The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24
THE SITUATION
 IN OLD MEXICO
WILL GET BUSY.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. IT. President Carranza has renewed his assurances to the state department that he will make every possible ef fort to punish those responsible for the massacre of Americans near Chi huahua He claims that Villa was the instigatOr of the outrages, which were brought about in the hope that the United States would be con- pelled to intervene Consul Silli- man, through whom the dispatches to Washington were transmitted, is asked to inform President Wilson that the Carranza government is determined to put an end to the lawlessness, and is quite capable of doing it.
 BUTCHER MEETS FATE.
 FL PASO, Jan. 17,-The body of General Rodriguez, riddled with bull lets, was today exhibited in the yard of the Juarez customs house, bearing a placard which announced al thus WollG be treated all enc mics of the government Five other generals formerly in Villas com mand have been lined up against wall and shot. Rodriguez is al ltSti IO lIdNt Dttu lLt uldfl III charge of the party of bandits who murdered the eighteen AmeriC ans near Chihuahua last week. Details of his capture and execution have not been received here.
 FEELING BETTER
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. IT, The feeling in regard to the murder of the Americans by bandits in Mexico last week has been some what allayed by the tone of the as, surances given by President Car ranZa to the state department through Consul Silliman.
 BANDIT EXECUTED.
 FL PASO, Jan 1S-Word has been received here that Colonel Mi guel Bacavelles, one of Villas ban dit leaders, was captured at Palomas and executed today, at the order of General Gaviera, the Carranza com mander Bacavalles denied all knowledge of the murder of the Americans, when he was taken into custody by the Carranza forces, but there was much evidence against him and no mercy was shown.
 VILLA MOVING.
 FL PASO, Jan. 18.-Much con sternation was occasioned here today by the receipt of the news that Gen. eral Villa has gathered about him two housand followers from the district around Madeira and is nov ing north upon the city of Casas Grandes Villa is said to have vowed to kill the three hundred Americans there when he captures the city. Recent threats to the same effect were given little heed, but the news that he has now organized a considerable force has aroused
 SOLDIERS CAPTURED.
 DOUGLAS. Jan. 19.-Seven soldiers of the Eleventh regiment, United States cavalry, were captured today by a band of Mexican bandits at Doyle's Wells, four miles south of Hachita, New Mexico, and taken across the border The news of the capture was brought to Hachita by a cowboy, who said that he had seen the fight between the soldiers and the bandits. He was under cover but a short distance away and, unnoticed by the Mexicans, he made for Hachita as fast as he could.
 WASHINGTON HEARS NOTHING.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 19.- Nothing official had been heard here today up to a late hour regarding the reported capture of American soldiers by Mexican bandits.
 SOLDIERS IN PURSUIT.
 HACHITA, Jan. 19.-A detach- ment of 50 soldiers, of the First cavalry, were sent to Doyle's Wells today to assist in the capture of the Mexican bandits who captured