The sun., 1916-01-13
CARRANZA'S FORCES
INERT, MINERS SAY
Unable TO Handle the Situa-
tiOn in Chihuahua. Where
villa Operates.
APPEAL. TO LANSING

William Loeb. Jr., OF the American
Smelling and Refining Company yester-
day gave out n telegram received from
W. NJ. Drury. manager Of the company's
mines, and G. l.. Baker, manager OF the
smelters. from headquarters In III Paso.
A like telegram was sent to Secretary OF
state Lansing yesterday by the Mine and
Smelters Association. The telegram Is as
follows.
&C. r. Watson. chairman Of this asso-
citation and fifteen of hts associates. all
splendid representative Americans, en-
route from Chihuahua to their mines at
Cusi. were taken of the train forty
miles west of Chihuahua city by forces
operating under Gen. villa. stripped
naked and deliberately shot and killed.
Their bodies will be brought to ii paso
tomorrow.
at Is stated definitely these men were
murdered because they were Americans
and were killed In accordance with the
general policy publicly announced re-
Gently by villa. This atrocious act oc-
CURED within few miles Of Chihuahua
city. In territory announced by Car
rama as completely under his control.
Notwithstanding any assertions to the
contrary. We affirm that the Carranza
forces IN Chihuahua are inert and in
capable of handling the situation. The
VIA forces and those OF hts partisa ns'
uyerrun western chihuahua and Du-
range. capturing Gomez palacio on Sat
u"day. and publicly threatening all
Americans with death and the destruc-
tinn of their property following the
recognition Of Carranza Many Amer-
cans have returned TO chihuahua In the
cndcavor To resume operations and re-
establish Industry We are deeply con-
ccrncd as to their safety. 10 you ad-
wise that they remain"
The American smelling and Refining
Company now has about 600 Americans
Ia Mexico who went back to that coun-
try after the Cairanza Government was
recognized 10y the United States and
whose protection was assured by Car
rin2a. In spite OF this fact Superir-
tendcnt Harrison and two of his aids
were driven out OF Assaco recently by
Villa forces and took rcfug. in Torreun
Tho American Smelling and Refining
Company understands that they mar
rowly escaped with their lives
Torrcou. where they took refuge, is
now reported tn have been captured by
, forces under Gen. Argumedo villa
General and the man who is held re-
spunSlble for engineering the murder of
, the sixteen American citizens who were
kiiicd just outside OF ch.hurhut city
Sone OF the American Smetiug and
Refining Company plants n Mexico
j. notably those iu Monterey, are in opera.
ton hu, the company has been unable
to start up those IN Chihuahua owinE
TO the fact that villa forces are still
uvcrrunnlug that state.
d Further details OF the d'sor,iered con.
ditious In Mexico were given YESTERDAY
10y W. II AJridge, vice-pre~ident Of tNt
Mines Company Of America. and II e
u B'own. general manager of the Com
pania M-talurgia MrNicara, both %
. which concerns have extensive minini
Interests Ia the district in which Wills
Is active. Nj. Brown estimated The
amount Of American investments which
, are now going to waste At more thar
$3.50. 1000 600. Both OF these men pa!t
Z tlgh tributes TO c. Il. Watson. the mur
b u,r"i general manager NJ the Cusi mine
Nj Aidriig" said that his compau,
owned the Dolores mine, forty-hr. mile
west Of MADEIRA. ana 'he l., RdyO nit
80 he Santa B.ihirt d.Srs't, rch
Tdrrh All ~ tEe Amcriya!s ruyioyc
~ these mines let there four month
ago. hu' r.. emily four or them Wen
htrk 20 luoA over the situation TIE
lay" uut been heard from since then.
However. yesterday a special trair
loaded will heavily armed Texans. va
mtda UP AZ FL raso to go TO the relic
ot these men Several other mnln
companies coopcnted in arranging 70