The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-14

rvere Issued with the distinct under
standing that they were not going out
ride the lines. The State Department,
ne declared, had no part in the securing
Of these permits. ~.
State Department nor the Mexican FIN
bassy a received confirmation OF INC
reported massacre of fifteen other Amer
lcans at MADEIRA, Chihuahua
Talking to-day to Senator sheppard
Of Texas, who called to express his pc
lief that tho situation was dangerous
and to express confidence that the Al
min,stration would act vigorously IN
the matter, President Wilson reminded
the senate that the Americans killed
were specifically warned to keep out OF
che district where they met
Senator Sheppard sent to the Whte
House later in the day q telegram ne
had received from DR.. G. c. Young OF
Eel paso. whom he described a a promi-
nent physician of that city. asserting
that the Americans murdered had oeeh
urgently invited" by Gen. Obreson. the
Carranza commander in Chihuahua, TO
return to their properties, statihs uey
would not be molested.
Because of what the State Depart
ment regards " lack OF suificient IN
formation. Secretary Lansing Indicated
this afternoon that II may never oe
demonstrated that the Carranza Govern
ment was negligent in protecting Amer
icana In Chihuahua In that event the
Secretary admitted That the relatives oil
the murdered men may never be able 10
get reparation in the way OF money
indemnities.
Although II was reported at the state
Department that American Consuls gen.
orally throughout Mexico have beer
asked to report on the. various measures
which the C~arranEa authorities have
taken for the protection OF foreigners
generally. the fact developed to-nign'
that those inquiries have not been ex'
tended to the headquarters Of Gen. Obre'
con at Chihuahua city for the reason
that there are at present no American
Consuls in Chihuahua south OF Juarei
on the border.
Efforts to learn how the Department
10 proceeding to determine the Liability
Of the Carranza authorities for the pro
lection of the Americans massacred de
veloped the fact that 20 far this Invest
cation has not proceeded beyond TN
collection OF reports which the American
Consul at Juarez IL able to gather. he
partment officials admitted they are no
inclined to regard this evidence as par
ticularly reliable.
The additional American citizen re
ported in official dispatches to-day a
having been killed at GUERRA. SKI,
miles west of the scene OF Monday
tragedy. was Bert Cramer, a ranehmaf
who appears to nave been attacked Il
his home. robbed and then murdered.
Bodies Reach Ell Paso.
The Department to-day was informe
that the special train bearing the bodie
Of the seventeen Americans and on
Canadian killed near Santa Ysabel al
rived to-day at FL Paso. Tex. The des
patch also stated that the detachmer
of Carranza soldiers sent 10 the seen
e rescue the bodies had returned to III
town OF Santa Ysabel because bandit
were still present"
Ambassador Arredondo was twice n
the Department to-day. The first ca
was to submit TO the Secretary his repl
TO the American request for pursui
capture and punishment OF the Whilst
murderers. The second time he calle
was for the purpose of explaining III
nature OF the permits given to member
OF the American mining party by Gel
Obregon. Later from the emhass
MIR. Arredondo authorized this STATE
ment:
in answer TO questions propounde
him to-day by representatives of "
press Eliseo A~rredondo. confdentii
agent of the Mexican Government
Mexico in Washington and Ambassadt
designate OF that republic. relative
the murders in Santa Ysabel. chihuahua
said that Notwithstanding the fact thu
he had received no communication frol
his Government regarding the deplorab
incident he had received from Andres
c. Garcia. Mexican Consul at III Pas
confirmation OF the murders OF the sever
aA. A,arinp. aItlA..uk tha aaV .
did not communicate the details.
Mr.. Arredondo added that he trusts
entirely In the sound sense OF the Ame
lean people. who cannot but real!i
that hardly a month has passed sin,
the State of Chihuahua passed into Il
nominal control OF the Carranza Go
eminent. which already has taken ov,
control of the large towns. and tn
within so short IA time IL was material
impossible to regain complete CONT
and maintain entire order throughout Il
vast State, cleaning out the numero
small bands OF recalcitrant Nillista
OF the once powerful army
that chief. which had its inception Al
original organization in the mounta
Businesses OF the western region
that State.
mir. Arredondo directed attention
the fact that the regrettable murders
the American mining party took pla
81 n spot situated IN the edge Of I
foothills OF the Sierra Madre range
mountains, In "A region particularly I
vorable to the operation of just such
murderous crew as composed the SOU
which sent the Americans TO their doc
and where U~utrages of a similar CHI
acter have taken place in the past.
Continuing Mr.. Arredondo said II
he was certain that his Government {
plores to an equal extent with the &c
nme and people Of the United Sta
the atrocious murders committed by I
Nillista horde and that it will uud
take a vigorous campaign TO purge II
region Of the republic. where exist
many important foreign business
forests.
THE reason why these unfortuni
victims of Villas ~ferocity met such
horrible fate IL solely their desire
get to their places of business and
dustrial activity before the compl
control OF the region by the forces
law and order and constitutional e.
had been accomplished"
Three Bandits Named.
Although the state Department
ceived to-day from IL Paso the nan
of three former officers OF Villas arr
who are supposed TO have been in co
mand of the murder bandits. Secret;
Lansing has not specified IN any sub
quent communication to the Carrai
authorities or In his conversations "
Mr.. Arredondo that these men sho
be captured aud punished.
Their names az given In the OFF,
despatch were Gen, Reyna and c,
Pablo Lopez and Beltran. Nor has