The evening world. Newspaper, March 9, 1916, Page 1

{Circulation 2 Books Open to All. | —S——————————| __PRIJE ONE CENT. comet: VILLA ARMY KILLS 16 AMERICANS ID ON UNITEDSTATES TOWN ‘|Colonel of Forceat Columbus, N.M.;| Villa’s Lieutenant Who ‘Was Slain DE VAUX FORTRESS STORME IN NIGHT BY KAISER'S MEN: DRIVEN QUT, PARIS ASSERTS J German Right Wing Reported Re- pulsed in Drive on the West of the Meuse—Paris Says Line at de Vaux Still Holds. de Vaux, defending Verdun from the cast BERLIN, March % d the village of the same name, have been captured by the German announced this afternoon. Adjoining fortified positions were also a 1 ) by the German troops, it was stated ¢ assault was made at night by Posen reserve regiments. down in combats a ‘Three French aeroplanes have been Jerdun, the War Office also reported, German fliers bombarded vill @est and south of Verdun French Josses in the Verdun fighting now total between 70.000 and 60,009. Major Moraht, noted Be sat eritic "To th he couneet ior \ ia the Talks oof | “Hand-to-Mouth’? fines in W ; aa Measures Taken in Fea age and | umereus adie t sition of Votes. were ro t ate a tack, afte art rhe ration, by @ents num ' @nder th of th wh Rt 1 gander of 1h 1 Reserve I : the New ¥ Evening M @f Infantry, Gen von Guretsky | y Ath NIGAISE ANS che Cornitz ‘In a series of aerial engagen @ the neighborhood of Verdu iators were s at three @hot down. Qurned safely. pee were woun ©] shown me by the gentiem villages west and south of Verdun Sore heavily bombarded “By the attack of a French aer plane squadron within the radius @e tortr M two civilians were killed ‘al houses dam e machine eged. In an of the command squadron | ee een RECORD OF THE WAR'S GREATEST BATTLE IN }\" STRUGGLE FOR VERDUN. || German losses are entimated by the French at more than 125,000, French losses are estimated by the Germans at more than i More shells have been fl which come 2 nation's (Continued on Fourth Page) ~|announced themselves as delegates to! os . : The Gernian Pens, launched the a " Verdun eighteen é {olowed } : greatest ' German two Verdun forts, 125 ; of French territor : twenty villages and ern. The G from ni t " five and six miles of pipes ‘The Press Tabilehing York World) NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MARCH 39, 1916. 18 PAGES MANS CLAIM ANOTHER FORT NEAR VERDUN NAL Gbe ae ‘GERMANY. DEGLARES WAR ON PORTUGAL: Englond to Make New Call on LINER ESPAGNE IN PORT. Vrom Se WEATHER—Fair to-night, Friday clear and warmer. orld. FINAL “Circulation Books Open to pen to All.”"| iid PRICE ONE CENT. U.S. CAVALRY ROUTS MEXICANS IN NIGHT ATTACK ON COLUMBUS —<¢———__—_ Two Women Shot Dead by Snipere|Villa Threatened to Burn Women as They Ran From Burning Build-' and Children to Force President ings—Report Says From 50to 100; Wilson to Intervene in Mexico— of Invaders Are Slain by Soldiers’ Troops Pursue Invaders Across While in Flight. the Border. COLUMBUs, N. Mex., March 9.—Francisco Villa, the Mexican}ot Villa, and his body surmounted the pile of cor on the prairie just outside the town to-da uidii, with all the officers who remained loyal to him and a command A number of Mexican prisoners were taken. The and unable to get away. The Mexicans say that it was Vi esign to attack the town and wipe out the soldiers as they charged to the rescue He posied snipers to pick off the cavalrymen, but the soldiers came io | 500 men invaded the United States at this point, seventy-three wes, of El P: | Aso at 4.30 o'clock this morning, attacked the sleeping ywn, killed uine civilians, including two women and seven soldier ithe Thirteenth Cavalry, set fire to several buildings, attempted to rely a fast and the snipers were surprised and fired at random Evidently a sniper had heen stationed outside the quarters of Col. Herbert J, Slocum, the commander of the Thirteenth, as a shot was tired $v at him as he ran out the door and a bullet knocked his pistol from bis * | band, complished. a wholesale 2] and a com irprise as there were no guar Th farted in pursuit of the Mexican in H e back, dead or alive. Villa’s invasion wa ibted| a desire to force the United States to intervene in Mexic ated I m ihan { i tlack \ I" i g the battle. ( that Villa lett t a Gn Le 1 by a Y yer } charge a 1 ‘ _— i] Am Ainer ( th f ha Carranza il \W Ville attvcked the town in force with the full determination of killing eth ae? : everybody In the place and wiping Columbas off the man Ina spoon to [VILLA PLANS TO ORGS INT RERENTION: his men iust before ordering them to the attack he said he intended to a rf " : ed a make # toreh out af every man. woman and child In the town, ; \ Vestern Chi t ¢ ken completely by ' : | _ ve nt kil i 4 be i \ ‘ \ i } CM gi Moore, m the two Htaneh tiiteen miles west, have gone Inte Mexico under command of Mater Ai Jimphins and Major Lindsley. 4 squad of cavalry ts on the way here trom ; ¢ ‘ ly of tha t ry 1 n ( ] 1a ¢ Ka c caught t ‘uveied |ONE OF VILLA'S CHIEF ALDES SLAIN : Mex onthe think a 1. ‘ 1 Wiswall « ' r t Troop Ge was w 1 the left arm. Me nol ! . 1 the Mexican wounded were taken to the Post Hospital ng nvaders killed wa f el lie Col, Slocum's revolver was shot ont of his hand as he emerged trom BC ant