Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-20
BOYS OF TEN AND OLD MEN
WELCOMED BY CARRANZA
Business Men Report $4,000 Troops
in State Of Chihuahua,
5000 Near Border. ,
EAT RAW BEANS OR sTARvE
Refugees on Way Out vainly Offer
IS for Tortilla-Desperate Con-
dition Of Natives Likely to
Precipitate Hostilities.

Ell PASO, Tex, June 90
Hunger is swelling the army that
Gen. Carranza is recruiting in
northern Mexico, in preparation
for possible hostilities with the
United States, according to
stories brought here today by
Americans arriving from the in
terror. Poems who for some time
have been on the verge of starva-
ton have been focking to his
standard in the last few days in
return for promises of food and
clothing, they said. No applica-
cants have been rejected. acord-
cants have been rejected, accord
ing to the stories, which told of
boys of ten and twelve years of
age and old men being recruited.
One Of the arrivals. an American busi-
ness man of Mexico City. estimated
that there are now $4,000 Carransa
troops in Chihuahua state, of whom
about 1000 are in Chihuahua City,
1000 in Juarez, and 5000 in Villa Ahu-
mazda, the northern Chihuahua base.
which ts ninety-three miles south OF
Ell Paso.
Had to Eat Raw Beans.
The remainder practically surround
the American expeditionary command
ON the south, east and west. He said
also that several thousand troops. which
had been at Chihuahua recently were
sent toward San Antonio and MADEIRA,
ostensibly to be stationed along the
line of the Mexican Northwestern rail-
way, south of Gen. Pershing's command.
mand.
The refugees brought with them
graphic stories of economic conditions.
One man said that he and his fellow
passengers would have starved had
not the train stopped at times long
enough to allow them s.,d 10 get ou. snothar anr
said he had vainly offered five dollars.
American gold. for tortilla,,
THE Mexicans are desperate, a reiu-
gee from the FL vale distaiea aths-w;.s sa,a.
might be friendly, hunger is apt TO
force them to attack an American sup
ply train.
Ell Paso and Juarez Quiet.
Both Ell Paso and Juarez remained
outwardly calm today, but in both
towns soldiers were kept close to their
camps. The number of Americans
crossing into Juarez today was smaller
than usual. but none Of them reported
any manifestations of hostility. Edu-
Gated Mexicans. some of whom have
been living in Ell Paso and others who
have arrived here recently from IN
terror points in the United States, have
been crossing the frontier IN large
numbers recently. asserting ,tl & that liner tneir
r D. Edwards, consul in Juarez. es-
tablished a desk in the American Gus
tomshouse for the transaction OF Dip
lomauc business He dened tnat me
II is to remain in charge or a clerk,
omen at specified hours for the trans
action of commercial business.
Detachments detailed bv Gen. Fran
cisco Gonzales on the Mexican side OF
the Rio Grande, and Gen. George Bell,
jr., on the american side, to investigate
reports that the body of an American
killed in Texas had been found on the
Chihuahua side reported they were
unable to find any trace of such body.
Civilians Armed in Nacozari.
DOUGLAS. Ariz., June 20.-One hum
dred Americans. including about twen-
ty women and children. arrived here
today from Nacozari, Mexico.
Early Sunday morning the official
message of Gov. De La Huerta. CALL
ing on the citizens to arm themselves.
was received in Nacozari and Pilares.
twin mining camps. In Pilares the
miners rounded up all Americans and
held them under armed guard for
twenty-four hours.
In tine meantime arms were distrib-
uted in the plaza to all persons. even
women, girls and boys. who applied for
them Similar scenes were enacted in
Nacozari, though Americans were not
molested there. Monday, under orders
from Gen Gales. the prisoners in Pi-
lares were released. At o'clock or
ders came through the company man.
aRement from Consul Frederick SIM
pich that foreigners must leave Mexico
at once.
A number of Mexican families
the Americans as far north
as Aqua Prieta, but before crossing the
line they were forced to leave the train
by orders Of Gen. Gales. Three French
subjects in Cumpas also are preparing
to come to the border.
Violent Demonstration in Cananea.
Adoifo de la Hnerta. civil governor
of Sonora, issued the orders under
which the civil population of the state
are arming themselves. according to
Americans reaching here from Naco
who were in cananea Saturday night
and listened to the reading of the Of
ficial message in q theater. De LIZ
Huerta Is said to have used strel-S !.