Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-22
Valley Devastated Without
Protest From General
Villas Soldiers.
AMERICAN is ATTACKED
Ranch Is Surrounded -Four
Days by Riotous Band
Assistance Awaited.

Washington. .. C.. June g. Admiral
Howard .uith his force az Tnbari bay.
near Ggafr mas. reported today that be
aas gathering information and had
e1uferrr4 Uifh Consul Hosi~itcr. No
further details ~ thr defeat % the cX.
Fstiifion % Viiia truups ucrc received
Admiral Huuari's forces 90 marines
and bturlacb~is wtii not BE- landed un-
less fresh attacks are reported Of
hciais believe Maytor~ua will employ
all forces % hia command 90 curb m,
Indians.
Aboard G. s s. Colorado. or Quay
mas. Sorpra. Mexico. June Il. ihy "a
do On san Diego. CAL June el-Fif-
teen hundred villa troops under Gen
rFai sosa vere promised as protection
for foreigners tn the Yaqui valley. a. a
conference aboard the Colorado today
betu cen Admiral Howard. commanding
the Pacific fleet. and his Etaff. and Gen
rrai Lryva. military commaudant AT
Guaymas. General Lcyva said that
the landing 81 American marines might
be mis.nt-Fprstcti by the masses % the
Mexican people
Washington. u. C.. June e2.-Condi-
tions in the Yaqui valley. where the
United States Is faced with the posi-
biiity % landing forces 10 protect the
settlers against raidinE Indians. are
drscrghcd az desperate In today's state
department. sdviceE.
one settler Vho left the valley on
the last train and arrived az Nosales
yesterday. said hatf the valley had
been devastated without protest from
the 90 Villa troops Who Were the only
soldiers IN the region.
one ranch. presumably American
oNn~d. had been surrounded for four
DAYS hy 500 Indians The settlers
Ucrr prepared 10 defend themselves
against attack until American marines
should arrive Hc expressed the be
lief that Aiayiorcna's Mexican forces
wuult b. unable 90 check the Indians
uLciais here beiicvc. however. that
fh~ settler left the valley before any
OF ths additional troops ordered 10
fh~ Yagui region by Governor May
tur~un had been dispatched. More
recent advicss from American officials
and other near the valley. u vas said.
had Boi reported any ues attacks on
foreigner
Confirmation % a report that Gen
rrai Gonzales had begun the occupa-
,ion 81 Mexico Citv with Carranza
troops vas lacking. bat a message
from Consul Sliiiman az Vera Cruz
said communication with the capital
had been severed The wires we're
rut tseyoud otumha. about - miles
from Mexico City. he said. presumably
'y Zapata raiders
Red Cross fced> Destitute.
Omcsals thought d possible that
might mean that Zapata troops had
sithdrasn from the capital and that
! raidinE force uaH operating hctv cen .
General Gonzales and Vera Craz. MF- /
sulimau did not report what Carran-
"A ofciials thought of the situation &
Reports from Moncioya said 5000
destitute Mcxicans there were being
frd dafiy hy American Red cross
agents Eyc-witnesscs arriving AZ Ea-
rie Pass. Texas. from Saitiiio said .
here vas desperate need % relief
here &
President Wilson said today he had .
10 oaiclai knovledEc that General Fe-
ip~ Angeles. Villas chief lieutenant.
xas coming 20 Washington. Il had
zen reported on the border that An
,.ies had been sent for by American
,afciAis. while another report was
ha; ne Was coming % hts own initia-
I've 10 outline plans for pacifying
Mexico