The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-11
800 AMERICAN
MORMONS FLEE
FROM BANDITS
Villa Reported With 1000
Men Waiting To Massacre
\ Refugees.
DEATH LIST NOW Is
DEATH LIST NOW1S
Another Trooper Dies From
Wounds Received In Night
Attack On Columbus.
RANcHER MURDERED IN U. S.
200 Greasers Cross Line In Arizona,
Staying American and Driving
Off His Stock.

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FL Paso. March 1O-Five hundred Amer
lean Mormons are in grave peril from
ZOO bandits detailed by Gen. Francisco
Villa to attack the train on which they
are en- route TO the border.
The Mormons are residents of colonies
in the Galeana district. When news OF
the Columbus massacre reached them
they at once made preparations 10 return
to the United States. Information reach
ing here tonight is to the effect that
Villa has sent 1000 OF his troops to Guz-
man and La Ascension to head of the
train and massacre the Americans.
Raneher Killed In Arizona.
Dispatches from Bisbee stated that a
band OF 200 Mexicans crossed the border
southeast of Osborne Junction, Ariz..
killed an American ranchman and drove
of many head of live stock. The name
of the ranchman has not been learned.
Sounds of rife firing late tonight in the
vicinity OF Columbus, N. Mex, created
great excitement in that town tonight
For time 1t was feared that Villistas
were about to make a fresh attack.
Telephone messages later stated that
several MexIcans had been killed by
civilian residents of Columbus, who.
wrought up by Thursdays massacre, are
hunting down all suspicious Mexicans.
Another Trooper Dead.
The Columbus death lisa was n
creased TO eighteen this evening when
Private Jesse P. Tayler. Troop f. Thir-
teenth Cavalry, died from a bullet
wound in the head at Fort Bliss Hos
pital.
That Carranza intends to assist the
United States in it's announced de-
termination to hunt down villa and
bring him in "alive or dead" was in
dicated tonight by the arrival of 1900
Carranza troops at Paloma, six miles
special flag to distinguish them from
villistas so that the American troop
would not fire.
The Mormon colonists in peril in
Chihuahua consist of men. women ana
children who have been engaged in
farming in the Casas Grandes dis
trict.
Officials of the Mormon Church here
and at Salt Lake City co-operated to-
day in seeking assistance for these
cial train should leave Casas Grandes
for FL Paso. When this train will
start is not known here. A train on
the Northwestern Railroad was due to
leave Casas Grandes tonight. and 1t is
believed that many Americans have
taken passage on 1t. 1t is the train
which Villa is reported to be prepar-
ing to attack.
Carranza Men to Guard Road.
Bishop Hurst, the Mormon preIate here.
today held a lengthy conference with
Gen. Gavirs, commanding the CarranzIs-
tas at Juarez, and asked that military
escort accompany tile train.
Consul Garcia, the Carranzista repre-
sentative here, told Bishop Hurst later
that 2,000 Carranza soldiers have left
1OF JutLi y anu lhdl liey Will
proceed to Cases Grandes and patrol the
railroad north in order to protect for
eisners who are fleeing to~the border.
Villa has always displayed hatred for
the Mormons in Mexico, whom he ac-
cused Of having aided the FederaIs dur
ing the campaign against Huerta, and
the fact that he was informed of the
plan to bring them to FL Paso indicates
that he has a well-established secret
service both in this country and other
border points. He was notified of the
Mormon movement sooner than it was
made public here.
The main body of Villas army, accord
ing to reports reaching Columbus today,
is at Boca Grande, twenty-five miles
southeast of Columbus, this morning.
Plans for the invasion of Mexico were
discussed today by Gen. PershIng, COM
handing at Fort Bliss, and other officers
No mixing of what was decided upon
could be obtained