Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-24
Two Spaniards and Several
Mexicans Executed by Villa,
Carothers Reports.
NO NEWS OF ANY BATTLE
IN REGION ABOUT PACHUCA
President Wilson's Name Cheered
at Demonstration by Labor Men
in Vera Cruz.

Advices from Mexico City and the
| region about Pachuca, where 1t has
been expected for several days a battle
| between the Carranza and Villa fac
lions would be fought, were lacking at
the State Department today. News
from the battle area is awaited with
the keenest interest in view of the fact
that the result Of the conflict may de-
eide conclusively the military situation
in the southern republic.
| Consular Agent Carothers, with Gen.
Villa, reported today he was inform
| ed Villa had executed two Spaniards,
| Joaquin Fernandez and Manuel Pinero
| and several Mexicans for abuse in
trade" last Wednesday at Torreon. His
| informant, Mr.. Carothers. reported, de-
MED a report that Villa had executed
to work for him and Piedro Ugarte. a
rich planter, who refused to pay $780,
600 tribute.
Mr.. Wilson's Name Cheered.
| message from Vera Cruz to the
State Department described a recent
demonstration by labor men in that
city in which President Wilson's name
was cheered and at which resolutions
of denunciation were adopted deploring
| the recent blowing up OF a train by
bandits near Apizaco. The MESA ge
| also stated that several railroad sta
lions between Mexico City and Vera
Cruz recently had been destroyed by
| fire.
Telegraphic word received at Red
Cross headquarters today from the or
carnations special agent. J. e. Weier'
at Eagle Pass. Tex, pictures the des-
perate straits of the people OF Mon
clova, Mexico. He says they are sub
sisting on cactus there. In sa!tilio. ne
reports, the people are actually dying
from starvation. Mr.. Weller's message
says:
president Of local committee. Mon
clova, arrived today with money and
accounts of previous distribution In
good shape; Leaving me money land and t, aG-
Reports people in Monclova now eat
ing cactus. Says Saltillo conditions
terrible. people dying there. Am leav-
ing this morning with cars"
car Of beans into the Monclova district
for the Red Cross. These will bring the
total number Of cars Of foodstuffs carried
| into that territory by the American Red
Cross up to four.
American Family Rescued.
A story Of how ono American family
has Just been brought out OF Mexico at
tho expense Of tho United States govern
ment, following QepreoAtloAs VA eioii
property-an accumulation Of eleven years
by different Mexican factions. is told
in a letter to the Red Cross headquarters
from q highly reliable source on the
| border Tho letter says:
| "a few days since George Ogden ana
his sons, daughters and grandchildren
(about seventeen people) reached here
from their home, about 100 miles south
west of Tampico. These people were
penniless and were sent out OF the
country at tho expense Of the United
states government. They had been In
Mexico for about eleven years and had
acquired property to the value OF about
$50, 900, consisting of 800 acres OF land
and a herd of approximately 400 head
Of cattle, mostly dairy cows.
Until three months ago they had
practically been let alone by the several
factions, but since then their property
had been overrun, first by the Carranza
faction and then by the villa people.
Troops were camped around their
houses, possession taken of their prop
erty and their cattle butchered and
eaten by the rowing bands, the younger
men pressed into Involuntary service
and made to freight provisions and sup
plies"