus was m

cousin of A. L. Myers, bookkeeper

at the .Merchants & Planters

bunk of Tulsa.

Spll to Th World.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Man-h 10.

J. J. Moons one of tlie civilians

killed by Mexican bandits at Hie

town of Columbus, was an undo

of Miss Klslo Andrews of tills

city, employed In a local theater.

Miss Andrews' first knowledge

that tho family was in any daiigiT

came through (lie newsiacrs of

the attack of the Villa bandits.

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 10.

Among those killed by Mexkaa

bandits at Columbus, N. M., ap

pears in the list the name of II.

M. Hurt, cattle Inspector. Tills

Is Dr. Harry M. Hart, veterinary,

and employed by the federal bu

reau of animal Industry. Doctor

Hart Is well known In Oklahoma,

having been employed here sev

eral rears ago and working under

the Oklahoma branch of the fed

eral bureau. He made Oklahoma

City his headquarters. Doctor

Hart's home was In Columbus,

Ohio. He had been In tbe west,

l together, X' aeisM jMr,

HELPMAKEY.W.C.A.

CAMPAIGN SUCCESS

Today

Is Last Chance to

Boost Budget to Twelve

Thousand Dollars.

IT CLOSES TONIGHT

Twenty-ThreeHundred Dol

lars Needed to Make Ef

fort Successful.

TWO thousand three hundred dol

lars must be subscribed before 6

o'clock tonight If the V. W. C. A.

campaign for a budget of $12,000 is

successful. At the close of tho day's

work yesterday $9,700 had been sub

scribed and in order to successfully

complete, their work donations larger

than those of any preceding day of

the campaign must be received.

"However, we are confident that

the 'Tulsa will' spirit will prevail,"

said Mrs. A. W. Itoth last night. "In

the event we should fail it would be

the first time in the history of Tulsa

that such a campaign has not been

successful. Although we are facing a

big day's work we believe that wo

will succeed In getting the necessary

$2,300."

While there have been at least a

(Continued on Pugo Seven.)

"BOSS HARRIS" REPUDIATES THE RELIGIOUS AT

TACK INSTIGATED IN HIS INTERESTS

The World received a long telegram from Oklahoma City last night

signed by J. A. Harris denying that he is responsible for tho attack

on his opponent, Jim McOraw, In the Menace or that he has had any

thing to do with circulating the thousuuds of copies of that paper

which were sent out last week to citizens of this state. Tho World's

information that copies of the Menace were secured from Mr. Harris'

headquarters is from what it believes is a thoroughly reliable souroo

and It refuses to make any retraction whatever until we have more

than the mere statement of Mr. Harris that it Is not so. Wherever

Harris emissaries have gone in tho state during this campaign the re

ligious question has been raised and there is not the slightest doubt In

the minds of any sensible and well Informed person but that they

raised it with the knowledge and consent, of Mr. Harris and their

strenuous efforts to repudiate that sort of political tactics at this time

can not and dues not change the situation in the slightest and Is only an

other way of still spreading it unaer the guise of denying and denounc

ing it and is merely adding Insult to injury. The mere detail as to

whether copies of the Menace were actually being sent out from

Harris' headquarters Is of little consequence, for the fact remains that

this Is absolutely the solo argument which has been used in this cam

paign against Mr. Med raw and not until it had been scattered broad

cast over the state did Mr. Harris come forward with a single word of

repudiation r denunciation. Ills denunciation now Is not in good

faith and is unworthy of any credence whatever, and as long as he

allows telephone calls to be put in from his headquarters and the

names of other people to be used in offoring bribes to secure delega

tions for Mr. McOraw, as the rwcords prove was done with Charles

Livingston in Beckham county, for tho sole purpose of prejudicing the

minds of honest Republicans, and allows such methods to go unchal

lenged, we shall reserve the right to treat any statement emanating

from him with contemptuous disstrust.

We would not put anything past him and his supporters In this

campaign, and as certain as there is a Ood in heaven no political party

can ever hope to command the respect and confidence of an Intelligent

electorate as long as a man Is at the head of it who will resort himself

or allow others do so in his name and in his Interests and behalf that

James A. Harris has resorted to In the campaign to have himself

again elected as national Republican committeeman from the state

of Oklahoma. When politics become so corrupt and disgraceful and

disreputable that these things can go on and when a man's religion

must be trailed In the dust and mire of political pettifogory In order

that some boss may continue himself In power as the head of a close

political corporation dealing solely in patronage and the honor en

trusted to his hands is so much stock in trade, It will be time for all

decent people to quit politics,

Jim Harris must be eliminated from control of Republican politic

In Oklahoma If the party is ever to be successful and the state rtt

deemed from Democratic misrule and tJtrvmci,

United States and

Call Super-Perfect

GERMANS GAIN BUT

LOSSES ARE HEAVY

Large Masses of Infantry

Succeed in Taking

Corheaux Wood.

GUN FIRE TERRIFIC

Berlin Also Claims Occupa

tion of Ridge West of

Douaumout.

TllknYVIXi; large masses of in

fantry against the French in the

Corbeaux to the northwest of Ver

dun the Cermuns after several at

tacks in which they are declared by

Paris to have suffered large casual

ties have retaken purt of the wood

from which tho French had pre

viously ejected tliem.

The entire region aboul Verdun

continues the scene of intense opera

tions. West of Douauiiiont and the

sector embracing the village of Vaux

have been points against which the

tiermuns have launched vicious In

fantry attacks but at both places

their efforts to advance broke down

under the heavy fire of the French,

according to Paris.

Uerlin, however, counters this as-

(C'ontlnued on l'ago Two.)

WILSON SENDS U. S. ARMY

AFTER BANDIT LEADER;

FUNSTON MOBILIZES MEN

WAMIIM.TON. March 10. iiierlcan troops were ordcit il across tho

Is.idcr today President Wilson to take I ranclM o Villa Hilt! Ills hiui

dlli, (Iciiil or iilitc.

I'mlcr llic dim-thin II' not actually the leadership of Major Ocncrnl I'un

Mou, who coded the Philippine insurrection by taking Auiiiiiulilo single),

hanilcil, American columns arc cxiarlcd to la- moving Into .Mexico Is forc to

morrow night. 'I'liey go lo meet about three thousand guerrilla troops in u

mountainous region from which Ciirrniiii troops have fled. No less thaif

five thousand iucnL prolmlilv more, will compi-i' the nicrlcaii cH'illtioii.

Whether this long deferred armed action, which begliu, purely lis n punl-

liu nsiire lo clear northern .Mexico of menacing lai:lll ImukIs over which

Ccncrul I arriina lias no control, shall grow into a general armed iucrcn

tioa or iHS'iipalioii in Mexico, ilcH'iids In a large incisure upon l.cncriil C:ir

raiiji and the Mexican people.

It begins with President W ilson's lecl:ir;ill.ni that It !-. entirely in aid of

the arninji gotei'iimeiil ami without thought of aggression, This slat -mi-ill

, prepared by the president himself, was given out lit the While House:

"An adequate force wi'l he sent lit once In pursuit of Villa with

llic single object nf capturing lilin anil putting u slop to Ills lorays.

"This ran Is- done ami "ill he done In entirely friendly aid of the

constituted authorities in .Mexico and with scrupulous rcsH--t for (he

sovereignly of that republic."

COM FHS WITH CAIIINKT.

President Wilson's decision to depart front the isdicv of wiitclilul unit,

ing, hastened by the Columbus massacre yesterday, was announced today

after II had Im'cii iinaulnioiisly approved by the cabinet ami administration,

leaders in congress. The president's nsMIoii was explained full) to the for

mer who agreed that lie should not lx embarrassed at this ilmc by illsi iissIoiih

of a minority which might arouse trouble In Mexico.

After a brief Cabinet meeting all

which the president was described as

being determined to eliminate Villa

as ho was to eliminate liuerta, Sec

retary linker hurried to the war de

partment and us his firs tuct In office

sent orders to the border troops.

Strict (ViisoiNhlii.

Soon afterward the urmy general

stuff assembled and conferred over

I lie. plans, long drawn and perfected

since the Mexican situation loomed

up as a disturber lo the peace of the

I'nited States.

tleneral Funston telegraphed urg

ing thu utmost secrecy in the urmy

plans. The border Is honeycombed

with Mexican spies and it was agreed

Unit the expedition would bo pushed

to success by keeping Villa and li!"

men ignorant of Its movemtnts.

It is possible that no cor

respondents will lie permitted to ac

company I ho columns. At unv rate a

strict cesorshlp wMI bo Imposed.

Former Hecreta1 (iurrison, famil

iar with the army's Mexican plans by

his association with the crisis of two

years ago, came to Washington and

offered his services to aid his suc

cessor. They were ut once accepted

and Mr. t iurrison went Inlo confer

ence with Secretary Maker at the war

department.

Currana .on-Coiiimlltal.

Oeneral Curranzu in a telegram lo

the state department expressed regret

at the Columbus massuero but mude

no comment on the proposal of send

ing American troops to hunt down

the bandits. Kllseo Arredondo, his

ambassador here, was officially In

formed of the Ainerleau govern

ment's action. Ho replied only thai

he would communicate with his chief.

He has previously expressed tho per

sonal opinion that the movement

would not lie opposed.

Statu department officials declined

lo say what their attitude would be

if Oeuerul Carrun'a took a hostile po

sition. They said the I'nited States

would settle that question when it

arose. If an offer of co-operation of

( 'urra i.ji troops was mude, they suid,

it could hardly be refused.

Action Has Precedent

Today tleneral Carranza ordered

live thousand troops from various

garrisons to move upon the Villa

forces. The effect if their advance

probably would be to keep the Villa

bandits near the holder but Secre

tary Lansing announced during the

day (bat no matter how far into

Mexico It was necessary for American

forces to penetrate or to what num

bers it became neeessaiv to Increase

their force, the I'nPed States would

consider th" expedition a punitive one

purely for the suppression of outlaws.

For such action there Is ample prec

edent In International law and in fact

In tho relations of the I'nited States

with Mexico.

How many of the twelve thousand

Iroops now on the border will be em

ployed has not fully been determined.

Tho general plan will ho to distribute

the infuntry to guard tho border

towns, while the cavalry will bo re

leased for scouring the mountains,

deserts, sngebrush and arroyos. In

order not to weaken the defense of

border towns It may be necessary to

move other troops from Interior posts

to the border.

Mujr I'sci Ilio uvy

No prospect of using the national

guard exists In the situation tonight.

but any larger sealo of operations

would Involve It. No orders have been

given to tho navy. The fleet with

more than ten thousand bluejackets

and marines available for landing

duty Is on tho winter drilling ground

off Guantunamo, Cuba, within easy

Hailing distance of Mexican waters,

bliould anti-American demonstrations

or uprisings endanger other foreign

ers. Whllo the government counts tho

naval force as available, there is

every disposition to do nothing in the.

way of a navy demonstration which

might be regarded as menacing

Carranr.a from whom the I'nited

States hopes and expects co-operation,

passive at least If not active.

In sharp contrast to tho stirring

oenea in congress two years ago

when President Wilson ordered tho

fleet to Vera Cruz, tho president's

uction today ' was received with

marked complacency In both house

und senate. Members had prepared

lo make speeches urging action hut

when word went around tbut tho

president had ordered In tho troops,

expressions of approval were heard

on both sides of tho chamber.

I .el President Act.

Senators Fall and McCumber (Re.

publicans) both Introduced resolu

tions proposing occupation and polic

ing of Mexico with large forces but

they consented to permit them to bo

referred to the foreign relations Com

mittee without debate. The pleas of

the administration loaders to let the

president deal with tho situation in

Its present phase seemed to be accept

able all around.

Tho president outlined his position

fully to Senator Stone and Represen

tative Flood, chairmen of the foreign

committees. Soon after Mr. Flood in

formed the houso committee and Mr.

Stone called a meeting of the senate

committee for tomorrow morning for

tho same purposes. The object of ad

ministration leaders will be to prevent

us far as possible all dlsciislon in con

gress und to block any effort that

would interfere with the president or

Indicate that the I'nited States is en

gaged In any but u purely puuitlvo

expedition.

In his action today, it is pointed

out, the president is wholly within his

constitutional prerogative to repel in.

vasion.

WOMAN TELLS OF

MEXICAN BANDITRY

Koldied ller oC Jewelry and

Then Murdered Her

Husliand.

tel. l'ASO, March 10. Seventy

women refugees from Columbus ar

rived hero today. Tho party included

Mrs. Maud Wright, who, after nina

days as a prisoner with Villa's army,

escaped during tho raid, and Mrs.

Ritchie, ho accompanied her here

fur interment of the body of her hus

band, W. T. Ritchie, tho hotel pro

prietor, murdered by the Mexicans.

Mrs. Ritchie was suffering from a

painful bruise of the left hand Inflict

ed by a bandit in wresting four rings

from her fingers. loiter she rocelved

from tho hospital where tho wounded

Mexicans were taken, the following

message in Kuglish:

"I sorry I take the rings."

The writer was the man who hud

struck and robbed her und later took

part in murdering her husband.

"We were awakened by a fusillade,"

said Mrs. Ritchie, "und shortly after

ward the bandits broke into our room

and demanded money. Mr. Rllchin

was sick in lied. He told me to hand

them fid while all I could muster uus

$7. This was not enough so they

robbed me of lings. My hushuud was

attacked ut the same time and hauled

out of the room. My daughter Ktlna

found him dead at the foot f the

stairs."

Mrs. itll'iiie escaped uhile the hotel

In which llio tragedy happened was

set on fire by tho raiders.

Corpus CI i list )r.

COItl'l'S CHRISTI, Texas. March

10. Nueces, one of the lurgest coun

ties of South Texas, todav voted for

prohibition by a majority of 2S8.

Corpus Chrlstl, the county seat and

largest city returned un antl-prohlbl-tlou

majority of ii-'ti, The complete

vote was: For prohibition, 1,770;

against 1,544.

Forty-three saloons will be elimi

nated by the law, which becomes ef

fectlvo May 1.