Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-14
AS United States Soldiers
Swing Down Street Wild
Disorder Ensues.
MAKE WARON NJ EXICANS
Refugees Seek Places Of
Safety-Not Necessary
to Have Martial Law.

Ell Paso, Jan. 14.-Generals Jose
Rodriguez and Almeida were ex.
ecuted at MADEIRA shortly after
their arrest, according to a dis
patch received by the Mexican
consul from General JacintO Ire.
vino today.
Andrew G. Marcia, Mexican con.
sui, declared that no armed ex.
peditiOnary force of Americans
would be permitted to enter Mex
leo to run down villa and his ban.
dts.
Vigorous action by the police,
assisted by United States soldiers,
today had restored order in Ell
PasO, for three days in turmoil,
growing out of the massacre of
Is foreigners, mostly Americans,
by bandits i'm western Chihuahua
last Monday. Today sentries were
stationed on all the principal
street corners.
General Francisco villa, while
at RubicO last week, declared he
would kill any American travelling
west of Chihuahua City, according
to reliable Information received to-
day.
Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 14.-Numerous
fights occurred between foreigners and
with soldiers participating.
The Mexican quarter was invaded and
The foreigners sought shelter from en-
ragged Americans. Policemen went
from hotel to hotel advising Mexicans
% seek safety.
A secret meeting of mining and cat
.lemen was held, it was said, to organ
re an expedition to cross into Mexico
and hunt down the slayers of their
'ormer companions. The meeting end
ed, however, without any action being
aiken.
General Pershing was informed of
he situation and Immediately inteA
yened to restore order.
One hundred and fifty arrests were
made during the night. Beyond few
broken heads it was found none of the
Mexicans had sustained serious in
urieS.
Soldiers Start Disorder.
The disorders started early in the
evening when a squad of soldiers
swung in double column down FL Paso
street and declared they were going
o clean the street" of Mexicans. Ev-
cry Mexican encountered was bowled
,ver If he put up fight he was over
powered.
General Pershing ordered four COM
Danies Of infantry to take charge after
t was seen that the police were unable
o cope with the situation and sentries
we're posted on street corners. Orders
we're issued that no one would be al
owed on the streets without a per-
nit signed by the provost marshal
No Word of Pair Lost.
No word had been received here
,arly today concerning the fate of Smell
md Woods, cattlemen who were last
seen going in the direction of the mas
,acre in western Chihuahua, at noon
Monday. Forty Carranza soldiers, sent
IN special train from Juarez to pro-
ect Americans in the MADEIRA district,
we're reported last night to have been
stalled by engine trouble.
Hundreds of mining men from all
parts of the southwest and the mining
camps of Mexico attended the double
funeral of Maurice Anderson and E. L..
Robinson, victims of the Santa Ysabei
massacre, held yesterday. The body
Of Charles Wadleigh was shipped to
Buffalo, \. Y. The body of William J..
probably will be shipped to
Chicago.
Garrison Is UNIFORMED.
4 Washington, jan 14.-Secretary Gar
rison said today he had no advices that
martial law had been proclaimed in Ell
Paso and pointed out that the army
probably was aiding civil authorities
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