El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-25
.MORNONSLEAVE
ON VILLA THREAT
MANY Remain Behind in the
Colonies; Villa Left Much
Dynamite Behind.

The first passenger train through
from Casas Grandes within the past
fortnight OF more arrived in Juarez
Saturday night with a half score of
Mormon coIonfsts who took the oppor-
tunity TO get to the border and safety
after due consideration Of what was
sized up as yelled threat from Gen
Francisco Villa before he started on
his overland march into Sonora
Villa was surly and disagreeable all
the time he was in Casas Grandes. &C
cOrdinE to these arrivals, and held a
deep feeling of resentment against an
Americans for the action Of the United
States in the recOgaltlOn OF the OaI-
rama government in Mexico.
The yelled threat by Villa, according
to the report Of arrivals SATURDAY
night. was delivered to a delegation OF
ten men from COlOuia Dublan and
Colonia Juarez which called upon the
general in an effort to have. Linn stop
the cOnfiscatiOu of horses belonging TO
the white settlement. on the ground
that they would need the horses to help
in the work Of harvesting the crops
Villa refused to shake hands with the
delegation
Maybe YOU won't have time to har-
vest any crOps." vOuchsafed Villa in
his most disagreeable mood
villa Was SurIy-
All the MMl4E MA was lll Lll- AaseA5
Granues country say the Mormon
refugees who reached FL PasO Saturday
night. -he was sUrly and in his most
unpleasant state. He was full of bitter
resentment against the United States
and its people for the recognition Of his
enemy. Carranza- He showed plainly
that he had expected all along that he,
Francisco Villa. was to have been the
recognized leader in Mexico. and the
sudden switch affairs took turned him
sour toward all Americans.
There are some 200 Nillista soldiers
In the garrison OF Casas Grandes guard
ing a big store OF dynamite Villa left
there on his march out intO sonora
No American homes or stores have been
looted yet although some Mexican
places have been broken into and
robbed The corn. hay and alfalfa
standing in the fields has been bought
by Villa with his own currency. and
harvested by his men for food. but no
committed.
Many CoIoniSsS Remain.
We left Friday night. and there were
500 TO 1000 Mormon colouists still i'm
the valley. including Colonia Dublau
and ColOnia JuareZ They are intend
ing TO remain. even though the fear is
telt there that Villa and his forces
may return. 10 do what nobo7-- can
predict Gen. Diaz is in command Of the
small garrison there now. and the
e-'-e-tANAAAe az AanAA4AAa lAaA- 90 Is run IlLlE
undisturbed.
"Our estimate OF the number Of Villa
troops which have passed through
Casas Grandes by rail and overland
routes. is close 10 10000. We have
figured 500 men to the trainload."
Villas Total Force SmnIl.
Estimates from other sources place
the total OF Villas army" as l:ttle
mere than 10000. figuring a much
smaller rTSlher 10 the trainload out
OF Juarez from 5SI1--llSIatIla for the val
ley. As loW as 250 men per trainload
has been estimated by railroad men in
touch with the transportation OF Villas
soldiery, and an average of 500 to a
train would Re perhaps better than a
fair average. il is reported.
Among the arrivals Saturday night
from casas Grandes were Miss Nellie
McRae. AR and Mrs. J. g. Burrell. and
Mr.. and Mrs. f L Pratt. The Pratt
family is from ColOnia Duhlan. and the
others from Colonia Juarez. Many
children were brought UP with the
families arriving