The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
Secretary Lansing TeIegraphs
Him Calling for Prompt Pun
ishment Of Murderers.
WHITE HOUSE is UNEASY
Latest Mexican Outbreak May
Be Vehicle for Further at
tacks in Congress.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12,--Secre-
tary Lansing today telegraphed Cen
eral Carranza calling for the prompt
punishment OF the bandits who ex-
ecuted seventeen Americans near
chihuahua Monday. Through Eliseo
Arredondo. the newly appointed
Mexican ambassador here. 1t was ar
ranged to bring the bodies from Chi
huahua to Juarez today ON special
train
Mr.. Arredondo. General Carranzas
ambassador here. received the con-
firmatlon from Carranza sources OF
the execution OF the Americans and
has asked for further details His
advlces are the nrst combinations
from Mexican sources.
Official dispatches from chihuahua
to the state department said the bod
les OF the seventeen Americans ar
rived at that city last night.
Customs Collector Cobb at El Paso
today reported that his investigation
seemed to establish that sixteen were
killed. The state department did not
divulge the sources Of Collector
Cobb's information, but they believe
the report is accurate.
Collector Cobb has been acting as
special agent for the state depart
ment In Mexican affairs, and officials
here know that he has sources Of In
formation In Mexico, upon which they
have heretofore been unable to de-
pend. All other state department
agents on the border were today In
structed to gather all available In
formation on the executions and for
ward 1t to Washington.
At the White House and at the
state department there was uncon-
cealed anxiety over the situation and
concern that the latest outbreak IN
Mexico might oe made the vehicle
for further attacks by the opposition
In Congress upon the administra-
tlon's foreign policy. and it1 fecVk-s
milton Of General Carranza.
Secretary Lansing,s only announce
inent on the case was that the United
States would look to General Car
rama for satisfaction. The question
of what steps the United States will
take depends upon development Of the
facts.
President Wilson was in communI-
cation today with Secretaries Gar
rlson and Lansing anu gave instruc-
tions to send to the White House all )
facts as rapidly as they were received.
Adyices that at least sixteen Amerl-
cans were killed were received by
Major General Scott, chief OF star Of
the army, and also by the state de-
partment.
At the White House 1t was declared
that while something undoubtedly will
be done what steps the government
will take has not been decided.
At the state department ofilcialsre-
ferred to the fact that Americans had
been warned since the United States
decided to recognize General Carran-
"a to leave the states uf Sonora and
Chihuahua, which were then regard
ed as villa strongholds. They said
that in spite Of the official warning
more than 600 Americans still re-
mained In the district, iNcluding 200
Mormons at Casa Grandes.
An Official list OF the dead received
by the state department agrees with
the list contained In the news de-
spatches with the exception that Il
does not contain tho name Of Mur-
ray Crossett, Of San Antonio.
As soon as the Senate assembled
Senator Sherman. Republican, intro
duced resolution proposing inter
yention In Mexico by the United
States and the six Pan-Ainerlcan ma
tlons, which have acted with It IN
Mexican affairs, unleSs General Car
rama complies with a demand 70 pro-
tect foreign lives and property.
Senator Gallinger Republican lead
er, declared the Omitted States should
demand full aud quick rrpararon
"There should be conclusive action
taken in this matter" said he. III
full reparation is not made the gov 4
ernmcnt should take action necessary
to enforce IT,"
Secretary Lauslng issued nnothet
in which he said the state
fse.: lnal It took evofy
possible prscaution to prevent kmer-
cans "!-,m exposing their lives n
a region w6are BTe.llla warfa, 2 y u
prcgre o., er,' ,hl; ~ is to DO 4e7
plored that Its advice was not fci:
lowed.
..Eyery step will be taken to 1ee ,
that the perpetrators OF this dastaro-
II crime are apprehended and pun
ished." he said.