The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-02
MORE AMERICANS
KILLED IN MEXICO
Two Put to Death by Carranza
Men. While Villistas Exc
cute Two Turks.
MERIWEA ATHER Is FREED

Ell PAso, April News Of the execu-
ton OF two American citizens and two
Turkish subjects in Mexico, the former
in Carranza territory. the latter In villa
territory, reached I'll Paso to-day.
! Baron Smith of Houston. TEX. and
| Roscoe Billings, place Of residence UNI
known. were the American victims The
story of their killing BY Carfanza troops
was brought to III Paso to-day by
Richard Aitken. former ball player In
! the Texas League.
The men were killed on the Houston
mans ranch near Mexico city, Aiken
says for firing upon band Of Carranza
soldiers who attempted to drive on the
Anne ricans cattle. n defending the
property the Americans killed several
OF the Carranza soldiers, Aitken asserts,
nd when made prisoners were executed
without trial. Smith was tine owner OF
"A 10000 acre ranch twenty miles north
west OF Mexico city.
Salamon Nigri and Rafael Fereze. the
two Turkish victims of Villista wrath.
were executed Tuesday afternoon at
Torreon on the charge OF having coun-
;erfeit "Agular" money.
Luis Nigri. IA brother and part owner
of the store with Salamon. was advised
by telegraph at III paso to-day that the
two had received 900 pesos OF eagle"
I money and had then had 1t y. KID by
the Quartet Later the store was en-
tered and the two were arrested and put
to death. Luis Nigri. the local resident.
was partner with his brother in the
Torreon store. Fereze was a travelling
pedler for them.
These are the first executions under
zen. Villas latest order that every per
son caught with counterfeit money Of
lp grr N
be executed.
The villa and Carranza currency
dropped In price again to-day OH the
border. both being quoted at "a, cents
on the dollar. the lowest mark they
have yet reached.
The III paso Herald votes its lead
ing editorial this afternoon to the Next
/ can money situation and says MeNi-
cans could save time ana labor by adopt
ing pebbles and sand for currency"
Nearly every leader IN Mexico is now
author of some kind of currency,
none Of which has any more backing
,han his own political future.
According to consular adyices received
here the villa authorities OF Saltllo
have mad. a levy on Purcell Il Co, =
British concern. for 10000 pesos. An
att mpt is being made to get a suspen-
sion of the levy.
zales. the carranZa commander. has
been severely defeated I'm TWO encounters
north OF Victoria and that his troops
are fleeing TO the city. The reports de-
clare chat the advantage is being fol-
lowed mp by the villa troops and that
the early fall of Victoria * imminent.
The advices further say that villa is
still At Torreon and that quiet prevails
In that city
Nillistas have contcnded all along that
II they captured Turr.on their advance
southwark into Tamploo would h" easy
Carranzista adyic"s declare that the
Eillistas attacking Mstamoras ar. sus-
pending their activities on account of a
lack OF ammunition and have begun re-
firing toward Las Rucias, ten miles up
IN. river from Matamoras
The report adds that large bodies Of
recnforcements for the Matanoras gar
rison are expected to arrive to-day or
tomorrow aud that Gen. Macloyio Her
rera has arrived ut ! ar"do. reinforcing
Gen. Ricaut against a possible Nillista