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stsfy 0f Danger To Aneri>
cans ID Mexico
Is Told By A Yankee Reilgee
Ii 1hat Country

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Ell Paso. Texas. July 24---with the
city besiesed BY more than $4,000 fol.
lowers Of Carranza, who are throwing
shells from their cannon into the
heart Of the business and residences
section, and General Bravo, command
ing the Federal forces, threatenins
to leave the city in ashes before N.
treating, the fate Of nearly 100 Amer.
leans at Torreon probably will be un.
known for many days.
The fate Of the Americans at Dur.
ango, which city was besieged By the
Constitutionalists days ago, also 10
unknown. and the situation in these
two cities is even more serious than
at Madero. where II Americans and
their families are threatened with
death at the hands of Mexican ban
dts who are terrorizing that district.
After travelling across the desert
from Torreon to Eagle Pass. thence
to Ell Paso, sometimes on ponies,
some times on foot and by rail, q.
Buchanan, Of this city, reached El
Paso today. In graphic manner he
described the situation at Torreoa
and Durango.
When I left Torreon on the eighth
Of July" said he, 'Carranza had tive
armies marching on the city. Ten
thousand men under bis banner from
Durango were marching to Pass near
Torreon. where they expected to meet
several thousand troops MARCHING
from Monclova. The two armies were
to form q junction and attack Tor
reon.
General Bravo. commanding 7.oeo
Federals at Torreon. threatened -
burn the city before retreating before
the attack of the CopstitutionalistA
forces. and the fate Of the 100 Amsri-
cans, many who have their families
there, 10 unknown.
All escape Ii shut OF. The Amer.
leans are. bottled up. They may have
met the fate Of the 1Q3 Chinese, who
were .massacrsd by the Madero troops
in 1911. Threats have been made
against all Americans and they are
in grave danger. The railroads are
torn up for miles. and It is impossible
for the men to bring their famiiisa
to the border across the desert, for
they would perish from lack of water.
and food.
Bravo has six cannon planted On
the outskirts Of the city to open flrA
one the Constitutionalists. Machine
guns were stationed at all points In
the city. The Constitutionalists haA
cannon and machine guns when thsl
marched on the city, according to In
formation I received while en- route
tc the border.
The food supply In Torreon and
at Durango Is almost exhausted ana
the citizens are facing starvation.
Bandits have looted all the ranches
In the district, and the ranchers ana
their employees all have entered Ter
reon, and there are no means Of ~.
curing additional food supply with tie
railroads torn up There was not q
isy spaper in Torreoa for four
months. with the exception Of oaa
issue Of the Mexico City Herald. 0aA
erai Bravo took possession of all the
stores before I left and since has.
been issuing half rations to the resi-.
dents OF the city. The same aituatioA
exists at Durango, in fact, u Il even
worse there.
"Chehecampos, with 1900 Fedsrals>
was camped near Torreon, when left
was prepared to march into the city
to reinforce Bravo. but it is doubted
IL the Federals could Withstand ~
rebels attack for more than . dAl
before the city would fall. PascrlA
Orozco, Jr., with 600 men left Tor
re IN a few days before departed.
"He was gathering recruits alb
along the route. Orozco had . aigA>,
powered touring car with him whieh(
he used to ride In the army, and had.
several machine guns. but NO can~
nIl."