Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-22
United States rO0pS Guard
River Bank; Mexican Cav
airy Force Faces Them
From Opposite Side,
AMERICAN TRAINMAN
SHOT THROUGH HEART
Reports Have 1t That Loyal
Villa General Has Situation
in Hand 0bregon HurrieS
to Ell PaSO.

tsv MOANING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wREl
El Paso, Tex, Dec. n ~ Heavily
armed Mexican and American troops
faced each other across the Rio
Grande. as the result of an all-day
riot I'm the border town of Juarcz,
Chihuahua, yesterday given into the
control or the Carranza government
By Villa generals,
one shot from south of the border
believed by the United states military
authorities TO have been fired on the
American troops cruuched i'm a ditch
about the stock yard, toppled George
A. Diepert, of FL Paso, brakeman,
from the top Of an El Paso & South
western railroad freight car. He was
dead with a bullet i'm his heart when
"a corporals guard reached him. llls
rainmates fled at the shot Later the
train was hauled out OF rifle shot
range of squads of Mexican cavalry
that moved menaCinglv on the south
bank of the Rio Grande
Various Reports OF Fatalities
Shortly after this. about $3.50 this
afternoon, two McXicans were shot az
the Mexican end of the Santa u
bridge by Mexican customs guards
Various reports are given of the
number OF fatalities in Juurcz today as
the result of the rioting, the number
running as high as ten in addition u
tho two killed at the bridEe
Early this afternoon it was stated
by the Carranza consul of El Pasl
that the generals i'm Juarez VINO mac
turned the town over TO the tafranla
government had control OF the sltua'
ton and were i'm conference upon th'
election of leader to take fun
charge and appoint payunster 10 rf
cciVp 100000 pesos in Carfanza pa
per currency with which to pay of
the soldiers. Unofficial reports IRON
Uarez were that if am attempt TO pay
Off I'm Carranza currency were made
rioting was sure to recommcnee to-
night
villa Near Chihuahua
A report that Gen. Francisco VII,
would arrive mt o'clock this eNemnl
was not verified at that hour, Ac
cordmg To the Carlanza CONSUL An
drcas &. Garcia. villa had been lo
Gated AT the Bostillo ranch just ives
of Chihuahua city, and would no
come TO the border; instead, ne IN
tended 90 continue the opposition Il
the dc facto government 'arrauA'
sources also reported General Ohre
gou en- route with all speed IRON
Hermosllo today to take command o
the situation i'm Chihuahua state
would reach here tomorrow.
The police of El paso forbid Amerl
cans to cross to Juarez tonight
The disorder started in Juare
about 10 o'clock this morning Whei
800 troops arrived from the south un
armed and hungry. ill-clad and IN az
rcars of pay.
Hungry soldiers Violent.
They found the financial agenc
closed, where they expected pay. am
every official evasivc until II was ad
mitted that the town had been turhe'
over to Carranza forces.
The troops then visited the grocer
stores aud restaurants and begged 70
food Refused. they smashed win
dows and intmidated storekcepers.
General Ochoa, commanding tn
garrison, ordered the streets cleared
Before the order was executed now
ever. some Of the soldiers recognize
Alfonso Garcia, acting mayor OF IN
town, q close associate of HlpoHt
Villa, the financial agent who re
nounced the revolution last night
They surrounded him and demand
cd their pay. He broke away an
lcaped on the step of a trolley ca
filled with Americans en- route to l.
Paso.
Street Car Is Stoned.
some of the mob followed MIN int
the car, while others hurried stones
breaking all the windows. THOSE i
the ear demanded the yaluaples ol IN
American passengers The inotorhl ma
defended himself with his controiic
and started for El Paso. tours
sightseeing car In another part oI W
town was stoned at about the sam
time and rushed for the intcrnauoha
bridge.
The original three hundred secure
arms and were joined by some troop
from the garrison who, taking IN
leadership broke into saloons am
soon the streets were filled VII
drunken troopers racing about o
cavalry mounts shooting reVOlvcrs
Meanwhile. an exodus Of ciNllia
Mexicans to the American side had be
sun Some crossed with househol
goods. others afoot, and gathere
along the bank OF the Rio Grande.
Troops Fire to mtlmidntc Mob.
The troops OF General Ohoa refuse
to take charge of the situation unit
satisfied that their commander ma
not signed the agreement of sulIen
der When assured Of the loyalty
General villa, most of his garriso
united behind their officers and pre-
ceeded to clear the streets. Accordn
TO "a statement by General Ochoa, eisf
rioters were killed ia one store, whor
they had murdered the Chinese pre-
prietor and were looting. The 10Y
troops proceeded down the MAJ
street firms volley after vuley manl
over the heads of the rioters
Some Of the latter who we're mount
I'd and intoxicated raced from ~
town out to the Iuarez Jockey clul