The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-16
United States Reported Sue cessful In Protecting Span
 ish at Chihuahua BRYAN DENIES HE RECOGNIZED REBELS Smallpox Gases Will Delay Arrival of U. $. Battle
 ship Ohio

Washington, Dec. 16@Through rep resentations to General Villa by messages conveyed by the American consul at Hermosillo to General Car ranzas the United States has success fully interceded in behalf of Spanfards who complained of mistreatment when Chihuahua City was occupied by the constitu utionaESts.
 All advices to the state department today say foreigners generally with the exception of the Spaniards, have been respected and this government, upon request of the Spanish Ambassa- dor, has undertaken to see that Span 1sh subjects are included in the pro- lection given to other foreigners.
 differences that by appealing to Gen. era1 Carranza the United States had recognized the constitutionalists were pronounced false by Secretary Bryan today who pointed out that the Unit ed States had from time to time dealt with the military authorities in con trol of various sections
 Where a general is in control or in charge of zone,'' said MT. Bryan, I've make our represen entations to him as it is obviously useless to make such representations to the Mexican city government which has no way of en- forcing it's will in that section which it does not control Also, if gen. eraI is reported to be under the con- | tAC1 O4 d0lAAO14Ly O1 Gd41Oln0T We nave tried to look to the latter for assist ance in protecting foreigners
 The secretary added that there was nothing unusual in representations to General Carranza for protection of foreigners that they had made prev tously, particularly in the case of Messrs. Wyndham and Dunn, alleged to be held for ransom in Topic, and that the same course would be the process of dealing with the various military authorities in Mexico
 Reports to the navy today said the battleship Ohio would be delayed 10 days at sea on account of the two batt1eship Michigan would remain in Mexican waters until the Ohio reIiev- ed her.
 Fl Paso, Dec. 16-Tswo hundred more foreigners, including 60 Ameri- cans arrived here today on a special train from Chihuahua. Among them were subjects of France, Germany Italy and Spain. The refugees said that since the Spaniards left the prop erty taken from their stores had been sold at auction and the proceeds placed in the rebel treasury
 Juarez, Dec. 16.-RebeI leaders in Juarez today were hopeful that in formation would come from General Francisco Villa of his future attitude toward foreigners in a, less serious as- pect than that which resulted in the expulsion of Spaniards and the taking over of their property by the rebels.
 General Venavides, left by Villa in command at. Juarez, considered that Villas acts were based on a convic- ton that Spanish n1erchnts of Chihua- hua, had aided the federal troops and had taken a strong stand in favor of Huerta and so were considered by Villa as active enemies of the revo- IEtion.
 He was confident that with the Spaniards eliminated and, with cer tain suggestions which have gone forth to Villa, the future attitude of the rebels toward foreigners would harmonize with the wishes of other countries.