Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-22
SEVERAL SLAIN IN
RIOTS AT JUAREE,
ONE Is AMERICAN
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Villa soldiers reached Juarez in desper-'
ate condition from lack Of food and In
arrears In pay. They refused 60 accept
the Surrender to the de facto govern
ment, arranged yesterday. until the
agreement was signed by General Man
pel Ochoa.
An International street car was attacked
and pnasengera, including several Amer
leans robbed. Stores and saloons were
looted. Traffic across the Rio Grande
was interrupted and during the afternoon
United States soldiers guard, along the
river doubled.
During the afternoon the emissary
reached Mexican Consul Garcia with the
information that General Ochoa had
promised 20 sign the agreement to sur
render and turn his men over TO the de
facto government. but late In the day
this fornaiity had not been consum-
mated.
Guards ne Race Track.
American owners OF several hundred
thcronehbreds CHARTERED at the Juarez
Jockey club hastily crossed TO the United
States during she rioting. After the FIRST
outbreak GeperaI Ochoa sent guards 20
the race tyack.
RaeardlIfg the casualties In Juarek.
General Ochoa said tonight thar seven
rioters were killed In one store where
they HAD murdered the Chinese pro-
meteor and we're lootinG. Including two
- Rexicans killed at the bridge, this would
~ axe ten known killed IN Juarez.
w Alfonso Garcia. acting mayor OF Juarez
al capped from a mob by jumping aboard
ne street car bound for IA Paso. Several
WI the mob pursued him. and others
y smashed the windows with stones. A
tourist automobile IN another part OF the
town was stoned, and rushed for the In
ternationai bridge.
Meanwhile the exodus Of civilian Mex
leans to the American side had begun.
A steady stream OF refugees for some
time continued to cross. many under the
burden Of household effects.
Just an Incident.
WASHINGTON. Dec u.--Rioting among
The villa soldiers at Juarez Is regarded
by state department officials As an In
cident that win not affect the general
situation In northern Mexico. where the
de facto government rapidly Is extending
It's authority over the territory formerly
held BY villa Reports from Juarez to'
night indicated that the carranza au'
thoFities would suppress disorder amonI
the soldiers without serious difficulty.
General Villas whereabouts still Il un'
known here. The State departments re-
ports are conflicting. One Is that wher
he left Chihuahua with his go man. M
moved northward Another says that h
turned towards the south Confidencl
In the assurance OF viiia's agents thSt b.
will come into the United States. and thu
fact that his wife has left FL Paso fol
the east. apparently intending 20 go Il
Cuba, has caused officials TO cling 70 th'
belief that the missing man soon vii
appear ON the American side OF tn,
boundary,
Trevfao Moves North.
Reports received at the Mexican EN-
baasy say General Trevino Is steadily
moving his CarranzR army northwar,
from Torreon. repairing the railroad a
he advances. and that his vanguard 4
az Santa Rosalia. a short distance soutl
Of chihuahua.
No word has been received that Gen
efsl Rodrisuez. who recently has beel
villas strongest leader and who ha
been operating an sonora near the Chi
huahua state line. Is party 10 the sur
-sndeT Of villa forces under the agree
ment announced at Juarez yesterday
Government officials realize that wit
Rodriguez in the field there would n
main an outlaw force Of sufficient mum
bers 20 be a menace TO rural order. bu
do not think he would be strong enoug
10 offer a military problem.
Advices 10 the Mexican embassy toda
showed carranza still at saltiTo.