South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-17
RUSH To RESCUE
MORMON COLONY
American Column HurrieS
Across Desert to SuCCOr
Threatened Band.
InternatIonal News Service /:

international News Service:
Ell PASO. Texas. March IL
Through desert dust clouds the
American column dispatched from
Culberson's ranch on the New Mex
leo border is reported today to be
blowing it's way toward Casas
Grandes to succor the 500 Americans
threatened with massacre by Fran
cisco villa and his bandits.
Since Daniel Hurst, son of the
Mormon bishop. stationed at FL
Paso. succeeded in escaping through
the Villa patrols about Casas Gran
des, no word has been received from
the beleaguered town and anxiety
over the situation there increased
hourly in El PasO today.
The punitive force that set out
from Colum bus was expected 60 be
the first to reach Casas Grandes, but
information that trickled through
the military censorship today indi-
Gated that this column has been de-
layed and that the second column,
led by Col. Dodd, would win the race
to the Mormon colony, while no Off
cial confirmation of reports that Col.
Slocum's force from Columbus have
had several engagements with small
Mexican bands has been received, it
was persistently rumOred here today
that the slowness of his advance was
due To clashes with snipers.
Proceed Toward san Pedro.
L.. sNranm
stood to have broken camp at Boka
Grande at dawn today and proceed
ed toward San Pedro. Reports re-
ceived here differed as TO whether
Cen. Pershing was with the Dodd or
Slocum column, but the general i'm
preston was that he had joined
the forces of Col. Dodd having or
dered Gen Slocum to proceed south
ward as rapidly as possible. in order
that his forces might reinforce those
Of Col. Dodd if the latter came in
contact with Villas troops.
Bishop Hurst showed his anxiety
over the Casas Grandes situation by
appearing at the office of United
states Collector of Customs 5. L.
Cobb early this morning 10 seek in
formation as to his people. He was
informed that no news had been re-
ceived. but that he would be notified
Immediately if any came in.
THE blow may come at any mo-
ment." said Bishop Hurst as he left
the collectors office. The Ameri-
can troops. / am told. are only
days march away from Casas Gran
des. but as they draw nearer the
danger of an attack on our people
increases. Villa may decide 10 strike
quickly and run.
Though latest reports from Pre-
sidio minimize the mutiny in the
CarranZa camp across the border AT
Ojinaga. and deny the previous an
nouucement that Gen. Rojas the
Carranza commander. had been as
sassinated. persistent rumors of Car
ranzista opposition TO the Mexican
expedition were circulated along the
border today.
Report Miners i'm Riot.
To railroad officials in FL Paso
came a report that 500 Mexican
miners az Lordsburg y. n. melted
NN AaLIailaea 0Altel~s udu AClE0I4LcQ
the district. The advices TO FL Paso
said that the MeXicans. inhamed by
drink. had driven all Americans +
from the streets 20 "a refuge i'm the
Santa Fe roundhouse. and were
threatening 20 massacre the grin
goes" loot the bank and burn the
town.
a dispatch from Columbus late
last night said that Col Slocum. who .
is nephew OF Mrs. Russell sage.
had set "a price of $4,000 upon
Villas head. the reward being open
10 MeNicans and Americans. This .
report was not credited here, though +
lt is believed that such an offer
would result in Villas betrayal by
his own men.
Arrest of Villa adherents in FL .
Paso and along the border continue.
The latest prisoner OF Importance .
taken is Col Miguel San Vicente.
one of Villas favOrite officers. He .
was captured in "A hut half a mile
from Fort RIfSg