Arizona republican., 1916-01-15
Fifty-two Americans, h. cluding Several Women and Children Reach Fl NPaso From Region Where Villa Massacres Occurred
HUNDRED FIFTY
 IN DANGER ZONE
These, It is Hoped, Will Reach American Terri tory Aboard SD e cia1 Train Monday, Sent Out From Fl Paso
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

lhcpuOHCdn A. r. IedSeU WlTeJ FL PASO, Texas, Jan. 14.-Fifty- two Americans, including number of women and children, arrived here tonight at 7:15 o'clock from Chi huahua City, the region where all legged Villa bandits slaughtered Is foreigners last Monday.
 More than 150 Americans still re- main in what is considered the danger zone
 The latter. it was hoped, would reach American territory aboard a special train Monday on train sent from Fl Paso last night, and which according to advices received by United States officials arrived at Parral tonight. The refugees who arrived tonight said the special train passed through Chihuahua City this | morning.
 "Oh, it's good to get home.' said 1 a number of refugees as the train 1 crossed the Rio Grande, into Amer ican territory.
 i The train bearing the refugees al- so brought two American soldiers who were picked up in uniform by members of the Carranza train guard Is miles south of the border General Gabriel Gavira, commandant at JuareZ, said he would turn the soldiers over to an American officer | tomorrow. They disappeared last Sunday and tonight could say only 1 that they did not know how they got into Mexico, where United States soldiers in or without uniforms are not permitted to go at any time
 It was long past dark when the refugee train with it's guard of more than 100 Carranza soldiers from Chihuahua, drew into Juarez The coaches were lighted by candles stuck on the backs of the wooden seats. Through the partly opened windows waited the odor of tor tillas and enchiladas. cooking on the | sheet iron stoves of the Juarez sta tion peddlers. and the savory odors l seemed to whet the appetites of those refugees and who were not too tired to eat.
 The train was met by a party (which include General Gavira, the
  cia, Carranza consul at Fl Paso. and z. L. Cobb. collector of the port of Fl Paso. Mir Cobb quickly passed the entire party and immigration of ficials consumed little time in searching for contraband before per- mitting the train to proceed this side of the boundary.
 Once again on American soil, the refugees were whisked into motor cars by waiting friends and the ma- jority of them hurried to bed.
 All the employees of the American Smelling and Refining Company from the Chihuahua Shelter and the employees of the Fl Potosi Company came on the train, as well as score of men, women and children, foreign residents of Chihuahua City.
 The scarcity of troops at the Chi huahua state capital was confirmed by arrivals who said that two hun dred and fifty men was about the total of the Carranza forces there On January 10, the day of the re- ported battle at Escalon, between the forces of Argumedo and the Carran- ga troops from Chihuahua City, il was. reported, troops had moved ou
 of the capital to the south. 9 American Consul Thomas D. Ed wards of Juarez made representa- = tlons today to General GaTira com Q mandant at Juarez to the effect tha = the state department desired him tt I afford protection to the Mormon col n onies of the Casas Grandes distric e in Chihuahua state.
 o Frequent attempts have been mad
 by Consul Edwards to induce tn Q Mormons, consisting of 100 men an, a about 400 women and children t V come to the border, but withou f avail At present there are said t = be about 100 Carranza soldiers a lCasas Grandes
 Irritation was manifested tonigh
 in the Mexican town of JuareZ. op
 posite here as result of the riot
 ing in Fl Paso last night. Ameri
 cans were not permitted to eros
 the International bridge. Severs
 were ordered off tram cars boun
 for that place.