The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
GEN. TREVINO
| TRAILS BAND
Congress Is Quiet While 1t
Waits for Action in
Mexico
NO WORD FROM
GEN. CARRANZA
New Assurances That Every
Effort Will Be Made to
Run Down Slayers

Washington, Jan. l7,-General Carran
za's formal reply to the demand OF thu
United States for punishment of thu
bandits who killed Is American mining
men near Santa Ysabel, Mex, had not
yet reached Washington, but officials on
Saturday night were not inclined t.
doubt the good faith of assurances CIV
en- by the generals ambassador designate
here, Elisco Arredondo, that every effort
would be made to run down the murder
ers.
These assurances were renewed by Mr.
Arredondo Saturday night in making
public the report OF General Trevino, in
charge of the forces detailed to capture
the bandits and insure protection to per
sons in the district in which they have
been operating. General Trevino, whose
dispatch, transmitted by Sdhe Mexican
consulate at FL Paso, also described the
massacre, said those responsible would
be "hunted down without rest"
The day passed without any repeti-
ton in Congress of the outbursts OF in
dignation that have marked almost every
session since word of the Santa Ysabel
incident was received. Chairman Stone
Of the Senate foreign relations commit
tee, however, called on Secretary Lam
sing and requested that the committee be
kept advised promptly of receipt of any
further information. The secretary
promised that would be done.
The report of General Trevino as made
public by Mr.. Arredondo, follows:
"0n Monday at ll;l5 a. m. special
train No. Al left Chihuahua for Cusi-
churiachic, arriving at Santa Ysabei at
1:l5 p. m. and started from there and
upon arriving at Kilometer, 6s miles
west of Santa Ysabel it found another
train of the National railways hauled by
engine No. 907, derailed. Upon persons
alighting from their train to see what
had occurred they saw armed men on
both sides of the road who were firing |
upon them after which so-ealled gen |
eral. named Reina, ordered that the crew !
be put under guard. He then robbed all |
the passengers, looting the contents of
the cars and express. The murders fol
lowed.
"On the same day of the above Incl
dent the general headquarters ordered
that q regiment embark at once under
he command of Colonel Jose Vilaneuva
70 start in the direction of Santa Ysa
bel with instructions to pursue the ban
Its and to endeavor to get in touch
With General Cazavos. commander of the
detachment at Bustillos, Cusichuiriachic
md San Antonio, who was watching the
movements of the enemy which had as
aulted the train.
"The bandits upon observing the con
forces in all directions re-
reated to a place called Garcia, ac-
ording to the information at hand scat t,
ering in small groups which fed toward ,
he west and south, presumably in the !
Erection Of the mountain of Durango. !
I any information is secured that new .
ands have appeared in the mountain !,
ange they will be localized by our forces
nd win be hunted down without rest, )
1 order to prevent their concentration
t any given point. =
Military headquarters at Juarez in
ormed this general headquarters that n
ur garrisons at Pearson, Casas Grandes
nd MADEIRA had been increased. With
lis combined movement of our forces in :
NO divisions along both sides of the
orthwestern railways it will be an easy Z
latter to keep all bands which may APP Z
ear away from the place. compelling Z
lem either to dispense or to intern =
on the western slopes of the y =
Terra Madres, where they will be un- !,
BILE to find any means of sustenance" =