Arizona republican., 1914-04-06
Six Hundred Dons Are to Be Placed Aboard Spe- cial Trains and Taken from the Captured City to Fl PasO REBEL CHIEF
 IS SUSPICIOUS Believes All Spaniards Are Huerta Sympathizers and Won't Change His Mind Until Positive Proof is Submitted
BROWNSVILLE. April 1.-Two federal military trains enroute to Tampico to reinforce the garrison
 were blown up, it was reported to-
 night.
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 TORREON, April 5.-General Villa has ordered the six hundred Spaniards in this city deported and has issued instructions that special trains be provided at once The exodus to Fl Paso will begin tomorrow. Their property has been confiscated tempor arily at least. This is said to express the deep rooted suspicion, even hatred, with which the Mexican. particularly the peon, looks upon the Spaniard
 Villas abiding conviction that they are working as one man against the revolution was frequently expressed at JuareZ when he asserted he would eX ecute every one found in Torreon. This expulsion is taken to indicate that all will be held guilty until their innocence has been proven. Villa promised to investigate closely the conduct of each Spaniard and those found to have lent no aid to the ene- my will be allowed to return. This is said to be hopeless task, and it is believed only few will be allowed to return to their homes.
 All the Spaniards asserted they had but were compelled by the federals to render the aid demanded. They said that death or imprisonment would follow refusal, but Villa is in- clined to believe that there was little reluctance in the aid they gave the federals. The Mexican hatred is of Spanish tradition handed down from the days of conquest. Only Spaniards are affected by the order. All other foreigners are free to come and go as they please.
 Great pyres incinerated the bodies of those killed in battle here There has been some activity in the markets. General VelascO and the rich federal families took such valuables on a special train as they could carry.
 Villa expelled the dons from Chi huahua four months ago and since has repeatedly stated that other Spaniards had better get out of Mex leo before he caught them. The Span ish government was aroused and Washington, with the watchful. wait ing policy, based partly upon the ex- pectation of a humane prosecution of the insurrection, descended on the constitutionalist chiefs with words of warning and admonition.
 Reluctantly Villa promised that Spaniards innocent of political activ- ity would not be harmed. This was official, but in talking with reporters and friends his temper frequently be- trayed him into the most tragic threats. It was plain to those con- stantly associating with the rebel leader that he did not expect to find many Spaniards who deserved his clemency.
 J. NJ. Ulmer, with the consent of General Villa, in the capacity of act ing American consular agent, posted notices on all American property de- ciaring they must be held inviolate under penalty.
 The most poignant reminder of the battle was the arrival of wounded soldiers being brought from field hos pitals, where they fell in the prelim- mary battles at Sacramento and a dozen other towns through which Vil- la cut his way to a great victory. The retreat of General Velasco. the federal commander, recalls that General Mer- cado from Chihuahua, when the latter fled to Ojinaga upon the approach of General Villa rich families and other retainers, plainly identified as Huer- tistas, went with him, taking with them such valuables as they could carry
 At Gobez Palacio and Lerdo the conditions were the same. Cientificos fled into the desert with women and children to face the hardships of thirst. hunger and exposure, until kindlier section of the country was