Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-01
Passengers Arriving in Juarez
Tell Of 0utrageS Committed
by Soldiers Under Command
of General Gutierrez.
BIG RAILROAD STRIKE
SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
Expedition to Capture Villa Isl
Regarded as Joke by Those
Best Informed About Mexi-
can Situation,
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FL Paso. Texas, Feb. 29.-Passen-
| gers arriving on the first train to
reach Juarez directly from Mexico
CITY IN several months reported to-
day that Carranzl soldiers under Gem
eral Luis Gutierrez. the new military
commander of Chihuanua state, had
Killed a Chinese hotel keeper ut Jim
inez, south of Chihuahua City, several
days ago, and threatened to execute
five Americans. Tho latter, 1t was
declared, had been placed against an
adobe wall and were facing Il firing
squad when an order for their re-
lease came Carranza officials here.
however, denounced the report rs
fabrication.
Moves Against villa.
General Gutierrez was on his way
north at the time the train passed
that section, to assume command
of the campaign against Francisco
villa, in place OF Luis Herrera. He
/ has approximately 1000 men.
Passengers on the train ALSO re-
ported that strike of employees on
| the Chihuahua division of the Mexi-
can National railways would occur
tomorrow and that, anticipating the
walkout, Carranza authorities had
brought TO chihuahua City fifty en-
ginemen from the southern divisions
, 10 take the places of the strikers.
| Carranza officials recently stated that
all troubles had been settled by the
promise to pay the men half of their
wages in silver. II is asserted how
ever, that these silver payments have
been delayed and that the enginemen
have declared their intention 20 strike
tomorrow.
Skepiical as to Gutierrez.
Among the passengers were many
: Mexicans from the vicinity of Chi
, huahua City. Not one entertained
the belief that the present campaign
under General Gutierrez to capture
General villa would be successful.
Pablo Lopez, the villa sub-chief, who
is declared to have carried out the
massacre of eighteen foreigners at
Santa Ysabel last January. entered
Terrazas, twenty-five miles north of
Chihuahua City yesterday and was not
molested
Villa himself was reported to have
been seen at Aqua Nucva, fifty-one
miles north of Chihuahua City, on the
Mexican Central railroad and short
distance above Laguna, where the
outlawed chief recently took his
former general, Tomas Ornelas, from
n freight train, and shot him to death
for having participated in the nego-
tiations that led to the surrender Of
Juarez to the CarranZa government
last December. villa is said to have
inquired concerning the whereabouts
of Americans and to have threatened
death to former followers whom he
now regards as traitors. He declared
that his movements had not been
hampered by any of the Carranza
forces sent out to "bag" him dead or
alive. He is reported to have several
thousand horses. which supply relay
mounts that enable his small force
to ride rings around the Carranza
cavalry, supposed to be seeking him.
Villa was at Aqua Nueva at the same
time Juarez officials were receiving
kilograms that he and his men had
returned to the Santa Ann country
west of chihuahua City.