The Sentinel=record., 1914-02-13
AMERICAN TROOPS FIND THEM SELVES WITH 200 HEAD OF
 HORSES ON HAND.
NOBODY HAS CLAIMED THEM
Quite Number of the Men Connect ed With the Fiibustering Expedi- ton Succeeded in Making Their Escape into Mexico.

El Paso, Tex, Feb 12-The federal recruits who made a successful dash across the Rio Grande at Ysleta last night, apparently were safe from pur suit today although the rebel com mander Francisco Villa, at Juarez said attachments of his men were securing the country southwest of l here
 Eleven prisoners, including Jose Maria Martinez, were brought into the Juarez Cuartel Reports that 27 of the fugitive recruits had been shot across the river from Ysleta were not confirmed. Martinez is said to | be relative of the federal general. Pascua Orozco.
 Four MeXicans rounded up by Cap tain Davidson of the Thirteenth cay airy last night were ordered kept under close surveillance today. Juan Rodriguez, one of the number, said that before the arrival of the Ameri- can troops the Mexicans made off | with 2 horses. This statement cor roborates that of a corporal of the Fifteenth cavalry who while secreted in ditch saw three small detach- ments of Mexicans, we'll mounted leave the corral in the direction of the river Rodriguez said the Mexi- can feleral consul at Fl Paso, Alfredo Musquiz. employed him to care for the horses, but the allegation was denied by that official.
 Nobody could be found to claim the horses saved by the arrival of the troops last night Meanwhile Gen Hugh l.. Scott in command at Fort Bliss, instructed his officers to have nothing to do with the animals lest the army be put to the labor and expense of caring for them. There are about 200 of them and with the 27 captured by the Mexicans were al most enough to have mounted the force said to have numbered 25S men.
 The failure of an owner to appear today led to the conclusion that the first suspicion that the horses and OfNONAIS Aou DCth sCIltllg tOliGIACu at the corral as a part of the plot, was correct
 As the incident constitutes viola t on of the neutrality laws, the in- vestigaton falls into the hands of Robert T. Neill, United States dis ed over to the prosecutor a complete report but the attorney said he had been unable to get an investigation underway today, though he was mak- ing preliminary inquiries.
 It appears the purpose of the re- cruits was to join another federal force reported in the vicinity of Oja Auga, near the railroad between here and Chihuahua.
 Villas spies reported that it was the purpose of this force to wreck the railroad. Attached to one of the saddles saved last night by the Americans was box of dynamite fuses.
 The most important information available today came from J. Todd tMcClamy, viaLla's cattle agent on the American side who said he succeed ed in getting two spies into the mys- terous company at Ysleta where they observed the fullness of equipment of the men and obtained valuable in- formation McClamy notified Villa, who sent out soldiers but most of the federals appear to have eluded him.
 Although on foot, their chances for escape owing to the nature of the country appear better than equal
 Gen. Scott received his first in- formation of the exodus from a friend in Juarez, or in all probability the federals would have made good in getting away with the horses. Gen. iScott was assisted by Lieut.. Walter Neil, is his own secret service, no provision for this branch of the work having been made. He calls on great many people along the border and makes it point to enlarge the circle of his acquaintances every day
 The intelligence department is kept alert day and night, for El Paso teens with rumors of plots and some of them like that of last night, prove to have clements of truth in them. In the prison camp at Fort Bliss there are several federal generals whose friends are known to be itch