Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
MOVE IN SENATE FOR DRASTIC
ACTION IN MEXICO AFFAIRS

been captured. together with 40 Of his
baud ana Colonel Almeida, one OF his
lteutenants, and that the latter had been
summarily shot. Reports today assert
that the Villa chief also was Immediately
executed by the Carranzistas
1t was said that Rodriguez had been
detailed to burn the 5000 coo Pearson min
ing plant at MADEIRA
TRAPPED AT MADEIRA.
With 40 followers. Rodriguez approached
the mills to burn them He was sur
rounded by. American and Mexican resi-
dents OF MADEIRA and employees Of the
company. The bandits surrendered
Rodriguez and his chief of staff, Colonel
Almeida, were executed Immediately and
their followers probably will meet the
same fate, according to Carranza reports
MI Americans at MADEIRA. Chihuahua,
are safe, according to dispatches received
here today. The report that i2 had been
murdered there Is without foundation.
CARRANzIsTAs BEATEN.
To Offset this reported Carranza victory.
large armies opposed to the de facto Gov
ernment were said to have defeated Car
rama troops at two points Five thousand
OaNaca troops under General Benjamin
ArEumedo routed a column of $500 Car
ranzistas near Escnlon. Yaqui rebels
under General Francesca Urbulejo de-
feated General NJ DigueS's Carranza
command In Western Mexico
L. S. TROOPS PAnRoL Ell PAsO.
United States regulars today patrolled
the streets of III Paso with orders TO dis
perse crowds wherever formed and pre-
vent race riots between infuriated Amer
leans and Mexicans.
Squads of infantrymen were sent to
1iEpprcp i,,
the Rio Grande and the International
boundary They searched Mexicans for
arms aud ordered Americans who dis
played signs of boligerency from the dis
trict Close watch was kept at the i'm
ternational bridges and no armed Mex
lean was permitted to cross from the
Juarez side of the river.
At no time since news was received
here of the slaughter of Il Americans and
one Canadian has the feeling run so high
as today. A fame of wrath Is sweeping
the border. secret call of arms has
been Issued for an invasion OF Mexico by
Americans next month.
More than 50 Mexlcans. most Of them
believed to he adherents of Francisco
Villa, have been arrested.
SECRET ARMY FORMS.
Despite the non-intcrvention attitude Of
the Washington administration. a secret
movement has been launched for the
organization of an expedition to invade
Mexico.
Thoroughly aroused over the continued
killing of Americans by Mexican bandits,
a number OF Americans living on the
border have declared they will take
affairs into their own hands
A petition calling Tor volunteers is being
circulated 1t was said that more than
1900 signatures have already been OBJ
tanned
Almost all who have enrolled have
volunteered to furnish their own outfits
The recruits include many prominent
residents of FL Paso. as well as ranchmen
and former members of the Texas
Rangers.
Fearing arrest by the Federal authori-
ties on the charge of plotting a military
expedition against a country at peace
with the United States. the men involved
in this movement refuse to give out the
names of the volunteers.
The roster of names Is headed "a Call
to Arms and part of its text follows:
"In the name of justice and humanity
the time has come for us to act and vim
dcatc the horrible massacre of our ci'l-
Zens In Mexico.
I'VE must demonstrate to other nations