The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
VILLA ARRANGING TO
COME INTO THE US.
Will Confer With Army Off.
GERS on l,Ordpr-3 Amer
leans Reported Slain.
OTHERS PRISONERS

TT PAso. March Arrangements are
being made for a meeting on the New
Mexico-McNico border seventy-ive miles
west of IL Paso between Gen. villa
and United States ann officers.
Whether villa has asked for the con-
ference or whether tho officers are max
ing plans assuming that villa Is coming
to tho border is not stated. However,
It 10 believed likely that villa has asked
for the conference and that II is to pre-
cede his entry into the United States.
Several weeks ago It was announced
emissary from the General had passed
through en- route to Washington with
a statement from villa denying respon-
: s.bility for the murder OF eighteen Amer.
leans Mt Santa Ysabel and that the
+, statement was to he delivered to Gen.
Scott. Chief Of Stan of the Army and
recently acting Secretary Of War. Gen
Scott when on border duty. and later
, Chief of STAFF. met villa several times
II the Mexican leader has often ex-
pressed great confidence in the Aineri-
can General.
villa is known TO 10 but a short dis
tancc south of The American border, for
Il was confirmed to-day hat his per-
sonal command of from 300 10 500 Next
cans raidcd the ranch Of the Palomas
Land II Cattle Company yesterday.
south OF Columbus. when prisoners were
made OF eight ranch hands. including
three Americans.
Four boys Escape.
-Four of the ranch hands who escaped
Y,ast.I .-ptts.,h,,a 10 d. 40 ayl ..ti Viii,
carried Off Arthur Mckinney, ranch fore
man. and James Corbett and James
O'Neil. American cowboys, when he
drove OF several hundred head of cattle
yesterday II also took five Mexican
, cowboys "a prisoners.
u refugee cowboys said Villa after
raiding the ranch repaired with his
forces for a rest on tho Rancho Boca.
owned by SABINE Irrutia, now "A refugee
in the United States Although It is said
the reenfolrcmeuts have been sent TO the
C3rranad garrison At Palomas. opposite
columbus. y. NJ. kilograms to-day from
Columbus asSer'@i that the Carranza
garrison a disappeared from there and
that NIllt could taxi it without a fight.
TWO American men. one American
oma and q little American boy. were
captured Icy Villa. or men under him.
Monday near Colonia pachec in the
-Galena distric: and the men and woman
were put TO death, according to a report
received by Gen. Gabriel Gavira in
o Juarez this morning. The child. the re-
port said. escaped with his Mexican
nurse, who shieiic, him and hid with
him.
Husband nuL wife slain.
The names Of the two American men
sent to Gen. Gavira are Wright and
Franklin. The murdered woman was
the wife Of Franklin and the little boy
was their child. Gen. Gavira is having
II search OF The district made for the
bodies of the Americans and to find
the Ettls boy and his nurse. Americans
in the Galel.a. district had been warned
by Gen. Gav.ra to congregate for safety
in CaSas Grandrs or Pearson. where
: there are strong Carranza garr!spnA
American Consul 7. ID. Edwards has
no record OF any such Americans in the
district. and he Pearson firm operating
a number Of amps in tho pachuco re-
pion has no knowledge OF such families
being there.
\ decree by Gov. EnTiuuPz OF the state
Of Chihuahua was made public IN Juarez
to-day ordering th. arrest OF Father J.
Arriola tor demanding fees for the
Catholic church in silver and refusing
to accept tine Constitut!oualist paper
money.