New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-11
Uprising of Mexican Pop
ulation Feared if the
Raiders Appear.
THREE VILLISTAS
SEIZED IN Ell PASO
Soldiers at Fort Bliss Preparing
for Invasion by Way of
JuareZ.
BIZ telegraph 70 TIE Tribune J

Fl Paso. Tex, March 10.-Mex-
leans Of all factions are silent on inc
decision OF the American government
TO send troops into their country AFTER
villa and his bandits, and on the streets
Of Fl Paso there is marked absence
Of the usual Mexican throngs. Every
known Villa sympathizer in h Paso
and there are several hundred OF them
are under close surveillance by po-
lice. detectives and secret agents
General Manuel Banda, one OF via ;
chief commanders in the campalg"
against Carranza, was arrested mere
to-night as a suspicious person. lWo
other former Villa officers also "eIs
arrested. Because OF the acuteness oI
,ba Situation all Villistas who dlspia!
activity are being arrested
Army Prepared for Invasion.
Sold;crs A. Fort Bliss are preparing
,o-pfght for the armed INVASION U
Vovico Il was learned uno;ficiaIly 70
,io,b. bv army men that one o. NY
n,.,,cinai expeditions into Mexico wouid
no through RI Paso and Juarez 10 tne
Casas Grandes country, where ""
had been making his headquarters LOT
a month until ne moved 20 inc Ne"
Mexico border. H..
Two thousand cavalry. with macnihe
gun sections. viii enter through JuateI.
The one hundred miles to the Casas
Grandes country probably VIII mean
one hundred miles OF hghting; LOT u.
Mexico il is known that all MeXicahS
of every faction will oppose an amer,
lean invasion. In fact, ~ Is oeNe'e'..
that. despite the alleged triehdi mess
the Carranza government, the hr9t "sn'
or the Americans may DC IN Juai e.
Uroficially. it has been learned NJ
that another force Of American troop >
numbering probably two thousand
would enter through Palomas. and me
two forces would endesvor 20 eaten
Villa between them. Just where other
expeditions would 90 in ia not known
here.
Uneasiness for the safety of all towns
on the border in New Mexico and even
for towns on the border in Texas IS
felt tonight. Threats have been maze
bv Mexicans that villa. who has 5000
men. will make general raid OF Dor
dor towns, sweeping along the border
and striking AZ all Of the unprotected
towns on the American side. Most or
the towns have a Mexican population
which outnumbers ten 70 one the
American residents. and in event OF AN
attack the MeNicans living on TINS side
would. in the opinion OF Americans
unite with the bandits.
Carranza to Oppose Invasion.
The Csrranza government will not
consent to American INVASION. Loeal
Carranza officials refuse 70 be quoted,
cxcept 20 say that the Carranza gov
vernment is prepared TO cope with villa
and does not need American aid. This
! was the stand taken by the Carranza
consul. Andres Garcia, and it Is the
! stand taken by practically all Car
ranzistas here and in Juarez. In tie
+ opinion OF the CarranzlStas, the mo
mcnt American troops enter Mexico
I the United States is Mt war with Mex
/ leo. and Americans therefore are The
/ enemies OF Me1icans.
This is the attitude which II is re-
/ carded here that Americans must pre-
pare for, and it promises general
/ trouble.
Seventy women refugees from Co
I lumbus, y. NJ, arrived mere TO-DAY
/ The party included Mrs. Maud Hauks
/ Wright. who. after nine days as a pris-
oner with Villas army, escaped during
+ the Columbus raid. and Mrs. Richie
who accompanied her here for burial
Of the body of her husband, ". T.
/ Richie. the hotel proprietor murdered
/ By the MeXicans.
Mrs. Richie was suffering from a
severe bruise of the left hand. infiict-
/ cd by a bandit in wrestling from her
| fingers four rings, two of them with
diamonds. Later she received from
the hospital where the wounded Mexi-
cans we're carried the following mes
sage, in English:
II sorry | take the rings
The writer was the man who struck
and robbed her and later took part ir
numbering her husband.
1--WE were awakened by fusillade,'
said Mrs. Richie. "and soon afterward
the bandits broke into our room and
demanded money. Mr. Richie was i'll
In bed. He told me TO hand over what
money | had. lie gave them $50, while