EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA'. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1916.
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itjjg, CITIZENS AND ONE
BR1TUJN AKJi KILLED IN MEXICO
Lii.fa fro" ve 0n"
-.h. victims " ther were tortured
EiiV nut to dcfttn- Ult omer "'"
5ni at tl c e" of the tine of prls-.--"?,!?
5 for Rhootln. but dAshcd
""J ..the commnnd to fire was given
,,.? l . ..... .,( nred fitter him.
Ijsuaj nnasenBcrs on the train.
JljJ about DO, and all Mexicans.
' S m i rndlr-sUd. was taken by Amcrl
f 1ii.il men hero today rn evidence
.. massacre was 'Tancho" Villa's
W lle.l of reprisal for the recoRnl.
-.notice of repriHJi ;- v
frf"1 T '.v. rarranza faction by
iw. ?..,:.
B-f";" tion against the Cnrranzn gov
I Wl mounted hlRh on the border to
fn"hJ , rVportfl reached hero that Car
tttl hln.r.ei. i,n,l been asked to furnish
"'niLr? Kmrl for the train, but had
, irinlW" . t,cre ,va8 no danger
Ifeniseo. -" Americans were Kolnrj
fof t .". Im Ihn mines of Mr-x-
If'Mer their employers had received
fSSttSVlerwUi would bo protected.
iw: . . h .lava ano General Atvnro
InSa commander-in-chief of the Car
1 .f rmlM. In n apcech nt a. banquet
.1 rio del .i.-. ":". '" r ".. "
."'S. ..wring them that Villa's power
I Vu broken forever, that tho war in aicx
IMDroRc resumption of
l;,rte and Industry was all that was
S4d to restore normal conditions.
. tunrt with Villa's VolJod threat
h ls announcement nfter the rrcosril
L of the Cnrranza aovernment thnt
11 km no lonser responsible for the
"fclr- of foreigners In Mexico, It was
Sed hero today that open enmity hnd
,Uted for two yenra between Qencral
Company- ono of tho mnssacro victims,
wd Villa.
VILLA WARNED WATSON.
m. hii rrrnuently nccused Wntson
fE&f ending aid to tho followers of Clen-
ira declared to havo been unfounded,
.Tito could never bo convinced of their
Tfattitr when inrrnnwi whs h-itoii
W lh united ouuro, o..,.....v...v
' . -j ...A 1.1... tlilo wornlnir!
"Since your aovernment has seen fit
i. fPfbenko Cnrrntua, I no lonper hold
j...lf responsible) for yours. or your
rinmlnul ml
countrymen in " .uu...., .................
k my men. Your country hns ndvlsed
n. to leave Mexico. Now leave. If you
rjacu ill Km J"" """ "l11
'.er come
EManag'cr Watson hnatlly nnthorcil up
ft Ma men ana ion ior mc wumci vu "
l-ttfufce train, ono of tho Inst to come
i northward DCioro v.urruiin ui ""
; iralNveeks of Idleness here Wutson and
hl men' expressed a iicsiro m inum w
Heir work.
Application for safe conducts nnd pnss
Mrti ere made In their behalf to United
Statei Collector Cobb and tho Mexican
Consul. General Andrea Oarcla. They
were granted.
"ill I know about tho mnttor." said
Collector Cobb today, "la that two weeks
' uoieteral Amerlcnns came to my ofllco
mil Ved mo to clvo them passports to
k ro Into Mexico. I Informed them I had
&' "nothing to do with the matter, but would
Uiepnono luusui utnia vu h h..i. .
! aec8Hary safe conducts.
' "When they asked mo If I thourht It
? u afe to go Into Wcitern Chlhunhua
. . .1..L .tlaHll r n annnnt.
I DroucnL iiiuir aLiuiit.uu vu ,i piil.-wi.ii
made by General Obrcgon In which he I
mured all Americans that their Uvea I
J would be safo If they entcreir Mexico.
Ho rjaured Americans that villa couia
rot harm them because he was bentcn '
'and that If they went to Chihuahua they i
would bo given rull protection ny mo
Carrania oniclals there. j
"That la all I hnd to do with tne mat
ter."
News of the action which tne American
.j nritioi. nntf.pnm.nta will tnlcn In
yMiinMtlon with tho mnssacro was anx-
louily awaited hero today.
Precautions were taken by United
BUtes troops nil nlont; tho Mexican
border to restrain rnnchmen nnd minim;
men. from crosalng Into Mexico to wrenk
lummirv venireance on the bandits.
jrA special cnrrlnff Assistant G.neral
imager Ityan or tno uusi compaiiy,
left the border shortly after miunisnt
for Chihuahua to get tho bodies of tho
rlctlms of the massacre. Tho train was
oouur.ea alter uyan enxerea into com
munication with Chlcajjo and received
.orders from Ills superiors to proceed at
once to Chihuahua.
Mrs. Watson, a brldo of only three
Booths, wanted to leave on the train to
(et her husband's body, but wna per
taiti by her friends to stay hero and
ilralt the arrival of tnc remains.
' Both Mrs. Watson nnd Mrs. W. J.
Wallace, wife of another victim of the
!uacre, collapsed when news of tho
jajedy reached them. Mrs. "Wnljnco Is
uu in a serious common, tine nas two
wall children.
co-operate In Intervention to restoro pence
nnd order.
The resolution declares that anarchy
nnd murder prevail throughout Mexico
nnd thnt the Carrania government seems
to be powerless to check It. The Sennto
referred the resolution to tho Foreign
.relations Committee.
Hcpresentntlve Dyer, of Missouri, In
troduced n resolution In tho IIouso re
garding the massacre of Americans by
yilllstn troopi nenr Chihuahua, and ask
ing the I'realdent to advUo Congress It
the "watchful waiting" policy should not
bo ended.
Administration otTlclnls Insisted thnt
"snap Judgment" should not bo tnken In
fixing responsibility for the wholesale
murder.
At tho White House Secretary to the
President Tumulty said the President
"would await all positive facts" before de
ciding on any change In policy. lie said
that "there was no Intention of Issuing
any statement dealing with the murder
at this time."
"Wo do not havo to assure tho public
that we will do our duty," he said.
Until n reply Is received from General
Carrania It la tho Intention of Secretory
Lansing nnd I'realdent Wilson to take
no dednlto Bteps. However, Instructions
have been sent to consular representa
tive to get tho bodlcB of the slain Amerl
cnns at Chihuahua nnd make arrange
ments to aond them to tho United States
at once on a special train.
Sccrctnry Lansing was much disturbed
over reports that tho Americana who
were slain were given assurances by a
aovernment olllclnl that they could pro
ceed Into Mexico. He ordered nil Inves
tigation of these reports. Mr. Ldinslng'
nnnounced that no Amorlcan official had
been authorized to grant permission to
Amerlcnns to go Into southern Chihua
hua. Ho said that while It was true that
Carranna, nt the time he Was recognized,
hod agreed to protect Americans through
out the icpubllc, he could not be ex
pected to do so In sections controlled by
rebels.
Tho attltudo of tho State Department
wns outlined In the following ntntement
given out by Leon J. Cnvlno, head of tha
Uurcau of Mexican Affairs:
"Wo hnvo warned our pcoplo repeatedly
to got out of Mexico, especially Chihu
ahua. On October 9, In our warning wo
directed, all consular agents to employ
messengers nnd get this word to Ameri
cans In tho Interior. Yet In spite of these
warnings theso Americans who wero slain
wcro In the section where 30 other Amerl
cnns were held up lately, whero ranch em
ployes wcro robbed nnd ono killed and
whero Vllllstns thicntcncd to do tho very
thing they have now done."
A lnrgo number of telegrams havo been
pouring Into both the White IIouso and
Htnte Department, urging nrmed Inter
vention In Mexico. The telegrams for the
most part wcie from people Interested In
Amerlcnti-owncd properties.
IJIG U. S. FORCE MASSED
ON MEXICAN BORDER
Approximately HKM Amorlcan regulars
nro at El Paso, the nenrest American
point to Chihuahua City, ready for In
stnnt action should tho United Rtntes
dccldo on an expedition Into Mexico to
punish the bandits responsible tor aion
day's massacre, when 1G American citi
zens nnd two Urltlsh subjects lost their
lives. These troops nro tho 4th, Cth "th
VV -.V
SENATOR SHERMAN URGES
STRONG ACTION IN MEXICO
ii WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. Senntor Sher-
stB, Republican, of Illinois, today intro-
MQCed a resolution In Inn KonntA rnltlntr
ppon the President to demand that Car-
i jglve assurances of protection to
American lives anil nrniwrrv In MatIma
. falling to obtain such assurances, to
t"iug aii ine pan-American countries to
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STHONfl ACTION IN MEXICO"
Administration leaders In Congress were
roused over the massacre.
"This Is n deplorable affair," said Chair
man Flood, of tho House Foreign AfTnlrs
Committee. ".Severe measures must and
will be taken to stop this wanton murder
of Americans In Mexico, t expect to sco
Secretary of State Lansing during tho
day regarding thta latest outrage."
Senntor Lodge, of Massachusetts, rank
ing JlepuUllcan member of tho Kenato
Committee on Foreign Affnlrs, called nt
the State Department enily today nnd
requested nn Immediate Interview with
Sccrctnry Lansing. It nas granted him.
After he had been with the Secretary
five minutes, Leon J. Cuna, head of tho
Uurcau of Mexican Affairs, was called
Into the conference. He took With him nil
dispatches received by tho fltato Depart
ment to date on tho massacro of the
Americans In Mexico.
"This Is a doplornblo affair, but I can
not say what action should bo taken
yet," said Senator Lodge as ho went Into
the conference.
Tho State Department Issued ft list of
tho murdered Americans, received from
Its consular Agents along tho border.
The list d.d not contain the names of
W. n. Pearee, J. W. Moon nnd B. W. Coy,
carried In press dispatches.
DEPUTY PRISON KEEPER FIRED
Four Assistants Arc Suspended Be
cause of Convicts' Escnpo
TltKNTON, Jan. I2.-As n direct result
of the escape from, tho State Prison last
week of Joseph Thomas and Fred Wil
son, tho Board of Stale Prison Inspectors
today directed Head Keeper IMaddcn to
dlschnrgo Deputy Ocorgo S. Itaum nnd
Biispend four other keepers.
Ounrds David Spear, James Devlin,
Frnnklln Schultz nnd Jnmes Hnnoy are
tho men nffeetcd. Spear Is suspended for
20 days, Devlin for a month nnd tho other
men for 10 days each.
Besldo the escape of Thomas and Wil
son, thcro hnvo been several attempts re
cently and tho board holds tho deputies
guilty of negligence,
MEXICAN CONSUL SAYS
DEATH AWAITS BANDITS
WHO SHOT AMERICANS
Senor Frczicrc3 Receives Tele
gram From Arredondo Say
ing Carranzn Troops
Seek Outlaws
FIRST CHIEF DETERMINED
Extermination q tho vengeance pursu
ing the band of Mexican outlaws which
shot nnd killed 17 American citizens on
tho Mexican Northern Hallway, between
Juarez mid Casns Grander, Monday, to
stir tip strife between tho Cnrranza gov
ernment nnd tho United States.
General Trevlno, Mexican commander nt
Chlhtinhun, has been ordered by General
Cnrranza to "get" the bandits and not to
report until he hns accomplished his mis
sion, nccordlng to a telegram sent by tho
Mexican Ambassador, Senior Htlseo Arre
dondo, at Washington, to Consul Theodore
Frezleres, In this city. Mexican troops
nro now proceeding Into tho foothills of
the Sierra Madro range, whero tho bandits
ro In hldlr.T.
Senor Arredondo, over tho long-distance
telephone, confirmed tho report Of th6
murders.
"I nm very sorry to stato that the
murders wero committed," he said.
"General Carrania has Issued tho most
drastic orders thnt these men, General
Villa's followers, must bo captured nnd
punished. I am awaiting further Infor
mation." Tho telegram which ho sent reads as
follows!
General Cnrranza has wired Gcnerat
Trovlno, commnnder at Chihuahua, to
Bet tho men who shot tho Americans
and not to report until tho thing hns
been done. Our people realize that
this thing must bo stopped.
HLISHO AIUIKDONDO.
Tho bandits will bo shot when captured,
Senor Frezleres said, for they arc beyond
tho pnlo of tho law. Ho pointed out the
difficulty, however, of apprehending the
band, tho members of which know every
foot of tho mountainous district In which
they nro hiding.
"It wns a despicable plcco of work,"
ho declared. "Tho murderers, under the
commnnd of Gcncrnl Itodrlguez nnd not
ing under Villa's orders, committed this
outrngo to stir Up trouble between the
United States and .Mexico."
"Wo are dealng with men nt bay and
In utter desperation," ho continued.
"They realize thnt they must fall sooner
or later nnd In their stupidity they have
done tho worst thing they could hnvo
accomplished, they ars utleflr without -restrolnt,
coarse men 'who follow' their l
Instincts and Impulses, undeucared nnd
tacking In reason They liaVs absotttMlpa " i
no moral standard. They represeM wm
very worst element of outlaws. 1j
rcallzo thnt their end Is near and an '
attempting to drag others down wrfti
them, llko tho crazy rnan who kills as
mnny persons ns he can before ho him
self IS killed.
"l'ou may be sure that our troops rrjll A
bring them to Justice. I cannot express V
my sorrow that this thing has happened,
It Is a pity thnt tho United Btatcs of
ficials treated Villa as considerately as
they did."
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