El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-01
Invasion Story Is Silly
American Army Officer Says Mexican
Version of Iona BlancO Affair Is
Funny; Little Interviews.
RNIY officers claim that the Off

a RNIY officers claim that the Off
n cIal report sent to the Mexican
n government from FL Paso that
the two United States soldiers invaded
Mexico, searched five wagons and an
army ambulance for ammunition, is
too funny to be taken seriously. In
the first place." one of Uncle Sans Of
ficers said Tuesday afternoon, mo
United States soldier is going to in
wade Mexico to chase ammunition
smugglers when they know that the
penalty for being caught in Mexico with
arms is death without trial. In the
second place, they would care nothing
about the ammunition which was al
ready in Mexico for they would have
no power to return It to this side, even
if any was discovered, and again for
two soldiers to stand off a half dozen
brave wood choppers, three fiscal
guards and the driver of the ambu-
lance was some bravery for two lone
United States troopers. 1t looks to
man on this side that Iona Blanca,
opposite San EliZario, was a strange
place for a Mexican army ambulance
to be unless there was something be-
ing brought there which would be OF
use to the federal army. Nothing is
more needed than ammunition and the
inference is plain. The excuse for the
ambulance being there was that II was
going to Villa Anumada with baggage.
Why not send il down on the trains,
which are now running regularly on
the Mexican Central, instead of send
ing it in such roundabout way
through GuadalOupe2 Everyone who
knows anything about border condl-
tions knows that ammunition in quaint
ties is being Smuggled across the river
for the use of the federals and the hat
which was brought to this side as proof
of the invasion by United States SOL
diers was pretty flimsy, as they may
be bought at any FL PasO store and
many of the Mexican soldiers wear
them, even with the cavalry cord at
tached."
Poor old Pancho Villa is dead It is
true for it says so in the Mexican Her
aid of recent date. He was executed
so the official report" says, in Juarez
and was buried in the JuareZ cemetery
The execution was held by order OF
brig. Gen. Castro, the official report
published in the Mexico City paper says
and the remainder of his band are to
be executed in the same manner, the
paper says. Villa was tried ana SEN
| fenced by court martial, the report
says, and he faced a firing squad on
the outskirts of the town. The article
adds that with the execution of villa
/ the revolution in northern Chihuahua
will be ended in few days. rms .,, vii
no doubt make Villa feel pretty tough,
| for who wishes to read of his own exc
| cutiOn and burial.
Cant you say something in favor
of the poor down trodden automo-
| bilist?'' D. c. Booth said Tuesday al
ternoOn, after he had run through a
covey of kids in the plaza. 1t was all
1 could do to miss those youngsters,
who seem determined to be run over IN
spite of my efforts to the contrary II
! I had accidently hit one, I would have
| been sued. There should be law pro-
tecting the automobile from being run
over by pedestrians"
George Maslin, manager of the Har-
vey house, was sWatting the last flies
| of summer Tuesday. He had smashed
three on the screen door, one on Ben,
the cashiers back, and two on the cl-
aBattin' about 500 George" the reg
. ular lunch counter boarder shouted
"Sure-and every time bat, 1 hit
/ a fly
And nothing could be heard in the
( station yards but the chug chug of the
air pump on the engine Of the Golden
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