Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-27
American Officials Ordered to
Deprive Mexican Bandits
of War Materials.
BURNING OF SIXTY. PERSONS
OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED
State Department Notified by Car
rama Foreign Railroaders
Are in Danger.

Orders have been issued to all Ameri-
can oficials on the Mexican border to
seize all shipments of ammunition
when the destination is not definitely
known. No embargo Is being laid on
commercial shipments of war munitions
to the principal factions, but it is the
purpose Of the government to prevent
war supplies from reaching bandit
bands and raiders operating independ-
emily.
One large shipment is being held up
at Laredo until it's ownership can be
determined.
,Ofiicial confirmation of the story of
now YaQui Indians derailed a train
between Hermosillo and Guaymas and
burned sixty persons in car of hay
was received today by the State De-
Dartment. No foreigners were reported
killed. There now is no Geographic
Communication between Guaymas and
the Yaqui valley.
The Carranza government has warned
American railroad men not to work in
Mexico.
THE department has been informed,
said an announcement today, that the
Carranza authorities have taken the
position that all trains. whether their
own or the enemies, are military trains.
and that to avoid international difficult
ties foreigners should not engage in
railway service. which is really form
OF military service. 1t is stated that
for some cause deemed sufficient an
entire train crew might be imperiled
or even executed under martial law"
West Coast Disturbed.
Reports from west coast districts
but nothing acute.
Villa agents here announced receipt
Of dispatches showing evacuation OF
! Naco by Carranza forces, and the pro-
spective evacuation of Aqua Prieta be-
tory. They charged that Carranza
troops before leaving Cananea, Sep
TENDER 20. killed 100 civilians. Villa
forces now claim complete control OF
the state of Sonora. Their main body
is said still to be in Durango, Torreon
chihuahua and other towns in the vi
cinity.
The Carranza agency here today made
public the following telegram from one OF
the Carranza chieftains:
Gen. Euialio Gutierrez, one of the So
called presidents Of the convention OF
Aguascalientes, has delivered to me more
than 100000 pesos. in coin. which he has
had In his possession, with the expressed
Of First Chief Venustiano Carranza-
GUSTAVO ESPINOSO MIRELES,
Governor of Coahuila.'
Denies Famine Exists.
Gen. Carranza, in personal kilograms
to his agency here, has again denied
stories coming through United States
consuls and Red Cross agents in re.
gard to alleged famine food conditions
| in Mexico City. A message on this sub.
ject says:
1.-The reports appearing in the Ameri-
can press to the effect that conditions
in Mexico City were again bad. and
growing worse than heretofore, in so far
as the food situation is concerned. are
untrue, for the constitutionalist gov
eminent has forwarded, through the
several lines of railway communica-
| ton to the capital, 1000 carloads Of
foodstuffs, the greater portion of which
1t has not yet been possible to unload
OF these consignments the American
Red Cross sent forward only two car.
loads. We have. and are now. extend.
ing them every facility to forward al
that they may desire"
Denials are also again Forthcoming
from Gen. Nafarette that any of his
soldiers. belonging to the Carranza
forces, have participated in the hiring
across the Mexican border on United
States troops. Gen. Nafarette tele-
graphs as follows:
Denies Firing on U. S. Troops.
1.-The strict discipline observed at ali
times by my soldiers has shown their
willingness to go even to the extent OF
sacrifice rather than diSobey orders
AS an illustration of this fact ! direc,
attention to the incident which occur
red recently when four of my soldiers
were under a fierce fire from American
troops and. although one of my boys
was fatally wounded, they did not re-
turn the fire and remained bravely at
their post.
"In all cases in which my soldiers
have been accused of firing against
American troops j am ready to go be-
fore any fair minded tribunal and prove
that my boys are absolutely innocent
of the charge. My troops are all con-
centrated in seats of municipality and
at no time have they had an opportu-
nifty to disregard my orders. The
whole thing Is the fabrication Of unre-
liable press agents"