The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-12
Il AMERICANS \ ]
MURDERED
IN'CHI!RAU.HAU.
Were Taken From Train and
Executed by Ban
y, dis.
WE'RE gIEI'NAY TO MINES
Grave Apxiety is Felt at
Washington Over the
Incident.
WE'RE OH'NAY TO Mines

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WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-secretary
Lansing eodsy telegraphed General
5Carranza ceiling for the prompt pun
ishment Of thssbandits who executed
"a Americans near Chihuahua Mon:
day.
Through EliseS ArredondO the newly
appointed Mexican ambassador here
IL was arranged to Bring the bodies
from Chihuahua to JuareS today on a
special train.
sambassador here, received confirma-
ltion from Carranza sources OF the exi
seeution of the Americans and has ask
I'd for further details. His advtces
sareSfhe first confirmation from Mexl-
can sources. Official dispatches from
chihuahua to the State Department 10
{ SdayS said the bodies Of the II Amert-
cans arrived at that city last night.
Customs Collector Cobb. at El Paso
today sreported 4 hat bis Investigation
seemed t6 aata tll 81 4sswere XIII, .,.c
led. state Depe ertme entaa agen.s on tlle ~,
sborder5wereAt today instructed 70 gaul-
arF alIs available information on the ex-
ecutfon and forwarded TO Washllhs-
At the White House and at tne
state Department there was uncon.
Soncayn that the latest outbreak IN
WexicoFn1igt1t be made the vehicle tor
$fnTfferE attacks by the opposition IN
Sconrress5 onithe Administration Tor
Seirn5 poiicy and its recognition OF Car
Is
THE first reports OF the massacre
came from Ell Paso and were to the
Rsffect that a trainload of people which
sIeft Chihuahua yesterday for Cusl-
8ISi,iria child! Western Chihuahua, nad
fTsen held up by Villa bandits. anu
saiIFsthe Americans killed. According
sfoSone report here there were 40 MIN.
jngFnen on the train, of which 10
Americans were taken OFF and shot.
The names OF the Americans on the
train follow: %. l.. Watson, w. j. wal
lace M 3. Romero, TON Evans, z.
AZ fpringle. Maurice Anderson, r: +.
McHatton. E. L. Robinson, r. II. sea
mons and the following whose INIT
3iaisgwere not known here: Coy. Hali'
sWatIeigh, Harvey, Newman, Hand
Blomb, or Blum and Anders.
Secretary Lsnsing's only announce,
ment5 on the ease was that the unlted
states would look toeGenreal Carran,
"a for satisfaction. The question OF
what! steps theUnited States Will take
tlepends upon the development Oh
facts. President Wilson was IN com
munfcation early today with secretar-
les Garrison and Lansing and gave
sinstructions -to-send to the Wnlte
House all facts: as rapidly as recelVeu.
Advices that at~least 10 Americntns
were killed were received oy Ma1or
General Scott and also by the StaIe
Department. ,,or
ed that while something undoubtedly
would be done. what steps the eSe. Ss
ternment would takeshaVe not oeen ue'
cided. ra.,,I,
3referred to the fact that Americans
had been warned since the United
States decided to recognized General
Carranza to leave the-states OF SON
ora and Chihuahua which were tnen
regarded as Villa strongholds. They
aid Gin spite of the official warning
more than 600 Americans remained IN
the district including 200 Mormons
at gCasas Grandas.
An Official list Of the dead received
Sbytthe state Department agrees with
the list contained in news dispatches
with the exception that it does not
contain the name of Murray Crossett
OF San Antonio.
AS soon as the Senate assembled
Senator Sherman, representative, in
troduced a resolution proposing in:
taryention in Mexico by the United
states and the six Pan-American ma:
tions which have acted with It IN Mex
lean affairs, unless General Carran'
za1complies with a demand to pro.
tect foreign lives and property.
Senator Gallinger, Republican lead.
err declared the United States should
demand full and quick reparatton,
.sThere should be conclusive action
taken In this matter" said he. IF
fuliGreparation Is not made the Gov.
iernment should take any action neces-
saryb to enforce It,"
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