The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-23
Fear Villa Vengeance
On Three MISSING Men,

Ell PASO. Tex.. Feb. 2s.--with
United States Consuls Thomas Id
wards at Juarss and Marion I.etchcr
at CHIHUAHUA searching for Harry
Compton Of California, missing
American. and James Curtis and
John Lawrence. Ensiishmsn. feeling
against Gen. Francisco villa. tho
Mexican rsbsl chisftain. still runs
hiGh here to-day.
The knowledge that Compton has
disappsared also served TO crystal.
lise the general demand here that the
United States Government hold villa
70 IN accounting for che disappear.
ance OF the three men and require
HIM to deliver up the body Of VIII.
lam 3. Benton. the British subject. -
proof OF his claim that Benton was
executed by court martial and no4
murdered personally by the rebsi
chief and his body then riddlsd by
the bullets Of Villas guard TO cover
the possible crime Of murder.
eesllHS, wee further smtittsrsd BY
IN esfIsial announcement nnsde % ths
oeste Department q WsshinetsN thst
Gustav 0svsh. smother wissine
American ellison, 10 IN pelssN IN Chi.
huahus. osWeh will b tried % 10Y
aHd probably shst. Il wee believed
thst he ned besW murdered q Villas
order.
The State DEPARTMENT. information
sams from ceHsul Marion lstshsr a
chlhvshvs. ossrstsry oeysW Immsdl.
sicily wired beck iNstrustine Lstshse
70 iNsist thst 0avsh b given Q salr
end Impartial tslsl In che prsssWss u
sthse thso rsbsi ssVssrs.
The American Consuis At Juaree
and Chihuahu4 have also rsceivsd
orders from Secretary Bryan to pro.
cssd diligently IN their search for
missing men nameI above.
In N Paso the feeling 10 strong that
Curtis and Lawrence have met the
same fate - did william 3. Benton,
thslr friend and IN Dngilshman. WHO
was killed BY order Of Gen. viila last
\ Tuesday night. In spite Of The fast
that Cvusul Lstohsr had besu unable
- fiad trace Of Compton In Chihua.
hua. his friends here believe that hs
was taken prisoner there and prob
ably returned 70 Juasss sscently aad
was executed.
II was known that Curtis and Law.
rence had knowledge Of Benton's In
tsntion 10 20 directly to villa and 10
tell him what he thought Of him."
and that they set out after him Inn.
msdiately to kssp him from harm II
possible.
Como hope 10 expressed by friends
Of Compton that he may be one Of
fifteen "Amsrican recruits to the
rebel army" whom villa u return.
Ing to El Peso. villa himssif In his
telegram reporting the departure Of
. these men. suggests that possibly
: some or all OF the missing men may
h. among them.
, The demand for . search for Comp.
} ton came from Oaklana. CAL. hia
> hops. Il was stated there Q Letter
had bssn received from him dated
Chihuahua declaring he had been
; marked for execution BY villa q
!. Juarss Feb. 10.
TgNoG Fggl,No IN WARRINGTON
OVER AFFAIR.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3s.-The Mex
lean situation. especially the some
what tshse aspect which II has -
stunned - Z result Of the execution b,
Gen. villa OF William .. Benton. ,
British subject, 0ontinued uppermos
IN the public mind here to-day.
Detailed reports containing 0eu
villas pereonal explanation OF tn
AFFAIR 70 American Consul Edward
at Juarss ware due to reach here b
mail to-Ady. judgment 10 to b -
ssrvsd by the American 0ovsrnmsn
until other details sought by indie
pondsnt Investigation Are received.
II In the meantime the ssel,nk a
Il apurehension Tor tho safety q
v Roger Laurence and two Enslishme
II lAmsd Curtis and Compton. - wa
n a. other missing foreigners. served I
/ emphasis the extent to which Ii
y United States Government had b<
come involved In securing protectio
for foreign residents In Mexico.
Especially difficult u tho task I
the Amsrican Government Ia un.iel
taking 70 care Tor forsigners
Northern Mexico. where Europss
powers have NO consular rspscrsnt,
tivss. 4 general disposition has o,
listed among foreign nations 4
- some months TO leave the Unite