New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-29
Gustav Bauch Killing In.
Guided with Benton's in
New u. S. Demand. al
VILLA SAID TO BE ,
ANGRY WITH TEUTONs
Plan Reported To Be to Driv.
Them Out of Mexico as with
the Spaniards.
tBy telegram "a IT,. -..,

10y Telegraph TO The Tribunal
Juarez, Mexico. May 2S.-satisfac,o-v
explanations regarding the killing q,
William n. Benton. a British sub,.r
and Gustav Bauch, an American RI,
zen, have again been demanded BY n.
United States State Department Ar.
the rebel plan of eyading the issue nj,
not be tolerated longer. This wa,
stated here to-day by men close 10 M.
rebel administration. who say the kin.
ing Of the two foreigners promises >,
become an important factor in fut,ra
negotiations between the rebels and thu
United States.
Rebels think Germany is back OF N.
new investigation of he Bauch casa
Bauch was killed on February IS. soon
after Benton was put to death. Al th.i
time the Benton matter overshadoUs.
the Bauch case. and rebels admit tbs
there never has been A thorough II
vestigation into the fate Of the Aners
can. Bauch was a native Of Louisian,
but his parents are German. and Tn
reopening of the investigation is re
garded as due. probably, TO a reque,
Of the German government as a resul
Of threat alleged to have been mad
by Villa that after he had driven al
Spaniards from Mexico he would send
the Germans out and would seize their
property, as he had seized that OF N.
Spaniards.
1t was reported in Juarez to-day tha,
Villa had determined to take imrnedi.
ate action against the Germans in rebel
territory in retaliation for the aid given
to Huerta by Germans in landing am.
munition at Puerto Mexico. One thing
which it is believed may cause Villa 70
move slowly against the Germans b,
the fact that several OF his closest ad.
visers and friends are Germans who
have given very material aid and valu.
able advice during the revolution. One
Of these is Felix Sommerfleld, who was
a personal friend of President Fran.
cisco Madero.
The killing Of Benton, alleged 10
have been done either by Villa or Major
Fierro. Of Villas staff. was supposed
by rebels TO have been closed. Fierro.
who was arrested by order OF Carranza
when the Carranza commission held
him responsible for Benton's death, is
at liberty, and although a demand is
said to have been made by the State
Department that the guilty person b
punished, there appears no disposition
to rearrest Fierro or 10 explain why he
was not tried for the crime.
Relatives of Gustav Bauch have pre-.
pared a claim for $4,000 damages to
be presented to the government IL
Mexico finally recognized by the
United States. Rebel officials disclaim
responsibility for the Americans death
although it was shown at the time Of
the first investigation that he was 2
prisoner OF the rebel government wher
he disappeared from the Juarez prison
While local rebel officials professed
TO be in ignorance OF the action Cen
eral Carranza will take regarding the
supplying of ammunition to Huerta by
Japanese. reported in to-day's dis,
patches, 1t is said tonight that III
matter has been placed before him Il
long kilograms
II is known that the rebels regar,
the japanese, most OF whom still ar
in territory controlled by Federals, al
allies OF the Federals. There are sew.
eral Japanese in rebel territory ir
Sonora engaged principally in mer!
chandising and farming. These. ii Is
said. may be expelled from the country
should ammunition be landed for
Huerta from japanese vessels.
Max Weber, German consul at
Juarez, denied tonight that his gov.
eminent had sent him any instruction
in regard 10 the Bauch case.