The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-01-14
TAKEN FROM TRAIN, LINED UP
ON TRACK AND SLAIN BY
FIRING SQUAD.
MURDER SIIRS CONGRESS
War Speeches Made In House and
Senate Calling For
Action.

state department say that the bodies
of seventeen Americans shot by vii
la bandits, arrived at chihuahua last
night. Customs Collector Cobb al
Ell Paso reported that his investiga-
tions seemed to establish that six
teen had been killed. The state de-
partment believd Cobb's information
accurate. a,s
Secretary Lansing today telegraph
ed Carranza calling for prompt pun
ishment of the bandits. 1t was ar
ranged to bring the bodies from Chi
huahua to Juarez today.
The question of what steps the
United States will take to secure
satisfaction for the Staying of Amer
leans, depends upon the development
of facts.
Advices received by Major General
Scott, chief of the army staff and ut
the state department indicates that
at least 16 Americans were killed.
The Official lists do not, however,
contain the name of Murray Crossett.
of San Antonio, who is also report
ed slain.
At the state department and white
House anxiety over the affair is not
being concealed. Administration senA
ators are inclined to discourage
hasty utterances or action.
As soon as senate assembled Sem
ator Sherman, Republican, introduce
ed a resolution proposing interven-
ton in Mexico by the United States
and six Pan American nations, unless
Carranza complied with the demand
to protect foreign lives and prop
erty.
Without discussion the resolution
was referred to the foreign rela-
tions committee.
Later a number Of senator's spoke
Senator Gallinger declared that the
time for "watchfull waiting" had
passed. Senator Stone agreed with
Gallingers general idea. Senator
Borah indicated that many previous
killings had been smothered by the
state department and If the lid
were taken Off he said ii would not
take the people very long to decide
what to do.
In the house Representative Dyer,
Republican, introduced resolution
calling on the president to inform
congress if it were not about time to
abandon the policy of "watchful
waiting"
Everywhere the situation displaces
the submarine controversy and every
other foreign question, but no indi-
cation is given that the administra-
ton plans, for the present, to do
more than look to Carranza to sup
press outlaws.
Ell Paso, Texas, Jan. 12.-With
The expected arrival here today OF
the bodies of the 10 foreigners, 16
or II of whom are Americans. exc
cuted by former Villa soldiers Mon
day near San Yzabel, so miles from
chihuahua City, details of the trag-
edy were eagerly awaited by hum
dreds of mining men and others for
merly active in industrial affairs In
Northern Mexico. Telegraph Offices
and other sources of information
were crowded throughout the night
with those eager for news of the ex-
ecution. The censorship imposed
shortly after the first news OF the
affair came through, shut OF all but
the bare announcement OF what had
transpired.
Final checking up by the Ameri-
can Smelling and Refining company
of it's employees today showed 10 FOR
eigners unaccounted for. Twenty for
eigners were reported TO have been
on the train only one of whom. Thos
H. Holmes, escaped.
According to information reach
ing here, a special train bearing the
20 foreigners and several Mexicans
left chihuahua City early the morn
ing of January 10. 1t had hardly
started on it's journey to the mining
camp OF Cusihurischic, in the west
ern part of the state of Chihuahua,
when a band of Villa followers. said
TO have numbered 2S, boarded the
train and lined up the foreigners on
the railroad tracks and firing
squad killed IS Of them. Holmes
was said to have escaped by remain
ing behind as his companions were
marched out Of the cars. Just as the
firing squad raised their rifles. he
fled along the railroad track In the
direction of Chihuahua City. which
he reached Monday night.
A telegram asking that President
Wilson demand full satisfaction from
the Carranza government was sent to