The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-15
Band of 400 Outlaws Is Ter
rorizing State, and Leader
Declares He Is Especially
Opposed to Americans; !;
Homes and Stores Looted
FOREIGNERS ARE
HELD FOR RANSOM
Italian Captured in Naica Is
Released on S2,4O0 Pay
ment; English Manager,
Tied to Burro for Slide
Down Mountain, Is Freed

CHIHUAHUA, Mex, April INA
ciovio Herrera, with 400 followers, is
terrorizing the country near here by
demanding ransom from foreign resi-
dents He declares that he is opposed
especially to Americans.
According to advices received here
today. Herrera's band yesterday en-
tered Naica, in the state of chihuahua.
and sacked stores and residences. TAX
ing prisoner Jose Bovio. an italian
subject. Bovio was released only after
the payment of $4,000.
Later the bandits entered the camp
of workmen building the Conchos
river dam, demanding s25,ooo under
threat Of killing the English heads of
the construction works. J. W. Fuller.
the manager. refused and was tied to
burro which Herrera threatened to
send down mountain side.
Fuller's associates offered $4,000 to
prevent the act, but Herrera insisted
that the sum be doubled which was
done after much parleying.
Then the bandits looted the homes
OF the foreign and American workmen,
robbing the company stores of $1,000 in
merchandise.
Final Sonora Clash Near
NOGALES. Ariz., April 1.-THE be-
ginning of a campaign OF state fnsur-'
gent forces against Guaymas, the only
point in Sonora remaining in the hands
of the Huerta government. only awaits
the arrival of the state troops which
Yesterday took Naco, on the Arizona
border
Nearly 1,500 men will be hurried from
the vicinity of Naco to Hermosillo
the state capital. below which point
more than 1000 troops already are
modified
Not more than 500 federals defend
Guaymas
Slain Sailors Innocent
NOGALES, Ariz, April 1.-THE two
American sailors killed by police at
Guaymas last week were members of
the provost guard, said a foreign min
ing official arriving here today. He
reported that the chief of police was
engaged IN qufeting two intoxicated
members of the shore party.
Struck over the head with beer
bottle By one of the bluejackets. the
Mexican Official dazed, fired two shots
at the sober sailors. who proved to be
on police duty and rushing to arrest
their disorderly fellows.
Minnesota u. Men Held
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, April "a
Three former Minneapolis men, grad
yates of the University of Minnesota,
are held prisoners by federal troops in
lower California as prisoners of war,
according to a letter received today
here by Norman r. Roberts of this
city. They are Arthur R. Barloe Harold
s. Downing and Ralph Clawson. The
Iletter was written by Downing and
smuggled through the lines by brib-
ing a Mexican boy.
When the letter was written they
were at Real Castillo, about 40 miles
from the line.
The men were engaged in business
in San Diego, and while Clawson was
on a business trip in Mexico two
months ago, he was captured by ban
dts. He succeeded in getting word of
his plight to his friends in San Diego,
and they set out to secure his release.
They accomplished this by bribery.
Later they were captured by federais.
They are members of the Phi Gamma
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