Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-12

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o S,hs victims as they were tortured
erles oI w w III 10 death. the other said
and nnans ~ the end of the line of pris--
nat ne Na IN for shooting, but dashed
oners ii'.I H. command to fire was given
afay - osd the shots fred after him.
tna - s,ber passengers on the train,
fhat ahout 80 and all Mexicans,
nanoerins s,nsted. was taken by Ameri-
utfe no, ,nen here today as evidence
can minus ssocre was "Pancho" Villas
that the ~. ut If reprisal for the recogni-
rm nV tbe Carranza faction by the
tinted states A.. co.ror,o GOV
indigne,.,sVo e,,sounted high on the border to-
ernnshs. reports reached here that Car
DAY asicials had been asked TO furnish
ran,s, ra,,,ary guard for the train, but had
: l.sed nd declaring there was no uahBer
Tefussu'o The Americans were going
Of attaenS sS,tr work in the mines of Mex
baek ~ a. their employers had received
leo ai os from the Carranza leaders
assa'si s.hnir interests would be protected.
a few DAYS ago General Alvaro
, Vny conmander-in-chief of the Car
OoissV a,rnles In a speech at n banquet
tena,o tens del Norte, urged Americans TO
N % Nexico and resume their occu-
r,s .,a~s assuring them that Villas power
pa.hroten forever, that the war in Mex
Nas-.as Nas oy,ar and that the resumption of
lS ls.sree and Industry was all that was
sV'. Van,red TO restore normal conditions.
!. connection with Villas veiied threat
ss announcement after the recogni-
VI. ~ Inc Carranza Government that
,astno longer responsible for the
as,.,v OF foreigners in Mexico, 1t was
....llsd here today that open enmity had
.sIsted for two years between General
Manager Watson, of the Cusl MINING
rar,nany. one of the massacre victims,
and villa
VILLA WARNED WATSON.
,,ua had frequently accused Watson
!, .,,andInp aid TO the followers OF Gen
~, Uuerta. Though these accusations
~ declared to have been unfounded.
v,ro could never be convinced of their
t,lsltv. When Carrenza was recosnized
sy the United States, villa summoned
watson and gave him this warning:
.slnce your Government has seen fit
a. recognize Carranza, l no longer hold
ssvsslf responsible for yours, or your
ronntrymen in the country dominated
~ my men, Your country has advised
~ ~ N leave Mexico. Now leave. If you
aver come back I'll kill you, and XIII
Wanarer Watson hastily gathered UP
Ma men and left for the border on
refugee train, one of the last to come
rorthward before Carranza troops took
nOssesslon of Chihuahua City. After sew
nj weeks of idleness here Watson and
III men expressed a desire to return to
their work.
Anpcation for safe conducts and pass
norris we're made in their behalf to United
States Collector Cobb and the Mexican
Consul. General Andres Garcia. They
were granted.
nAll 1 know about the matter" said
Collector Cobb today. "is that two weeks
ago several Americans came to my Office
and asked me to give them passports to
70 into Mexico. / informed them / had
nothing to do with the matter but would
telephone Consul Garcia to give them the
necessary safe conducts.
"When they asked me IL I thought 1t
vas safe to go into Western chihuahua
I brought their attention to n speech
made by General Obrcgon in which he
assured all Americans that their lives
would be safe If they entered Mexico.
He fssured Americans that Villa could
not harm them because he was beaten
$ and that II they went to Chihuahua they
would be given full protection by the
Carranza officials there.
"That is all had to do with the mat
ter"
News of the action which the American
and British Governments will take In
connection with the massacre was anX-
iously awaited here today.
Precautions were taken by United
States troops all along the Mexican
border TO restrain ranchmen and mining
men from crossing into Mexico to wreak
summary vengeance on the bandits.
special carrying Assistant G. neral
Manager Ryan. of the Cusi Company,
LEFT the border shortly after midnight
for Chihuahua to get the bodies of the
victims Of the massacre. The train was
obtaired after Ryan entered into COM
nunlcation with Chicago and received
orders from his superiors to proceed at
onee to Chihuahua.
Mrs. Watson. bride of only three
months, wanted to leave on the train to
get her husbands body. but was per-
snaded by her friends to stay here and
await the arrival of tine remains
Both Mrs Watson and Mrs. w. j.
Wallace, wife of another victim of the
massacre, collapsed when news of the
uagedy reached them. Mrs. Wallace is
stl In serious condition. She has two
snail children