The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-13
MEX|CANS KILL
Il AMERICANS
INDlGNATIoNs OVER ACT IS RE
PORTED IN WASHINGTON
WILL DEMAND PROMPT REDRESS
Department Will Expect Carranzza to
Dispatch Troops to Hunt for
Murderers and to Promise
Americans Protection.

FNItSi lSdhS ONCNAlO'a
! Washington, Jan. 12.--IndignatIonI
swept the official Washington over the
report OF a Wholesale massacre OF
American miners by Villa bandits near
Chihuahua.
Prompt action for redress and To
guard against repetition of another
outrage on Americans in Mexico was
made by the President and the tate
department.
| American consul officials in North
Crn Mexico and on the border were
ordered at once to get all The infor'
alton possible regarding the incl
dent.
The Mexican President will be ad.
viseL of the results and be made TO
afford protection for Americans. Car
ranEas government will be RESPONSE.
! BILE and looked to tJr reparation for
the lives lost.
| No official action will be taken un-
til reports are officially confirmed and
details OF the incident learned.
Meyer and preliminary reports told
' of the death of Is or II Americans
ami threa British miners. The Brit
,ish embassy inquired informally OF
the state department regarding the
report concerning the British sub
iects and a protest will be made by
England.
State officials believe that gueril.
las led by General Roedrigeos were
responsible for the murders. The de-
partment expects CarranZa to prompt.
ly dispatch troops TO the scene OF the
massacre to search for the murderera
and provide protection for other
Americans in Chihuahua city.
= Senators and representatives arc eX
pected today to make the murdar the
subject for open discussion in con-
gress.
Taken From the Traiut
Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 12.--Sixteen
Americans, returning to their mining
camp in Chihuahua, were taken from
a train so miles west of Chihuahua
City by bandits, supposedly led by
General Jose Rodriguez, stood naked
along the track, and only one, Thomas
NJ. Holmes, escaped to send message
telling OF the probable fate OF the
others.
The men were employees of the
CusihuiriachiC Mining company, trav-
cling under promised military protec-
ton of the de facto Mexican govern
ment with a trainload Of supplies and
thousands of dollars in currency. The
train was looted.
A verified list of American mining
men in Chihuahua was prepared here
from the record Of Mexican passports
issued.
Only Sixteen on Train.
, This list contains Is names and as
, Holmes message placed the number
taken from the train as 16 1t was pre-
sumed that two had remained in Chi
huahua City.
The list follows:
: c. r. Watson, manager and large
= stakeholder, Ell Paso.
- W. J. Wallace, FL Paso.
> T. Nj. Evans, Ell Paso.
. w. NJ Romero, Eel Paso.
- c. A. Pringle, San Francisco.
t. Maurice Anderson. Eel Paso.
r. p. Mediation, Ell Paso.
I A. Couch, FL Paso.
: Alexander II. Hail. Douglas, AriE.
Charles Wadleigh, - Ariz.
f. l.. Robinson, Ell Paso.
!. G. w. Newman, FL Paso.
Jack Hase, -, Ariz.
- Blolnb, FL Paso.
R. H. Simmons.
:, j. Adams.
, J. Jones.
d Thomas NJ. Holmes, FL Paso.
e Censor HaIts Details.
Z The first intimatiOn of the raid came
e in a brief telegram from Holmes, thu
only known survivor, to officials o
the American Smelling and Refninl
company here. Almost Immediately ;
y censorship was imposed on the wire
. between Chihuahua and Juarez b,
=, the Carranza officials until the stor,
=. could be verified from official Me1
lean sources"
According to local mining mer
r. Holmes brief message containe
enough to brand the raid as one O
1.-THE most atrocious in the last fou
% years of revolution in Mexico.
1t was pointed out that the raj
occurred so miles west of Chihuahu
City on Monday, where, presumabl!
le there were thousands of troops of tn
III Carranza government in addition
III hordes of unkempt, lately surrendere
y Villa forces.
Men Face Firing Squad.
u Mining men here pieced togethe
Oh the scant outline contained In Holme
20 cryptic telegram. According to tn
u Information the train was stopped |
10 kilometer 6S.
20 The American men we're compeils
Y Ito descend and lined up along Il
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