El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-16
AMERICAN MINE
OPERATORS SAFE
FOREIGNERS ON
WAYT0THECOAST
Leave Parral Two Days
Before Evacuation BY
De Facto Force
VILLA AND IfNEZ
SALAZAR ON JOB
Chief Desire to Have
Fight With American
Expedition

Expedition
(By Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Ell PASo, Nov. s5.-GeneraI
Francisco Gonzales, commanding
at Juarez, this afternoon issued an
order for the release of Benjamin
Rrahan and Joseph Williams, both
Americans, who had been held UNI
der charges In the Juarez jail and
In behalf OF whom representations
had been made by state depart
ment agents.
Ell Paso, NOV. 15.5--American and
other foreign mining men Of Parral
are safe and are making their way to
ward the west coast OF Mexico, a Mex
lean refugee from Parral who arrived
here last night reported. He made thr
trip from Parral to Chihuahua City
overland, leaving Parral on November
g. He reported that General Luis
Herrera evacuated Parral on Novem-
Der A, and said the town was occupiea
on November s by villa bandits.
The Americans and other foreign
ers left Parral two days before Gen
eral Herrera evacuated the town, the
refugee, who is considered here as
highly reliable, stated upon his arrival
here. The Americans announced be
fore they left that the party of foreign
ers, which vas in charge of Leslie
Webb, an employee Of the AIvaradc
Mining and Milling company, was go
ing to the port OF Culiacan, on the
west coast of Mexico, but the refugee
doubts If this was their real destfna
ton. He thinks they are hiding in
the mountains west Of Parral and gave
out the story that they we're going to
the Pacific coast to deceive the Will
bandits.
When General Herrera e~vacuate
The town he took with him a large
quantity Of supplies belonging to his
brother, Incarnation Herrera, who is
a merchant in Parral. These we're
abandoned at Santa Barbara, near Par
raj, and captured by the Villa troops.
according to the refugees statement.
Three trains arrived in Parra1 from
Jiminez with 1000 troops, and another
force arrived on horseback from the
direction Of Pillar de Concho, he said.
Villa was in personal command oil
the troops, the refugee declared, and
added that he saw the bandit leader
riding through the principal plaza onl
horseback with Jose Inez Salazar, his
second In command. Villa, he said,
made a speech in the plaza and an
nounced that his chief desire was to
fight the American forces Salazar all
so made a speech to the people of Par
the refugee stated.
villa and his main force of bandits
are going south to form a junction
with the Zapata forces in the state of
Morelos, he announced at Santa Resa-
liza, refugees who arrived here late
last night from the south reported to
government agents.
Villa, at Santa Rosalia, declared he
would leave a sufficiently large force
in the north to harass the Carranza
troops and would proceed south to
Join the southern bandit leaders, ac-
cording to the same source.
Refugees arriving on the late train
last night, reported bandit activity
in the vicinity of Ortiz and Bachimba.
south of chihuahua City, where they
said the railroad and telegraph lines (,
cut yesterday
The Murgfa brothers and the Quev-
do brothers are reported to be in the
of Santa ISABEL, southwest
Of Chihuahua, according to a report
to American officials here by
he refugees. Che refugees also re-
ported the looting of a large German
owned factory in Santa Rosalia by the
Villa bandits when that town was cap.
.ured by Villa. h
With The return of General Fran
,isco Gonzales from Chihuahua City
ate last night. it is expected that
,arly action will be taken in the cases ]
# Joseph Williams, a Mormon, and c
senjamin Brahan, a scout for General t
'ershing, who are being held as pris- i
'ners in the Juarez jail. 1t is expect 4
ID they win be released late today. Y
A number Of Chinese and Arabs e
we're beaten by the bandits to force a
hem to reveal the hiding place OF +
heir savings the refugee stated. He t
lso said he had received a report Z
hat three Chinese had been killed
Iut this was unconfirmed he said. a
'wo hundred residents of Parral were g
brown in JAIN, he reported. One
'rench resident of the town who re-
named there wa not harmed, he said. v
iENERAt-. P. ELIAS GALES Il
HAS PEAcHED SONORA q
Douglas, Ariz, Nov. 15.-General P, a
lias Gales. who was summoned to fC
Ieztco City last month for a confer
nee with General Alvarado Oregon. e.
of wal in the Carranza cabi- b.
ct, has reached Sonora and resumed ii
,mmand Of the troops in that state, o.
,cording to a brief message received Fl
day by Ives G. Lelevier. Mexican :
here.